Kivo, the intuitive Document Management Solution for life sciences, has introduced Kivo GO, a unified platform for emerging life sciences teams who need to work together efficiently across all functions while maintaining compliance and security. The majority of new drugs and devices in development today are being managed by emerging companies working carefully – and in compliance with regulatory authorities - through trials and approvals...
AMSBIO has published a case study that describes how a team of scientists, led by Dr. Roger Kamm from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a protocol for the fabrication of a 3D microfluidic neuromuscular platform that can be used to model Motor Neuron Diseases (MND’s). Researchers at MIT have developed novel approaches to unravel the pathogenesis of MNDs using CELLBANKER® 1 and STEM-CELLBANKER® cryopreservation media from AMSBIO...
Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for drug discovery, has announced that its drug discovery platform, StarDrop, is now also available in the cloud environment. Backed by Optibrium’s ISO 27001-accredited information security system, this cloud-first approach offers StarDrop users several benefits in terms of flexible access and ease of product deployment, maintenance and data security...
OGT, a Sysmex Group Company and leading global provider of genomic research and diagnostic solutions, is delighted to announce its new partnership with Intelliseq, a genome informatics company and innovative provider of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis solutions. This collaboration combines OGT's expansive SureSeq™ NGS portfolio with Intelliseq's state-of-the-art iFlow™ engine, resulting in a thorough and comprehensive NGS workflow—from sample to report...
Biotech company, Cytomos is pleased to announce that it has been selected to showcase its dielectric spectroscopy (CDS) platform at the BIA’s BioProcess UK Dragon’s Den special session focused on next generation analytical technologies, taking place on day two of this year’s annual conference: 30 November. Cytomos’ CSO, Dr. Lindsay Fraser, will highlight the benefits and full potential of Cytomos’ transformative CDS technology and take questions from inquisitive delegates...
A new development in Cell Line Engineering technology is set to cut drug development times by up to 12 months, allowing greater reinvestment in lifesaving medicines, and a quicker path to market. Promega, the company behind the breakthrough, has developed ready-to-use CRISPR-generated Knock-In Reporter Cell Lines that contain a proprietary, small bioluminescent tag. Not only will this discovery accelerate products to market, but it can save biotech companies up to £6 million in the drug development process...
Global sustainable laboratory equipment visionaries, Asynt, have collaborated with Kingston University (London, UK) and renowned worldwide chemical products supplier, Key Organics, to develop an accessible new synthetic compound library. Chemists from the Wren Group at Kingston University (UK) have formed a collaborative relationship with these industry leaders, enabling them to create a novel synthetic compound library....
Magritek has made benchtop NMR suitable for the rapid identification and quantitation of analytes during chemical reactions, in batch and continuous flow processes. This significant advancement in NMR has been achieved by Magritek thanks to the improved magnet performance of its Spinsolve ULTRA system, which enables effective and robust solvent suppression. Now, scientists can run NMR experiments on samples dissolved in standard protonated solvents...
Haier Biomedical – a brand synonymous with cold chain storage – has launched a comprehensive range of benchtop centrifuges. Using its extensive knowledge of temperature controlled sample handling and innovative approach to product design, the company has created three benchtop, high-speed refrigerated centrifuges offering industry-leading features. A snapshot of its exciting new range will be on display at Lab Innovations 2023 on the 1st and 2nd of November at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham...
Biotium, a leading innovator of fluorescent dyes for life science research, proudly announces the launch of its breakthrough BactoView™ Dead Stains and BactoView™ Viability Kits. These products were carefully designed for easy usage and improved dead cell selectivity for enhanced microbial viability determination. With precise dead cell detection being vital for accurate analysis, Biotium’s BactoView™ Dead Stains deliver significant improvements in this procedure...
Oxford Instruments Andor Technology, a world leader in scientific imaging solutions, has announced the release of MicroPoint 4, a state-of-the-art photo-stimulation device. As the fourth generation of the highly successful MicroPoint product family, MicroPoint 4 will continue to prove an outstanding tool for optical manipulation of a wide range of microscopic specimens from life and materials sciences: now with more capabilities...
Nikon Instruments Inc. has unveiled the winners of the 49th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s first place prize was awarded to Hassanain Qambari, assisted by Jayden Dickson of the Lions Eye Institute, for his vivid image of a rodent optic nerve head showing astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red), and retinal vasculature (green). The colorful image provides an important contribution to the study and reversal of diabetic retinopathy, which affects one in five persons with diabetes worldwide...
Revvity, Inc. announces a value-added distribution agreement with SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies. This strategic agreement is aimed at advancing mass spectrometry solutions in Revvity's newborn screening products and the anticipated solution combines Revvity’s expertise and resources with SCIEX’s innovative mass spectrometry solutions. With this agreement, Revvity hopes to further help laboratories identify newborn babies with a range of rare disorders...
A new research announcement to leverage the unique environment of the International Space Station (ISS) to advance tissue engineering and biomanufacturing is now open. The ISS National Laboratory® is soliciting concepts for applied research and technology development for regenerative medicine applications seeking to demonstrate space-based manufacturing and production activities for terrestrial applications...
The life science group Sartorius and UK-based startup SPARTA Biodiscovery have agreed to partner on SPARTA’s analysis platform, which helps speed up the development, manufacture, and quality control of nanoparticles for biopharmaceutical drugs. Nanoparticles are small polymer or lipid capsules that act as carriers to deliver active agents to the target cells. As part of the cooperation, Sartorius will invest up to 3.5 million British pounds in a minority shareholding in SPARTA Biodiscovery through its corporate investment unit Sartorius Ventures...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, and 10x Genomics, Inc., a leader in single cell and spatial biology, today announced a new partnership to expand automation solutions for single cell assay workflows. As part of the agreement, 10x Genomics plans to develop dedicated Chromium Single Cell kits to be used on a Biomek i7 Automated Liquid Handler by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences...
Innovator in laboratory digital transformation and leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for science, Scitara, presents its Digital Lab Exchange DLX™ platform as the missing link that enables laboratories to embrace true digital transformation and develop a modern composable enterprise-led IT strategy at Lab of the Future Europe 2023. Composable enterprise, a term coined by Gartner, is now the standard in IT development to help teams work faster and more efficiently...
EVONETIX LTD, the Company developing semiconductor scale technology to improve access to gene synthesis, has announced its first placement of a DNA synthesis development platform for evaluation at Imperial College London. This is the Company’s first platform to be installed in an external scientific setting; a significant milestone as it continues to optimize its gene synthesis technology in preparation for customer use and commercialization...
Revvity Inc. and Element Biosciences, Inc., a developer of the AVITI™ System, an innovative and emerging genomic sequencing platform, has announced a collaboration to introduce workflow solutions that save time and effort required for genomic analysis of samples. This collaboration between Revvity and Element Biosciences seeks to elevate the overall customer experience by providing compelling application-specific data, stronger support and easier access to the critical components necessary for a lab to go from sample to result...
The FlowLab Column™ from Uniqsis is an affordable flow chemistry system designed specifically for high temperature and pressure catalysis applications. At the heart of the FlowLab Column™ is a HotCoil heated reactor module fitted with a HotColumn adapter to enable operation up to +260 °C (300 °C as an option). Developed as a high-performance alternative to conventional stirred batch reactors – the FlowLab Column™ can accommodate six stainless steel columns in individual insulated holders, each capable of operation up to 100 bar...
Cormeum Lab Services, a cutting-edge clinical testing laboratory in Louisiana, is using a range of pipetting solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences to streamline its infectious disease testing workflows. The laboratory acquired additional liquid handling instruments to cope with ever growing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these tools are now supporting expansion of its testing capabilities...
Sherwood’s Magnetic Susceptibility Balances have been a fixture in Inorganic Chemistry laboratories for over 30 years and are established in hundreds of teaching and research laboratories throughout the world. Ownership gives you and your research group the opportunity to work with the leading laboratory tool to determine diamagnetic and paramagnetic properties of solids and liquids....