Discovery Park, a thriving high-quality science park playing a key role in the South East of England’s life sciences community,and MedCity, which supports and grows the world-leading life sciences ecosystem of the Greater South East of England, are pleased to announce that they are partnering on the high-profile Angels in Med City programme....
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted accreditation to Malvern-based Validair Monitoring Solutions Limited (VMSL) for Laboratory Calibration services that comply with ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The accreditation is granted with immediate effect following a detailed assessment by UKAS. As a recognised standard,ISO17025 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests or calibrations....
A major milestone on its strategic mission to lead in sepsis diagnostics, Beckman Coulter has announced that its Early Sepsis Indicator has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sepsis is a global healthcare crisis that affects more than 30 million people worldwide.1 The Early Sepsis Indicator is a first-of-its-kind, hematology-based cellular...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is once again proudly partnering with the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation to support young researchers and promote scientific progress. IDT is sponsoring theiGEM competition 2019 as a platinum sponsor for the sixth consecutive year. In order to make DNA synthesis accessible to all, the company will...
The acquisition of B&W Tek LLC by Metrohm AG in July 2018 has created one of the largest solution providers for applied Raman spectroscopy. Beginning May 1, 2019, Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada will begin selling B&W Tek mobile spectroscopy solutions. The addition of the B&W Tek products complements Metrohm’s existing Raman and near-IR solutions for lab and....
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Hydranal bottle produced. To commemorate the special occasion, Honeywell, together with its partners including Scientific Laboratory supplies, is hosting a seminar tour in celebration of Karl Fischer titration that will span 40 cities across the world. During these exceptional events, they will be showcasing the evolution of the technique, the latest innovations....
Beckman Coulter, a global leader in clinical diagnostics, will debut its recently announced DxA 5000 total laboratory automations solution in booth 188 at the 23rd IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EuroMedLab) conference in Barcelona, Spain 19-23 May 2019. The DxA 5000 will take center stage at the booth, and will be complemented by a host....
NanoFCM Co., Ltd. has announced that it has established a new facility to support existing and potential users of its Nano-Flow Cytometry platform. The Centre of Excellence is located in Medicity, a biotech incubator in Nottingham, UK. It will allow a close interaction with the European scientific community, as well as participation in joint research projects or consortia.
Start Codon, located in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, aims to provide a much-needed world-class life science accelerator that offers significant funding and support to rapidly translate the most disruptive and innovative research into successful start-up companies. Start Codon’s founding investors include Cambridge Innovation Capital, Babraham Research Campus....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation today announced it has sold its PoroTechnology Reservoir Evaluation Laboratory subsidiary to CoreSpec Alliance LLC. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. “The MICP testing of reservoir rocks was an attractive business for Micromeritics and we learned some very valuable information during the process...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, andNX Prenatal Inc., a recognized leader in the detection, monitoring and management of pregnancy-related complications using novel exosome-based methods, have entered into a collaboration to develop clinical mass spectrometry-based proteomics assays to...
The U.S.based Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG), part of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, the managing entity of the COMBACTE (Combatting Bacterial Resistance in Europe) consortium, will work together to solidify a comprehensive global community to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance around the world....
Research and development in the UK’s medical sector is thriving. There are over 5,600 health and life sciences companies operating in the UK, generating more than £30bn in exports and employing more than 240,000 people. The medical technology sector is currently estimated to be worth in the region of £7.6bn, with almost 3,700 companies in the space. Of these 98% are small to medium-sized enterprises, employing near 115,000 skilled researchers, scientists....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that Susumu Kitagawa, Professor at the Institute for Integrated Cell–Material Sciences at Kyoto University, Japan, has been named the sixteenth recipient of the Emanuel Merck Lectureship. He is being recognized for his pioneering scientific work in the field of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). His fundamental contributions to the development of this innovative class of nanoporous materials could lead to new ways...
Micronic has joined an elite group of manufacturers committed to product transparency and sustainable procurement. Two of Micronic’s most popular 2D Data-Matrix Coded Screw-Cap Tubes, the 1.40 mL and the 4.00 mL, have received an ACT label. ACT is the first environmental impact factor label for laboratory products, developed by the non-profit My Green Lab. ACT—which stands for accountability, consistency, and transparency....
A2LA is proud to announce the issuance of its 5000th certificate of accreditation to RJ Lee Group, Inc.’s Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratories (CBAL) in Pasco, WA.A2LA assessed this lab against ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the 2009 TNI Standard, and the requirements in the DOE QSM Version 5.1.1.During the process of accreditation, the facility successfully demonstrated technical competence in the field of environmental testing...
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, has announced the opening of its European laboratory in Munich, Germany. The laboratory focuses on material characterization services for fine powders and solid materials. The facility and business will be managed by Dr. Torben Sick who received his doctoral degree in chemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany...
The event gathered over 400 attendees, including A2LA assessors, accredited organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss the state of the accreditation industry and to engage in professional development related to conformity assessment. During the conference, attendees enjoyed schedules full of technical sessions, with time in between to engage and connect with one another....
MR Solutions is a world leader in preclinical imaging solutions involving MRI, PET, SPECT, and CT. This year’s award was for their ground breaking PET technology. The advanced PET scanner can be used as standalone unit, clipped on the front of any MR Solutions MRI or CT scanner for sequential imaging or inserted inside the bore of the magnet on an MRI scanner for simultaneous imaging....
An Exhibition Like No Other in Europe. The Microscience Microscopy Congress is the largest in Europe. It brings together more than 90 companies who never fail to impress with the quantity and quality of equipment that they have on show....
Flow Sciences Inc., Leland, NC and Isotech Design, Montreal (Quebec) Canada announce the formation of a strategic business alliance. This will promote the sales of one another’s products in North America and internationally to provide non-sterile and sterile solutions to pharma, biopharma, nanotechnology, pharmacy, and other industries....
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), manufacturer of world-leading instrumentation for detecting trace-level organic compounds, has had its business success recognised by two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Markes has received the prestigious awards in the ‘Innovation’ and ‘International Trade’ categories, on the back of the ground-breaking valving technology incorporated in all of its thermal desorption instruments, as well its continued achievement in growing overseas trade...
Discovery Park, a thriving high-quality science park playing a key role in the South East of England’s life sciences community,and MedCity, which supports and grows the world-leading life sciences ecosystem of the Greater South East of England, are pleased to announce that they are partnering on the high-profile Angels in Med City programme....
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted accreditation to Malvern-based Validair Monitoring Solutions Limited (VMSL) for Laboratory Calibration services that comply with ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The accreditation is granted with immediate effect following a detailed assessment by UKAS. As a recognised standard,ISO17025 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests or calibrations....
A major milestone on its strategic mission to lead in sepsis diagnostics, Beckman Coulter has announced that its Early Sepsis Indicator has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sepsis is a global healthcare crisis that affects more than 30 million people worldwide.1 The Early Sepsis Indicator is a first-of-its-kind, hematology-based cellular...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is once again proudly partnering with the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation to support young researchers and promote scientific progress. IDT is sponsoring theiGEM competition 2019 as a platinum sponsor for the sixth consecutive year. In order to make DNA synthesis accessible to all, the company will...
The acquisition of B&W Tek LLC by Metrohm AG in July 2018 has created one of the largest solution providers for applied Raman spectroscopy. Beginning May 1, 2019, Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada will begin selling B&W Tek mobile spectroscopy solutions. The addition of the B&W Tek products complements Metrohm’s existing Raman and near-IR solutions for lab and....
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Hydranal bottle produced. To commemorate the special occasion, Honeywell, together with its partners including Scientific Laboratory supplies, is hosting a seminar tour in celebration of Karl Fischer titration that will span 40 cities across the world. During these exceptional events, they will be showcasing the evolution of the technique, the latest innovations....
Beckman Coulter, a global leader in clinical diagnostics, will debut its recently announced DxA 5000 total laboratory automations solution in booth 188 at the 23rd IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EuroMedLab) conference in Barcelona, Spain 19-23 May 2019. The DxA 5000 will take center stage at the booth, and will be complemented by a host....
NanoFCM Co., Ltd. has announced that it has established a new facility to support existing and potential users of its Nano-Flow Cytometry platform. The Centre of Excellence is located in Medicity, a biotech incubator in Nottingham, UK. It will allow a close interaction with the European scientific community, as well as participation in joint research projects or consortia. 
Start Codon, located in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, aims to provide a much-needed world-class life science accelerator that offers significant funding and support to rapidly translate the most disruptive and innovative research into successful start-up companies. Start Codon’s founding investors include Cambridge Innovation Capital, Babraham Research Campus....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation today announced it has sold its PoroTechnology Reservoir Evaluation Laboratory subsidiary to CoreSpec Alliance LLC. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. “The MICP testing of reservoir rocks was an attractive business for Micromeritics and we learned some very valuable information during the process...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, andNX Prenatal Inc., a recognized leader in the detection, monitoring and management of pregnancy-related complications using novel exosome-based methods, have entered into a collaboration to develop clinical mass spectrometry-based proteomics assays to...
The U.S.based Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG), part of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, the managing entity of the COMBACTE (Combatting Bacterial Resistance in Europe) consortium, will work together to solidify a comprehensive global community to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance around the world....
Research and development in the UK’s medical sector is thriving. There are over 5,600 health and life sciences companies operating in the UK, generating more than £30bn in exports and employing more than 240,000 people. The medical technology sector is currently estimated to be worth in the region of £7.6bn, with almost 3,700 companies in the space. Of these 98% are small to medium-sized enterprises, employing near 115,000 skilled researchers, scientists....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that Susumu Kitagawa, Professor at the Institute for Integrated Cell–Material Sciences at Kyoto University, Japan, has been named the sixteenth recipient of the Emanuel Merck Lectureship. He is being recognized for his pioneering scientific work in the field of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). His fundamental contributions to the development of this innovative class of nanoporous materials could lead to new ways...
Micronic has joined an elite group of manufacturers committed to product transparency and sustainable procurement. Two of Micronic’s most popular 2D Data-Matrix Coded Screw-Cap Tubes, the 1.40 mL and the 4.00 mL, have received an ACT label. ACT is the first environmental impact factor label for laboratory products, developed by the non-profit My Green Lab. ACT—which stands for accountability, consistency, and transparency....
A2LA is proud to announce the issuance of its 5000th certificate of accreditation to RJ Lee Group, Inc.’s Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratories (CBAL) in Pasco, WA.A2LA assessed this lab against ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the 2009 TNI Standard, and the requirements in the DOE QSM Version 5.1.1.During the process of accreditation, the facility successfully demonstrated technical competence in the field of environmental testing...
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, has announced the opening of its European laboratory in Munich, Germany. The laboratory focuses on material characterization services for fine powders and solid materials. The facility and business will be managed by Dr. Torben Sick who received his doctoral degree in chemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany...
MR Solutions is a world leader in preclinical imaging solutions involving MRI, PET, SPECT, and CT. This year’s award was for their ground breaking PET technology. The advanced PET scanner can be used as standalone unit, clipped on the front of any MR Solutions MRI or CT scanner for sequential imaging or inserted inside the bore of the magnet on an MRI scanner for simultaneous imaging....
An Exhibition Like No Other in Europe. The Microscience Microscopy Congress is the largest in Europe. It brings together more than 90 companies who never fail to impress with the quantity and quality of equipment that they have on show....
Flow Sciences Inc., Leland, NC and Isotech Design, Montreal (Quebec) Canada announce the formation of a strategic business alliance. This will promote the sales of one another’s products in North America and internationally to provide non-sterile and sterile solutions to pharma, biopharma, nanotechnology, pharmacy, and other industries....
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), manufacturer of world-leading instrumentation for detecting trace-level organic compounds, has had its business success recognised by two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Markes has received the prestigious awards in the ‘Innovation’ and ‘International Trade’ categories, on the back of the ground-breaking valving technology incorporated in all of its thermal desorption instruments, as well its continued achievement in growing overseas trade...