The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has published new survey findings that reveal 77% of R&D professionals are not using in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, and only 23% describe themselves as ‘very familiar’ with any kind of animal model alternative. More than 350 survey respondents participated, including representatives from pharma companies, regulators, and CROs...
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation announces an agreement to be acquired by Malvern Panalytical, a global leader in the analytics of material and life sciences. Malvern Panalytical is a leading brand in the laboratory, world-renowned for superior measurements and high levels of customer support. They offer a high-performance range of physical, structural and elemental analysis products that are highly complementary to Micromeritics‘ technologies...
Specialised Imaging has introduced a new version of its market-leading SIM family of ultra high-speed framing camera that makes hyperspectral imaging simpler with the option of user interchangeable filters. Though hyperspectral imaging was possible on previous models, the new SIM design was driven by requests from the field of energetic materials research which required a camera with simple and fast exchange of filters in all its operating channels...
INTEGRA Biosciences and Parse Biosciences have partnered to automate single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) on the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot. This new protocol combines Parse Biosciences’ Evercode™ combinatorial barcoding technology with INTEGRA’s liquid handling expertise, and is already helping labs in academia and industry to streamline and standardize their sequencing workflows for faster throughput and more reproducible results...
Oxford Instruments Andor has announced the release of Imaris 10.2, the latest version of its market-leading AI-powered image analysis software for microscopic images. In the last decade, Imaris has constantly evolved to improve the visualisation and analysis of large images. Past releases have introduced AI (machine learning) to improve object identification and classification, spatial measurements, correlative data visualisation, and other tools for more precise segmentation...
HORIBA, a global leader in analytical and measurement technology, has expanded its award-winning compact hematology instrument range with the launch of new models with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) on board. The new Yumizen H550E (autoloader), H500E CT (closed tube), and Yumizen H500E OT (open tube)now offer combined testing for CBC/DIFF with ESR results from whole blood in 60 seconds, adding a comprehensive profile for inflammatory disease assessment...
The 8th edition of analytica Vietnam 2025, scheduled to take place from April 2-4, 2025, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, will bring together leading experts, researchers, and professionals from around the world. With an impressive 85% of exhibition space booked nine months ahead and past exhibitors increasing their booth sizes compared to the 2023 edition, the upcoming event promises to be the biggest and most successful yet...
Linkam Scientific Instruments is showcasing its cryo-correlative portfolio at this year’s M&M conference, and will be hosting tutorials and workshops at the event. Linkam will also be presenting two posters during the conference. Linkam’s CryoGenium plunger system, one of the company’s latest developments, will be shown on the booth. The CryoGenium is a fully automated system which offers a range of features for users of cryo-EM, cryo-tomography, single particle tomography (SPT) and cryo-CLEM methods....
In life science laboratories, where precision and purity are non-negotiable, the demand for environmentally friendly solutions is now higher than it has ever been. Laboratories are grappling with the environmental impact of their activities, and they are aware that the ever-increasing demand for plastic consumables is not resource-friendly. Therefore, in order to become more sustainable, future laboratory consumables made from plastic materials must be able to be manufactured from renewable or recycled raw materials...
TESCAN, a leading provider of scientific instrumentation, announces the launch of the TESCAN AMBER 2, the fourth generation of the TESCAN gallium FIB-SEM platform and the successor to the current AMBER generation, at the Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) Expo 2024. Alongside AMBER 2, TESCAN is also unveiling two new integrated innovative tools...
Evident’s popular PRECiV™ image analysis software now powers our DSX1000 digital microscope, bringing new levels of ease of use and usability. With the launch of PRECiV v. 2.1.1, a single, unified software program can now be used to control all our manual, motorized, and digital industrial microscopes. PRECiV DSX makes using the DSX1000 digital microscope even simpler, providing seamless control over all motorized functions for greater speed and accuracy...
The PPD clinical research business will nearly double its laboratory footprint in northern Kentucky, add more than 250 jobs. The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the expansion of its central laboratory operations in Kentucky dedicated to accelerating pharmaceutical and biotech customers’ delivery of safe, effective medicines to patients...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announce the launch of the ChemiDoc™ Go Imaging System, the latest addition to its portfolio of ChemiDoc Imaging Systems. The system offers rapid, reliable, and highly sensitive gel and western blot imaging on a benchtop scale. The ChemiDoc Go Imaging System uses complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) digital imaging to capture gel and western blot images with the same high sensitivity as larger instruments...
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, has announced the Sapio GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) LIMS for laboratories that require unparalleled flexibility to meet manufacturing compliance standards. The new Sapio GMP LIMS solution addresses industry applications in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, clinical research and diagnostics, food and beverage, chemical, and environmental testing...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, accelerates high-throughput genomic sample preparation workflows to deliver results faster with the launch of its Biomek Echo One System. The new solution provides versatile integrated acoustic liquid handling options for applications in genomic workflows, including high-throughput isothermal DNA assemblies and NGS library sample preparations...
Leica Biosystems and Navinci Partner to Accelerate Cancer Research Through First-Ever Fully Automated In Situ Proximity Ligation Assays. Leica Biosystems, a global leader in anatomic pathology, and Navinci, a leader in developing innovative solutions for studying protein interactions, announce a strategic collaboration to drive innovation in cancer patient care. This partnership enables automated in situ proximity ligation assays on the BOND RX Fully Automated Research Stainer...
TESTA Analytical has published a new technical study that demonstrates the utility of its non-invasive liquid flowmeter for validating the performance of HPLC systems across a wide range of different solvents. HPLC separation protocols employ many different solvents to accommodate the unique properties of different analytes. Ensuring consistent elution profiles is a key requirement to ensure reproducible results...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ PlasmidPro Maxi Processor* (PlasmidPro), the only fully automated maxi-scale plasmid DNA (pDNA) purification system. PlasmidPro enables innovation at scale, providing complete automation across mini and maxi scale purification and delivering high-purity plasmid without manual column preparation and intervention...
The acquisition of Reach will enable CatSci to offer its global customers access to holistic chromatographic services that will aid them from discovery through to manufacture, catering to full asset development or standalone projects. This enhanced separation science offering will provide the highest quality analysis for small molecules, oligonucleotides and other complex synthetic medicines...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and Olink Holding AB (publ)(“Olink”)(Nasdaq: OLK), a provider of proteomics solutions at unrivaled throughput, have announced the introduction of an additional automation option for the Olink® Explore HT protocol for high-throughput proteomics with SPT Labtech’s firefly® liquid handling platform...
In 1974, 10 countries came together to establish a European research organisation for life sciences. One of its primary goals was to create an attractive working environment for European researchers and to nurture their science so that experts would not feel the need to migrate across the ocean to do their research. As it turned out, this visionary project was the beginning of a great success story for borderless biological research, not only in Europe but all over the world...
The environmental impact of KNAUER's top-selling HPLC systems has now been evaluated by My Green Lab with the assignment of its ACT Ecolabel. My Green Lab's ACT Environmental Impact Factor Ecolabel provides scientists and purchasing professionals with third-party verified information on the environmental impact of laboratory products. To date more than 1300 laboratory product are in the ACT database...