S$38 million research facility aims to be a premier, global, one-stop hub for research and translation to clinical testing through biochemical innovation and techniques. The National University of Singapore (NUS), Agilent Technologies, a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, and National University Hospital (NUH), have established Singapore's first integrated translational R&D hub...
Recently, a number of studies have been published demonstrating that label-free, 3-D imaging using holotomography (HT) microscopy enables researchers to observe morphological and chemical alterations of host cells due to the parasite infection without any transfection or dye staining. This powerful new tool allows parasites to be easily and quickly detected and monitored within the host cells and permits the intricacies of parasite infection mechanisms and the host cell/parasite life cycle to be studied....
Traditional protein sequence analysis technology, whether based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer or nano LC-MS/MS platform, requires the use of a sequence database containing the identified proteins in the protein identification process, and then the molecular weight data measured by mass spectrometry can be compared to the molecular weight data obtained after fragmentation of the database theoretical sequence, so as to achieve sequencing and identification of the protein....
Laboratories are nearly always short of space which means bulky or very heavy equipment can’t be accommodated or has to be housed away from the laboratory. The introduction of liquid helium free, pre-clinical, high field MRI scanners has been a boon to the world’s leading laboratories. The commercially available liquid helium free technology which was developed by MR Solutions is now available in a range of MRI, and multi-modality MRI scanners (with PET and SPECT modules) from 3T up to 9.4T....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterization, has announced the launch of its Micromeritics Learning Center (MLC) Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform. The Company is currently offering free eLearning courses on...
The University of Glasgow has received $1.1 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, regular solid food-based diet to improve clinical outcomes in adults and children with active Crohn’s disease. The grant was awarded to further build on recent research led by Dr. Konstantinos Gerasimidis and his team....
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have found a new paradigm in the understanding of bacterial evolution – an important element in the wider context of antibiotic resistance. The ability of most bacterial pathogens to cause disease depends on the presence of a class of genetic elements called “pathogenicity islands”. This new research – published in Molecular Cell – reveals how these pathogenicity islands hijack viruses to spread in nature, transforming non-pathogenic bacteria into virulent....
Postnova Analytics reports on a new method for the accurate molecular weight determination of complex polysaccharides (Chitosans) using asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4) coupled with multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and differential refractive index (RI) detectors. Historically the technique of choice for characterization of polysaccharides has been Size Exclusion Chromatography...
As part of its commitment to advocate for the genomics age, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) aims to lower the barriers to access the latest NGS technologies. In line with this mission, the company has launched a preferred sequencing provider program with McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) at Washington University....
A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of Fouser Environmental Services LTD to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for cannabis testing. Fouser Environmental Services LTD is based in Versailles, Kentucky, and is the first cannabis testing laboratory accredited in the state. “Fouser Environmental Services is extremely proud of this monumental achievement in the company’s history....
According to a report, worldwide sales of nucleic acid isolation and purification kits were valued at ~US$ 830 million in 2018, and are estimated to register a Y-o-Y growth of ~4% in 2019. As the consistency and reliability of molecular diagnostic results relies heavily on the quality of genetic material i.e. DNA and RNA, manufacturers are focusing on offering high-quality products....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Boston, Massachusetts) have announced an agreement to offer non-exclusive licenses to CRISPR intellectual property (IP) under their respective control for use in commercial research and product development....
PhoreMost Limited, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, and C4X Discovery Holdings plc, a pioneering drug discovery company, have announced they have signed a neurodegeneration drug discovery collaboration agreement. Combining the two companies’ technology platforms to validate novel targets, the initial focus will be on Parkinson’s....
A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of GEL Laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025 for cannabis testing, specifically for hemp plant material, oils, and solids. GEL Laboratories is based in Charleston, South Carolina, and is the first hemp testing laboratory accredited in the state. GEL Laboratories is also the first laboratory in the field of environmental testing to expand their scope to include hemp testing....
PhoreMost, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, has announced it has entered into a structural biology focussed collaboration with the Centre for Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (CCBT), Bangalore, India. CCBT at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) is funded by the Department of Biotechnology....
Evotec has announced that the Company has acquired assets from the stem cell specialist Ncardia AG to advance Evotec's iPSC platform, one of the leading iPSC-based discovery platforms in the industry. The acquired assets include intellectual property relevant for iPSC-based phenotypic drug discovery, an existing cellular product business around iPSC-derived cells, as well as 17 strong team of stem cell biology experts...
ImaginAb Inc., a clinical stage immuno-oncology imaging company, announced today that it has entered into a non-exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Roche. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will use ImaginAb's novel minibody CD8 T cell imaging agent in immuno-oncology clinical trials for multiple types of cancers....
Extraction of RNA is well-known to be a difficult process due to the low stability of the RNA molecules and the abundance of RNases.MicroGEM’s RNAGEM solves this with extremely fast, temperature-driven RNA extractions that simultaneously lyse cells and strip protein complexes from nucleic acids, thereby allowing higher processivity of polymerases....
Water-resistant glass containers are a prerequisite for countless industries, from chemicals to food production. The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) determines how water resistance can be determined with the so-called glass test. Ph. Eur. Version 9.6., which came into force a few months ago, has further tightened the requirements for this test....
Hollywood movies and television shows have introduced audiences to all kinds of cutting-edge, crime-solving forensic tools and techniques over the years. We've seen everything from DNA detection methods that can instantly identify a probable suspect to finding the culprit based on evidence gathered with a cotton swab. While these fictional crime scene investigation (CSI) technologies....
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, has announced the launch of the Lightning™ optofluidic platform, which directly visualizes phenotype and function of 1000s of T cells in days to help scientists address challenges in developing cancer immunotherapies. The product was showcased at the upcoming 34th Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry....
Despite being the second most common element in the universe helium has an annoying habit of escaping into space. If this didn’t make things challenging enough, in 1996, the US government started selling off its holding of helium at low prices as it was no longer considered a strategic material. The knock-on effect was a high level of cheap helium on the market.....
S$38 million research facility aims to be a premier, global, one-stop hub for research and translation to clinical testing through biochemical innovation and techniques. The National University of Singapore (NUS), Agilent Technologies, a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, and National University Hospital (NUH), have established Singapore's first integrated translational R&D hub...
Recently, a number of studies have been published demonstrating that label-free, 3-D imaging using holotomography (HT) microscopy enables researchers to observe morphological and chemical alterations of host cells due to the parasite infection without any transfection or dye staining. This powerful new tool allows parasites to be easily and quickly detected and monitored within the host cells and permits the intricacies of parasite infection mechanisms and the host cell/parasite life cycle to be studied....
Traditional protein sequence analysis technology, whether based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer or nano LC-MS/MS platform, requires the use of a sequence database containing the identified proteins in the protein identification process, and then the molecular weight data measured by mass spectrometry can be compared to the molecular weight data obtained after fragmentation of the database theoretical sequence, so as to achieve sequencing and identification of the protein....
Laboratories are nearly always short of space which means bulky or very heavy equipment can’t be accommodated or has to be housed away from the laboratory. The introduction of liquid helium free, pre-clinical, high field MRI scanners has been a boon to the world’s leading laboratories. The commercially available liquid helium free technology which was developed by MR Solutions is now available in a range of MRI, and multi-modality MRI scanners (with PET and SPECT modules) from 3T up to 9.4T....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterization, has announced the launch of its Micromeritics Learning Center (MLC) Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform. The Company is currently offering free eLearning courses on...
The University of Glasgow has received $1.1 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, regular solid food-based diet to improve clinical outcomes in adults and children with active Crohn’s disease. The grant was awarded to further build on recent research led by Dr. Konstantinos Gerasimidis and his team....
Postnova Analytics reports on a new method for the accurate molecular weight determination of complex polysaccharides (Chitosans) using asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4) coupled with multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and differential refractive index (RI) detectors. Historically the technique of choice for characterization of polysaccharides has been Size Exclusion Chromatography...
As part of its commitment to advocate for the genomics age, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) aims to lower the barriers to access the latest NGS technologies. In line with this mission, the company has launched a preferred sequencing provider program with McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) at Washington University....
A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of Fouser Environmental Services LTD to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for cannabis testing. Fouser Environmental Services LTD is based in Versailles, Kentucky, and is the first cannabis testing laboratory accredited in the state. “Fouser Environmental Services is extremely proud of this monumental achievement in the company’s history....
According to a report, worldwide sales of nucleic acid isolation and purification kits were valued at ~US$ 830 million in 2018, and are estimated to register a Y-o-Y growth of ~4% in 2019. As the consistency and reliability of molecular diagnostic results relies heavily on the quality of genetic material i.e. DNA and RNA, manufacturers are focusing on offering high-quality products....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Boston, Massachusetts) have announced an agreement to offer non-exclusive licenses to CRISPR intellectual property (IP) under their respective control for use in commercial research and product development....
PhoreMost Limited, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, and C4X Discovery Holdings plc, a pioneering drug discovery company, have announced they have signed a neurodegeneration drug discovery collaboration agreement. Combining the two companies’ technology platforms to validate novel targets, the initial focus will be on Parkinson’s....
Evotec has announced that the Company has acquired assets from the stem cell specialist Ncardia AG to advance Evotec's iPSC platform, one of the leading iPSC-based discovery platforms in the industry. The acquired assets include intellectual property relevant for iPSC-based phenotypic drug discovery, an existing cellular product business around iPSC-derived cells, as well as 17 strong team of stem cell biology experts...
ImaginAb Inc., a clinical stage immuno-oncology imaging company, announced today that it has entered into a non-exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Roche. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will use ImaginAb's novel minibody CD8 T cell imaging agent in immuno-oncology clinical trials for multiple types of cancers....
Extraction of RNA is well-known to be a difficult process due to the low stability of the RNA molecules and the abundance of RNases.MicroGEM’s RNAGEM solves this with extremely fast, temperature-driven RNA extractions that simultaneously lyse cells and strip protein complexes from nucleic acids, thereby allowing higher processivity of polymerases....
Water-resistant glass containers are a prerequisite for countless industries, from chemicals to food production. The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) determines how water resistance can be determined with the so-called glass test. Ph. Eur. Version 9.6., which came into force a few months ago, has further tightened the requirements for this test....
Hollywood movies and television shows have introduced audiences to all kinds of cutting-edge, crime-solving forensic tools and techniques over the years. We've seen everything from DNA detection methods that can instantly identify a probable suspect to finding the culprit based on evidence gathered with a cotton swab. While these fictional crime scene investigation (CSI) technologies....
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, has announced the launch of the Lightning™ optofluidic platform, which directly visualizes phenotype and function of 1000s of T cells in days to help scientists address challenges in developing cancer immunotherapies. The product was showcased at the upcoming 34th Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry....