VectorBuilder Inc., a global leader in gene delivery solutions, has announced the construction of a new R&D and manufacturing center in Guangzhou, China. The ‘Gene Delivery Research and Manufacturing Campus’ will significantly expand VectorBuilder’s R&D capabilities and its production capacity for both research-use and cGMP-grade gene delivery vectors, allowing the company to continue supporting groundbreaking research worldwide...
LGC announce the acquisition of Rapid Genomics, a provider of mid- to high-density Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) kits and services for genotyping in the agrigenomics market. Rapid Genomics is a leading company in genotyping applications via Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). Its Flex-Seq® Ex-L technology is provided to customers through kits and genotyping services, and allows high-throughput, cost-effective DNA analysis in plant, livestock and aquaculture genetics...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, will advance its bioprocessing portfolio with the acquisition of the MAST® (Modular Automated Sampling Technology) platform from Lonza. The MAST® platform is an automated, aseptic bioreactor sampling system developed in Bend, Oregon, USA. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed...
HORIBA UK announces that it has joined the lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) as an Industry Partner. This partnership aims to provide a new generation of scientists with skills and approaches to reduce and replace the need for animal testing, so transforming drug discovery, toxicology screening and regenerative medicine. The lifETIME (Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine) CDT is a partnership between...
Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, has had its leadership recognised with the award of an Honorary Professorship from the University of Surrey, to its CEO, Dr Arron Tolley. The Professorship in Biological and Translational Science recognises Dr Arron Tolley’s technical and commercial skill in the life science space...
Draeger Safety UK, an international leader in medical and safety technology, is partnering with MRS Training and Rescue, one of the UK’s experts in confined space safety, to support in the development of new safety technologies and equipment to meet industry’s current and future needs. The partnership will see Draeger and MRS come together in a collaborative approach to better support industry in keeping people safe at work...
Azbil Telstar has announced the appointment of Emili Pablos and Jordi Puig as Managing Directors of the company. Together with Jochen Dick, who will keep leading the company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), they form the executive board team of Azbil Telstar. Emili Pablos and Jordi Puig have served the company as Chief Financial Officer and Global Business Development Director, respectively, since 2016...
INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes and EVOLVE manual pipettes are playing pivotal roles in COVID-19 testing at Children’s Minnesota, an award-winning, non-profit acute pediatric healthcare group in the ‘twin cities’ of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. These innovative tools have helped the group’s molecular laboratory to process more samples, more effectively in this unpredictable sociomedical period....
The Scientific Laboratory Show & Conference 2022 is a biennial event at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham, which is now firmly established as a premier fixture in the scientific industry calendar, combining real scientific value with unrivalled opportunities to network in a professional but relaxed environment. Throughout the show, delegates will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in scientific content through the Conference Programme, Professional Development Zone and extensive networking opportunities...
Join the team from Carbolite Gero and Retsch for a FREE 45-minute webinar on Wednesday 4th May starting at 11:30 British Summer Time. The panel for this short webinar will explore safety and process optimisation in an Ashing Furnace including tips & tricks for sample preparation. Combining recorded video with live discussion this webinar is aimed at anyone involved with Ashing materials...
Scientists in Norway will now benefit from a locally-based team that will provide a single point of contact for access to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s full chromatography, mass spectrometry and trace elemental analysis portfolio. The team will also provide comprehensive customer support ranging from instrument installation to laboratory applications assistance. Thermo Fisher has simplified access to its chromatography and mass spectrometry solutions in response to customer demands....
INTEGRA Biosciences continues to foster its sustainable approach to supplying high quality laboratory tools to research facilities across the globe. Recognizing the industry’s impact on the environment, the company has implemented a variety of energy-saving solutions to help labs continue their essential work while minimizing their carbon footprint....
Deadly and currently undruggable cancer proteins will be the focus of a new research centre dedicated to opening up new approaches to cancer treatment, and made possible by a major philanthropic donation. Scientists at the centre will accelerate research in one of the most promising new areas of drug discovery – targeted protein degradation – to discover new research tools and new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers that can work highly precisely...
Analytik Jena has announced that its annual Science Awards have been awarded for work that employed Analytik Jena solutions in the fields of chemical analysis and molecular biology. Richard Pabst was recognized with the award for “Best Scientific Paper in the Field of Molecular Biology”. In his paper "Modern Species Conservation Using eDNA Analysis”, he explains the potential of PCR analysis in the detection of endangered species in their biotopes....
Market leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, Scitara, has announced a collaboration with scientific analytical technology leader, PerkinElmer. The move will support the integration of the PerkinElmer® Signals Research Suite™ informatics platform, which provides seamless, end-to-end scientific data and workflow management, with laboratory instruments, applications and resources via the Scitara Scientific Integration Platform™ SIP™...
Cresset Discovery, provider of CADD expertise for drug discovery, is collaborating with the Translation team at The Francis Crick Institute as expert computational chemist in residence. Computational chemistry is a powerful method in tool development and drug discovery. It enables chemists to predict the physical properties and biological activity of compounds prior to synthesis and analysis, saving significant time and money by removing unnecessary wet chemistry...
Agilent Technologies announce that it has become a member of the Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC). Joining AMBIC demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering to support the provision of the next generation of analytical tools and comprehensive solutions needed by academic, pharmaceutical, and clinical researchers...
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, launches its newest project: IDMP Common Core Ontology. The project will augment the existing Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) framework (ISO 11615:2021) defined by the International Standards Organization. The project team will devise a common core ontology under FAIR data principles to enable semantic interoperability and consistent representation of medicinal products...
We'd like to let you know that Lab Innovations South will now be hosted virtually - and you are invited to join in and listen to what the world-class speakers have to say on the latest developments in the life sciences! Hear from the likes of AstraZeneca, UCL, Avantor, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Queen's Medical Research Institute and more...
IonSense Inc., the innovator of ambient DART™ (Direct Analysis in Real Time) ionization technology, announces that it has been acquired by Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR). The deal provides IonSense with the financial investments to ramp up development of the DART ionization source technology and increase efforts in developing applications in the applied markets, including food analysis and forensics...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the news that 177Lu-PSMA-617, a potent radioactive medicine that searches for tumour cells to deliver a radioactive payload, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating some advanced prostate cancers. The approval means people with advanced prostate cancer previously treated with at least one targeted hormone treatment – such as enzalutamide or abiraterone – alongside taxane chemotherapy will be able to access the treatment in the US...
Microbiology laboratories invited to see how they can eliminate risk of sample bags leaking and bursting during disposal. Seward, the world’s leader in sample preparation, is inviting microbiology laboratories to trial its newly launchedStomacher® 3500 autoclavable paddle blender bag at no cost. Thanks to its unique material composition, the new autoclavable bag is the first paddle blender bag that can survive irradiation, Stomaching and the autoclave disposal cycle without losing its integrity....
VectorBuilder Inc., a global leader in gene delivery solutions, has announced the construction of a new R&D and manufacturing center in Guangzhou, China. The ‘Gene Delivery Research and Manufacturing Campus’ will significantly expand VectorBuilder’s R&D capabilities and its production capacity for both research-use and cGMP-grade gene delivery vectors, allowing the company to continue supporting groundbreaking research worldwide...
LGC announce the acquisition of Rapid Genomics, a provider of mid- to high-density Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) kits and services for genotyping in the agrigenomics market. Rapid Genomics is a leading company in genotyping applications via Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). Its Flex-Seq® Ex-L technology is provided to customers through kits and genotyping services, and allows high-throughput, cost-effective DNA analysis in plant, livestock and aquaculture genetics...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, will advance its bioprocessing portfolio with the acquisition of the MAST® (Modular Automated Sampling Technology) platform from Lonza. The MAST® platform is an automated, aseptic bioreactor sampling system developed in Bend, Oregon, USA. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed...
HORIBA UK announces that it has joined the lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) as an Industry Partner. This partnership aims to provide a new generation of scientists with skills and approaches to reduce and replace the need for animal testing, so transforming drug discovery, toxicology screening and regenerative medicine. The lifETIME (Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine) CDT is a partnership between...
Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, has had its leadership recognised with the award of an Honorary Professorship from the University of Surrey, to its CEO, Dr Arron Tolley. The Professorship in Biological and Translational Science recognises Dr Arron Tolley’s technical and commercial skill in the life science space...
Draeger Safety UK, an international leader in medical and safety technology, is partnering with MRS Training and Rescue, one of the UK’s experts in confined space safety, to support in the development of new safety technologies and equipment to meet industry’s current and future needs. The partnership will see Draeger and MRS come together in a collaborative approach to better support industry in keeping people safe at work...
Azbil Telstar has announced the appointment of Emili Pablos and Jordi Puig as Managing Directors of the company. Together with Jochen Dick, who will keep leading the company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), they form the executive board team of Azbil Telstar. Emili Pablos and Jordi Puig have served the company as Chief Financial Officer and Global Business Development Director, respectively, since 2016...
INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes and EVOLVE manual pipettes are playing pivotal roles in COVID-19 testing at Children’s Minnesota, an award-winning, non-profit acute pediatric healthcare group in the ‘twin cities’ of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. These innovative tools have helped the group’s molecular laboratory to process more samples, more effectively in this unpredictable sociomedical period....
The Scientific Laboratory Show & Conference 2022 is a biennial event at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham, which is now firmly established as a premier fixture in the scientific industry calendar, combining real scientific value with unrivalled opportunities to network in a professional but relaxed environment. Throughout the show, delegates will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in scientific content through the Conference Programme, Professional Development Zone and extensive networking opportunities...
Join the team from Carbolite Gero and Retsch for a FREE 45-minute webinar on Wednesday 4th May starting at 11:30 British Summer Time. The panel for this short webinar will explore safety and process optimisation in an Ashing Furnace including tips & tricks for sample preparation. Combining recorded video with live discussion this webinar is aimed at anyone involved with Ashing materials...
Scientists in Norway will now benefit from a locally-based team that will provide a single point of contact for access to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s full chromatography, mass spectrometry and trace elemental analysis portfolio. The team will also provide comprehensive customer support ranging from instrument installation to laboratory applications assistance. Thermo Fisher has simplified access to its chromatography and mass spectrometry solutions in response to customer demands....
INTEGRA Biosciences continues to foster its sustainable approach to supplying high quality laboratory tools to research facilities across the globe. Recognizing the industry’s impact on the environment, the company has implemented a variety of energy-saving solutions to help labs continue their essential work while minimizing their carbon footprint....
Deadly and currently undruggable cancer proteins will be the focus of a new research centre dedicated to opening up new approaches to cancer treatment, and made possible by a major philanthropic donation. Scientists at the centre will accelerate research in one of the most promising new areas of drug discovery – targeted protein degradation – to discover new research tools and new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers that can work highly precisely...
Analytik Jena has announced that its annual Science Awards have been awarded for work that employed Analytik Jena solutions in the fields of chemical analysis and molecular biology. Richard Pabst was recognized with the award for “Best Scientific Paper in the Field of Molecular Biology”. In his paper "Modern Species Conservation Using eDNA Analysis”, he explains the potential of PCR analysis in the detection of endangered species in their biotopes....
Market leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, Scitara, has announced a collaboration with scientific analytical technology leader, PerkinElmer. The move will support the integration of the PerkinElmer® Signals Research Suite™ informatics platform, which provides seamless, end-to-end scientific data and workflow management, with laboratory instruments, applications and resources via the Scitara Scientific Integration Platform™ SIP™...
Cresset Discovery, provider of CADD expertise for drug discovery, is collaborating with the Translation team at The Francis Crick Institute as expert computational chemist in residence. Computational chemistry is a powerful method in tool development and drug discovery. It enables chemists to predict the physical properties and biological activity of compounds prior to synthesis and analysis, saving significant time and money by removing unnecessary wet chemistry...
Agilent Technologies announce that it has become a member of the Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC). Joining AMBIC demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering to support the provision of the next generation of analytical tools and comprehensive solutions needed by academic, pharmaceutical, and clinical researchers...
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, launches its newest project: IDMP Common Core Ontology. The project will augment the existing Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) framework (ISO 11615:2021) defined by the International Standards Organization. The project team will devise a common core ontology under FAIR data principles to enable semantic interoperability and consistent representation of medicinal products...
We'd like to let you know that Lab Innovations South will now be hosted virtually - and you are invited to join in and listen to what the world-class speakers have to say on the latest developments in the life sciences! Hear from the likes of AstraZeneca, UCL, Avantor, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Queen's Medical Research Institute and more...
IonSense Inc., the innovator of ambient DART™ (Direct Analysis in Real Time) ionization technology, announces that it has been acquired by Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR). The deal provides IonSense with the financial investments to ramp up development of the DART ionization source technology and increase efforts in developing applications in the applied markets, including food analysis and forensics...
Microbiology laboratories invited to see how they can eliminate risk of sample bags leaking and bursting during disposal. Seward, the world’s leader in sample preparation, is inviting microbiology laboratories to trial its newly launchedStomacher® 3500 autoclavable paddle blender bag at no cost. Thanks to its unique material composition, the new autoclavable bag is the first paddle blender bag that can survive irradiation, Stomaching and the autoclave disposal cycle without losing its integrity....