Micromeritics Instrument Corporation has announced the release of‘ 'The Definitive Guide to Powder Characterization’ a new whitepaper that showcases the analytical techniques available to optimally support the development and manufacture of commercially successful powder products. Boosted by the acquisition of Freeman Technology Ltd, a global leader in powder testing technology, Micromeritics Inc. now offers an unrivaled toolkit for powder characterization....
Coconut water has seen a recent boom in popularity. It is a very lucrative market, with London, England, being the biggest consumer of coconut water in the world (per head). There are at least 40 brands of coconut water in the United Kingdom alone and it can cost up to £4 per litre. With only five countries in the world supplying the majority of coconut water to the West, this surge...
Translational science and research organisation, Fera Science Limited, has begun construction work on a new aquatic laboratory testing facility, which will provide a broadening range of ecotoxicology test services directly from the organisation’s site in Sand Hutton, Yorkshire. The state-of-the-art facility, which will include three advanced testing rooms and associated plant rooms, will be able to replicate a range of simulated study environments that means a wider variety of fish ecotoxicology testing studies can take place...
Technology innovators in super-resolution microscopy, Amsterdam-based Confocal.nl, are running workshops on Re-scan Confocal Microscopy with demonstrations to illustrate the use of use of the technique. Confocal.nl are running a series of workshops on their ground-breaking technology, Re-scan Confocal Microscope (RCM). With a camera-based detection scheme, RCM offers an easy-to-use confocal system with high resolution and sensitivity in a cost-effective package...
Self-healing concrete application demonstrates how SENTIALL® biotechnology can leverage controlled release capabilities to enable unprecedented efficiencies. Corbion, a leading food ingredients and biobased chemicals company, has announced the commercial launch of SENTIALL®, a versatile co-polymer platform that delivers specific, high-value functionalities such as adhesion or controlled release in a range of industries and applications. One of the first successful applications of SENTIALL relates to the project with...
Holotomography (HT) technology enables rapid, high-resolution, label-free, quantitative 3D imaging of healthy and dying cells. Although Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a relatively common neurodegenerative disease, therapeutic treatments are still limited due to its complex pathophysiology. Now, a Korean research team led by Su-A Yang and Jonghee Yoon of the KAIST Institute of Health Science and Technology in Daejeon, has demonstrated...
"A Chemist’s Guide to Microwave Synthesis". The FREE guide from Anton Paar contains both a basic introduction as well as deeper insights into the fascinating world of microwave-assisted synthesis. Written by chemists for chemists, this compendium covers essential facts and history, the basic principles of microwave heating, comprehensive application examples and an overview of Anton Paar laboratory equipment...
Postnova Analytics reports on a recent independent review which details how Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation (AF4) is a valuable technique to improve the quality of nanoformulated medicines. Currently, only a few standardized methods exist to characterize some of the crucial physicochemical properties and their impact on biological systems of medical nanoparticles. Unfortunately, they are often not applicable...
The Leica Biosystems " Innoivators Circle" offers cutting edge articles committed to the latest advances in digital pathology. Read the fist issue now - Real-Time Focusing: Breakthrough Innovation in Optics. Leica Biosystems is always innovating across our 12 global Research and Development sites. Over the last several years, our digital pathology engineers in Pathology Imaging have approached many different ways to achieve extremely high-speed line scanning at 40x magnification....
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on how its NanoBrook Omni particle size analyser and BI-ZTU autotitrator can be used together to detect the onset of aggregation in nanoparticles. The NanoBrook Omni instrument offers a single powerful and accurate solution for particle sizing and zeta potential analysis. The instrument allows users to measure samples in nearly every possible suspension environment from high salts such as PBS and...
Could rubber and plastic from tyres, washing into rivers and streams, be contributing to pollution in waste water? A group of scientists from Denmark are using a system from Renishaw to find out. Microplastics are small, hard-to-spot, particles that make their way—from products and packaging—into the environment and cause significant pollution. The Danish Technological Institute (DTI, Aarhus, Denmark) is using a Renishaw Raman spectroscopy system to...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, April 3rd with Migrating from Labworks® LIMS – Best Practices from the Field. ATL will be co-presenting with Astrix Technology Group and providing migration planning guidance for existing Labworks® LIMS customers who are considering a move to another LIMS solution....
Flexible coils for magnetic resonance imaging are being designed to search for breast cancer faster and with less disadvantages. In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a prototype is now being developed in Vienna. Breast cancer is among the most common forms of cancer and is the most frequent type found among women in the western world, making early detection particularly important.....
This project will involve collaboration with 5 key industrial partners - Porvair Sciences, Bruker UK, GE Healthcare UK, Axis Bio and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). A new Antibody Drug Conjugates company will join the project in its second year. Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC’s) are a powerful new class of therapeutics in medical oncology, where antibodies that target specific cancers are coupled with cytotoxic agents....
Oxford Genetics collaborates with Sphere Fluidics, the University of Edinburgh and Twist Bioscience to develop next-generation, microfluidic enabled gene editing workflows. Oxford Genetics and Sphere Fluidics announce a multi-partner collaboration to expedite the development of automated microfluidic systems for rapid and high-throughput gene editing in mammalian cell lines....
Simple folded sheets of waxed paper could help bring affordable, reliable field tests for diseases such as malaria to remote parts of the developing world, scientists say. In a new paper published in thejournal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,researchers from universities in Scotland and China, working together with the Ministry of Health in Uganda, describe for the first time how origami-style folded paper, prepared...
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown promise in patients with six different cancer types. In patients with advanced, drug-resistant cancers, over a quarter with cervical and bladder tumours, and nearly 15 per cent with ovarian and lung tumours, responded to the new treatment. The innovative new drug, called tisotumab vedotin (or TV for short)...
Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2019 Young Chemist Award, Jeffrey Lopez. Jeffrey is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he works under the supervision of Prof. Zhenan Bao, the K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, and by courtesy Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering. Jeffrey’s research focuses on stabilizing lithium...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing. Novasep provides various products and services to the life science industry, based on specialized technologies. In particular, this company is a recognized system provider with substantial expertise in the design, manufacture and control of resin-based batch and continuous chromatography systems....
Scientists at Aston University have discovered a technique similar to medieval stained glass-making that can completely eradicate the deadliest hospital infections within hours. Using a so-called bioactive phosphate glass containing small amounts of the metallic element cobalt, the researchers were able to achieve a “complete kill” of the deadly bacterial infections E.coli and Candida albicans as well as a near-complete kill of Staphylococcus aureus (the drug-resistant form of which is MRSA).
Don't miss this live event for all who use or oversee the use of human biospecimens for research applications. The procurement and use of human biospecimens for life science researchers is complex and challenging, with involvement of regional, country and higher authorities. Register for this webinar and learn the unique considerations surrounding the bureaucracy and oversight in the use of human biospecimens in the European Union and the United Kingdom....
Researchers in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham have been using Dolomite Microfluidic’s chips to enhance their work on drug encapsulation and therapeutic delivery. Dr Veeren Chauhan, Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies (AMHT) group, working withDr Jonathan AylottandDr Amjad Selo, explained: “We have been using Dolomite chips since the end of 2017 and, since then...
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation has announced the release of‘ 'The Definitive Guide to Powder Characterization’ a new whitepaper that showcases the analytical techniques available to optimally support the development and manufacture of commercially successful powder products. Boosted by the acquisition of Freeman Technology Ltd, a global leader in powder testing technology, Micromeritics Inc. now offers an unrivaled toolkit for powder characterization....
Coconut water has seen a recent boom in popularity. It is a very lucrative market, with London, England, being the biggest consumer of coconut water in the world (per head). There are at least 40 brands of coconut water in the United Kingdom alone and it can cost up to £4 per litre. With only five countries in the world supplying the majority of coconut water to the West, this surge...
Translational science and research organisation, Fera Science Limited, has begun construction work on a new aquatic laboratory testing facility, which will provide a broadening range of ecotoxicology test services directly from the organisation’s site in Sand Hutton, Yorkshire. The state-of-the-art facility, which will include three advanced testing rooms and associated plant rooms, will be able to replicate a range of simulated study environments that means a wider variety of fish ecotoxicology testing studies can take place...
Technology innovators in super-resolution microscopy, Amsterdam-based Confocal.nl, are running workshops on Re-scan Confocal Microscopy with demonstrations to illustrate the use of use of the technique. Confocal.nl are running a series of workshops on their ground-breaking technology, Re-scan Confocal Microscope (RCM). With a camera-based detection scheme, RCM offers an easy-to-use confocal system with high resolution and sensitivity in a cost-effective package...
Self-healing concrete application demonstrates how SENTIALL® biotechnology can leverage controlled release capabilities to enable unprecedented efficiencies. Corbion, a leading food ingredients and biobased chemicals company, has announced the commercial launch of SENTIALL®, a versatile co-polymer platform that delivers specific, high-value functionalities such as adhesion or controlled release in a range of industries and applications. One of the first successful applications of SENTIALL relates to the project with...
"A Chemist’s Guide to Microwave Synthesis". The FREE guide from Anton Paar contains both a basic introduction as well as deeper insights into the fascinating world of microwave-assisted synthesis. Written by chemists for chemists, this compendium covers essential facts and history, the basic principles of microwave heating, comprehensive application examples and an overview of Anton Paar laboratory equipment...
Postnova Analytics reports on a recent independent review which details how Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation (AF4) is a valuable technique to improve the quality of nanoformulated medicines. Currently, only a few standardized methods exist to characterize some of the crucial physicochemical properties and their impact on biological systems of medical nanoparticles. Unfortunately, they are often not applicable...
The Leica Biosystems " Innoivators Circle" offers cutting edge articles committed to the latest advances in digital pathology. Read the fist issue now - Real-Time Focusing: Breakthrough Innovation in Optics. Leica Biosystems is always innovating across our 12 global Research and Development sites. Over the last several years, our digital pathology engineers in Pathology Imaging have approached many different ways to achieve extremely high-speed line scanning at 40x magnification....
Could rubber and plastic from tyres, washing into rivers and streams, be contributing to pollution in waste water? A group of scientists from Denmark are using a system from Renishaw to find out. Microplastics are small, hard-to-spot, particles that make their way—from products and packaging—into the environment and cause significant pollution. The Danish Technological Institute (DTI, Aarhus, Denmark) is using a Renishaw Raman spectroscopy system to...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, April 3rd with Migrating from Labworks® LIMS – Best Practices from the Field. ATL will be co-presenting with Astrix Technology Group and providing migration planning guidance for existing Labworks® LIMS customers who are considering a move to another LIMS solution....
Flexible coils for magnetic resonance imaging are being designed to search for breast cancer faster and with less disadvantages. In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a prototype is now being developed in Vienna. Breast cancer is among the most common forms of cancer and is the most frequent type found among women in the western world, making early detection particularly important.....
Oxford Genetics collaborates with Sphere Fluidics, the University of Edinburgh and Twist Bioscience to develop next-generation, microfluidic enabled gene editing workflows. Oxford Genetics and Sphere Fluidics announce a multi-partner collaboration to expedite the development of automated microfluidic systems for rapid and high-throughput gene editing in mammalian cell lines....
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown promise in patients with six different cancer types. In patients with advanced, drug-resistant cancers, over a quarter with cervical and bladder tumours, and nearly 15 per cent with ovarian and lung tumours, responded to the new treatment. The innovative new drug, called tisotumab vedotin (or TV for short)...
Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2019 Young Chemist Award, Jeffrey Lopez. Jeffrey is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he works under the supervision of Prof. Zhenan Bao, the K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, and by courtesy Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering. Jeffrey’s research focuses on stabilizing lithium...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing. Novasep provides various products and services to the life science industry, based on specialized technologies. In particular, this company is a recognized system provider with substantial expertise in the design, manufacture and control of resin-based batch and continuous chromatography systems....
Scientists at Aston University have discovered a technique similar to medieval stained glass-making that can completely eradicate the deadliest hospital infections within hours. Using a so-called bioactive phosphate glass containing small amounts of the metallic element cobalt, the researchers were able to achieve a “complete kill” of the deadly bacterial infections E.coli and Candida albicans as well as a near-complete kill of Staphylococcus aureus (the drug-resistant form of which is MRSA).
Don't miss this live event for all who use or oversee the use of human biospecimens for research applications. The procurement and use of human biospecimens for life science researchers is complex and challenging, with involvement of regional, country and higher authorities. Register for this webinar and learn the unique considerations surrounding the bureaucracy and oversight in the use of human biospecimens in the European Union and the United Kingdom....
Researchers in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham have been using Dolomite Microfluidic’s chips to enhance their work on drug encapsulation and therapeutic delivery. Dr Veeren Chauhan, Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies (AMHT) group, working withDr Jonathan AylottandDr Amjad Selo, explained: “We have been using Dolomite chips since the end of 2017 and, since then...