Researchers led by Prof. Johan Thevelein at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, have discovered that Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast with probiotic properties, produces uniquely excessive amounts of acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. They were able to find the genetic basis for this trait, which allowed them to abolish the acetic acid production of the yeast....
Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that demonstrates the promise of Electrical Asymmetric Field Flow Fractionation (EAF4) technology for separation and characterization of nanoplastics in the environment. Nanoplastic particles have proven challenging to separate and characterize using traditional techniques such as dynamic light scattering or size exclusion chromatography...
BioCity, the pioneering life science incubator and business collective, has announced investment in precision medicine biotech, Kinomica Ltd., via the Innovate UK Precision Medicine Investment Accelerator. Spun out from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Kinomica Ltd is an early stage precision medicine biotech developing novel technologies for companion diagnostics...
Breakthrough research has revealed a new drug that may prevent the spread of malaria, and also treat people suffering with the deadly parasitic disease. The findings, which were delivered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Glasgow and published in Science, offer fresh hope in the global fight against malaria...
Join Markes International for the day on 25 September 2019 at the Manchester Hall, Manchester, for a free-to-attend workshop, and learn about the recent advances in VOC and SVOC sampling for GC–MS. Join peers and industry experts in the stunning 1920’s former Freemasons’ Hall to learn about recent innovations in VOC and SVOC sampling...
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on the development and supply of key detector components for ACOMP, a smart manufacturing system by Fluence Analytics that continuously analyzes polymers during production. ACOMP is an automated monitoring system that produces real-time data about reaction kinetics and polymer properties, including....
From daily lotions that keep skin soft to moisturizers for a refreshing face wash, emulsions are synonymous with protecting and nourishing the skin. These cosmetic products are indispensable to many, and the science behind them is quite fascinating. When you successfully combine two or more fluids that usually don’t mix well together, you create an emulsion....
The DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt is enabling the Cresswell Group within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath (UK) to improve and streamline many aspects of their synthetic organic methods development. The research activities of the Cresswell Group are focused on new reaction development, and the exploitation of novel or underutilised reactivity....
Velabs Therapeutics, specializing in the fast generation of functional therapeutic antibodies, has announced that its cooperation with Chiome Bioscience, Inc., Tokyo, will be deepened, to jointly discover modulatory and functional antibodies for one of Chiome’s GPCR target genes. The collaboration will capitalize on Velabs’ microfluidics-based technology in the field of functional antibody screening....
The Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis (RACE) is a University of Glasgow-led collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Oxford, led by Prof Iain McInnes, Director of the University’s Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Oxford is welcomed as the newest collaborating partner.....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Dr. Gang Yu, a professor at the School of Environment at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award. The award recognizes his contributions towards understanding the problems caused by emerging organic contaminants in water, and the development of solutions to combat these problems....
AMSBIO reports on a paper from the Malmberg Lab at Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research (Norway) that suggests a mechanism by which Natural Killer (NK) cell education operates through modulation of the lysosomal compartment under the influence of inhibitory receptor–ligand interactions....
Consumers aren’t just interested in the product — they’re interested in the process too. More and more cosmetic manufacturers are formulating natural and eco-friendly products as public interest in sustainability increases. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses the trends in sustainable cosmetics and the things that you should look out for....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 18th with A LIMS Primer for the Cannabis Industry. With the legalization of cannabis for both medical and recreational uses in a growing number of states in the US, and recently in Canada...
Cryo transfer can enable or improve the ability to collect atom probe data in difficult applications, like: Rapid oxidation studies (e.g. uranium, lithium, aluminum), Catalyst/reaction chamber studies of surface contamination, Characterization of hydrogen embrittlement of steel, Transport between various analysis modalities (e.g. FIB, TEM) under vacuum conditions and Analysis of "soft" (i.e. biological) materials...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that the European, Israeli, South Korean and U.K. intellectual property offices have issued formal notices allowing seven additional Merck patent application claims covering CRISPR gene-editing technology, bringing the number of patents to 20 worldwide....
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....
Researchers led by Prof. Johan Thevelein at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, have discovered that Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast with probiotic properties, produces uniquely excessive amounts of acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. They were able to find the genetic basis for this trait, which allowed them to abolish the acetic acid production of the yeast....
Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that demonstrates the promise of Electrical Asymmetric Field Flow Fractionation (EAF4) technology for separation and characterization of nanoplastics in the environment. Nanoplastic particles have proven challenging to separate and characterize using traditional techniques such as dynamic light scattering or size exclusion chromatography...
BioCity, the pioneering life science incubator and business collective, has announced investment in precision medicine biotech, Kinomica Ltd., via the Innovate UK Precision Medicine Investment Accelerator. Spun out from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Kinomica Ltd is an early stage precision medicine biotech developing novel technologies for companion diagnostics...
Breakthrough research has revealed a new drug that may prevent the spread of malaria, and also treat people suffering with the deadly parasitic disease. The findings, which were delivered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Glasgow and published in Science, offer fresh hope in the global fight against malaria...
Join Markes International for the day on 25 September 2019 at the Manchester Hall, Manchester, for a free-to-attend workshop, and learn about the recent advances in VOC and SVOC sampling for GC–MS. Join peers and industry experts in the stunning 1920’s former Freemasons’ Hall to learn about recent innovations in VOC and SVOC sampling...
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on the development and supply of key detector components for ACOMP, a smart manufacturing system by Fluence Analytics that continuously analyzes polymers during production. ACOMP is an automated monitoring system that produces real-time data about reaction kinetics and polymer properties, including....
From daily lotions that keep skin soft to moisturizers for a refreshing face wash, emulsions are synonymous with protecting and nourishing the skin. These cosmetic products are indispensable to many, and the science behind them is quite fascinating. When you successfully combine two or more fluids that usually don’t mix well together, you create an emulsion....
The DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt is enabling the Cresswell Group within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath (UK) to improve and streamline many aspects of their synthetic organic methods development. The research activities of the Cresswell Group are focused on new reaction development, and the exploitation of novel or underutilised reactivity....
Velabs Therapeutics, specializing in the fast generation of functional therapeutic antibodies, has announced that its cooperation with Chiome Bioscience, Inc., Tokyo, will be deepened, to jointly discover modulatory and functional antibodies for one of Chiome’s GPCR target genes. The collaboration will capitalize on Velabs’ microfluidics-based technology in the field of functional antibody screening....
The Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis (RACE) is a University of Glasgow-led collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Oxford, led by Prof Iain McInnes, Director of the University’s Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Oxford is welcomed as the newest collaborating partner.....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Dr. Gang Yu, a professor at the School of Environment at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award. The award recognizes his contributions towards understanding the problems caused by emerging organic contaminants in water, and the development of solutions to combat these problems....
AMSBIO reports on a paper from the Malmberg Lab at Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research (Norway) that suggests a mechanism by which Natural Killer (NK) cell education operates through modulation of the lysosomal compartment under the influence of inhibitory receptor–ligand interactions....
Consumers aren’t just interested in the product — they’re interested in the process too. More and more cosmetic manufacturers are formulating natural and eco-friendly products as public interest in sustainability increases. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses the trends in sustainable cosmetics and the things that you should look out for....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 18th with A LIMS Primer for the Cannabis Industry. With the legalization of cannabis for both medical and recreational uses in a growing number of states in the US, and recently in Canada...
Cryo transfer can enable or improve the ability to collect atom probe data in difficult applications, like: Rapid oxidation studies (e.g. uranium, lithium, aluminum), Catalyst/reaction chamber studies of surface contamination, Characterization of hydrogen embrittlement of steel, Transport between various analysis modalities (e.g. FIB, TEM) under vacuum conditions and Analysis of "soft" (i.e. biological) materials...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that the European, Israeli, South Korean and U.K. intellectual property offices have issued formal notices allowing seven additional Merck patent application claims covering CRISPR gene-editing technology, bringing the number of patents to 20 worldwide....
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....