Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are pleased to announce a new member of staff to join their growing sales and marketing support team.
Linkam's continued growth in sales worldwide has led to a further hire in the support team under sales and marketing manager, Duncan Stacey. He outlines the position: “With our sales and product development being driven by feedback from our users a Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are pleased to announce a new member of staff to join their growing sales and marketing support team. Linkam's continued...
Concept Life Sciences, scientific Laboratory and consultancy group has acquired CXR Biosciences.
This marks its fourth acquisition since it was formed in July 2014. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Fort and Chief Executive Officer Alan Morgan the Concept Life Sciences Group currently has over 600 staff in 11 core locations, with advanced plans for further expansion into continental Europe. CXR Biosciences is a leading investigative toxicology business. Its in-house expertise assists international life sciences companies to resolve issues relating to...
Markus Lusser is the new President and Director of Leica Microsystems, headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.
This appointment became effective July 1, 2015. He succeeds Andries Peter Jan van den Broek who has left the company. Before joining Leica Microsystems, Markus Lusser was Vice President Global Sales and Customer Support with Sciex. Sciex produces analysis instruments and, like Leica Microsystems, belongs to the U.S. company, Danaher Corporation. Lusser holds an Electrical Engineering Degree in Telecommunications and Electronics from...
Unique System Proven to Improve Laboratory Workflow and Productivity for Infectious Disease
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is showcasing its DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System* at the European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 9-12 September 2015 on booth G5 where delegates can learn more about this new instrument that is set to revolutionise laboratory workflow. Recent evaluations undertaken in the UK and Spain have shown that DxN VERIS is simple to use (routine operator training taking approximately...
Antibiotic Research UK will announce at its Annual General meeting today its first research programme to tackle antibiotic resistant bacteria (superbugs).
Superbugs are becoming an increasing problem in hospitals as bacteria become more and more resistant to our existing antibiotics. The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies recently said that if we don’t tackle the problem now our grandchildren will not thank us. All the medical procedures we currently take for granted such as cancer treatment, open heart surgery, hip and knee replacement and organ transplantation will become much more...
The European Commission annually awards outstanding projects in various research areas with research grants. One special program supports young scientists in international exchange networks.
baseclick GmbH is part of a Marie Curie actions research program within the 7th framework program EScoDNA (an Initial Training Network, ITN). The EScoDNA program is a joint initiative by leading scientists in this field from recognized universities and companies. The research within this project focuses on the application of DNA nanotechnology in the key sectors life science and biomedicine. In January 2015, baseclick has been awarded another...
The global prepacked chromatography columns market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% from 2014 to 2019.
Rising demand of purification of antibodies, recombinant proteins, vaccines; and virus titer reduction are some of the factors driving the growth of pre-packed columns market. The cost-effective purification of biological drugs, specifically monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has been increasing the market potential of pre-packed columns. However, there is a paradigm shift towards disposable pre-packed columns. The market for pre-packed...
MNX Global Logistics announces the opening of its dedicated supply chain and logistics facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, located just outside of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
This facility with validated temperature-controlled supply chain capabilities will serve as the operations and warehousing hub for our Life Sciences and Medical Device customers throughout Europe. “The demand for our services particularly in biologics, cold chain and medical devices logistics in the EMEA region has been tremendous and we have seen double digit growth in the past 12 months,” said Paul J. Martins, MNX CEO and President. “Customers with...
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed EM Resolutions Limited as their exclusive distributor for their decontamination products in the UK & Ireland.
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for the UK and Irish markets. Founded in 2012, EM Resolutions offers a wide range of consumables and accessories for the electron microscopy market place. Steve Cham, Sales Director of EM Resolutions, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. “XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell life science products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting edge lung stem cell technology from the University of Cambridge.
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells form...
Vivantis Technologies announces the establishment of a European centre to support and promote the sales and distribution of its range.
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples. The purification columns...
LGC, the international life sciences and measurement company, today announces that it has acquired Thistle QA, provider of a comprehensive range of over 35 proficiency testing (PT) schemes to over 6,000 participants, mainly in the clinical sector. PT is also known as EQA (external quality assessment).
Thistle’s schemes cover:
Clinical chemistry in blood, serum and urine for a range of important tests e.g. cardiac markers, serology, haematology
Herolab GmbH Laborgeräte of Wiesloch in Germany who manufactures products for Life Science research, diagnostics and production has opened a UK based office.
This new office based in Cambridge, has been opened to help service the growing number of users in the UK and well as offering sales and support for a number of International dealers and customers. This expansion coincides with the Company recently being awarded a coveted German Stifterverband seal which is only given to those companies who can show new discoveries and who can create innovative solutions.....
Vivantis Technologies announces the establishment of a European centre to support and promote the sales and distribution of its range.
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples....
DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell life science products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting edge lung stem cell technology from the University of Cambridge.
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells...
INJECTABLE manufacturing specialist Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has successfully completed a scheduled inspection from the UK Government Regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) received no critical or major observations and this comes amidst various quality-related issues affecting several other sterile manufacturing sites in the UK and US. Symbiosis has been re-inspected and approved for the ongoing production of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP’s) for clinical trials, In a further boost to support the growth and strategic development of the company, it received confirmation...
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) yesterday celebrated the official presentation of its Queen’s Award for Enterprise from her Majesty’s official representative.
The company also used the prestigious occasion to officially open a third building at its Llantrisant site. The accolade was formally presented to the company at its Llantrisant headquarters by an official party including the Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Glamorgan, Mrs Kate Thomas, and the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Roy Noble. This follows on from an audience with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace last month, attended by...
ZEISS and arivis AG partner to provide leading 3D imaging systems
New microscopy technologies, such as light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) or clearing methods, allow the imaging of large samples at high resolution or high frame rates. Handling, processing, and analyzing these multi-terabyte data sets has become increasingly difficult for scientists, e.g. in developmental biology and neuroscience. New tools are needed to overcome these challenges. Therefore, ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete...
ZEISS MultiSEM 505 has been selected by a team of judges from Microscopy Today magazine as a recipient of the 2015 Microscopy Today Innovation Award.
The world’s fastest scanning electron microscope (SEM) is regarded as a significant high-technology product that advances microscopy in several areas and makes new scientific investigations possible. As the first multiple-beam SEM in the world, the system uses 61 beams simultaneously, and offers an unrivaled capture speed of up to 1220 megapixels per second with an image resolution of four nanometer. Thus large areas can now be imaged more quickly and acquisition...
Following the recent agreement for the lifting of Trade Sanctions with Iran, exhibitors and visitors at ARABLAB 2016 are set to benefit from significant trade boosts.
With the economic forecast for Iran being stated as 6-10% growth per year, the UAE is projected to increase its re-export trade with Iran in 2016 by 60%. This means that ARABLAB 2016 will have increased attendance from buyers and end users from the Gulf States. With no other specialist trade shows that exist in either the UAE or Iran, this agreement provides exhibitors at ARABLAB 2016 a unique opportunity to promote their products to the Iranian Market Place...
Diagnostics company Biofortuna will mark the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo in Atlanta, USA, with the launch of a broader portfolio of custom manufacturing and development services for the IVD market.
World-renowned for its lyophilisation services and molecular diagnostic products, Biofortuna has developed a new internal infrastructure, creating distinct products and services divisions and giving the company a strong focus for growth and efficiency. The breadth of the company’s portfolio of IVD manufacturing and development services has expanded to include manufacturing, dispensing, kitting, labelling, capping, as well as design and development of...
License covers use of Innova’s Lightning-Link and InnovaCoat GOLD technologies in Mologic’s kits and services
Innova Biosciences (Innova), a specialist provider of bioconjugation products and services, and Mologic, a specialist diagnostic development company and molecular reagent innovator, announced today the signing of a supply and licensing agreement for use of Innova’s Lightning-Link® and InnovaCoat® GOLD technologies as part of Mologic’s commercial assay development services and range of immunoassays. The deal provides Mologic with...
Linkam's continued growth in sales worldwide has led to a further hire in the support team under sales and marketing manager, Duncan Stacey. He outlines the position: “With our sales and product development being driven by feedback from our users a Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are pleased to announce a new member of staff to join their growing sales and marketing support team. Linkam's continued...
This marks its fourth acquisition since it was formed in July 2014. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Fort and Chief Executive Officer Alan Morgan the Concept Life Sciences Group currently has over 600 staff in 11 core locations, with advanced plans for further expansion into continental Europe. CXR Biosciences is a leading investigative toxicology business. Its in-house expertise assists international life sciences companies to resolve issues relating to...
This appointment became effective July 1, 2015. He succeeds Andries Peter Jan van den Broek who has left the company. Before joining Leica Microsystems, Markus Lusser was Vice President Global Sales and Customer Support with Sciex. Sciex produces analysis instruments and, like Leica Microsystems, belongs to the U.S. company, Danaher Corporation. Lusser holds an Electrical Engineering Degree in Telecommunications and Electronics from...
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is showcasing its DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System* at the European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 9-12 September 2015 on booth G5 where delegates can learn more about this new instrument that is set to revolutionise laboratory workflow. Recent evaluations undertaken in the UK and Spain have shown that DxN VERIS is simple to use (routine operator training taking approximately...
Superbugs are becoming an increasing problem in hospitals as bacteria become more and more resistant to our existing antibiotics. The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies recently said that if we don’t tackle the problem now our grandchildren will not thank us. All the medical procedures we currently take for granted such as cancer treatment, open heart surgery, hip and knee replacement and organ transplantation will become much more...
baseclick GmbH is part of a Marie Curie actions research program within the 7th framework program EScoDNA (an Initial Training Network, ITN). The EScoDNA program is a joint initiative by leading scientists in this field from recognized universities and companies. The research within this project focuses on the application of DNA nanotechnology in the key sectors life science and biomedicine. In January 2015, baseclick has been awarded another...
Rising demand of purification of antibodies, recombinant proteins, vaccines; and virus titer reduction are some of the factors driving the growth of pre-packed columns market. The cost-effective purification of biological drugs, specifically monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has been increasing the market potential of pre-packed columns. However, there is a paradigm shift towards disposable pre-packed columns. The market for pre-packed...
This facility with validated temperature-controlled supply chain capabilities will serve as the operations and warehousing hub for our Life Sciences and Medical Device customers throughout Europe. “The demand for our services particularly in biologics, cold chain and medical devices logistics in the EMEA region has been tremendous and we have seen double digit growth in the past 12 months,” said Paul J. Martins, MNX CEO and President. “Customers with...
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for the UK and Irish markets. Founded in 2012, EM Resolutions offers a wide range of consumables and accessories for the electron microscopy market place. Steve Cham, Sales Director of EM Resolutions, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. “XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells form...
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples. The purification columns...
Thistle’s schemes cover:
This new office based in Cambridge, has been opened to help service the growing number of users in the UK and well as offering sales and support for a number of International dealers and customers. This expansion coincides with the Company recently being awarded a coveted German Stifterverband seal which is only given to those companies who can show new discoveries and who can create innovative solutions.....
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples....
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) received no critical or major observations and this comes amidst various quality-related issues affecting several other sterile manufacturing sites in the UK and US. Symbiosis has been re-inspected and approved for the ongoing production of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP’s) for clinical trials, In a further boost to support the growth and strategic development of the company, it received confirmation...
The company also used the prestigious occasion to officially open a third building at its Llantrisant site. The accolade was formally presented to the company at its Llantrisant headquarters by an official party including the Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Glamorgan, Mrs Kate Thomas, and the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Roy Noble. This follows on from an audience with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace last month, attended by...
New microscopy technologies, such as light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) or clearing methods, allow the imaging of large samples at high resolution or high frame rates. Handling, processing, and analyzing these multi-terabyte data sets has become increasingly difficult for scientists, e.g. in developmental biology and neuroscience. New tools are needed to overcome these challenges. Therefore, ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete...
With the economic forecast for Iran being stated as 6-10% growth per year, the UAE is projected to increase its re-export trade with Iran in 2016 by 60%. This means that ARABLAB 2016 will have increased attendance from buyers and end users from the Gulf States. With no other specialist trade shows that exist in either the UAE or Iran, this agreement provides exhibitors at ARABLAB 2016 a unique opportunity to promote their products to the Iranian Market Place...
World-renowned for its lyophilisation services and molecular diagnostic products, Biofortuna has developed a new internal infrastructure, creating distinct products and services divisions and giving the company a strong focus for growth and efficiency. The breadth of the company’s portfolio of IVD manufacturing and development services has expanded to include manufacturing, dispensing, kitting, labelling, capping, as well as design and development of...
Innova Biosciences (Innova), a specialist provider of bioconjugation products and services, and Mologic, a specialist diagnostic development company and molecular reagent innovator, announced today the signing of a supply and licensing agreement for use of Innova’s Lightning-Link® and InnovaCoat® GOLD technologies as part of Mologic’s commercial assay development services and range of immunoassays. The deal provides Mologic with...