DHL Global Forwarding announced the launch of 15 new stations to the Thermonet network. More than 65 stations to be certified by the end of the year.
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, announced that 15 more certified Life Sciences stations are going live in the second quarter of 2014, primarily in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) regions. Adding to the existing Thermonet network, DHL is spreading the service across the globe for Life Sciences and Healthcare customers with temperature-controlled airfreight shipment needs...
Six companies have recently signed tenancy agreements to locate within MediCity, the health, beauty and wellness innovation hub based in Nottingham.
This brings the total to eleven companies who have chosen to have a base in this part of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone in the recently refurbished building on the Boots site in Beeston. The tenant companies cover a range of commercial activities including sports body-care, the manufacture of anti-ageing chewable vitamins, the development of apps for remote health monitoring, the development and printing of nanomaterials for high-performance applications across a range of industries, new healthcare brand marketing and intellectual property experts...
Malvern Instruments has been successful in securing £3 million support from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) that will lead to the creation of 47 new jobs in the UK over the next five years.
This funding will support the research and development of new analytical instrumentation to serve the fast-growing nanomaterials and bioscience sectors, helping maximize Malvern’s export opportunities in these global markets. The company, which currently employs around 340 people in the UK and approaching 480 more in locations around the world, has already started recruiting to fill a variety of new posts....
Read More15th Annual Drug Discovery Summit - New Hot Topics AnnouncedMay 28, 2014
Oxford Global are pleased to announce the return of the Pharma R&D Europe Series, the leading pharmaceutical discussion forum in Europe.
The series is made up of the following events:
15th Annual Drug Discovery Summit
6th Annual Drug Development Congress
2nd Annual Discovery Chemistry & Drug Design Congress
The first round of topics have now been confirmed for the 15th Annual Drug Discovery Summit, taking place on the 2nd & 3rd June 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Solvent evaporation specialists Genevac have named BPS (Biopharma Process Systems) as their new UK distributor.
Genevac, part of SP Scientific, has established itself as an industry leader by partnering with customers to understand the obstacles involved in using centrifugal evaporation/concentration systems. This partnership has led to the development of a range of innovations to meet solvent evaporation challenges and to simplify the work of scientists. For example, anti-bumping technologies prevent cross-contamination while auto-stop systems enable researchers to walk away from the machine while in use without worrying about over-processing....
Oxford Global are pleased to announce the full list of speakers for the Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Congress. Taking place on 29th & 30th September in London, this event is not to be missed.
Don’t miss out on a discounted rate of £350 plus VAT, places are extremely limited
greenovation Biotech GmbH welcomes Andreas Hartmann, Ph.D. as the new Chief Business Officer.
Prior to joining greenovation Dr. Hartmann established and managed the German operations for Therabel and Emergent BioSolutions and held local as well as international management, business development and marketing & sales positions at Emergent BioSolutions, Bavarian Nordic, Ares Serono, Sanofi-Winthrop and Janssen-Cilag....
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the use of their temperature controlled tensile stage at various Chinese laboratories for the research into biodegradable plastics.
Global demand for environmentally friendly materials has increased drastically over the last few years making it a multi-billion pound industry. This in turn has driven the demand for the production and research into biodegradable plastics such as poly(butylene succinate), PBS. Teams from Beijing National Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clothing Materials and Tianjin University in China have been looking into the structural characteristics of these plastics to see how they are affected by tensile forces...
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, says AstraZeneca’s 7,000 strong workforce has a right to know what links the Tory government has to Pfizer.
Reports that Mark Textor, a pollster with close links to the Tory party, also had the pharmaceutical giant as a client, should prompt questions about his access to the top of government while Pfizer mounts its attempt to take over AstraZeneca. Unite is demanding that the government publishes details of all relevant meetings it has had with Pfizer, and its strategists must do the same. David Cameron and George Osborne must also say if they have ever discussed the Pfizer bid with Crosby of Textor....
North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Public Health England (Bristol) and Weston Area Health NHS Trust have appointed CliniSys and Capita Healthcare Decisions to deliver an integrated laboratory information system for all areas of pathology across the region. The Capita and CliniSys solution was selected following a competitive tender and evaluation process involving all four organisations.
It will deliver the necessary platform and infrastructure to ensure that the required levels of availability, scalability, flexibility and business agility are supplied; essential in the modern healthcare environment where pathology businesses and services need to evolve and adapt to incorporate new services and laboratories. David Gibbs, Pathology Services Manager for North Bristol NHS Trust said: “With multiple parties involved this has been a complex procurement. A key requirement was the need to incorporate our genetics service - Bristol Genetics Laboratory - on the same platform...
Biovision, the annual forum devoted to future-oriented research in life sciences, today announces its program to bring a new level of awareness to the economic and business challenges faced by the life sciences industry.
This year the emphasis is on the need to further invest in new technologies to reach the growth potential that lies in disruptive innovation. The opening session kicks off with James Barlow, chair of technology and innovation management at Imperial College London. He focuses on the adoption, implementation and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. The session will then feature Robert-Jan Smits, general director of DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission, alongside other high profile delegates...
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, appoints LEAP Technologies as the Distributor for Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometers for the US and Canadian markets and forms a Partnership to develop automated solutions for the NMR products.
LEAP Technologies was formed in Carrboro, NC in order to serve automation needs in the analytical laboratory with a focus on solutions for chromatography and mass spectrometry. LEAP delivers the automation advantage to R&D, pharmaceutical, polymer, food processing, forensic and academic laboratories. LEAP adds value through higher efficiency, error reduction and tighter specifications for users’ analytical results...
UK-based contract research organisation Onyx Scientific has completed a development and API manufacturing project with US-based Neuronascent, Inc to support the company with its focus on neurologic disorders.
Neuronascent develops orally available, novel neurogenic and neurorestorative therapeutics that target Parkinson’s disease, Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. Onyx Scientific assisted the Maryland headquartered firm with the process development and production of a 1kg batch of API that was used in the pre-IND submission along with supporting with initial stability data....
AMS Technologies presents a new compact hyperspectral imager product family from spectral sensing company BaySpec.
Hyperspectral imaging is well recognized for its potential, but widespread adoption has been limited by both bulk and cost. With BaySpec's miniaturized Hyperspectral OCI™-series handheld device based on low-cost semiconductor manufacturing processes, the cost of generating Hyperspectral images will drop significantly, enabling them to be used more frequently and at more sampling platforms...
The University of Sheffield-based Insigneo Institute is developing an ‘in silico’ (computer simulated) model of the human body that will enable simulation of the effects of drugs and treatments on the human body.
An Institute founded one year ago at the University of Sheffield is showcasing the first phase of technology that will lead to the creation of a virtual human body and revolutionise global healthcare. The Insigneo Institute at the University of Sheffield has the objective of creating an in silico (computer simulated) replica of the human body that will enable the virtual testing of bespoke treatments. When complete, the Virtual Physiological Human will transform the economics and practicalities of modern medical treatment and medical research...
Kaluza for Gallios software combines cutting edge data acquisition tools with remarkable ease of use to increase efficiency and performance in the cell characterization and analysis workflow of core research laboratories. Researchers at all levels of experience can learn the system quickly using this next generation acquisition software for the Beckman Coulter Gallios cytometer...
Inserm Transfert, the private subsidiary of the French National Institute of the Health and Medical Research (Inserm), and Translational Research Informatics Center (TRI), in the name of Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI), committed to promote academic translational researches in Japan, announce today an international cooperation agreement to introduce French biomedical- related patents to the Japanese market.
Such collaboration will be developed through translational activities which leads to the results from the basic research to the clinical practice and focus on the promotion of the potential license agreements with companies from the Japanese life science industry. This international alliance marks a significant milestone in strengthening relationships between Inserm Transfert and TRI, two structures from Academia with a prime mission of transferring to the industry for the patients sake...
Asynt reports on how the School of Chemistry at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia has invested in a range of its DrySyn MULTI heating block systems to support its ground breaking synthetic research in photovoltaics, water splitting and nanoimaging.
In order to improve safety in his laboratories, Leone Spiccia, Professor of Chemistry at Monash University sought laboratory apparatus to replace oil bath systems traditionally used for all general syntheses. He comments “After a lengthy evaluation process we decided to switch to DrySyn heating block systems as they are inherently safer to use than heated oil baths, avoiding the risk of oil spillage that can lead to burns when hot or may cause someone to slip over”. Professor Spiccia added “We are using DrySyn products inside our nanoimaging team...
Over the next few years, the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht and Quirem Medical will be working closely together to maximize the benefits of using holmium microspheres to treat liver cancer patients worldwide.
The unique properties of holmium microspheres will enable effective treatment planning, dosimetry en treatment evaluation, thereby further improving the results of patients who undergo radioembolization. The collaboration will cover ongoing and future clinical research, grant applications, the production of holmium microspheres and the application for CE marking. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed...
Read MoreMicronic Celebrates 30 Years in Sample StorageMay 20, 2014
To mark its 30th anniversary - Micronic has published a new product range catalogue and launched a new easy access website that offers a wide variety of useful information to organisations involved with safeguarding one of their most valuable assets - their samples.
The new Micronic 2014 catalogue contains all you need to know about sample storage, handling and management. Available in A4 hard copy, or as a pdf download, the catalogue provides photographs and detailed technical information relating to Micronic's comprehensive range of sample storage tubes, racks, accessories and instruments...
The new Zetasizer NanoSampler from Malvern Instruments is a versatile, compact, fully automated sample delivery system for the Zetasizer Nano, the most widely used system for nanoparticle and colloid characterization.
Delivering precise and reproducible automated sample loading, and accommodating up to 96 sample vials, the NanoSampler enables unattended operation of the Zetasizer Nano, to maximize analytical productivity. It is especially suitable for laboratories where reproducibility is critical and where multivariate studies are routine. The new NanoSampler will work with all of the sizing systems in the Zetasizer Nano instrument range. This range includes both exceptionally high performance and entry level systems that measure particle and molecular size using dynamic light scattering, covering a size range from less than one nanometer up to several microns....
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, announced that 15 more certified Life Sciences stations are going live in the second quarter of 2014, primarily in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) regions. Adding to the existing Thermonet network, DHL is spreading the service across the globe for Life Sciences and Healthcare customers with temperature-controlled airfreight shipment needs... 
This funding will support the research and development of new analytical instrumentation to serve the fast-growing nanomaterials and bioscience sectors, helping maximize Malvern’s export opportunities in these global markets. The company, which currently employs around 340 people in the UK and approaching 480 more in locations around the world, has already started recruiting to fill a variety of new posts....
Prior to joining greenovation Dr. Hartmann established and managed the German operations for Therabel and Emergent BioSolutions and held local as well as international management, business development and marketing & sales positions at Emergent BioSolutions, Bavarian Nordic, Ares Serono, Sanofi-Winthrop and Janssen-Cilag....
Global demand for environmentally friendly materials has increased drastically over the last few years making it a multi-billion pound industry. This in turn has driven the demand for the production and research into biodegradable plastics such as poly(butylene succinate), PBS. Teams from Beijing National Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clothing Materials and Tianjin University in China have been looking into the structural characteristics of these plastics to see how they are affected by tensile forces...
Reports that Mark Textor, a pollster with close links to the Tory party, also had the pharmaceutical giant as a client, should prompt questions about his access to the top of government while Pfizer mounts its attempt to take over AstraZeneca. Unite is demanding that the government publishes details of all relevant meetings it has had with Pfizer, and its strategists must do the same. David Cameron and George Osborne must also say if they have ever discussed the Pfizer bid with Crosby of Textor....
This year the emphasis is on the need to further invest in new technologies to reach the growth potential that lies in disruptive innovation. The opening session kicks off with James Barlow, chair of technology and innovation management at Imperial College London. He focuses on the adoption, implementation and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. The session will then feature Robert-Jan Smits, general director of DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission, alongside other high profile delegates...
LEAP Technologies was formed in Carrboro, NC in order to serve automation needs in the analytical laboratory with a focus on solutions for chromatography and mass spectrometry. LEAP delivers the automation advantage to R&D, pharmaceutical, polymer, food processing, forensic and academic laboratories. LEAP adds value through higher efficiency, error reduction and tighter specifications for users’ analytical results...
Neuronascent develops orally available, novel neurogenic and neurorestorative therapeutics that target Parkinson’s disease, Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. Onyx Scientific assisted the Maryland headquartered firm with the process development and production of a 1kg batch of API that was used in the pre-IND submission along with supporting with initial stability data....
Hyperspectral imaging is well recognized for its potential, but widespread adoption has been limited by both bulk and cost. With BaySpec's miniaturized Hyperspectral OCI™-series handheld device based on low-cost semiconductor manufacturing processes, the cost of generating Hyperspectral images will drop significantly, enabling them to be used more frequently and at more sampling platforms...
An Institute founded one year ago at the University of Sheffield is showcasing the first phase of technology that will lead to the creation of a virtual human body and revolutionise global healthcare. The Insigneo Institute at the University of Sheffield has the objective of creating an in silico (computer simulated) replica of the human body that will enable the virtual testing of bespoke treatments. When complete, the Virtual Physiological Human will transform the economics and practicalities of modern medical treatment and medical research...
Kaluza for Gallios software combines cutting edge data acquisition tools with remarkable ease of use to increase efficiency and performance in the cell characterization and analysis workflow of core research laboratories. Researchers at all levels of experience can learn the system quickly using this next generation acquisition software for the Beckman Coulter Gallios cytometer...
Such collaboration will be developed through translational activities which leads to the results from the basic research to the clinical practice and focus on the promotion of the potential license agreements with companies from the Japanese life science industry. This international alliance marks a significant milestone in strengthening relationships between Inserm Transfert and TRI, two structures from Academia with a prime mission of transferring to the industry for the patients sake...
In order to improve safety in his laboratories, Leone Spiccia, Professor of Chemistry at Monash University sought laboratory apparatus to replace oil bath systems traditionally used for all general syntheses. He comments “After a lengthy evaluation process we decided to switch to DrySyn heating block systems as they are inherently safer to use than heated oil baths, avoiding the risk of oil spillage that can lead to burns when hot or may cause someone to slip over”. Professor Spiccia added “We are using DrySyn products inside our nanoimaging team...
The unique properties of holmium microspheres will enable effective treatment planning, dosimetry en treatment evaluation, thereby further improving the results of patients who undergo radioembolization. The collaboration will cover ongoing and future clinical research, grant applications, the production of holmium microspheres and the application for CE marking. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed...
The new Micronic 2014 catalogue contains all you need to know about sample storage, handling and management. Available in A4 hard copy, or as a pdf download, the catalogue provides photographs and detailed technical information relating to Micronic's comprehensive range of sample storage tubes, racks, accessories and instruments...
Delivering precise and reproducible automated sample loading, and accommodating up to 96 sample vials, the NanoSampler enables unattended operation of the Zetasizer Nano, to maximize analytical productivity. It is especially suitable for laboratories where reproducibility is critical and where multivariate studies are routine. The new NanoSampler will work with all of the sizing systems in the Zetasizer Nano instrument range. This range includes both exceptionally high performance and entry level systems that measure particle and molecular size using dynamic light scattering, covering a size range from less than one nanometer up to several microns....