The PPD clinical research business will nearly double its laboratory footprint in northern Kentucky, add more than 250 jobs. The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the expansion of its central laboratory operations in Kentucky dedicated to accelerating pharmaceutical and biotech customers’ delivery of safe, effective medicines to patients...
Leica Biosystems and Navinci Partner to Accelerate Cancer Research Through First-Ever Fully Automated In Situ Proximity Ligation Assays. Leica Biosystems, a global leader in anatomic pathology, and Navinci, a leader in developing innovative solutions for studying protein interactions, announce a strategic collaboration to drive innovation in cancer patient care. This partnership enables automated in situ proximity ligation assays on the BOND RX Fully Automated Research Stainer...
The acquisition of Reach will enable CatSci to offer its global customers access to holistic chromatographic services that will aid them from discovery through to manufacture, catering to full asset development or standalone projects. This enhanced separation science offering will provide the highest quality analysis for small molecules, oligonucleotides and other complex synthetic medicines...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and Olink Holding AB (publ)(“Olink”)(Nasdaq: OLK), a provider of proteomics solutions at unrivaled throughput, have announced the introduction of an additional automation option for the Olink® Explore HT protocol for high-throughput proteomics with SPT Labtech’s firefly® liquid handling platform...
In 1974, 10 countries came together to establish a European research organisation for life sciences. One of its primary goals was to create an attractive working environment for European researchers and to nurture their science so that experts would not feel the need to migrate across the ocean to do their research. As it turned out, this visionary project was the beginning of a great success story for borderless biological research, not only in Europe but all over the world...
The environmental impact of KNAUER's top-selling HPLC systems has now been evaluated by My Green Lab with the assignment of its ACT Ecolabel. My Green Lab's ACT Environmental Impact Factor Ecolabel provides scientists and purchasing professionals with third-party verified information on the environmental impact of laboratory products. To date more than 1300 laboratory product are in the ACT database...
Shimadzu Corporation has concluded a business partnership agreement with TESCAN GROUP, a.s. (TESCAN), a leading manufacturer of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) in the Czech Republic. TESCAN's SEM will be added to our core analytical measurement product lineup, and the product will be launched in Japan this fall, creating synergies with existing analytical and measurement instruments...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation for the drug discovery community, has partnered with The Protein Society (TPS), an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications. The partners will collaborate to deliver a joint conference on ‘Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery’ ...
To support next-generation semiconductor and materials innovation, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of its first electron microscopy demo center in Taiwan. This state-of-the-art facility, called a NanoPort, is strategically located in the region’s semiconductor manufacturing hub and designed to meet the area’s growing need for advanced analytical instruments and expertise. The new center is now one of six Thermo Fisher NanoPort facilities worldwide and will partner with semiconductor customers in the region...
The life science group Sartorius has opened its new Center of Excellence for bioanalytics in Ann Arbor, Michigan, two years after breaking ground in the Tech Loop at Research Park. Sartorius has invested around 100 million US dollars in the state-of-the-art facility, consolidating existing sites and functions in Ann Arbor. The number of employees at the site is expected to double over time...
BBI Solutions OEM Limited (BBI), a trusted expert provider of end-to-end solutions for the development of high-performance assays, has signed a partnership agreement with BioAgilytix, a leading global bioanalytical laboratory. The partnership will integrate BBI’s ability to efficiently produce high-quality custom antibody reagents for a variety of testing applications, with BioAgilytix’s renowned bioanalytical testing services...
In partnership with leading researchers at the Crick, the project aims to develop novel applications for Broken String’s proprietary DNA break-mapping platform, INDUCE-seq™, beyond its established capabilities in gene-editing. The research will be focused on leveraging the technology to investigate the impact of genomic instability in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...
A new startup company is leading the charge to a new form of sustainable power, by creating a battery that recharges itself when placed in soil. Bactery, a University of Bath spinout company, has developed bacteria-powered batteries – or ‘Bacteries’ – which harvest green energy from soil by taking advantage of natural processes that occur in microorganisms within it...
New space recognises the need for more cost-effective bench space and flexible agreements for startups and spinouts. Discovery Park, Kent’s thriving life science community, has opened the doors to CoLab, a new shared lab facility. In partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, CoLab has been specially designed for early-stage life science businesses, providing flexible bench space in a collaborative coworking environment...
Northern Ireland’s CoreLIMS programme has achieved another significant milestone by migrating the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) away from its 15-year-old laboratory information system and onto Clinisys WinPath. The CoreLIMS programme, delivered by Business Services Organisation (BSO), has been set up to support the transformation of pathology services in Northern Ireland by combining the seven information systems used by laboratories across the country onto a single platform...
Nikon Instruments Inc. (Nikon) is pleased to announce the opening of its Nikon BioImaging Lab (NBIL) in Lexington, Massachusetts. The NBIL is a fully equipped research facility specifically designed to provide contract imaging services to the biotech, pharmaceutical, and scientific research communities. This facility joins its sister location in Cambridge as part of a larger network of Nikon imaging centers and Nikon BioImaging Lab across the globe...
Labguru (BioData) announces an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to enable the distribution of its state-of-the-art Labguru Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) module alongside Thermo Fisher’s suite of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and lab operations software solutions. With these complementary products, Thermo Fisher customers will address research management needs through enhanced digital lab connectivity...
Laboratory equipment supplier Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has opened the new SLS National Distribution Centre (NDC) at the Fairham Business Park, Nottingham, as it looks to kickstart its next phase of growth. The NDC enables the company to service 2,500 orders per day, three times more than previously possible. SLS previewed the new facility at the Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference 2024...
Maximise Learning, Connect with your Industry Colleagues at ISPE's annual Gathering! The ISPE Singapore Affiliate Conference & Exhibition, taking place from 28-30 August 2024 is one of the largest and most respected pharmaceutical manufacturing shows in Singapore for pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing professionals. The annual event highlights the best practices and services...
The life science group Sartorius is expanding its multidisciplinary collaboration with NVIDIA to help enable the development of new and better therapies, combining Sartorius’ in-depth knowledge of life sciences and bioprocessing with NVIDIA’s AI-powered computing platforms and software. "Biological interactions are exceptionally complex. Making better use of data by integrating life science expertise with AI solutions is a promising approach to simplify and accelerate biopharma drug discovery and manufacturing progress...
Veolia Water Technologies has designed and installed a bespoke ultrapure water purification system for an Oxford-based biotechnology research company. Based on its existing MEDICA™ Pro 120, the tailored solution ensures that a continuous supply of ultrapure water is distributed and meets all of the exacting requirements for cutting-edge molecular biology. The added advantage for the client is that the system has also increased their laboratory’s production capacity...
Promega UK is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Lumit® Grant, whereby four researchers have received funding to convert their current immunoassays to Lumit® Immunoassays. 22 high-quality applications were received from leading academic institutions across the UK, demonstrating strong interest in Promega’s innovative Lumit® Technology...
The PPD clinical research business will nearly double its laboratory footprint in northern Kentucky, add more than 250 jobs. The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the expansion of its central laboratory operations in Kentucky dedicated to accelerating pharmaceutical and biotech customers’ delivery of safe, effective medicines to patients...
Leica Biosystems and Navinci Partner to Accelerate Cancer Research Through First-Ever Fully Automated In Situ Proximity Ligation Assays. Leica Biosystems, a global leader in anatomic pathology, and Navinci, a leader in developing innovative solutions for studying protein interactions, announce a strategic collaboration to drive innovation in cancer patient care. This partnership enables automated in situ proximity ligation assays on the BOND RX Fully Automated Research Stainer...
The acquisition of Reach will enable CatSci to offer its global customers access to holistic chromatographic services that will aid them from discovery through to manufacture, catering to full asset development or standalone projects. This enhanced separation science offering will provide the highest quality analysis for small molecules, oligonucleotides and other complex synthetic medicines...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and Olink Holding AB (publ)(“Olink”)(Nasdaq: OLK), a provider of proteomics solutions at unrivaled throughput, have announced the introduction of an additional automation option for the Olink® Explore HT protocol for high-throughput proteomics with SPT Labtech’s firefly® liquid handling platform...
In 1974, 10 countries came together to establish a European research organisation for life sciences. One of its primary goals was to create an attractive working environment for European researchers and to nurture their science so that experts would not feel the need to migrate across the ocean to do their research. As it turned out, this visionary project was the beginning of a great success story for borderless biological research, not only in Europe but all over the world...
The environmental impact of KNAUER's top-selling HPLC systems has now been evaluated by My Green Lab with the assignment of its ACT Ecolabel. My Green Lab's ACT Environmental Impact Factor Ecolabel provides scientists and purchasing professionals with third-party verified information on the environmental impact of laboratory products. To date more than 1300 laboratory product are in the ACT database...
Shimadzu Corporation has concluded a business partnership agreement with TESCAN GROUP, a.s. (TESCAN), a leading manufacturer of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) in the Czech Republic. TESCAN's SEM will be added to our core analytical measurement product lineup, and the product will be launched in Japan this fall, creating synergies with existing analytical and measurement instruments...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation for the drug discovery community, has partnered with The Protein Society (TPS), an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications. The partners will collaborate to deliver a joint conference on ‘Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery’ ...
The life science group Sartorius has opened its new Center of Excellence for bioanalytics in Ann Arbor, Michigan, two years after breaking ground in the Tech Loop at Research Park. Sartorius has invested around 100 million US dollars in the state-of-the-art facility, consolidating existing sites and functions in Ann Arbor. The number of employees at the site is expected to double over time...
BBI Solutions OEM Limited (BBI), a trusted expert provider of end-to-end solutions for the development of high-performance assays, has signed a partnership agreement with BioAgilytix, a leading global bioanalytical laboratory. The partnership will integrate BBI’s ability to efficiently produce high-quality custom antibody reagents for a variety of testing applications, with BioAgilytix’s renowned bioanalytical testing services...
In partnership with leading researchers at the Crick, the project aims to develop novel applications for Broken String’s proprietary DNA break-mapping platform, INDUCE-seq™, beyond its established capabilities in gene-editing. The research will be focused on leveraging the technology to investigate the impact of genomic instability in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...
A new startup company is leading the charge to a new form of sustainable power, by creating a battery that recharges itself when placed in soil. Bactery, a University of Bath spinout company, has developed bacteria-powered batteries – or ‘Bacteries’ – which harvest green energy from soil by taking advantage of natural processes that occur in microorganisms within it...
New space recognises the need for more cost-effective bench space and flexible agreements for startups and spinouts. Discovery Park, Kent’s thriving life science community, has opened the doors to CoLab, a new shared lab facility. In partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, CoLab has been specially designed for early-stage life science businesses, providing flexible bench space in a collaborative coworking environment...
Northern Ireland’s CoreLIMS programme has achieved another significant milestone by migrating the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) away from its 15-year-old laboratory information system and onto Clinisys WinPath. The CoreLIMS programme, delivered by Business Services Organisation (BSO), has been set up to support the transformation of pathology services in Northern Ireland by combining the seven information systems used by laboratories across the country onto a single platform...
Nikon Instruments Inc. (Nikon) is pleased to announce the opening of its Nikon BioImaging Lab (NBIL) in Lexington, Massachusetts. The NBIL is a fully equipped research facility specifically designed to provide contract imaging services to the biotech, pharmaceutical, and scientific research communities. This facility joins its sister location in Cambridge as part of a larger network of Nikon imaging centers and Nikon BioImaging Lab across the globe...
Labguru (BioData) announces an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to enable the distribution of its state-of-the-art Labguru Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) module alongside Thermo Fisher’s suite of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and lab operations software solutions. With these complementary products, Thermo Fisher customers will address research management needs through enhanced digital lab connectivity...
Laboratory equipment supplier Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has opened the new SLS National Distribution Centre (NDC) at the Fairham Business Park, Nottingham, as it looks to kickstart its next phase of growth. The NDC enables the company to service 2,500 orders per day, three times more than previously possible. SLS previewed the new facility at the Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference 2024...
Maximise Learning, Connect with your Industry Colleagues at ISPE's annual Gathering! The ISPE Singapore Affiliate Conference & Exhibition, taking place from 28-30 August 2024 is one of the largest and most respected pharmaceutical manufacturing shows in Singapore for pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing professionals. The annual event highlights the best practices and services...
The life science group Sartorius is expanding its multidisciplinary collaboration with NVIDIA to help enable the development of new and better therapies, combining Sartorius’ in-depth knowledge of life sciences and bioprocessing with NVIDIA’s AI-powered computing platforms and software. "Biological interactions are exceptionally complex. Making better use of data by integrating life science expertise with AI solutions is a promising approach to simplify and accelerate biopharma drug discovery and manufacturing progress...
Veolia Water Technologies has designed and installed a bespoke ultrapure water purification system for an Oxford-based biotechnology research company. Based on its existing MEDICA™ Pro 120, the tailored solution ensures that a continuous supply of ultrapure water is distributed and meets all of the exacting requirements for cutting-edge molecular biology. The added advantage for the client is that the system has also increased their laboratory’s production capacity...
Promega UK is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Lumit® Grant, whereby four researchers have received funding to convert their current immunoassays to Lumit® Immunoassays. 22 high-quality applications were received from leading academic institutions across the UK, demonstrating strong interest in Promega’s innovative Lumit® Technology...