Earlier this month, BOC Sciences announced to launch its peptide bioconjugation service for researchers involved with medicinal chemistry, diagnostics and therapeutic study. Previously, the company has already released conjugation services for various biomolecules, including antibody, protein, enzyme, liposome, PEGylation, and nano to macro particles. As clients’ requirements vary from each other, these bioconjugation services are often tailor-made accordingly...
Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxemburg has received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his project “ExpoBiome”. Within this project, Wilmes will explore the interaction between microbial molecules and the human immune system in patients with Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis....
Illumina, Inc. further demonstrated its commitment to making genomics more accessible for the potential benefit of patients today with a series of technology and partnership announcements that further the company’s commitment to unlocking the power of the genome. Speaking at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Illumina CEO, Francis deSouza, announced a 15-year, non-exclusive collaboration agreement with Roche...
Waters Corporation has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, an innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics. Andrew Alliance’s cloud-native software platform and modern interface dramatically improves the use of automation technology, enabling more scientists to realize the advantages of repeatability and performance for both routine and complex laboratory workflows....
As one of the most widely used pieces of laboratory equipment this is critical for pipettes. In partnership with Sartorius, Alpha Laboratories now brings you a choice of internationally recognised expert pipette calibration services that you can trust and rely on. The combined scope of knowledge expands beyond Sartorius and Alpha instruments to directly provide all calibration needs, including other manufacturers’ brand equipment, giving you a single point of service for all your pipettes....
BMG LABTECH will mark its 30th anniversary on January 2020 by launching an anniversary campaign that highlights the great people behind the company’s products. Started as small one-man engineering office, BMG LABTECH is now a global manufacturer of microplate readers for the scientific community with offices in Australia, France, Japan, UK and the USA. The company’s success is based on many shoulders and great heads...
Dolomite Bio, a leading provider of high throughput single cell technology, and S2 Genomics, a manufacturer and provider of automated tissue sample preparation systems, announce a collaboration to combine S2 Genomics’ Singulator™ capabilities with Dolomite Bio’s single cell Nadia platform. Achieving high-quality single cell data from solid tissues relies on consistent and reproducible cell or nuclei dissociation procedures....
The Priorclave stand at this year’s Medlab exhibition in Dubai (3rd to 6th February 2020) highlights the comprehensive range of laboratory and research grade autoclaves designed and manufactured by this British engineering company. With an autoclave product range of more than 60 models in various configurations and styles that include benchtop, front loading, top loading and stackable units, Priorclave has been solving sterilising needs around the world....
A dedicated laboratory air management system, supplied by TROX, has been installed to optimise safety and environmental performance in a major new clinical and research facility. The TROX EASYLAB system, incorporating TROX VAV controllers, specialist filters, grilles and diffusers, will assist Norfolk-based Quadram Institute to meet the stringent requirements for its world-class research....
Arctoris Ltd, the developer of the world’s first fully automated drug discovery platform, has opened the doors to its new global headquarters and state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility in Oxford, UK. Housing the company’s proprietary technology and providing space for its rapidly growing commercial and scientific teams, the facility will enable Arctoris to continue to support its research partners around the world with its structured, automated approach to drug discovery....
Researchers all over the world are working on powerful batteries for the energy revolution. Modern analysis technology is indispensable for this. Analytica therefore focuses on new devices and methods for battery research. The world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology with accompanying analytica conference will take place from March 31 to April 03, 2020, on the fairgrounds of Messe München...
TTP Labtech Ltd, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, has announced its corporate name change to SPT Labtech effective from January 6, 2020. The change of name is a contractual requirement of its divestment from TTP Group in 2018 with the backing of technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that it has signed a license agreement providing Promega Corp., a global life science manufacturer based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA access to Merck’s foundational CRISPR intellectual property. Promega will use Merck’s CRISPR genome-editing technology to create research products and services, including those for drug development.
Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have established the Sartorius AI Lab (SAIL) research laboratory. On the DFKI campus in Kaiserslautern, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Sartorius products and platform solutions is being experimentally tested and further developed at SAIL....
Hot on the heels of its new site-opening in Waterloo (Canada), laboratory instrument provider SepSolve Analytical Ltd has relocated its Cambridgeshire headquarters to a new, larger premises. “Our new Peterborough premises are three times larger than the previous site”, said Bob Green, Director of SepSolve. “Having grown so rapidly over the last two years in particular, we’re very relieved to have the extra space, not just to accommodate our growing staff numbers, but also to enable....
Medlab Middle East, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory exhibition and congress, which takes place from 3 – 6 February 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, has revealed a 6% YoY increase in attendees to over 25,661 and more than US$152 million worth of business generated during the 2019 edition of the show. Wise Guy Research Consultants indicated the value of the MEA clinical services market to reach over US$14 billion by 2023....
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK and the British Pharmacological Society, announce that they have formed a strategic alliance. The two-year agreement offers the organisations the opportunity to benefit from each other’s scientific communities to help strengthen their positions and reach. Members of ELRIG UK and the British Pharmacological Society will gain access to new openings for scientific exchange and collaboration between industry, academia...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has been named best supplier in the ‘Best Cost Saving Initiative’ category at the prestigious ‘Excellent Supplier and Contractor Event 2019’ held by Newcastle University. Only seven awards are made in a variety of categories and no other laboratory suppliers were nominated in any of these. Neil Addison, Head of Procurement at Newcastle University, when introducing the event stated “The awards are designed to recognise and acknowledge ‘excellence’ where suppliers have gone above and beyond”....
Until January 15, 2020, researchers up to 35 years, with an advanced degree, who are working in Europe are invited to apply online for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators 2020. This prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. It has been awarded, in partnership with Nature, since 1995....
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer facing women worldwide. To help fight this disease, INTEGRA launched PIPETGIRL – a limited edition of the PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controller – in 2015 to support internationally renowned research institutes dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer, donating 10€ / US$15 from each sale....
Climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and vaccines top the list of 2019’s most discussed research. From the increasing use of artificial intelligence to the climate emergency facing us all, many of this year’s most polarizing issues feature in the Altmetric Top 100. The annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights research published in 2019 that has generated significant international online attention and discussion...
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Agilent Technologies are continuing their agreement to the industry-wide Instrument Control Exchange Program (ICEP) – fostering compatibility among key vendors’ instrumentation and chromatography data systems (CDS). Organizations across the life sciences and applied industries will continue to benefit from the ability to select the hardware and software that most appropriately meets their application and business needs through the sustained involvement of key vendors....