Life science and data technology innovator, Aigenpulse, is launching its CytoML Experiment Suite – an automated, end-to-end, machine learning solution specifically aimed at streamlining and automating cytometry analysis at scale and replacing manual gating processes. With it, users will benefit from a single point-of-truth about all cytometry data across any organisation....
APIS Assay Technologies Ltd, a company combining outstanding In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) experience with integrated AI to develop biomarker-based diagnostic assays, have announced the acquisition of Beogenomics, a specialised software developer with major expertise in Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (BIOX). Beogenomics has been developing both on-prem and secure cloud-based data analysis solutions - helping customers design, build and run custom tailored genomics & proteomics pipelines...
In this e-seminar, Markes International, industry experts will discuss the common problems associated with sample preparation for a variety of food applications. They will explain how these have been overcome using a powerful combination of sample extraction and enrichment, with both 1D and 2D GC coupled with mass spectrometry. Expert presentations include…
Kallik, a leading labelling and artwork management solution provider for regulated markets, has announced it has joined the life sciences organisation Medilink West Midlands, an industry association dedicated to supporting growth of this key market sector throughout the region. The new agreement expands the existing Kallik patronage of Medilink East Midlands to the whole of the Midlands, and will provide close ties with members of over 1,700 life sciences organisations....
Miele has launched its largest ever offer scheme for its laboratory glasswasher range. Time For Change is designed to help laboratories make the switch from handwashing to automated reprocessing, to replace an old machine or upgrade to a larger model. Customers can save up to £250 on their purchases until the end of 2020...
Teknova, a leading manufacturer of cell culture media and supplements, protein purification buffers, and molecular biology reagents, has responded quickly to the global COVID-19 pandemic by significantly scaling up production of Viral Transport Medium (VTM) and saline. All Teknova VTM is manufactured and validated according to the CDC procedure, and both VTM and saline are manufactured under GMP conditions in compliance with ISO 13485 standards and the Quality System Regulations under 21 CFR Part 820....
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it will launch an ELISA laboratory test for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to support global research efforts into the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (“ELISAs”) are very common research tools used to detect and quantify a target of interest in a wide range of samples....
BioAscent has further enhanced its comprehensive service offering in integrated drug discovery and compound management, with a £1m/$1.3m investment in new instrumentation and equipment. The investment follows consistent growth, particularly over the last two years, with numerous successful projects delivered by BioAscent’s growing team of highly experienced drug discovery scientists....
TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has today announced a new partnership with Start Codon, the life science and healthcare business accelerator. The collaboration aims to strengthen Start Codon’s support for life science and healthcare start-ups, with TTP providing technical consultancy and advice, leveraging TTP’s expertise to fast-track technology development and commercialisation. TTP will be delivering a virtual seminar on 17 September...
NanoImaging Services, Inc. (NIS), specialists in transmission electron microscopy (TEM), has announced they have partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to increase accessibility to cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) technology for the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology community. Having pioneered cryoEM for use in drug discovery and vaccine development applications, NIS brings its proven expertise and experience into this partnership, supported by its growing network of state-of-the-art facilities....
Register for this free-of-charge webinar. Rapid advances in analytical technologies, such as sample preparation, 1D and 2D chromatographic separation and detection by mass spectrometry, are resulting in a massive increase in the data we get from our analyses. This means we can gain ever increasing insights into our samples’ composition. But how can we make processing all this data simpler and more productive?...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced its first-ever instrument subscription program, designed to meet the needs of customers with dynamic businesses who want the latest technology backed by the industry’s best service and support. Agilent Instrument Subscriptions provides customers access to the technology they need when they need it, and with the flexibility and affordability...
If every lab achieved better sustainable practice, in the UK alone they would be saving signifiacnt costs every year, funding would go further, research could grow and the impact on the environment would be reduced. But it's not always easy to know where to start. That's why Lab Innovations has a big focus on lab sustainability. Register now so you can visit the Sustainable Lab on the show floor, and join the free-to-attend conference programmes...
iST Scientific, one of the UK’s leading laboratory equipment suppliers to the life sciences industry, announces that it has supplied 5.2 million specialist micro-plate sealing films, which are vital components in Covid-19 tests, across the globe. This figure equates to over half a billion individual wells being used throughout the PCR process internationally.
Bruker and Purity-IQ have joined forces to create a powerful new testing system for medical cannabis in Canada. The Purity-IQ Cannabis Fingerprint™ combines Bruker’s expertise in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based screening technology with Purity-IQ’s genomics capabilities to offer traceability and identity testing throughout the cannabis supply chain. There are currently no standardized regulations...
Following three years of successful live forensics events in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, Clarion Events is now ready to launch Forensics Middle East & Africa as a fully virtual conference 12-14 October, 2020. The event was previously due to take place in Cairo and will now be the first virtual event delivered by Clarion Defence & Security. The event will offer a much-needed space where the community of forensic practitioners - many of whom are frontliners in the current pandemic...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced it will expand its state-of-the-art production facility in Frederick, Colorado, that develops and manufactures “oligos,” which are short DNA and RNA molecules used to create nucleic acid-based therapeutics. Oligos hold the potential to be used in developing treatments for cancer, COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, rare and infectious diseases, and other conditions....
IBMS Council delivers a position statement on the need for accreditation and registered staff in all laboratories doing COVID-19 testing. The national response to the COVID-19 pandemic has required an unprecedented increase in the UK’s capacity to provide timely and accurate testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) supports the UK government strategy to control the virus by increasing testing numbers and by implementing the test, track and trace programme....
Intravacc and the Celonic Group has announced that they have signed a research agreement to further design, develop and produce a Covid-19 vaccine based on an immunogenic Spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 combined with Intravacc’s prorietary Outer Membrane Vesicle (OMV) technology. In the beginning of March this year Intravacc started working on the development of four candidate coronavirus vaccines...
The Symposium Chairmen and Organizers of the 50th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2021-Duesseldorf) are delighted to announce the conference dates and details for the upcoming 2021 edition of the HPLC symposium series...
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (“LSTM”) to clinically validate the rapid, saliva-based coronavirus antigen test that Avacta is developing with Cytiva. LSTM has been at the forefront of research into infectious, debilitating and disabling diseases since 1898....
Further easing of import restrictions by the Government will provide faster access to patients prescribed cannabis-based medicines — and is the removal of yet another barrier in a market expected to grow in the coming years. Here, Katie Gray, marketing manager at Lab Innovations 2020, the largest laboratory event in the UK, looks at why labs will need to become more adaptable....