Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) announced the completion of the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to a wholly-owned subsidiary, Evident Corporation (“Evident”). Following the divestiture of its Imaging business, this move further signifies the company’s long-term strategy to cement its position as a major player in the medtech industry...
Companies around the world continue to show strong interest in the Biomek NGeniuS Next Generation Library Prep System from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and seek to develop demonstrated applications on this easy-to-use new NGS automation platform, which reduces errors and minimizes hands-on time. Following a successful unveiling to the media and lab researchers at last month’s Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference & Exhibition in Boston, the company announces...
Hamburg-based life science company Eppendorf has launched a comprehensive support package for refugees from Ukraine. The program is designed to provide rapid and uncomplicated assistance to those in need of protection. It includes a cash donation of 100,000 euros to the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, as well as an internal company aid program. This enables European Eppendorf employees to take time off with continued payment of wages and salaries to get involved in refugee relief, if they wish to do so...
TestRAMP, the UK marketplace for Covid-19 PCR testing, is launching a new service for genomic testing and profiling of other diseases. Mike Hudson, CEO, said “We want to put the experience of working with the UK’s top genetic and genomic laboratories to good use. Covid testing grew the capacity and expertise of PCR and genomic sequencing labs – now they are well placed to offer molecular testing for other serious diseases”...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., announce the receipt of a two year, Phase II SBIR grant for a project titled "In-Cell Automated Flash Oxidation (IC-AutoFox™) Protein Footprinting System." The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Systems (NIGMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the grant is to extend GenNext’s breakthrough Hydroxyl Radical Protein Footprinting (HRPF) technology and methods to studies involving living cells...
The surge in demand brought about by COVID-19 is pushing medical and non-medical laboratories to their limits, the head of a laboratory supplies company has said, with concerns that clinical laboratories have been favoured due to the pandemic. The Starlab Group, a European supplier of laboratory products with a UK division, conducted a survey of more than 200 laboratory employees from the UK, Germany, Austria, Italy and France...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) with the appointment of senior drug discovery experts Dr Chas Bountra OBE, Dr Richard Eglen, Steve Rees OBE, Dr Cathy Tralau-Stewart, and Dr Ian Waddell. The SAB will help the organisation continue to deliver reliable, cutting-edge content to the life science and drug discovery communities, driving collaboration and knowledge exchange between academic and biopharma industry thought-leaders...
FOx BIOSYSTEMS, a company on the mission to revolutionize life science and pharmacological research with innovative real-time, analysis products and the Biosensors research group at KU Leuven, focused on developing innovative bio-molecular detection concepts and miniaturized analysis systems, announced a novel, label-free assay that can characterize the polyclonal antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 directly in patient blood...
Autoscribe Informatics will be demonstrating the flexibility of Matrix Gemini LIMS at Lab Innovations South, a one-day conference for laboratory professionals in the South-East of the UK. Attendees will be able to see multiple systems including LIMS for pharmaceutical manufacturing, biobank management, drug stability studies, and general QC flows. Uniquely, all these systems use the same software. No code is added or changed...
Whitby based company Natures Laboratory has just received a major funding award worth over 180K from Innovate UK to develop new ways in which propolis – a natural antibiotic produced by bees – can be used to help meet the worldwide crisis in antibiotic resistance. WHO (World Health Organisation) put antibiotic resistance in its top ten global public health threats. The harsh reality is that the drugs don’t work anymore. We are now facing infections where no antibiotics can help...
Infectious disease diagnostics company Genetic Signatures has joined the BioHub Birmingham® as the launchpad for a planned further expansion into Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The BioHub is the first physical footprint within the UK and Europe for Genetic Signatures, which already provides the EasyScreen™ range of testing kits to countries in Europe and provides clinical diagnostics to the NHS for respiratory and gastro-intestinal diseases, and sexually transmitted infections...
PEAK Scientific, the world leader in the manufacture & support of laboratory grade gas generators, has recently expanded the manufacturing facilities at their Glasgow headquarters. The manufacturing facility has increased from 8,500 square foot to just under, 12,500 square foot which will allow PEAK Scientific to increase their production, increase local employment opportunities and meet increased demands, both now and into the future...
Scientists at Rejuveron Vascular Therapeutics AG, a company specializing in the development of therapies to tackle neurodegeneration, are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 384 handheld electronic pipette to accelerate their research. Combining this convenient benchtop system with endothelial cells cultured in Corning® HTS Transwell® 96 well plates allows the team to investigate the ability of drugs to penetrate the blood brain barrier...
Analab announced that it is rebranding its name, logo and visual identity from March 2022 to that of its parent company Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS). The new brand identity comes after the acquisition of Analab by SLS in 2016. SLS are the UK & Ireland’s leading independent supplier of laboratory products and are partnered with some of the world's most recognisable brands in science, bringing the best laboratory equipment, consumables, and chemicals to their customers...
Scientists at Aston University have found a way to significantly increase the antimicrobial properties of a material used in many medical devices and clinical surfaces: bioactive glass. The Aston University team had already developed bacteria-killing bioactive glass laced with a single metal oxide of either zinc, cobalt or copper. Their latest research combined pairs of metal oxides in the material - and found that some combinations were more than 100 times better at killing bacteria than using single oxides alone.
Agilent Technologies has announced that the recipient of the 2022 Darlene Solomon Award is Federica Fiorini, Ph.D., a research associate studying metabolomics at the Institute of Biology and Pathology at the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital (CHU Grenoble Alpes) in France. The award was presented at the iSLS10–10th International Singapore Lipid Symposium held March 8–10 at the National University of Singapore....
The first Pharma User Club meeting organized by Granutools was successfully held on January 26th, 2022. More than 200 attendees joined this virtual meeting, which was the perfect occasion to hear renowned speakers, join a large and diverse community, and network. The talks covered a wide range of subjects and aspects of the pharmaceutical industry and academy: from lactose excipients to APIs, from flowability to electrostatics, from feedstock to production lines, from process simulation to model calibration...
Medix Biochemica, a global leader in critical IVD raw materials, has acquired 100 percent of the shares of myPOLS Biotec GmbH (“myPOLS Biotec”). As a result of the acquisition, Medix Biochemica broadens its portfolio of molecular diagnostic raw materials for the in vitro diagnostics (“IVD”) industry, complements its scientific expertise and strengthens its local presence in Western Europe...
Olympus, a leading global manufacturer of optical and digital precision technology, announced a partnership with evorion biotechnologies, a pioneer in advanced single-cell analysis using unique microfluidic systems. By merging evorion’s cutting-edge 3D hydrogel bead technology and Olympus’ leading microscope systems, the collaboration introduces a seamless and largely automated workflow solution to capture functional phenotypes of individual cells´ behavior over time...
Ziath has chosen Analytica 2022 in Munich, Germany (21-24th June) to launch two new innovative sample management products - Handheld 3 and LUX. Designed for easy portability, the new Ziath Handheld 3 is a compact and powerful device for reading single 2D bar-coded tubes and editing or updating the sample information, adding extra details, or changing locations in a connected LIMS or database software directly from wherever you keep your samples....
Eppendorf has made a strategic investment in BigOmics Analytics SA, a software company from Switzerland that develops digital cloud-based self-service tools to analyze molecular biology research data. “We’re excited to invest in BigOmics,” said Peter Fruhstorfer, Co-CEO of Eppendorf SE, upon signing the agreement. “With its expertise and digital know-how, the company is a perfect fit for Eppendorf and our ambition to improve work processes in the lab and set them up for the future...
AES Clean Technology, a leading provider of high-performance cleanroom facilities within the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industry, has announced a $14.2 million investment to open a new manufacturing facility located in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The new state-of-the-art facility will see 97 full-time jobs created and will serve as a manufacturing hub for its modular cleanroom systems....
Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) announced the completion of the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to a wholly-owned subsidiary, Evident Corporation (“Evident”). Following the divestiture of its Imaging business, this move further signifies the company’s long-term strategy to cement its position as a major player in the medtech industry...
Companies around the world continue to show strong interest in the Biomek NGeniuS Next Generation Library Prep System from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and seek to develop demonstrated applications on this easy-to-use new NGS automation platform, which reduces errors and minimizes hands-on time. Following a successful unveiling to the media and lab researchers at last month’s Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference & Exhibition in Boston, the company announces...
Hamburg-based life science company Eppendorf has launched a comprehensive support package for refugees from Ukraine. The program is designed to provide rapid and uncomplicated assistance to those in need of protection. It includes a cash donation of 100,000 euros to the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, as well as an internal company aid program. This enables European Eppendorf employees to take time off with continued payment of wages and salaries to get involved in refugee relief, if they wish to do so...
TestRAMP, the UK marketplace for Covid-19 PCR testing, is launching a new service for genomic testing and profiling of other diseases. Mike Hudson, CEO, said “We want to put the experience of working with the UK’s top genetic and genomic laboratories to good use. Covid testing grew the capacity and expertise of PCR and genomic sequencing labs – now they are well placed to offer molecular testing for other serious diseases”...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., announce the receipt of a two year, Phase II SBIR grant for a project titled "In-Cell Automated Flash Oxidation (IC-AutoFox™) Protein Footprinting System." The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Systems (NIGMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the grant is to extend GenNext’s breakthrough Hydroxyl Radical Protein Footprinting (HRPF) technology and methods to studies involving living cells...
The surge in demand brought about by COVID-19 is pushing medical and non-medical laboratories to their limits, the head of a laboratory supplies company has said, with concerns that clinical laboratories have been favoured due to the pandemic. The Starlab Group, a European supplier of laboratory products with a UK division, conducted a survey of more than 200 laboratory employees from the UK, Germany, Austria, Italy and France...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) with the appointment of senior drug discovery experts Dr Chas Bountra OBE, Dr Richard Eglen, Steve Rees OBE, Dr Cathy Tralau-Stewart, and Dr Ian Waddell. The SAB will help the organisation continue to deliver reliable, cutting-edge content to the life science and drug discovery communities, driving collaboration and knowledge exchange between academic and biopharma industry thought-leaders...
FOx BIOSYSTEMS, a company on the mission to revolutionize life science and pharmacological research with innovative real-time, analysis products and the Biosensors research group at KU Leuven, focused on developing innovative bio-molecular detection concepts and miniaturized analysis systems, announced a novel, label-free assay that can characterize the polyclonal antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 directly in patient blood...
Autoscribe Informatics will be demonstrating the flexibility of Matrix Gemini LIMS at Lab Innovations South, a one-day conference for laboratory professionals in the South-East of the UK. Attendees will be able to see multiple systems including LIMS for pharmaceutical manufacturing, biobank management, drug stability studies, and general QC flows. Uniquely, all these systems use the same software. No code is added or changed...
Whitby based company Natures Laboratory has just received a major funding award worth over 180K from Innovate UK to develop new ways in which propolis – a natural antibiotic produced by bees – can be used to help meet the worldwide crisis in antibiotic resistance. WHO (World Health Organisation) put antibiotic resistance in its top ten global public health threats. The harsh reality is that the drugs don’t work anymore. We are now facing infections where no antibiotics can help...
Infectious disease diagnostics company Genetic Signatures has joined the BioHub Birmingham® as the launchpad for a planned further expansion into Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The BioHub is the first physical footprint within the UK and Europe for Genetic Signatures, which already provides the EasyScreen™ range of testing kits to countries in Europe and provides clinical diagnostics to the NHS for respiratory and gastro-intestinal diseases, and sexually transmitted infections...
PEAK Scientific, the world leader in the manufacture & support of laboratory grade gas generators, has recently expanded the manufacturing facilities at their Glasgow headquarters. The manufacturing facility has increased from 8,500 square foot to just under, 12,500 square foot which will allow PEAK Scientific to increase their production, increase local employment opportunities and meet increased demands, both now and into the future...
Scientists at Rejuveron Vascular Therapeutics AG, a company specializing in the development of therapies to tackle neurodegeneration, are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 384 handheld electronic pipette to accelerate their research. Combining this convenient benchtop system with endothelial cells cultured in Corning® HTS Transwell® 96 well plates allows the team to investigate the ability of drugs to penetrate the blood brain barrier...
Analab announced that it is rebranding its name, logo and visual identity from March 2022 to that of its parent company Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS). The new brand identity comes after the acquisition of Analab by SLS in 2016. SLS are the UK & Ireland’s leading independent supplier of laboratory products and are partnered with some of the world's most recognisable brands in science, bringing the best laboratory equipment, consumables, and chemicals to their customers...
Scientists at Aston University have found a way to significantly increase the antimicrobial properties of a material used in many medical devices and clinical surfaces: bioactive glass. The Aston University team had already developed bacteria-killing bioactive glass laced with a single metal oxide of either zinc, cobalt or copper. Their latest research combined pairs of metal oxides in the material - and found that some combinations were more than 100 times better at killing bacteria than using single oxides alone.
Agilent Technologies 
The first Pharma User Club meeting organized by Granutools was successfully held on January 26th, 2022. More than 200 attendees joined this virtual meeting, which was the perfect occasion to hear renowned speakers, join a large and diverse community, and network. The talks covered a wide range of subjects and aspects of the pharmaceutical industry and academy: from lactose excipients to APIs, from flowability to electrostatics, from feedstock to production lines, from process simulation to model calibration...
Medix Biochemica, a global leader in critical IVD raw materials, has acquired 100 percent of the shares of myPOLS Biotec GmbH (“myPOLS Biotec”). As a result of the acquisition, Medix Biochemica broadens its portfolio of molecular diagnostic raw materials for the in vitro diagnostics (“IVD”) industry, complements its scientific expertise and strengthens its local presence in Western Europe...
Olympus, a leading global manufacturer of optical and digital precision technology, announced a partnership with evorion biotechnologies, a pioneer in advanced single-cell analysis using unique microfluidic systems. By merging evorion’s cutting-edge 3D hydrogel bead technology and Olympus’ leading microscope systems, the collaboration introduces a seamless and largely automated workflow solution to capture functional phenotypes of individual cells´ behavior over time...
Ziath has chosen Analytica 2022 in Munich, Germany (21-24th June) to launch two new innovative sample management products - Handheld 3 and LUX. Designed for easy portability, the new Ziath Handheld 3 is a compact and powerful device for reading single 2D bar-coded tubes and editing or updating the sample information, adding extra details, or changing locations in a connected LIMS or database software directly from wherever you keep your samples....
AES Clean Technology, a leading provider of high-performance cleanroom facilities within the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industry, has announced a $14.2 million investment to open a new manufacturing facility located in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The new state-of-the-art facility will see 97 full-time jobs created and will serve as a manufacturing hub for its modular cleanroom systems....