Greiner Bio-One is showcasing a total of six innovative new products at Analytica 2014 in Munich.

This Austro-German medium-sized company, a technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, is thus once again underlining the great importance it attaches to research and development. With the new Cryo.s biobank tubes, Greiner Bio-One ­ which has been developing products for cryogenic storage for 30 years ­ is expanding its product portfolio to include a solution for high-throughput sample storage in automated storage systems.....

MediCity today announces the arrival of its first tenants, after five companies recently signed tenancy agreements.

MediCity, the health, beauty and wellness innovation hub based in Nottingham, today announces the arrival of its first tenants, after five companies recently signed tenancy agreements to locate within the newly refurbished building on the Boots site in Beeston. The tenant companies are involved in a range of commercial activities including human performance measurement technology, haircare product innovation, early-stage drug development, health-sector public relations and med-tech business support...

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Nottingham, UK: 14 May 2014. The Scientific Laboratory Show & Conference, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

Stakeholder collaboration will be crucial to convert these developments into clinically meaningful tests

A leading healthcare technology company has recruited new members to its team and announced fresh contract wins.

MSoft eSolutions has appointed Abraham Kurian as Account Manager to help drive and manage further growth in the blood-tracking side of the business. Abraham will have responsibility for the south of England as well as recruiting distributors and re-sellers around the world as MSoft continues to break into overseas markets....

Scientific Digital Imaging’s [SDI’s] Syngene Division, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to introduce the new high sensitivity G:BOX Chemi XX6 and XX9 image analysis systems.

Utilizing the power of  the latest CCD camera technology, these systems are suitable for scientists needing a versatile system capable of exceptional imaging of 1D and 2D gels, as well as chemi and fluorescent  blots. The G:BOX Chemi XX6 and XX9 feature high resolution, high quantum efficiency (73% quantum efficiency at 425nm) low noise CCD cameras with the highest level (f0.95) auto-focus lens and 6 and 9 megapixel resolution respectively....

Data from leading antibody search engine CiteAb suggests that bioscience research in China is set to overtake the United States within the next five to ten years. 

CiteAb spun out from the University of Bath in early February 2014. The company has a database containing over 1.8m antibodies from suppliers all over the world, and uses academic research citations to rank antibodies. This gives the company an overview of the amount of research being carried out in over 100 different countries. Founder of CiteAb, Dr Andrew Chalmers, said: “Our data highlights the number of academic research papers using antibodies that are produced by each country, and therefore acts as a fantastic indicator of bioscience research activity around the world. “The data we’ve pulled from CiteAb clearly shows that China is the big winner at the moment...

BioTek Instruments, Inc., received Thermo Fisher Scientific's "Extraordinary New Product Line" award for their Cytation 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader.

The award was presented at the Fisher Scientific North America Sales Meeting, held February 24-26, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Cytation 3 was recognized by Fisher Scientific's product management team for its innovative technology and successful sales performance. "We're proud to have Fisher Scientific as a strong partner, and honored to receive this award," noted Gary Barush, Director of Marketing and Sales at BioTek Instruments. "Together, and with Cytation 3's combination of cellular imaging and multi-mode microplate detection, we can continue to provide unique workflow solutions to any laboratory...

Dr Wei Qi and Dr Linda Kidder, both senior scientists within Malvern Instruments’ Bioscience Development Initiative, will present work on techniques for protein analysis at the 2014 Biotherapeutics Analytical Summit which takes place in Baltimore MD, USA, from 24-27 March.

The topic of Dr Wei Qi’s poster is ‘Emerging Techniques for Therapeutic Protein Characterization - Viscosity, Stability and Sub-Visible Particles’  while Dr Linda Kidder’s oral presentation on 25 March will discuss ‘Improved Understanding of Association Between Protein Colloidal and Conformation Stability with Combined DLS/Raman’. Dr Kidder will describe how the combination of dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Raman spectroscopy presents a novel approach to protein therapeutics characterization.....

Biofortuna, a UK based molecular diagnostics company with proprietary freeze drying (lyophilizing) technology, has received FDA 510K clearance for its line of SSPGo^TM HLA PCR kits.

The SSPGo HLA Typing Kits are qualitative DNA-based kits for determining HLA alleles in low to intermediate resolution. The kits are designed for transplantation genotyping and identification of genes which may be associated with various genetic conditions. In 2011, Biofortuna announced an exclusive global distribution agreement with Abbott for its SSPGo^TM kits. Until now, the kits were CE marked and only distributed in Europe and Asia Pacific. Now with FDA clearance, kits will be available in early 2014 in the United States. Dr Simon Douglas, CEO of Biofortuna stated “I am delighted that Biofortuna has received FDA clearance of its SSPGo^TM kits...

The recent announcement by AstraZeneca of the sale of Alderley Park to Manchester Science Parks (MSP) is welcomed by BioCity, the company appointed by AstraZeneca in May 2013 to develop the BioHub for early-stage and growing bioscience companies on the Cheshire site.

NORTH West oncology company Incanthera Ltd has acquired University of Salford drug discovery spin-out Onco-NX Ltd.

The deal represents the first successful sale of a spin-out company from the University and will see both companies combine their expertise in targeted anticancer drugs, to develop a ground-breaking, therapeutics pipeline. Manchester-based Incanthera has developed a ‘smart bomb’ therapy which selectively targets solid tumours without harming healthy cells. This means there is the potential of virtually no side effects to the rest of the body....

A PIONEERING research company and the architects behind the scheme have been signed up as the first new tenants at Liverpool Science Park’s £8m third building.

Karm Research Group will be moving from its existing premises at the science park into 1,000 sq ft of new laboratory space while Ryder Architecture will be taking 2,500 sq ft of state-of-the-art office space. The third building, which officially opens this week, was built speculatively in response to growing demand for purpose-built office and commercial laboratory space in Liverpool city centre to accommodate the city region’s knowledge-based businesses....

Companies to Develop and Market Products Designed for Nanoparticle Characterization

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences today announced an agreement with Wyatt Technology Corporation enabling collaboration on products, applications and technical development.  The partnership brings together Wyatt’s expertise in protein characterization, light scattering and biophysics with Beckman Coulter’s expertise in particle counting, particle characterization and cell viability measurement. “We are excited to be working with Wyatt Technology, as they have strong brand recognition in sectors such as biopharmaceuticals...

M908 uses patented High-Pressure Mass Spectrometry to enhance detection and identification capabilities for first responders

908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built analytical devices for chemical analysis, is delighted to introduce M908™, the world’s first truly handheld tool utilizing high-pressure mass spectrometry™ (HPMS). Specifically engineered for civilian users, first responders, and military teams, M908 provides accurate, immediate detection and identification of trace level chemical and explosive hazards at the point-of-action....

The Merseyside-headquartered firm picked up the award at a leading business awards event in Warrington.

MSoft won the Made in the North West Medical and Life Sciences Company of the Year and now goes through to compete for the national award in the same category at the International Festival for Business in Liverpool in July. MSoft beat off stiff competition from other leading companies in the category including Redx Pharma, Biofortuna, Arcis Altos and Perfectus Biomed. Judges said that “the software company was the standout winner”...

Nanalysis and GPE Scientific are working together to incorporate NMR into more academic institutions and industrial labs. 

The goal is for NMR to no longer be a tightly controlled resource available to small groups of end-users.  Undergraduate students will now get the chance to gain NMR knowledge with hands-on learning using standard NMR tubes and instrumentation. GPE Scientific Ltd is a leading distributor and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, based in Leighton Buzzard with over 50 years of experience serving industry, academic, and research customers in the U.K. and Ireland....

Malvern Instruments shows how complementary technologies solve analytical challenges from biopharm to bulk materials 

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), a leading innovator and manufacturer of technology for trace organic analysis, has announced the launch of its new website.

“With new application-specific content, improved navigation, and an enhanced online shop, we’ve made it much easier for our customers to find what they’re looking for, quickly and easily”, said Dr Gavin Davies, Marketing Manager at Markes. The new website features a range of new content, written by Markes’ specialists, explaining key issues and approaches to using the latest thermal desorption (TD) and mass spectrometry (MS) technologies across multiple gas chromatography (GC) application areas - everything from environmental and petrochem to metabolomics and food analysis....

For the second successive time, Chester (UK)-based calibration standards specialist Whitehouse Scientific is sponsoring the Philippine’s national team at the Deloitte Street Child World Cup.

Whitehouse Scientific CEO Dr Graham Rideal has for many years been involved in projects to support young people in the Philippines and in 2010 Whitehouse Scientific was one of the inaugural team sponsors involved in the Deloitte Street Child World Cup.Street children representing up to 20 countries from all five continents will kick off a ten-day tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 28 March 2014. Not only will they play football but they will also be raising awareness towards gaining rights for street children all over the world....

Market research confirms Cherwell as a leading prepared microbiological media supplier

Cherwell Laboratories Ltd’s reputation as a leading supplier of high-quality prepared microbiological media has been endorsed following a recent market research study. Results from this demonstrate that Cherwell are highly regarded by both customers and prospective customers in all areas, including Redipor^® product quality, flexibility of supply, reliability and efficiency at dealing with any customer’s problem. Cherwell commissioned an in depth market research project to gain a better understanding of the prepared microbiological media market and the needs of their customers...