Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a commercial license with New England Biolabs® (NEB®) (Ipswich MA, USA), a global leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications, to commercialise a product using the Affimer technology for use in both life science research and diagnostics assays. Avacta and NEB have been collaborating to develop Affimers to combine with NEB’s reagents....
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics software providing purpose-built LIMS solutions, has announced that John Heiser has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Heiser replaces LabVantage President Ram Velidi, who is leaving the company to pursue a new entrepreneurial endeavor. “John Heiser brings us a wealth of strategic and operational experience in growing technology and life sciences businesses, and we are thrilled that he is joining LabVantage at this exciting time...
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will again host a range of laboratory introductions during the event at the NEC, Birmingham, on 31st October to 1st November. With over a third of exhibitors planning to launch new products and services in the UK at the show, Lab Innovations is the ideal location to see the very latest offerings for the laboratory at over 135 stands. From analytical tools and techniques, through general lab equipment and informatics, to larger scale industrial and cleanroom technology....
Why small businesses should hire freelancers. The gig economy is changing the way we work and get things done. An increasing number of working professionals are making the transition from full-time work to freelancing or remote work and finding platforms through which they can offer their services. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses three major benefits of hiring freelancers. Nasdaq reports that by 2020, 43 per cent of the US workforce will be freelancers....
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds have today announced a critical milestone in going digital, by scanning every glass slide they produce. The milestone represents a major step towards achieving faster and accurate diagnosis for cancer patients in the future. The Pathology Department, located in St. James’ Hospital in Leeds, is one of the largest in the UK processing over 1,000 pathology slides a day, and is now digitally scanning every slide thanks to their partnership with Leica Biosystems....
Glycosylation, as a a post-translational modification, has the feature of structural complexity, which increases the difficulty of analysiing glycoproteins. Although it has been predicted that about 50 percent proteins are glycosylated, only 10 percent glycoproteins have been identified so far. To support researchers in glycoprotein related study, MtoZ Biolabs provides LC-MS/MS based glycosylation sites analysis and glycoprotein type analysis services at this site.
ScreenIn3D, a partner of AMSBIO, reports on the accolades it has received following the recent launch of its novel microfluidic cancer screening service. Combining the latest advances in microfluidics and 3D culture - the service uses an optimised screening platform targeted at improving anticancer drug treatment and accelerating development of new personalised medicine solutions. At the recent Miptec conference in Basle, Switzerland - ScreenIn3D was one of 60 global organisations invited to showcase its cutting-edge life science technologies....
Global investment firm backs growth plans for TTP Labtech. TTP Labtech Ltd, an international leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science research is pleased to announce that investment from Battery Ventures has underpinned their aggressive growth plans. Over the last 18 years TTP Labtech has successfully grown an impressive portfolio of automation, instrumentation and consumables products serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic research markets....
EVONETIX LTD, the company pioneering an innovative approach to scalable and high-fidelity gene synthesis, announced today that it has expanded its team three-fold, following a successful series A round of £9 million ($12.3M) to support the development of the Company’s technology. The appointments include physicists, electrical, mechanical and software engineers, chemists and biologists, bringing the Company’s headcount currently to 34...
Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, announces that AstraZeneca has adopted its Edit-R™ crRNA libraries as part of AstraZeneca’s drive to establish a functional genomics discovery platform. AstraZeneca also joins the Genomics Discovery Initiative (GDI), a collaborative functional genomics screening community facilitated by Horizon. AstraZeneca has been evaluating Horizon’s Edit-R human whole genome crRNA library for gene knockout since late 2017...
From October 1, 2018, until January 15, 2019, young researchers not older than 35 years, with an advanced degree, who are working in Europe can apply for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This highly prestigious 20,000 EUR prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts...
The ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot from INTEGRA Biosciences received a prestigious Basel Life MipTec Product Innovation Award 2018 at this year’s MipTec exhibition. The ASSIST PLUS puts automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab. Using any INTEGRA electronic multichannel pipette, this compact system offers laboratory automation at an affordable price, providing reproducible and error-free processing while eliminating repetitive manual pipetting tasks....
Dr. France to present “Preserving and Revealing History – Challenges of a Cultural Heritage Scientist” The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fenella France, Chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress, will deliver the 2019 Plenary Lecture. Dr. France researches non-destructive imaging techniques and prevention of environmental degradation to collections. Her current focus is the development of spectral imaging and image processing techniques...
Renishaw is delighted to have its RA802 Pharmaceutical Analyser shortlisted for a 2018 CPhI Pharma Award. The CPhI Pharma Awards, which are now in their 15th year, provide recognition to pharmaceutical companies that turn inspiration into innovation. They celebrate thinkers and creators breaking new ground in the industry and strongly advocate companies that are committed to driving the industry forward...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Solutions (LIMS), is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Sequence Inc., a leading provider of quality and compliance solutions. Sequence, based in Morrisville, NC, is now an ATL Certified Delivery Partner and can provide ATL’s customers with a comprehensive...
Technology company Semcon is increasing its focus on Life Science. Smart technical solutions can be used to improve care and welfare for patients and healthcare staff alike. A new framework agreement has also been concluded with AstraZeneca, applicable to everything from product and production development to product information. “We have extensive experience of Life Science, developing digital...
Funding to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery takes a significant step forward as Optibrium™, Intellegens, and Medicines Discovery Catapult secure a grant from Innovate UK to fund a £1 million project. The program will see Optibrium, which creates software to improve the efficiency and productivity of drug discovery, and Intellegens, a spin out from the University of Cambridge which is focused on a specific form of AI called ‘deep learning’, work with Medicines Discovery Catapult over the next two years...
The organization zooms in on Brexit product recalls and complex supply chains. NSF International, a global public health and safety organisation, will present its worldwide pharmaceutical consulting, auditing and training capabilities at CPhI 2018 at stand 3G63, Hall 3. With the pharmaceutical and biotech industries facing a wide range of challenges – from the ever-changing regulatory landscape to complex supply chains in an uncertain global environment....
Life science research tools one-stop shop, Antibodies.com, has appointed Dr Claire Button as its CEO to develop and execute its global growth strategy. CEO appointment marks a step change in growth strategy as Antibodies.com aims to become a market-leading global supplier of life science research tools....
ASTM International, a global standards organization, announced that it is a supporting partner of ARABLAB 2019, March 12-14, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. ARABLAB is considered the largest global trade show for laboratory science and instrumentation, with an expected 10,000 visitors from over 100 countries....
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services. The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working, and visitors can keep up-to-date with over 35 hours of CPD-accredited content.
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will perform large-scale metabolic profiling of the Mexico City Prospective Study cohort by analyzing the biomarker profiles of blood samples from a cohort of 150,000 study participants....
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics software providing purpose-built LIMS solutions, has announced that John Heiser has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Heiser replaces LabVantage President Ram Velidi, who is leaving the company to pursue a new entrepreneurial endeavor. “John Heiser brings us a wealth of strategic and operational experience in growing technology and life sciences businesses, and we are thrilled that he is joining LabVantage at this exciting time...
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will again host a range of laboratory introductions during the event at the NEC, Birmingham, on 31st October to 1st November. With over a third of exhibitors planning to launch new products and services in the UK at the show, Lab Innovations is the ideal location to see the very latest offerings for the laboratory at over 135 stands. From analytical tools and techniques, through general lab equipment and informatics, to larger scale industrial and cleanroom technology....
Why small businesses should hire freelancers. The gig economy is changing the way we work and get things done. An increasing number of working professionals are making the transition from full-time work to freelancing or remote work and finding platforms through which they can offer their services. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses three major benefits of hiring freelancers. Nasdaq reports that by 2020, 43 per cent of the US workforce will be freelancers....
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds have today announced a critical milestone in going digital, by scanning every glass slide they produce. The milestone represents a major step towards achieving faster and accurate diagnosis for cancer patients in the future. The Pathology Department, located in St. James’ Hospital in Leeds, is one of the largest in the UK processing over 1,000 pathology slides a day, and is now digitally scanning every slide thanks to their partnership with Leica Biosystems....
Glycosylation, as a a post-translational modification, has the feature of structural complexity, which increases the difficulty of analysiing glycoproteins. Although it has been predicted that about 50 percent proteins are glycosylated, only 10 percent glycoproteins have been identified so far. To support researchers in glycoprotein related study, MtoZ Biolabs provides LC-MS/MS based glycosylation sites analysis and glycoprotein type analysis services at this site.
ScreenIn3D, a partner of AMSBIO, reports on the accolades it has received following the recent launch of its novel microfluidic cancer screening service. Combining the latest advances in microfluidics and 3D culture - the service uses an optimised screening platform targeted at improving anticancer drug treatment and accelerating development of new personalised medicine solutions. At the recent Miptec conference in Basle, Switzerland - ScreenIn3D was one of 60 global organisations invited to showcase its cutting-edge life science technologies....
Global investment firm backs growth plans for TTP Labtech. TTP Labtech Ltd, an international leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science research is pleased to announce that investment from Battery Ventures has underpinned their aggressive growth plans. Over the last 18 years TTP Labtech has successfully grown an impressive portfolio of automation, instrumentation and consumables products serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic research markets....
EVONETIX LTD, the company pioneering an innovative approach to scalable and high-fidelity gene synthesis, announced today that it has expanded its team three-fold, following a successful series A round of £9 million ($12.3M) to support the development of the Company’s technology. 
From October 1, 2018, until January 15, 2019, young researchers not older than 35 years, with an advanced degree, who are working in Europe can apply for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This highly prestigious 20,000 EUR prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts...
The ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot from INTEGRA Biosciences received a prestigious Basel Life MipTec Product Innovation Award 2018 at this year’s MipTec exhibition. The ASSIST PLUS puts automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab. Using any INTEGRA electronic multichannel pipette, this compact system offers laboratory automation at an affordable price, providing reproducible and error-free processing while eliminating repetitive manual pipetting tasks....
Dr. France to present “Preserving and Revealing History – Challenges of a Cultural Heritage Scientist” The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fenella France, Chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress, will deliver the 2019 Plenary Lecture. Dr. France researches non-destructive imaging techniques and prevention of environmental degradation to collections. Her current focus is the development of spectral imaging and image processing techniques...
Renishaw is delighted to have its RA802 Pharmaceutical Analyser shortlisted for a 2018 CPhI Pharma Award. The CPhI Pharma Awards, which are now in their 15th year, provide recognition to pharmaceutical companies that turn inspiration into innovation. They celebrate thinkers and creators breaking new ground in the industry and strongly advocate companies that are committed to driving the industry forward...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Solutions (LIMS), is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Sequence Inc., a leading provider of quality and compliance solutions. Sequence, based in Morrisville, NC, is now an ATL Certified Delivery Partner and can provide ATL’s customers with a comprehensive...
Technology company Semcon is increasing its focus on Life Science. Smart technical solutions can be used to improve care and welfare for patients and healthcare staff alike. A new framework agreement has also been concluded with AstraZeneca, applicable to everything from product and production development to product information. “We have extensive experience of Life Science, developing digital...
Funding to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery takes a significant step forward as Optibrium™, Intellegens, and Medicines Discovery Catapult secure a grant from Innovate UK to fund a £1 million project. The program will see Optibrium, which creates software to improve the efficiency and productivity of drug discovery, and Intellegens, a spin out from the University of Cambridge which is focused on a specific form of AI called ‘deep learning’, work with Medicines Discovery Catapult over the next two years...
The organization zooms in on Brexit product recalls and complex supply chains. NSF International, a global public health and safety organisation, will present its worldwide pharmaceutical consulting, auditing and training capabilities at CPhI 2018 at stand 3G63, Hall 3. With the pharmaceutical and biotech industries facing a wide range of challenges – from the ever-changing regulatory landscape to complex supply chains in an uncertain global environment....
Life science research tools one-stop shop, Antibodies.com, has appointed Dr Claire Button as its CEO to develop and execute its global growth strategy. CEO appointment marks a step change in growth strategy as Antibodies.com aims to become a market-leading global supplier of life science research tools....
ASTM International, a global standards organization, announced that it is a supporting partner of ARABLAB 2019, March 12-14, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. ARABLAB is considered the largest global trade show for laboratory science and instrumentation, with an expected 10,000 visitors from over 100 countries....
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services. The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working, and visitors can keep up-to-date with over 35 hours of CPD-accredited content.
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will perform large-scale metabolic profiling of the Mexico City Prospective Study cohort by analyzing the biomarker profiles of blood samples from a cohort of 150,000 study participants....