BioTek Instruments further expanded their presence in China with the opening of their Guangzhou office.
As BioTek’s third China location, this most recent addition is situated in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district, Zhujiang New Town, and will include sales, service and applications support for the rapidly expanding South China market. BioTek’s General Manager for China, Mr. Luo Shaoguang (Danny) will oversee the new office...
The UK’s largest independent supplier of laboratory products is pleased to announce an exclusive deal with E & O Laboratories Ltd for their comprehensive range of microbiological media.
TTP Labtech Ltd. is a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications.
Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI) is the award-winning manufacturer of Fragment Analyzer™ and FEMTO Pulse™ automated systems for nucleic acid sizing and quantity analysis. The Fragment Analyzer INFINITY™ model integrates within robotic cells for complete 24+ hour automation....
NRL Receives Globally Recognized ISO 15189 Accreditation for Quality Excellence for Four more Laboratories in their Network.
The latest accreditations support the continued growth of NRL’s delivery of medical laboratory excellence, to ultimately improve patient outcomes across Abu Dhabi and the region. National Reference Laboratory (NRL), part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, today announced receiving the ISO 15189 accreditation for their laboratory at ICAD and three managed laboratories....
INFORS HT has been recognised with an award presented by the prestigious iF International Forum / The Minifors 2 bioreactor impressed the jury and was one of only a few candidates to receive the iF gold award in the discipline "product"
Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, bestows the iF DESIGN AWARD. It is one of the most important design prizes in the world and awards design achievements in the following disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture, as well as Professional Concepts. This year only 75 products of 5575 submissions from 59 countries have been chosen for the iF...
Funding from Deepbridge Capital, Innovate UK and Scottish Investment Bank will support development of next generation Ophthalmology biologics
Elasmogen Ltd, developer of soloMERTM biologics, today announced that it has received a Biomedical Catalyst Grant from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK and matching investment from Deepbridge Capital and Scottish Investment Bank (the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise) totalling £1.2 M....
Edinburgh-based Ingenza is celebrating after being named the Innovator of the Year at the 2017 Made in Scotland awards, held at the Glasgow Science Centre on the 19th of April.
Now in its second year, the awards highlight the achievements of Scottish companies in sectors such as life sciences, food and drink, engineering, manufacturing and recycling. The Innovator of the Year award acknowledges the launch or creation of a product or process with substantial commercial potential. Ingenza was recognised for its proprietary combinatorial genetic platform, inABLE®....
Precision NanoSystems NanoAssemblr™ platform has been selected for the controlled manufacture of nanomedicines as part of the multinational B-SMART (Brain-Specific, Modular and Active RNA Therapeutics) translational research project.
This €6 million initiative, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, aims to use RNA-based therapeutics to silence the production of disease-causing proteins for a range of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. Professor Raymond Schiffelers from UMC Utrecht is leading the project, and explained its goals....
Read MoreHUBER Expands and Acquires "Van der Heijden Labortechnik GmbH"Apr 24, 2017
Huber’s market growth at is being supported by doubling the production capacity at the Offenburg production site. Construction work on new production facilities and an administration building have already started. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board of Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau AG agreed to and adopted the suggestion of the Board to acquire the company “Van-der-Heijden Labortechnik GmbH”.....
Automated Workflows Open New Avenues in the Rapidly-Expanding Epigenetic Frontier
Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research Corporation announced an ongoing collaboration that unites Zymo Research’s epigenetics innovations with Hamilton’s high-throughput workflow expertise. A number of Zymo Research assay chemistries are now optimized for use on Hamilton’s automated liquid handling workstations....
The preparative and process chromatography market is expected to reach $8,950 million by 2019 from $6351.5 million in 2014, at a CAGR of 7.1%.
The global Preparative and Process Chromatography market is categorized on the basis of products and services, end user, and geography. The service segment is expected to register the highest growth rate in the Preparative and Process Chromatography market, by products and services, during the forecast period....
Investment will drive adoption of new diagnostic modality within healthcare system
Owlstone Medical Ltd, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for disease, today announced an investment from Aviva Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aviva plc, a global leader in insurance. The investment takes Owlstone Medical’s total funding to $23.5 million USD (£19.3 million GBP) since its spin-out from Owlstone Inc in 2016....
Lophius Biosciences GmbH today announced the extension of the first tranche of the recently closed financing round by €5.2m to €7.4m
Lophius Biosciences GmbH today announced the extension of the first tranche of the recently closed financing round by €5.2m to €7.4m. The extension round was led by VRD GmbH, one of the current main investors, supported by the Bavarian Growth Fund (“Wachstumsfonds Bayern”) of Bayern Kapital GmbH and the private investor Wolf Biotech GmbH....
New facilities will enable high quality and high throughput Biomarker Services, for identification of novel breath biomarkers in disease diagnostics and precision medicine applications
Owlstone Medical Ltd, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for disease, welcomed Tony Blair to its headquarters in Cambridge, UK where he officially opened the company’s new high volume clinical laboratory. During the visit, Mr Blair learned more about the company’s Breath Biopsy® technology and its mission to save 100,000 lives and $1.5 billion in healthcare costs....
Charnwood Campus and University of Leicester to inspire discovery, encourage collaboration and accelerate business growth for the Med-Tech and Biopharma community
Together with the site owners, Charnwood Campus, and the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, the University of Leicester is seeking to establish a new Innovation Centre at the UK’s first ever Life Sciences Opportunity Zone in Charnwood, near Loughborough, to accelerate business growth for the Med-Tech and Biopharma community....
Horizon Discovery Group plc has announced it has entered into a research and development collaboration and license agreement with AmplyCell S.A., to evaluate the impact of AmplyCell’s BOOST cell line optimisation technology on Horizon’s parental GS (glutamine synthetase) null CHO K1 cell line.
AmplyCell's Cell Fitness Technologies, which include BOOST, consist of a four-stage process to optimise cell lines in terms of stability and productivity. Cell lines can be stimulated using AmplyCell's Cell Fitness Technologies at any stage of cell line development or bioproduction (clone creation, RCB/DCB, MCB), without the need to change culture conditions.
TSX Series blood bank refrigerators meet energy-saving demands of clinical facilities
Clinicians working across blood banking and transfusion applications can now reduce the environmental footprint of their operations by selecting certified energy-efficient refrigerators that have received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR label. The Thermo Scientific TSX Series High-Performance Blood Bank Refrigerators have been recognized by the U.S. EPA...
Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), a world leader in bioanalytical testing, has announced plans to establish a new pharmaceutical chemistry and microbiology facility in Livingston, Scotland as part of a £4 million investment.
The announcement follows Eurofins’ acquisition of Exova’s pharmaceutical, food and water testing business in the UK & Ireland in July 2016, and the subsequent purchase of ILS’s pharmaceutical business in October 2016. Significantly increasing its capacity in the UK, the 5800 m2 facility at Brucefield Industry Park will house Eurofins’ Biopharmaceutical Testing business in the UK...
Cambridge Epigenetix, a pioneer in the development and application of epigenetic technologies, today announces the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
The SAB comprises experts for Cambridge Epigenetix’s key focus areas, including oncology, liquid biopsy and ageing. They form a key strategic resource and provide their unique research perspectives as the company transitions towards becoming an integrated commercial epigenetic biomarker discovery venture....
Uniqsis Ltd., specialists in flow chemistry, has announced a 50% growth in sales and a significant increase in trading profit for their business year ending 31st January 2017.
During the year – Uniqsis achieved strongest growth in North America and Europe with a notable increase in sales of its high performance FlowSyn integrated continuous flow reactor systems for pharmaceutical, nanomaterials and academic research applications....
Partnership aims to identify non-invasive VOC biomarkers in development of live biotherapeutics for disease diagnosis and patient stratification
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for disease, today announced it has signed a master service agreement with 4D Pharma plc (AIM:DDDD), a pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of live biotherapeutics....
Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by JPK Instruments to supply a customized version of one of their cryo-stage systems to enable surface properties to be studied over an extended temperature range.
Linkam has been developing cryo stages for correlative microscopies for many years while JPK Instruments is regarded as a leading supplier of nanoscale resolution SPM & Optical Tweezer systems. Bringing their technologies together has enabled JPK to offer cryo-stage capability for their NanoWizard® AFM systems. This means AFM users may now study surface property changes as a function of temperature over the range of -120 °C to +220 °C. Head of Applications at JPK...
As BioTek’s third China location, this most recent addition is situated in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district, Zhujiang New Town, and will include sales, service and applications support for the rapidly expanding South China market. BioTek’s General Manager for China, Mr. Luo Shaoguang (Danny) will oversee the new office...
SLS already have a comprehensive range of microbiology equipment, consumables and media which has been further strengthened by the addition of E & O to their portfolio, with exclusivity into the universities sector.
Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI) is the award-winning manufacturer of Fragment Analyzer™ and FEMTO Pulse™ automated systems for nucleic acid sizing and quantity analysis. The Fragment Analyzer INFINITY™ model integrates within robotic cells for complete 24+ hour automation....
The latest accreditations support the continued growth of NRL’s delivery of medical laboratory excellence, to ultimately improve patient outcomes across Abu Dhabi and the region. National Reference Laboratory (NRL), part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, today announced receiving the ISO 15189 accreditation for their laboratory at ICAD and three managed laboratories....
Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, bestows the iF DESIGN AWARD. It is one of the most important design prizes in the world and awards design achievements in the following disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture, as well as Professional Concepts. This year only 75 products of 5575 submissions from 59 countries have been chosen for the iF...
Elasmogen Ltd, developer of soloMERTM biologics, today announced that it has received a Biomedical Catalyst Grant from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK and matching investment from Deepbridge Capital and Scottish Investment Bank (the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise) totalling £1.2 M....
Huber’s market growth at is being supported by doubling the production capacity at the Offenburg production site. Construction work on new production facilities and an administration building have already started. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board of Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau AG agreed to and adopted the suggestion of the Board to acquire the company “Van-der-Heijden Labortechnik GmbH”.....
Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research Corporation announced an ongoing collaboration that unites Zymo Research’s epigenetics innovations with Hamilton’s high-throughput workflow expertise. A number of Zymo Research assay chemistries are now optimized for use on Hamilton’s automated liquid handling workstations....
The global Preparative and Process Chromatography market is categorized on the basis of products and services, end user, and geography. The service segment is expected to register the highest growth rate in the Preparative and Process Chromatography market, by products and services, during the forecast period....
Owlstone Medical Ltd, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for disease, today announced an investment from Aviva Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aviva plc, a global leader in insurance. The investment takes Owlstone Medical’s total funding to $23.5 million USD (£19.3 million GBP) since its spin-out from Owlstone Inc in 2016....
Lophius Biosciences GmbH today announced the extension of the first tranche of the recently closed financing round by €5.2m to €7.4m. The extension round was led by VRD GmbH, one of the current main investors, supported by the Bavarian Growth Fund (“Wachstumsfonds Bayern”) of Bayern Kapital GmbH and the private investor Wolf Biotech GmbH....
Together with the site owners, Charnwood Campus, and the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, the University of Leicester is seeking to establish a new Innovation Centre at the UK’s first ever Life Sciences Opportunity Zone in Charnwood, near Loughborough, to accelerate business growth for the Med-Tech and Biopharma community....
AmplyCell's Cell Fitness Technologies, which include BOOST, consist of a four-stage process to optimise cell lines in terms of stability and productivity. Cell lines can be stimulated using AmplyCell's Cell Fitness Technologies at any stage of cell line development or bioproduction (clone creation, RCB/DCB, MCB), without the need to change culture conditions.
Clinicians working across blood banking and transfusion applications can now reduce the environmental footprint of their operations by selecting certified energy-efficient refrigerators that have received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR label. The Thermo Scientific TSX Series High-Performance Blood Bank Refrigerators have been recognized by the U.S. EPA...
The announcement follows Eurofins’ acquisition of Exova’s pharmaceutical, food and water testing business in the UK & Ireland in July 2016, and the subsequent purchase of ILS’s pharmaceutical business in October 2016. Significantly increasing its capacity in the UK, the 5800 m2 facility at Brucefield Industry Park will house Eurofins’ Biopharmaceutical Testing business in the UK...
The SAB comprises experts for Cambridge Epigenetix’s key focus areas, including oncology, liquid biopsy and ageing. They form a key strategic resource and provide their unique research perspectives as the company transitions towards becoming an integrated commercial epigenetic biomarker discovery venture....
During the year – Uniqsis achieved strongest growth in North America and Europe with a notable increase in sales of its high performance FlowSyn integrated continuous flow reactor systems for pharmaceutical, nanomaterials and academic research applications....
Linkam has been developing cryo stages for correlative microscopies for many years while JPK Instruments is regarded as a leading supplier of nanoscale resolution SPM & Optical Tweezer systems. Bringing their technologies together has enabled JPK to offer cryo-stage capability for their NanoWizard® AFM systems. This means AFM users may now study surface property changes as a function of temperature over the range of -120 °C to +220 °C. Head of Applications at JPK...