Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the opening of the Dissolution Center of Excellence (CoE) facility in Craven Arms, United Kingdom. The newly modernized premises will house the core of Agilent’s dissolution business, including research and development, quality, support, applications, marketing, and more. This investment allows all Agilent dissolution activities to be consolidated under one roof...
The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has partnered with PerkinElmer's Horizon Discovery to develop and manufacture somatic reference samples (SRSs) to simplify and support validation of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based cancer diagnostics. The SRSs are expected to be commercially available by early 2024, following a rigorous characterization and validation process in collaboration with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)...
The American scientist Ann Kennedy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA has won the 2022 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the neural population dynamics that generate and maintain our emotions and behavioral drives. By comparing the activation of neurons in multiple deep brain regions, she identifies differences between them that point to the role each region plays in shaping the drives behind survival behaviors such as fighting or fleeing...
Sartorius entered a research partnership with The BASE Facility at The University of Queensland (UQ) to improve the manufacturing process of nucleic acid products led by the external collaboration group, Separation Technology Marketing team. The BASE facility is an internationally recognized leader in mRNA sciences at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at UQ...
Evident announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore, marking its ongoing commitment to expand its business and operations in the APAC region. The headquarters leads Evident’s strategy, technology and innovation in the APAC region, which includes operations in Australia, New Zealand, India and Korea. The company has doubled its headcount in Singapore since the beginning of 2022 and plans to further expand its presence...
Aims to improve efficiency of pharma pipelines by leveraging industry-leading ability to identify genetic variants that contribute to human disease. Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has announced a strategic research collaboration with AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, to accelerate drug target discovery by combining their strengths in artificial intelligence (AI) based genome interpretation and genomic analysis...
Shimadzu and Germany's UMG – University Medical Center Göttingen – are teaming up to develop new clinical LC-MS methods for a more rapid and flexible TDM analysis. As part of Shimadzu’s ambitious European Innovation Center (EUIC) program, this new collaboration seeks to speed up the LC-MS analysis of TDM tests. LC-MS analysis already offers accuracy and flexibility that is superior to conventional methods of TDM test analysis...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., a growth-stage company that provides instrumentation, software, and services to pharmaceutical researchers, has announced that it received the 2022 Grand Prize Award in the BioTools Innovator competition. BioTools Innovator is the largest life science accelerator in the world, supported by founding partners Research Corporation Technologies and BroadOak Capital Partners....
The UK is investing £2M to kick-start research on the next generation of radiotherapy treatments for cancer, through the development of the Ion Therapy Research Facility (ITRF). The UK has driven important advances in cancer therapy and treats many patients successfully with radiotherapy, using both X-rays and protons. However some tumours remain difficult to treat. Scientists believe that heavier particles, such as helium and carbon ions may offer therapeutic advantages...
First LAUDA agency Beun de Ronde is awarded the Dr. Rudolf Wobser Medal. The Dutch laboratory dealer Beun de Ronde B.V., a provider of scientific equipment with an impressive history going back 100 years, has been one of LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG.’s most reliable partners for decades. Since 1958, the two family companies have worked together thoughout. Beun de Ronde was LAUDA’s first agency abroad, meaning it has been at the world market leader’s side almost from the very beginning...
Malvern Panalytical, a leading analytical instrumentation supplier, announces that it will host a unique forward-looking online event, ‘Future Days’, on November 8 to explore the future of energy storage systems and additive manufacturing industries. By engaging with customers, suppliers, and partners through this two-track event, consisting of two-hour online events, Malvern Panalytical will help bring different industry parties together to discuss and shape what’s next.
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has opened a commercial facility for its new Millipore® CTDMO Services offering at the company’s site in Martillac, France. The 2,700-square-meter facility will provide global supply of commercial drug substances, including mAbs and other recombinant proteins, from an integrated site featuring state-of-the-art single-use equipment and onsite regulatory, quality and technical experts...
The UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, SciMed will exhibit at this year’s Lab Innovations and share insight into some of the latest innovative instruments for researchers in industry and academia, including supercritical CO2 systems and environmental analysers. To meet SciMed’s team and hear about some of the innovative instruments it supplies in person, visit stand K32 at Lab Innovations on November 2 and 3 at the NEC, Birmingham.
CloudLIMS, a leading SaaS company offering secure, truly configurable, high-quality Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in Lab Innovations to be held at the National Exhibition Center (NEC), Birmingham, United Kingdom, from November 2-3, 2022. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its zero upfront cost, in the cloud, SaaS LIMS, CloudLIMS, at booth G6 in hall 2...
Autoscribe Informatics, the global leader in configurable Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), has announced the 3Q22 release of its updated starter systems. As well as ensuring that the starter systems run on the latest Autoscribe Matrix software, improvements have been made to the Chain of Custody (CoC) module, and inventory management and batch manufacturing have been more tightly integrated...
Lab Innovations 2022 to share insight into the equipment and processes that are improving sustainability in the lab industry. The UK’s largest annual trade show for the lab industry, Lab Innovations will focus on the theme of sustainability at this year’s show, taking place on November 2 and 3 at the NEC, Birmingham. As part of that, the show will host The Sustainable Laboratory feature, presented by Andy Evans, director of Green Light Laboratories, who will shed light on how labs can improve sustainability...
The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, endowed with 20,000 EUR, is granted annually to an early career scientist in Europe for outstanding contributions ot biomedical research. It has been awarded, in partnership with Nature, since 1995. Researchers in Europe up to 35 years with an advanced degree in the field of biomedical research can apply only between October 1, 2022, and January 15, 2023...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has opened a viral clearance (VC) laboratory as part of the first building phase of its new €29 million China Biologics Testing Center. The 5,000 square meter center is the first of its kind for Merck in China. The VC laboratory allows customers to locally conduct viral clearance studies from pre-clinical development to commercialization and will meet the double-digit demand for VC testing services in China...
CloudLIMS recognizes the operational threat to laboratories in Ukraine due to the country's ongoing devastating war with Russia. We realize that the war has severely impaired the functioning of all laboratories, including biobanks, clinical research and diagnostics laboratories, working tirelessly with limited resources to serve the people of Ukraine. In these trying times, we stand with the people of Ukraine and are ready to do everything we can to help them overcome their hardships...
The UK risks an exodus of some of its most promising science and technology businesses, according to a new research report. Almost one in six (16%) have firm plans to relocate overseas over the next three years and 88% have considered it. Building a Future for Science and Technology, by Ridge and Partners, the multi-discipline property and construction consultancy, suggests a key driver of this discontent is the government’s lack of understanding of the sectors’ needs...
Waters Corporation announce a combined investment of up to €6 million with support from IDA Ireland to expand its operations in Drinagh, Wexford to fund research and development (R&D) of new clinical diagnostics products. The operational expansion at the Wexford facility will create new scientific jobs through 2024. Waters’ Wexford facility is the company’s primary site for manufacturing and delivery of its portfolio of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) systems, reagent kits, and software...
Sakura Finetek, a global leader in histopathology products and Evident Scientific, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, and a global leader in microscopy and imaging solutions, have announced a collaboration to offer a full workflow solution for anatomic pathology slide preparation and high-resolution digital scanning in the Americas...