Laboratories can now rely on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s expanded line of cold-storage products to help them meet their goals for both productivity and sustainability.
The company recently earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification for its Thermo Scientific TSX Series ultra-low temperature freezers, which is designed to reduce energy consumption while ensuring sample protection.....
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), the world leader in thermal desorption technology, has announced the opening of a new Chinese subsidiary.
The new operation will support Markes’ existing network of Chinese distributors and sales agents, and will be spearheaded by a recently-appointed General Manager, Lili Tang. Speaking about Markes’ new operation in China, Managing Director Tim Hawkins said....
A consortium led by the University of Glasgow has been awarded a £1.7 million grant to create the world’s largest Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease (IMID) Biobank.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded project will be delivered by the IMIDBio-UK consortium, which brings together researchers from the University of Glasgow, Newcastle University, the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London and the University of Manchester.....
IONTAS will provide Glythera with antibodies from its fully human antibody libraries
Glythera will use these antibodies, in combination with its novel toxin portfolio, to develop next generation ADCs with improved efficacy and safety, to target difficult-to-treat tumours. Glythera Limited (‘Glythera’), the next generation Antibody Drug Conjugate....
Leading British gas chromatography supplier, Ellutia, has opened a dedicated training centre at its new state-of-the-art facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
The GC Excellence Academy will host training courses by Royal Society of Chemistry-approved independent trainer, Anthias Consulting, as well as Ellutia-led sessions by the company’s technical experts....
BMG LABTECH, a manufacturer of innovative microplate readers, has announced the launch of a newly redesigned version of its website.
The site's clean and modern look, combined with improved search functionality, and optimization for mobile devices allow visitors to better interact with BMG LABTECH online. The revamped website offers quick and easy access to essential information and features about the company’s high quality microplate readers....
A new source of low cost products for your laboratory
Pop-Bio brings together its family of brands to launch a new cost effective way of obtaining some of the best products for life sciences. Launched in January 2017, Pop-Bio has been established as the central point for its sister company brands of Vivantis, Hercuvan, Reszon, Speedy Assay, 7FoodPillars and more....
ZEISS plans to build a new shared innovation hub on the north campus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2018; the €30 million hub will cover 12,000 square meters. With the ZEISS Innovation Hub, the global technology leader in optics and optoelectronics is making a sustainable investment in Germany as a place for innovation.....
The thermoelectric circulation thermostat for quality assurance
The new, innovative LOOP L 250 thermoelectric circulation thermostat by LAUDA is proving its performance as an elegant all-rounder in quality assurance at VACUUBRAND. VACUUBRAND GMBH & CO. KG, from Wertheim, Germany, manufactures the most comprehensive range of vacuum generation, vacuum measurement and vacuum control products worldwide....
The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the new chairmen who are collaborating on strategic and tactical plans for Pittcon 2018.
As of July 1, Adrian C. Michael, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry), took office as president along with his named Vice President Charles Gardner, ChemImage Corporation, and selected chairs. Other members of the Executive Board include Gregory Meisner, esq., Melinda Stephens, Ph.D., (Geneva College).....
Funding will be used to develop the Company’s Alphamer technology to target antibacterial resistance
Centauri Therapeutics Ltd (Centauri), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer, has announced that it has been awarded up to £945,000 under Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) programme....
Combined organization delivers proven, high tech solutions to accelerate clinical research
ERT, a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials, has announced it has acquired Biomedical Systems, a well-recognized provider of reliable imaging, as well as cardiac safety and respiratory data collection solutions....
BMG LABTECH, a leading manufacturer of microplate readers, announces that the company has received grant for the U.S. Patent 9,733,124, entitled “Microplate Reader with Linear Variable Filter”.
The patent’s claims cover a revolutionary new type of dual monochromator technology using Linear Variable Filters (LVF) for the selection of wavelength and bandwidths. The patent provides protection for this unique LVF MonochromatorTM design and recognition of the high quality of the innovation being carried out by the BMG LABTECH team....
Median Technologies have announced that it will lead a scientific and medical round table to discuss the application of its next generation imaging platform iBiopsy® for NASH.
The round table panel will include four world-renowned key opinion leaders: Dr. Richard Jones, MD, MRCP, Vice President, General Medicine, Princeton, NJ, USA. Dr. Jones is a GMC registered UK Physician specializing in internal medicine, clinical pharmacology and cardiology....
Global High-Performance Liquid Chromatography market is projected to grow from US$4.462 billion in 2017 to US$5.672 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 4.91% over the forecast period.
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a technique which helps in separating and identifying of components in a mixture. Ongoing research and development is contributing to expanding application of HPLC applications in medical, research, and manufacturing sector....
30 percent growth and innovation products wins Manchester company BVCA award
Having the right technology at the right time has made Elucigene Diagnostics a world leading developer and distributor of prenatal, rare disease and infertility genetics diagnostics. The Manchester-based company has been selected as the winner of the Venture-backed Management Team 2017 award for the Northwest....
Gilson, an industry leader in Manual and Automated Liquid Handling instruments, officialy opens its new world-class, purpose built UK Centre of Excellence in Dunstable.
At an exclusive Grand Opening Ceremony, Andrew Selous, MP for South West Bedfordshire and Peter Tudor, Gilson European Director, officially unveil the new building. Gilson’s continued growth within the UK and commitment to excellence has fueled their demand and need to relocate to a larger and more modern premises.....
Entire library of 56,000 samples transferred in under 3 days
BioAscent Discovery Limited has taken delivery of Medivir AB’s compound collection of around 56,000 samples, to manage on an outsourced basis. To ensure business continuity during this transfer process, the complete collection was transferred within three working days....
Leading industrial biotechnology company Ingenza has acquired a high performance benchtop bioreactor system to enable faster development of new fermentation processes.
The Sartorius ambr® 250 modular system combines automated operation and monitoring with small-scale, single-use fermentation vessels, offering potential benefits across the business. This compact instrument is designed to fit seamlessly into laboratory fermentation workflows, helping to accelerate development timelines....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, has announced the ambr® 15 automated micro bioreactor system combined with a Nova Biomedical (Nova) BioProfile® FLEX2 automated cell culture analyzer.
This newly integrated system, which is a first from SSB and Nova’s successful collaboration, enables rapid at-line sample collection and analysis of massive quantities of key cell culture data. SSB and Nova have collaborated to seamlessly integrate the software interface that controls....
Deben has been chosen by Phenom-World to supply the Microtest Tensile Stage as an accessory to their Phenom XL range of desktop scanning electron microscopes.
Phenom-World, the leading global supplier of desktop scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), has once again chosen Deben as their preferred supplied of accessories for their Phenom XL range of desktop scanning electron microscopes.....
Magritek and Quantum Design announce their new distribution partnership.
Under the new agreement, Quantum Design South America will distribute Magritek’s product line of Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometers in South America. Commenting on the agreement, Andrew Coy, Magritek CEO said “We are delighted to be partnering with Quantum Design for the distribution of our Spinsolve Benchtop NMR family of products....