Autoscribe Informatics has appointed Ritme as its distributor for the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in France, Italy and Switzerland.
Ritme has been selling scientific software and offering software support since 1989, with the prime objective of helping its customers make the best use of their software solutions. John Boother, President at Autoscribe Informatics said: “Following on from our recent successes in the USA, we are also keen to expand...
Award presentation at the ZEISS Symposium 'Optics in the Digital World'
Within the framework of the ZEISS Symposium 'Optics in the Digital World,' Professor Fedor Jelezko (University of Ulm) and Professor Jörg Wrachtrup (University of Stuttgart) received the ZEISS Research Award 2016. This prestigious award is given to outstanding scientists who perform research in the field of optics and photonics and promote innovations....
Read MoreSartorius Stedim BioOutsource Appoints Technical Sales Specialist in IndiaJul 26, 2016
To help Indian researchers access a portfolio of excellent services from BioOutsource and Cellca
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), an international leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary BioOutsource has appointed Ravin Mehta as Technical Sales Specialist to enable customers to have access to Cellca and BioOutsource’s early stage development services for biosimilar drug candidates....
Science World, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience, returned to Berlin on 1 June following a great show at the same venue two years ago.
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, showcased the latest in laboratory innovations available through the Fisher Scientific channel. Thousands of products were in action for attendees to experience, making it an ideal for anyone working in or around a laboratory...
Metrohm USA is proud to announce that it has received the Leadership Circle Award from The Electrochemical Society (ECS) recognizing ten consecutive years of membership.
The mission of The Electrochemical Society is to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemical and solid state science. Metrohm USA’s support helps ECS members make key discoveries that address challenges such as renewable energy, food safety, water sanitation, and medical diagnosis and care....
British specialist laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave has been awarded an export contract to deliver a number of its QCS150 front loading autoclaves to medical centres throughout Northeast Africa.
The contract, worth in excess of £560,000, will see Priorclave ship over a number of months, a large number of the vacuum versions of its QCS150 cylindrical chamber, laboratory autoclave. The vacuum model has been selected specifically to ensure complete and total air evacuation to suit the variety of applications....
Better protection against rust and corrosion is a step closer thanks to a breakthrough by a Swansea University research team, who have discovered a safer, smarter way of tackling the problem. The team, led by Professor Geraint Williams and includes doctorate student Patrick Dodds, is developing a new ‘smart release’ corrosion inhibitor, for use in coated steel products, and has won the Materials Science Venture Prize...
GPE Scientific has provided a 60 MHz NMReady benchtop spectrometer to the University of Edinburgh, designed for a three year University project: in order to refine and improve chemistry undergraduates studies in Chemical Sciences.
There are many reasons why the NMReady spectrometer from Nanalysis would be used in teaching laboratories: it has many features, including, but not limited to; a cryogen free, persistent magnetic field, a simple to use LCD touch screen, optional kinetics capabilities for simple reaction monitoring and can perform routine NMR measurements effortlessly...
Cellca’s Cell Line and Upstream Process Development Services Now Integrated
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry announced that its subsidiary BioOutsource launched an updated website to spotlight Sartorius Stedim Cellca’s cell line and upstream process development services for the biopharmaceutical industry. The new microsite features insights into the technology and development services of Cellca most recently acquired...
Cellectricon AB, a leading provider of advanced cell-based Discovery Services, today announced a commercial collaboration with UK-based research company Neurexpert Ltd.
Under the agreement, Cellectricon and Neurexpert will co-promote their combined CNS drug discovery expertise, with a particular focus on synaptic function assays, for research into treatments of central nervous system disorders in the fields of psychiatry, neurology, pain and neurodegeneration. “As a provider of specialist neurophysiology expertise and with over 80 years combined experience in developing...
The BioStack™ 4 Microplate Stacker from BioTek Instruments has been granted U.S. patent 9,366,686 for its unique technology associated with automatic microplate de-lidding and re-lidding, which is especially useful in cell-based assay workflows.
BioStack 4 facilitates increased throughput and greater productivity in processes involving lidded and unlidded 96-, 384- and 1536-well microplates as well as select 6- to 48-well microplates. The design incorporates a two-position carrier for ultra-fast transfer times, and the small overall footprint allows operation in biosafety cabinets....
Biotage, a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, is pleased to announce that they have achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification.
This certificate is an international standard for an environmental management system (EMS) that helps businesses such as Biotage control and improve practices that are potentially harmful to the environment. This comes after years of dedicated work and close collaboration between employees, consultants and managerial staff....
Private equity firm Holland Venture and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) are together investing in CytoSMART Technologies.
Founded in 2012 under the name CytoMATE, CytoSMART is a spin-off of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The company develops smart devices for use in laboratories around the world. The first product, CytoSMARTTM Lux, is a small digital microscope that can be used to continually monitor cell cultures in a CO2 incubator and send the images straight to the cloud, where they can then be examined by...
Anachem’s new ISO 17025 accredited Pipette Service Centre based in Dublin is staffed by highly qualified, professional service technicians.
Our efficient organisation ensures a high quality, value for money service, without delay. Your pipettes will be fully, professionally serviced & calibrated to the original manufacturer specifications and returned to you promptly. Our commitment to these standards guarantees your work is not delayed waiting for pipettes to come back to your laboratory....
Company welcomes new customers with promise to provide seamless support for genomics research
Integrated DNA Technologies, the global leader in custom nucleic acid synthesis, has announced the acquisition of ValueGene, Inc. (“ValueGene”), an oligonucleotide synthesis services company based in San Diego, California. ValueGene offers custom DNA and RNA oligonucleotide synthesis products, including PAGE and HPLC purification and modification services. Dr Joseph A Walder, IDT founder and chief executive officer...
Avacta’s Affimer technology will be used to develop rapid lateral flow diagnostics for clinical applications
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT) the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, and Mologic, a specialist diagnostic development company, today announced they have formed a collaborative partnership to develop diagnostic tests against multiple targets of clinical interest for point of care (POC) testing, using Avacta’s Affimer technology. As stated at the time of Avacta’s interim results, establishing commercial relationships in the POC testing market is one of the Company’s key strategic objectives....
Autoscribe Informatics is delighted to announce a record order intake for its Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) in the USA.
Results for the 6 months to April 2016 showed a total increase of orders of 161%, with April itself showing the highest ever order book for a single month. Autoscribe Informatics President, John Boother, said: “This is the latest step in a period of sustained growth for the company. It is a just reward for the effort we have put in to growing the business in the USA. We have increased our sales and support team there...
Company now selling directly to customers in South Korea
Integrated DNA Technologies , the global leader in custom nucleic acid synthesis, has acquired MBiotech, Inc. (“MBiotech”), headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. MBiotech has been a distributor of IDT products for more than a decade. In its promotion of IDT products, MBiotech has successfully made IDT’s brand well-known throughout the South Korean peninsula....
Horizon Discovery Group plc has announced that QIAGEN N.V. will be offering an extensive package of quality control data, generated through the application of Horizon’s Reference Standards, with its GeneReader NGS System.
Deal demonstrates the impact Horizon's Reference Standards are having in supporting the rapidly growing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) market
Future joint collaborations are expected as work continues to unlock the full clinical and research potential of both technologies
Lab Innovations 2016 returns to the NEC, Birmingham, for its fifth edition. The show, which has established itself as the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory professionals, will take place on 2 & 3 November 2016.
Laboratory professionals from a wide range of industry sectors will flock to the show to source the latest products and services on the market. Last year saw decision makers from big names such as Sainsbury’s, Kellogg’s, Rolls Royce and 3M walk the show floor. The show will also provide visitors with the opportunity to attend free educational seminars and network with like-minded individuals, often presenting numerous...
Optibrium, a developer of software for small molecule discovery, has announced that Janssen Research and Development has signed an agreement to license Optibrium’s StarDrop software.
The agreement will provide a global licence for StarDrop and eight of StarDrop’s optional plug-in modules.
StarDrop is a software suite that helps researchers to deliver optimally balanced, successful compounds. It brings confidence and intuitive simplicity to decision making; guiding and validating the direction taken by project teams and which compounds are prioritized...
Read MoreHorizon and Ubiquigent Enter into Collaboration AgreementJun 30, 2016
Horizon’s X-MAN cell lines to be made available in conjunction with Ubiquigent’s ubiquitin-related Drug Discovery Services
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon"), the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies including cell models, today announced it has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Ubiquigent Ltd (“Ubiquigent”). Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent will be able to utilize Horizon’s X-MAN® cell lines as part of its ubiquitin system focused Drug Discovery Services...