Change from a 350 litre Power-Door autoclave to a Priorclave 450 litre laboratory autoclave installed in the ‘plant’ research laboratory of York University’s Biology Department has strengthened its green credentials, slashing significantly energy costs associated with running a sterilisation process for compost and vegetation with a massive 90% reduction in water usage....
The University of Glasgow will lead an innovative Pan-European research training program targeting incurable prostate cancer. The four-year Translational Research Network for Prostate Cancer (TransPot) aims to provide a multidisciplinary training program, integrating cancer biology and systems medicine to enable young researchers to become future leaders in cancer research....
Collaboration supports clinical-scale production of high purity Minicircle DNA for viral and non-viral gene transfer. BIA Separations, a leading biochromatography development and manufacturing company, and RBPS Technology (RBPS), a biotech company with proprietary Minicircle DNA technology,announce they have signed a partnership agreementto provide scalable...
Genevac reports on special evaporative techniques for removal of solvents from oil and fat samples. Working with oils and fats can be difficult. Whether extracting and recovering additives, evaluating lipid content of foods or characterising reclaimed cooking oils before reprocessing or conversion to biofuels, oils and fats can be difficult to dry. Extraction and separation techniques...
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR instruments, reports on the research & development work of Professor Manfred Wilhelm, head of the Polymeric Materials Group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Professor Wilhelm has applied Magritek’s 60 MHz benchtop NMR spectrometer to develop a new online chemical detector for size-exclusion chromatography. Manfred Wilhelm is professor and chair of...
Deben, a leading provider of in situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how TU Dortmund University is using their CT5000TEC compression/tensile stage to study fiber-reinforced composites. This work is being performed using a Nikon X-ray source. Ronja Scholz is a scientific assistant and PhD student in the group of...
Collaboration will use Deep Learning techniques to establish medical imaging biomarkers for more accurate diagnosis. Median Technologies (Paris: ALMDT), the industry-leading Imaging Phenomics Company® and the Nice University Hospital (CHU de Nice) today announced a collaborative agreement that uses Artificial Intelligence to identify medical imaging biomarkers for lung cancer screening.....
Research can help to identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma. A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University has identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help...
Clinithink has helped to achieve a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Fastest genetic diagnosis. The project successfully compressed the time needed to diagnose rare genetic disorders in newborns through DNA sequencing to 19.5 hours, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title in a seamless end-to-end process and provided further evidence of its patented CLiX natural language processing (NLP) solution used in clinical trials....
Study Results in Leading Scientific Publication Underscores Value of PerkinElmer’s Vanadis NIPT Solution. PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the publication of a research study describing the technology behind the Vanadis NIPT system. The article titled “Imaging Single DNA Molecules for High Precision NIPT” was published online in Nature Scientific Reports...
Findings published in Nature Communications identify stem cell survival pathway, which may serve as a potential target for new breast cancer therapies. A team of researchers in the United States has identified a new stem cell pathway that allows a highly aggressive form of breast cancer – triple-negative breast cancer – to thrive, with their findings potentially pointing the way towards new, more effective...
Genevac reports on how Eurofins Biomnis (Lyon, France) has, using a miVac Quattro concentrator and SpeedTrap frost-free cold trap, considerably improved sample preparation productivity in its specialised clinical pathology laboratory. Sébastien Chanlon, Production Manager of the Eurofins Biomnis Analytical Chemistry Business Unit, commented “My department employs a wide range of...
The Phenomics Discovery Initiative (PDi) has expanded its assay portfolio to a total of 11 complex phenotypic assays that are relevant to human pathophysiology in areas of unmet clinical need including neuropsychiatric illnesses, dementia, cancer and respiratory infections. PDi is a public-private consortium joining the pharmaceutical industry and the National Phenotypic Screening Centre...
We are happy to share our latest application note where we demonstrate how the FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer can be used for studying the carrier lifetime in perovskite photovoltaic cells. We are pleased to have worked alongside the research group of Prof. Ifor Samuel at St Andrews University. Halide perovskite materials are revolutionising the field of solar cell research thanks to their low cost and high efficiency...
Clinithink has helped to achieve a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Fastest genetic diagnosis. The project successfully compressed the time needed to diagnose rare genetic disorders in newborns through DNA sequencing to 19.5 hours, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title in a seamless end-to-end process and provided further evidence of its patented CLiX natural language...
New website makes it easier to access expert FISH advice. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has launched a new version of itsCytocell® fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes website - designed to provide a wealth of information and advice, offer refined functionality, and be easy-to-use. Cytocell is well known for its complete and comprehensive range of FISH...
FLIR Systems announces a new training video produced to provide unbiased expert advice on the most effective sampling methods for trace explosives. Successful detection of trace explosive signatures results from either directly collecting trace quantities of explosive particles, or by sampling vapor that emanates from an explosive source. In this latest video, CBRNE expert – Grant Coffey discusses vapor and swab...
Evidence shows South Asian people are less likely to require a pacemaker than white people of European origin. A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK, has found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin....
AMSBIO reports on ground breaking research by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona that cites use of its proprietary 3D organoid technology to develop a mouse model that mimics advanced human colon cancer. This model has allowed them to study the immune system response for the first time. In a short space of time, therapies based on...
Ingenza has joined forces with leading universities and industrial partners to participate in the ConBioChem collaboration, a translational project focused on the development of novel platform technologies for the continuous bio-production of commodity chemicals. The consortium, led by Professor Gill Stephens of the University of Nottingham, recently achieved success in the Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst – a multi-million pound competition funded by Innovate UK, BBSRC and EPSRC – resulting in the award of £3.46 million over a five-year period.
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized biomarker testing technology for chronic disease screening, will analyze 40,000 blood samples from Finland’s largest biobank, THL Biobank, acting under the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). This initiative signifies a step towards bringing personalized medicine to Finnish healthcare....
Porvair Sciences, in conjunction with sister company – JG Finneran Associates Inc., has produced a new informative guide to assist lab scientists select the optimum seal and closure device for different types of microplate. Choosing the correct combination of seal and closure device for each type of microplate is important to achieving best laboratory practice and to avoid unnecessary work further downstream....
Change from a 350 litre Power-Door autoclave to a Priorclave 450 litre laboratory autoclave installed in the ‘plant’ research laboratory of York University’s Biology Department has strengthened its green credentials, slashing significantly energy costs associated with running a sterilisation process for compost and vegetation with a massive 90% reduction in water usage....
The University of Glasgow will lead an innovative Pan-European research training program targeting incurable prostate cancer. The four-year Translational Research Network for Prostate Cancer (TransPot) aims to provide a multidisciplinary training program, integrating cancer biology and systems medicine to enable young researchers to become future leaders in cancer research....
Collaboration supports clinical-scale production of high purity Minicircle DNA for viral and non-viral gene transfer. BIA Separations, 
Genevac reports on special evaporative techniques for removal of solvents from oil and fat samples. Working with oils and fats can be difficult. Whether extracting and recovering additives, evaluating lipid content of foods or characterising reclaimed cooking oils before reprocessing or conversion to biofuels, oils and fats can be difficult to dry. Extraction and separation techniques...
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR instruments, reports on the research & development work of Professor Manfred Wilhelm, head of the Polymeric Materials Group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Professor Wilhelm has applied Magritek’s 60 MHz benchtop NMR spectrometer to develop a new online chemical detector for size-exclusion chromatography. Manfred Wilhelm is professor and chair of...
Deben, a leading provider of in situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how TU Dortmund University is using their CT5000TEC compression/tensile stage to study fiber-reinforced composites. This work is being performed using a Nikon X-ray source. Ronja Scholz is a scientific assistant and PhD student in the group of...
Collaboration will use Deep Learning techniques to establish medical imaging biomarkers for more accurate diagnosis. Median Technologies (Paris: ALMDT), the industry-leading Imaging Phenomics Company® and the Nice University Hospital (CHU de Nice) today announced a collaborative agreement that 
Research can help to identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma. A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University has identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help...
Clinithink has helped to achieve a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Fastest genetic diagnosis. The project successfully compressed the time needed to diagnose rare genetic disorders in newborns through DNA sequencing to 19.5 hours, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title in a seamless end-to-end process and provided further evidence of its patented CLiX natural language processing (NLP) solution used in clinical trials....
Study Results in Leading Scientific Publication Underscores Value of PerkinElmer’s Vanadis NIPT Solution. PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the publication of a research study describing the technology behind the Vanadis NIPT system. The article titled “Imaging Single DNA Molecules for High Precision NIPT” was published online in Nature Scientific Reports...
Findings published in Nature Communications identify stem cell survival pathway, which may serve as a potential target for new breast cancer therapies. A team of researchers in the United States has identified a new stem cell pathway that allows a highly aggressive form of breast cancer – triple-negative breast cancer – to thrive, with their findings potentially pointing the way towards new, more effective...
Genevac reports on how Eurofins Biomnis (Lyon, France) has, using a miVac Quattro concentrator and SpeedTrap frost-free cold trap, considerably improved sample preparation productivity in its specialised clinical pathology laboratory. Sébastien Chanlon, Production Manager of the Eurofins Biomnis Analytical Chemistry Business Unit, commented “My department employs a wide range of...
The Phenomics Discovery Initiative (PDi) has expanded its assay portfolio to a total of 11 complex phenotypic assays that are relevant to human pathophysiology in areas of unmet clinical need including neuropsychiatric illnesses, dementia, cancer and respiratory infections. PDi is a public-private consortium joining the pharmaceutical industry and the National Phenotypic Screening Centre...
We are happy to share our latest application note where we demonstrate how the FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer can be used for studying the carrier lifetime in perovskite photovoltaic cells. We are pleased to have worked alongside the research group of Prof. Ifor Samuel at St Andrews University. Halide perovskite materials are revolutionising the field of solar cell research thanks to their low cost and high efficiency...
Clinithink has helped to achieve a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Fastest genetic diagnosis. The project successfully compressed the time needed to diagnose rare genetic disorders in newborns through DNA sequencing to 19.5 hours, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title in a seamless end-to-end process and provided further evidence of its patented CLiX natural language...
New website makes it easier to access expert FISH advice. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has launched a new version of itsCytocell® fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes website - designed to provide a wealth of information and advice, offer refined functionality, and be easy-to-use. Cytocell is well known for its complete and comprehensive range of FISH...
FLIR Systems announces a new training video produced to provide unbiased expert advice on the most effective sampling methods for trace explosives. Successful detection of trace explosive signatures results from either directly collecting trace quantities of explosive particles, or by sampling vapor that emanates from an explosive source. In this latest video, CBRNE expert – Grant Coffey discusses vapor and swab...
AMSBIO reports on ground breaking research by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona that cites use of its proprietary 3D organoid technology to develop a mouse model that mimics advanced human colon cancer. This model has allowed them to study the immune system response for the first time. In a short space of time, therapies based on...
Ingenza has joined forces with leading universities and industrial partners to participate in the ConBioChem collaboration, a translational project focused on the development of novel platform technologies for the continuous bio-production of commodity chemicals. The consortium, led by Professor Gill Stephens of the University of Nottingham, recently achieved success in the Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst – a multi-million pound competition funded by Innovate UK, BBSRC and EPSRC – resulting in the award of £3.46 million over a five-year period.
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized biomarker testing technology for chronic disease screening, will analyze 40,000 blood samples from Finland’s largest biobank, THL Biobank, acting under the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). This initiative signifies a step towards bringing personalized medicine to Finnish healthcare....
Porvair Sciences, in conjunction with sister company – JG Finneran Associates Inc., has produced a new informative guide to assist lab scientists select the optimum seal and closure device for different types of microplate. Choosing the correct combination of seal and closure device for each type of microplate is important to achieving best laboratory practice and to avoid unnecessary work further downstream....