Event organiser, Xmark Media, continues to reach wider audiences with second regional event this year, the Photonex Scotland Photonics Technologies Roadshow is on the horizon.
The Photonex Roadshow will once again make a visit to Scotland this year on Wednesday 3rd June and this time the brand new Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde will be the venue. Encompassing photonics, imaging and light technologies, this is a key event in the Scotland International Year of Light (IYOL) diary. The event combines a lively exhibition with a high-level conference and is expected to attract a large number of visitors from across Scotland...
Cutting-edge TESCAN VEGA3 SEM provides in-house quality control testing of Agar calibration standards and microscopy consumables
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy equipment and consumables, has installed a brand new scanning electron microscope at its Stansted headquarters. The new SEM will allow Agar to further increase the standard of its quality control procedures, giving customers complete confidence in the products that the company supplies....
Read MoreInnovations in Oncologic Imaging Are Enabling Earlier Detection of CancersFeb 20, 2015
Ongoing research aims to develop technologies that diagnose cancer at the cellular level before the disease manifests, finds Frost & Sullivan
Oncologic imaging is shifting to non- or minimally-invasive methods · The current focus is on developing technologies that can diagnose cancer at cellular level, even before the diseases manifests itself through symptoms · Molecular imaging and nanotechnology will see major innovation and developments · Public-private partnerships have enormous potential to increase research investments and maximize technology growth...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2015 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology.
This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiology research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are 35 years of age or younger are invited to apply by June 15, 2015. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern. The 2014 prize was won by the US scientist Eiman Azim...
FLEXYTE® assays harness the power and potential of fluorescence lifetime technology
A strategic alliance has been formed for the marketing and sale of a complete fluorescence lifetime (FLT) technology comprising Almac Group’s proprietary FLEXYTE® FLT reagents and assays, and TTP Labtech’s new ameon® microplate reader. Customers can now gain full access to support, and buy equipment and essential reagents all from TTP Labtech, underpinned, behind the scenes, by Almac's manufacturing and new assay development...
Biofortuna Ltd, the UK based molecular diagnostics company specialising in its proprietary freeze dried diagnostics and contract services, announces raising £1.5m in its latest funding round.
The £1.5m funding was supported by all the company’s current investors; Foresight VCTs, Catapult Ventures, Enterprise Ventures, Merseyside Special Investment Fund, private investors and management. The new funding is for Biofortuna to develop a portfolio of new molecular diagnostic assays with the aim of providing easy to use, one step diagnostics that address complex genotyping issues. In addition, the company will...
TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, cost-effective, personalized T cell immunotherapies using antigen specific regulatory T-cells (Ag-Tregs) for severe chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announces the receipt of EUR 1.7 million from Bpifrance.
The money is granted for clinical development of TxCell’s lead product candidate Ovasave(R), for which a placebo-controlled phase IIb clinical study, CATS29, is ongoing in refractory Crohn’s disease. Top line results of this study are expected at the end of 2016 / early 2017. This support from Bpifrance for the clinical development of Ovasave is in the form of an interest-free innovation loan entitled Prêt à Taux Zéro pour l’Innovation...
Continued growth in sales of ultra high-speed cameras has been reported by market leader – Specialised Imaging across its range of products.
Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging, commented “Over the last year we have achieved strong growth in our user base of Kirana high-speed digital video cameras. Delivering high resolution and high speed (up to 5 million frames / second) data acquisition in an affordable, yet no-compromise camera design the easy-to-use Kirana has appealed to many organizations investing in the benefits of ultra high-speed...
SP Industries, Inc. (SP), a leading designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, biological drug manufacturing solutions, laboratory supplies and specialty glassware, announced today that it has acquired privately held Stability Environments, Inc. a global provider of Walk-in Environmental Rooms, Glassware Dryers, Chambers and accessory products.
“Stability Environments has a well-earned reputation for producing high quality, often customized equipment and chambers supported by a knowledgeable manufacturing team” stated SP Industries CEO Bill Downs. “Their product portfolio serves a diverse range of end user market segments including pharmaceutical, scientific, industrial and healthcare and is complementary to the current SP Scientific portfolio of concentrators, freeze...
Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of Whitehouse Scientific, will present a keynote lecture at FILTECH 2015 on the topic of ‘Measuring Filter Cut Points and Pore Size Distributions by Challenge Testing’.
The conference takes place from 24-26 February in Cologne, Germany, where Whitehouse Scientific is also an exhibitor, and Dr Rideal’s lecture is on Wednesday 25 February at 9.00 am. Challenge testing is a direct or primary method for measuring pore size in filters, which involves collecting and measuring the challenging particles that pass through the filter. It has advantages over secondary methods, such as porometry, which rely on theoretical predictions...
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance of life science organizations that work together to lower barriers to innovation in R&D, continues to expand its membership having welcomed a number of new members from around the world.
The Pistoia Alliance’s new members include large global companies, startups, and academic organizations, including Amgen, Lundbeck, Dotmatics Limited, quattroresearch GmbH, Patcore Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, the University of Reading, Cambridgene, and QFAB. The new additions expand the Pistoia Alliance’s membership base even further to include most of the world’s largest pharma companies along with many vendors...
Mark Copley, Sales Director for Copley Scientific, will discuss optimal in-vitro testing methods for dry powder inhalers (DPIs) at the inaugural Harro Höfliger Innovation Days symposium which is being run in cooperation with Capsugel.
His invited presentation on 23rd February 2015 is part of a 2-day event that will cover all aspects of capsule based DPI technology. The event takes place at the Hotel Sonne and Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH headquarters in Germany. Mark Copley’s presentation will provide a basic introduction to the dose uniformity and aerodynamic particle size distribution methods required for the testing of orally inhaled products (OIPs), according to the requirements of...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, has moved to a new and expanded suite of offices and laboratories with increased manufacturing space to meet growing demand worldwide.
JPK Instruments has moved to new offices in Berlin. Having outgrown their headquarters' premises of the last twelve years, JPK has moved across Berlin to a new suite of offices and laboratories together with larger manufacturing and service areas to meet the growing demands for their products worldwide. Having recently established offices in the USA, December 2014, JPK has invested in a new location in Berlin to provide increased levels...
Beckman Coulter to use VNC as part of its life sciences and diagnostics products
19th January 2015: Beckman Coulter, a world leader in the IVD industry, and RealVNC™, the global provider of VNC® remote access technology today announced that Beckman Coulter will be licensing RealVNC’s technology for its support systems. VNC enables a computer user to remotely access another computer or device in a secure and reliable manner. Beckman Coulter will be deploying RealVNC’s top end solution, VNC with an Enterprise...
Stomacher® sample preparation brand to be reinforced with new products and moves into new markets
Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Crothers as Managing Director to direct strategy and implement a series of new developments within the Company. Dan, who has worked with Seward since 2008, assumes the new role after success in previous positions, including managing Seward’s Singapore operations...
The Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) is attracting an increased level of interest from the contract laboratory sector.
John Boother, Managing Director of Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix family of products, said: “Matrix Gemini provides the versatility that appeals to contract laboratories, both from the laboratory information management and business management perspectives. This has been reflected in both the increased level of interest and increased level of orders that we have received from this sector in 2014.” Contract laboratories...
These solutions enhance diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision support from imaging equipment outputs, says Frost & Sullivan
As healthcare systems across the globe churn out imaging scans in larger numbers, the need for advanced visualization (AV) solutions that enable physicians to effectively visualize and analyze examination results is rising. In the face of growing diagnostic workloads in Western Europe, AV solutions help physicians arrive at accurate diagnoses of pathologies, thereby enhancing patient management. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan...
NiceLabel and Chemwatch collaborate to offer free GHS Cloud printing solution, including free regulatory data
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) requires manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of chemical substances and mixtures to adopt the standard by June 2015. NiceLabel has launched a free easy-to-use GHS Cloud solution that allows suppliers and users of secondary containers to print GHS compliant labels from any color label or page printer. The GHS regulation...
BioTek Instruments will be recognized for their efforts in worksite wellness by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and Vermont Department of Health on March 25, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Burlington from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BioTek is one of 92 businesses that will receive an award for 2014. This is the fourth year the company has been honored. “Worksites that promote healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco use cessation, and breastfeeding, contribute to the overall health and wellness of all Vermonters, and they are one of the key reasons we are routinely rated the nation’s healthiest state,” said Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD...
LINK, the innovative developer and manufacturer of nucleic acid reagents, has announced the incorporation of a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), and the first two appointments of Drs Brian Sproat and Thomas Rupp.
LINK’s SAB will identify and prioritise the development of new nucleic acid reagents designed to help researchers synthesise novel oligonucleotide therapeutics and diagnostics. The SAB will also support the management team in identifying other markets where LINK’s chemistry expertise can be beneficial. Brian Sproat (currently Managing Director, Chemconsilium GCV) has worked in the oligonucleotide market since its inception over 30 years ago. A graduate of the...
Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Firefly BioWorks Inc ("Firefly") ("the Acquisition") on a cash-free/debt-free basis for £18.5m ($28.0m).
The consideration, which is payable in cash on completion, will be funded from Abcam's existing resources [1]. Firefly has developed a novel multiplex assay platform for the detection of biomarkers, based on a microfabrication technology developed by the founders at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has developed its first product for detection of microRNAs (miRNAs). Firefly has 15 employees and is based in Cambridge...
The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the third annual Food Labs Conference, the only food conference focused on the food laboratory, will be held in conjunction with Pittcon 2015, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The co-location of the two conferences provides that the registration fee to attend the two-day Food Lab Conference, March. 9-10, will also include unlimited week long admission to the Pittcon exposition floor and technical program. The Food Labs Conference is unique in that it is not just focused on one discipline such as microbiology or chemistry, but takes a more holistic approach to best practices in managing food testing and analyses needs...
The Photonex Roadshow will once again make a visit to Scotland this year on Wednesday 3rd June and this time the brand new Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde will be the venue. Encompassing photonics, imaging and light technologies, this is a key event in the Scotland International Year of Light (IYOL) diary. The event combines a lively exhibition with a high-level conference and is expected to attract a large number of visitors from across Scotland...
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy equipment and consumables, has installed a brand new scanning electron microscope at its Stansted headquarters. The new SEM will allow Agar to further increase the standard of its quality control procedures, giving customers complete confidence in the products that the company supplies....
Oncologic imaging is shifting to non- or minimally-invasive methods · The current focus is on developing technologies that can diagnose cancer at cellular level, even before the diseases manifests itself through symptoms · Molecular imaging and nanotechnology will see major innovation and developments · Public-private partnerships have enormous potential to increase research investments and maximize technology growth...
This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiology research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are 35 years of age or younger are invited to apply by June 15, 2015. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern. The 2014 prize was won by the US scientist Eiman Azim...
A strategic alliance has been formed for the marketing and sale of a complete fluorescence lifetime (FLT) technology comprising Almac Group’s proprietary FLEXYTE® FLT reagents and assays, and TTP Labtech’s new ameon® microplate reader. Customers can now gain full access to support, and buy equipment and essential reagents all from TTP Labtech, underpinned, behind the scenes, by Almac's manufacturing and new assay development...
The £1.5m funding was supported by all the company’s current investors; Foresight VCTs, Catapult Ventures, Enterprise Ventures, Merseyside Special Investment Fund, private investors and management. The new funding is for Biofortuna to develop a portfolio of new molecular diagnostic assays with the aim of providing easy to use, one step diagnostics that address complex genotyping issues. In addition, the company will...
The money is granted for clinical development of TxCell’s lead product candidate Ovasave(R), for which a placebo-controlled phase IIb clinical study, CATS29, is ongoing in refractory Crohn’s disease. Top line results of this study are expected at the end of 2016 / early 2017. This support from Bpifrance for the clinical development of Ovasave is in the form of an interest-free innovation loan entitled Prêt à Taux Zéro pour l’Innovation...
Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging, commented “Over the last year we have achieved strong growth in our user base of Kirana high-speed digital video cameras. Delivering high resolution and high speed (up to 5 million frames / second) data acquisition in an affordable, yet no-compromise camera design the easy-to-use Kirana has appealed to many organizations investing in the benefits of ultra high-speed...
“Stability Environments has a well-earned reputation for producing high quality, often customized equipment and chambers supported by a knowledgeable manufacturing team” stated SP Industries CEO Bill Downs. “Their product portfolio serves a diverse range of end user market segments including pharmaceutical, scientific, industrial and healthcare and is complementary to the current SP Scientific portfolio of concentrators, freeze...
The conference takes place from 24-26 February in Cologne, Germany, where Whitehouse Scientific is also an exhibitor, and Dr Rideal’s lecture is on Wednesday 25 February at 9.00 am. Challenge testing is a direct or primary method for measuring pore size in filters, which involves collecting and measuring the challenging particles that pass through the filter. It has advantages over secondary methods, such as porometry, which rely on theoretical predictions...
The Pistoia Alliance’s new members include large global companies, startups, and academic organizations, including Amgen, Lundbeck, Dotmatics Limited, quattroresearch GmbH, Patcore Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, the University of Reading, Cambridgene, and QFAB. The new additions expand the Pistoia Alliance’s membership base even further to include most of the world’s largest pharma companies along with many vendors...
His invited presentation on 23rd February 2015 is part of a 2-day event that will cover all aspects of capsule based DPI technology. The event takes place at the Hotel Sonne and Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH headquarters in Germany. Mark Copley’s presentation will provide a basic introduction to the dose uniformity and aerodynamic particle size distribution methods required for the testing of orally inhaled products (OIPs), according to the requirements of...
JPK Instruments has moved to new offices in Berlin. Having outgrown their headquarters' premises of the last twelve years, JPK has moved across Berlin to a new suite of offices and laboratories together with larger manufacturing and service areas to meet the growing demands for their products worldwide. Having recently established offices in the USA, December 2014, JPK has invested in a new location in Berlin to provide increased levels...
19th January 2015: Beckman Coulter, a world leader in the IVD industry, and RealVNC™, the global provider of VNC® remote access technology today announced that Beckman Coulter will be licensing RealVNC’s technology for its support systems. VNC enables a computer user to remotely access another computer or device in a secure and reliable manner. Beckman Coulter will be deploying RealVNC’s top end solution, VNC with an Enterprise...
Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Crothers as Managing Director to direct strategy and implement a series of new developments within the Company. Dan, who has worked with Seward since 2008, assumes the new role after success in previous positions, including managing Seward’s Singapore operations...
John Boother, Managing Director of Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix family of products, said: “Matrix Gemini provides the versatility that appeals to contract laboratories, both from the laboratory information management and business management perspectives. This has been reflected in both the increased level of interest and increased level of orders that we have received from this sector in 2014.” Contract laboratories...
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) requires manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of chemical substances and mixtures to adopt the standard by June 2015. NiceLabel has launched a free easy-to-use GHS Cloud solution that allows suppliers and users of secondary containers to print GHS compliant labels from any color label or page printer. The GHS regulation...
BioTek is one of 92 businesses that will receive an award for 2014. This is the fourth year the company has been honored. 
LINK’s SAB will identify and prioritise the development of new nucleic acid reagents designed to help researchers synthesise novel oligonucleotide therapeutics and diagnostics. The SAB will also support the management team in identifying other markets where LINK’s chemistry expertise can be beneficial. Brian Sproat (currently Managing Director, Chemconsilium GCV) has worked in the oligonucleotide market since its inception over 30 years ago. A graduate of the...
The consideration, which is payable in cash on completion, will be funded from Abcam's existing resources [1]. Firefly has developed a novel multiplex assay platform for the detection of biomarkers, based on a microfabrication technology developed by the founders at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has developed its first product for detection of microRNAs (miRNAs). Firefly has 15 employees and is based in Cambridge...
The co-location of the two conferences provides that the registration fee to attend the two-day Food Lab Conference, March. 9-10, will also include unlimited week long admission to the Pittcon exposition floor and technical program. The Food Labs Conference is unique in that it is not just focused on one discipline such as microbiology or chemistry, but takes a more holistic approach to best practices in managing food testing and analyses needs...