Illumina Inc. has announced that its world-class sequencing and bioinformatics solutions are being used by HostSeq, part of the Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network (CanCOGeN), to identify biomarkers that can help predict potential risk of serious disease and support the development of novel therapeutics to combat COVID-19. By sequencing the genomes of up to 10,000 patients diagnosed or affected by COVID-19 throughout Canada...
International laboratory technology company INTEGRA Biosciences is expanding its head offices in Zizers, Switzerland, with the aim of creating 250 new jobs by 2028. At a cost of over 100 million Swiss francs, the new 30,000 m2 ‘INTEGRA Campus’ will be a site for creation and innovation, with space for 400 employees. The company’s plans include new production facilities with state-of-the-art injection molding systems, using a high degree of automation to ensure efficiency and excellence...
Represents commitment to global efforts against COVID-19 with optimized mRNA production using proprietary chromatographic columns and process. BioNet, a leading biotech company manufacturing genetically engineered vaccines, and BIA Separations, now part of Sartorius, a leading biochromatography development and manufacturing company, today announced the successful development of an optimized mRNA manufacturing process....
BioPharma Dynamics, a leading life sciences solution provider, proudly announce the opening of their new ISO Class 7 cleanroom facility located at new headquarters in Salford, Greater Manchester. This expansion sees the company treble in size, with its new premises adding the capacity for product assembly and increased warehouse and office space....
SCHOTT MINIFAB, a subsidiary of SCHOTT that develops and manufactures microfluidic devices for point-of-care and life sciences consumables, has had a long-standing close customer relationship with Applied Microarrays Inc. (AMI). Together, they develop biotech substrates for diagnostics applications. The expertise of AMI will further strengthen SCHOTT’s ability to offer a single-source contract manufacturing solution...
Olympus’ third annual Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award is now open for entries through Jan. 31, 2022. Each year, the competition recognizes the best in life science imaging worldwide to inspire and showcase art through microscopy. Contestants may enter by uploading up to three images, with a description of the equipment used, at the website. Winners will be selected by a jury and announced in April 2022.
PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the PKamp™ Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 assay. Qualified laboratories can immediately begin using this single test for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated from nasopharyngeal swabs, anterior nasal swabs and mid-turbinate swabs...
Research on hunger wins 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize. The American scientist Amber L. Alhadeff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the University of Pennsylvania, USA has won the 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the gut-brain control of hunger circuits. Alhadeff’s research has revealed how hunger-sensitive neurons in the brain receive signals from the gastrointestinal tract, and how they influence food intake and other survival behaviors....
BioAscent, the leading provider of integrated drug discovery services, reports a 50% increase in demand from biotech and “virtual” biotech companies for its outsourced compound management services so far in 2021. This follows a doubling of compound management services from 2018 to 2020 – also primarily driven by biotech customers. The company provides compound management to clients in the UK, US, Europe, and Australia...
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent) announces the extension and expansion of its long-term collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent will provide Bristol Myers Squibb with increased access to its deubiquitylase (DUB) enzyme inhibitor drug discovery platform to provide further support to additional therapeutic areas...
Lab sustainability leader will deliver new insights at Lab Innovations. Director of laboratory sustainability consultancy Green Light Laboratories, Andy Evans, will present new insights into lab sustainability at the UK’s largest annual trade show for the laboratory industry, Lab Innovations. Through the trade show’s Sustainable Laboratory, Evans will shed light on how labs can, and should, make their operations greener....
At Lab Innovations 2021, Porvair Sciences will showcase its extensive range of consumables and instruments for improving workflow in life science laboratories. To assist lab scientists tasked with overcoming workflow bottlenecks associated with sample handling / storage, sample preparation, sample processing and sample analysis - Porvair Sciences technical specialists will be available on Stand B22 to answer your questions.
The new Test Labs infection prevention research and test laboratory in Peterborough, which opened officially in January 2021, has achieved prestigious UKAS accreditation in less than twelve months, one of the fastest awards in the history of the accreditation body. Parent company Inivos created the facility after the Covid pandemic redirected government and commercial laboratories’ focus which stretched their capacity....
Sartorius and Waters will partner to implement the BioAccord™ LC-MS System from Waters as a new bioprocess analyzer with data connectivity to Sartorius’ Ambr® multi-parallel bioreactor systems to deliver mass spectral information on drug substances, related analytes and cell culture media. This combination will greatly accelerate and improve the accuracy and speed of tasks from clone selection to bioprocess optimization...
Free Yourself From Routine Pipetting. Win an ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot to streamline your daily pipetting tasks. It automates INTEGRA's multichannel pipettes and therefore minimizes any physical strains and frees up your time. The winner package includes, a ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, a VIAFLO or VOYAGER pipette of your choice and a communication/charging stand...
Worldwide Glass Resources® is working assiduously to address the global laboratory vial and accessories shortage by expanding its specialty department to include additional machines and capacity for limited volume precision point inserts, AccuFuse® Vials (sealed insert vials), and high recovery vials. The company also made commitments to increase our overall vial capacity 30% by the end of 2022...
Bruker Corporation has announced that it has received orders for two 1.1 GHz NMR Avance Neo systems from U.S. academic institutions funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF awarded the funds to establish the Network for Advanced NMR (NAN) linking three institutions including the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, the University of Georgia and University of Wisconsin–Madison...
The eleventh ZEISS Women Award was awarded in Dresden. This prize honors outstanding female informatics students who are about to graduate. The award was offered throughout Germany and serves as a platform to publicly recognize successful young women in the digital sector and to encourage more women to consider a career in the field....
Nerbe plus Premium Surface low retention pipette tips are now available in the UK exclusively from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. These top-quality tips are optimised for the highest precision and reproducibility in a pipetting cycle. The ultra-smooth hydrophobic surfaces prevent loss of material through adsorption and reduces DNA denaturation. These qualities improve efficiencies of test sequences by cutting down on costs associated with expensive reagents....
The UK’s biggest trade show for the lab industry is back. On November 3 and 4, 2021, Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, returns to the NEC in Birmingham. Leading scientists, professionals, researchers and more will come together for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic following a period of huge scientific breakthroughs....
BioChromato reports that it has installed more than 10 Smart Evaporator systems across the Russian Hygiene and Epidemiology Centers (HEC) network of institutes as part of a national program of acquiring leading edge analytical and sample preparation equipment. This major investment by the Hygiene and Epidemiology Centers was to enable them to improve the well-being of the population by monitoring...
Vision Engineering Limited (Woking, UK) welcomed HRH, The Princess Royal to its Global HQ & Manufacturing facility in Send, Surrey, to present them with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its Lynx EVO ergonomic stereo microscope, used for quality control in many manufacturing sites around the world. On arrival at the modern manufacturing site, The Princess Royal was met by Mr Michael Hayman, a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey, who presented Mark Curtis, Managing Director of Vision Engineering....