SP Industries, Inc. (SP), has hosted a visit by US Congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick, who was on a fact-finding mission to find out more about the work SP is doing to support Operation Warp Speed, and discuss SP’s plans for increasing capacity and capabilities. Operation Warp Speed (OWS), an initiative of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), aims to...
Easyfairs has announced that its Lab Innovations 2020 event, which was due to take place on 4 & 5 November at the NEC, Birmingham, is postponed to 3 & 4 November 2021. This decision has been made following consultation with the laboratory industry and due to the ongoing unforeseeable and unprecedented global scope of the Coronavirus pandemic which sees the UK government reviewing its decision to allow live events to run from 1 October....
National charity Heart Research UK has launched a new grant of up to £250,000 for research projects investigating the relationship between COVID-19 and heart disease. People with existing cardiovascular disease have a higher risk of severe complications from Covid-19 infection, and evidence is emerging that the virus can cause damage to the heart....
Relation Therapeutics, a drug development company driven by data science and machine learning (ML), announces Project RE, which will apply Relation Therapeutics’ and its partners’ technologyto the identification of repurposed drug combinations as potential therapeutic candidates for COVID-19....
Illumina has announced that the Australian public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus genomes of all positive COVID-19 tests in Australia and track COVID-19 using genomics across the country, rather than state by state, under a ground-breaking initiative spearheaded by Australia’s public health laboratory organisations and leading industry partners...
Learn about microscopy, its applications, technologies, tips and tricks, imaging methods, and new developments - from the basics to more advanced topics. On the new content platform Microscopy Insights Hub from ZEISS Microscopy, access on-demand webinar recordings, how-to videos and further information pieces about your field of interest....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced new collaborations of the Thermo Fisher Precision Medicine Science Center (PMSC) with AstraZeneca and the University of Nebraska Medical Center as part of its ongoing development of innovative solutions for unmet needs in clinical biomarker discovery. The new alliances strengthen the PMSC’s mission of creating standardized workflows...
Bernie Benson, founder of Benson Viscometers, and explains more about the use of blood viscometers in helping to guide the treatment of Covid-19 patients. One of the biggest challenges facing medical teams treating Covid-19 patients is identifying which ones are likely to suffer the most extreme responses to the virus....
Autoscribe Informatics, a leading global laboratory informatics provider, announced the release of a new white paper on the validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). The white paper discusses what LIMS validation is and the steps involved, the responsibilities of the customer and supplier, how GAMP5 affects LIMS validation, and the deliverables you can expect from a LIMS validation project....
Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, has announced the introduction of eln.online, a quick start version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN). Designed specifically to meet the needs of research organizations at an early stage in their development, eln.online is a new implementation of the Company’s existing ELN Studies Notebook and adds...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced a € 59 million expansion of its HPAPI and ADC manufacturing capabilities and capacity at its facility near Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This investment will allow large-scale manufacturing of increasingly potent compounds for therapies that have the potential to treat cancer. Completion is expected by mid-2022 and should add approximately 50 full-time jobs starting in 2021...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend up to EUR 10 million to Scope Fluidics, a Polish medical technology company developing innovative products in the field of medical diagnostics. Scope Fluidics uses microfluidic technologies (involving the manipulation of small quantities of test samples within a disposable diagnostic cartridge) and focuses on rapid characterization of antibiotic resistance of bacteria and on ultra-fast detection of bacterial and viral pathogens (including COVID-19)....
Life science and data technology innovator, Aigenpulse, is launching its CytoML Experiment Suite – an automated, end-to-end, machine learning solution specifically aimed at streamlining and automating cytometry analysis at scale and replacing manual gating processes. With it, users will benefit from a single point-of-truth about all cytometry data across any organisation....
In this e-seminar, Markes International, industry experts will discuss the common problems associated with sample preparation for a variety of food applications. They will explain how these have been overcome using a powerful combination of sample extraction and enrichment, with both 1D and 2D GC coupled with mass spectrometry. Expert presentations include…
APIS Assay Technologies Ltd, a company combining outstanding In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) experience with integrated AI to develop biomarker-based diagnostic assays, have announced the acquisition of Beogenomics, a specialised software developer with major expertise in Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (BIOX). Beogenomics has been developing both on-prem and secure cloud-based data analysis solutions - helping customers design, build and run custom tailored genomics & proteomics pipelines...
Kallik, a leading labelling and artwork management solution provider for regulated markets, has announced it has joined the life sciences organisation Medilink West Midlands, an industry association dedicated to supporting growth of this key market sector throughout the region. The new agreement expands the existing Kallik patronage of Medilink East Midlands to the whole of the Midlands, and will provide close ties with members of over 1,700 life sciences organisations....
Bruker Corporation has announced its support of a worldwide collaborative project that investigates the structures, dynamics, function and binding of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA and proteins using high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The Covid19-NMR consortium was initiated at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany, and leverages the extensive experience of the GU Biological Magnetic Resonance Center and of 30 consortium groups in 15 countries in high-field NMR, structural biology, and small molecule drug screening.
Researchers in the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel are using INTEGRA’s VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic pipette to increase the efficiency of their workflows and reduce pipetting errors. Korcan Ayata is a member of the gastroenterology group – led by Prof. Dr Jan Niess – which focuses on researching mucosal immunology and gastroenterology....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for over two decades, continues the 2020 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 16th with LIMS Requirements Gathering: Key Areas to Consider When Planning for a LIMS. ATL has learned a great deal about the qualities that define a successful LIMS implementation project....
In order to address separation requirements of different compounds, YMC offers two different HIC columns, BioPro HIC HT and BioPro HIC BF. They both have in common their non-porous polymethacrylate particle, while their properties and chromatographic behaviours are quite different. In this application note the retention behaviour of BioPro HIC HT and BioPro HIC BF columns is compared by separating two commercial monoclonal antibodies from each other.
Researchers and clinicians in Glasgow will lead a global study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19. The international, multi-site study is launched by ISARIC to measure prevalence and risk factors of long-term health and psychosocial consequences of COVID-19. The researchers are inviting hospitals and healthcare sites worldwide to join this new study. The ISARIC Global COVID-19 follow-up working group is led by Dr Janet Scott, of the MRC-University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research...
Miele has launched its largest ever offer scheme for its laboratory glasswasher range. Time For Change is designed to help laboratories make the switch from handwashing to automated reprocessing, to replace an old machine or upgrade to a larger model. Customers can save up to £250 on their purchases until the end of 2020...
SP Industries, Inc. (SP), has hosted a visit by US Congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick, who was on a fact-finding mission to find out more about the work SP is doing to support Operation Warp Speed, and discuss SP’s plans for increasing capacity and capabilities. Operation Warp Speed (OWS), an initiative of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), aims to...
Easyfairs has announced that its Lab Innovations 2020 event, which was due to take place on 4 & 5 November at the NEC, Birmingham, is postponed to 3 & 4 November 2021. This decision has been made following consultation with the laboratory industry and due to the ongoing unforeseeable and unprecedented global scope of the Coronavirus pandemic which sees the UK government reviewing its decision to allow live events to run from 1 October....
National charity Heart Research UK has launched a new grant of up to £250,000 for research projects investigating the relationship between COVID-19 and heart disease. People with existing cardiovascular disease have a higher risk of severe complications from Covid-19 infection, and evidence is emerging that the virus can cause damage to the heart....
Relation Therapeutics, a drug development company driven by data science and machine learning (ML), announces Project RE, which will apply Relation Therapeutics’ and its partners’ technologyto the identification of repurposed drug combinations as potential therapeutic candidates for COVID-19....
Illumina has announced that the Australian public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus genomes of all positive COVID-19 tests in Australia and track COVID-19 using genomics across the country, rather than state by state, under a ground-breaking initiative spearheaded by Australia’s public health laboratory organisations and leading industry partners...
Learn about microscopy, its applications, technologies, tips and tricks, imaging methods, and new developments - from the basics to more advanced topics. On the new content platform Microscopy Insights Hub from ZEISS Microscopy, access on-demand webinar recordings, how-to videos and further information pieces about your field of interest....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced new collaborations of the Thermo Fisher Precision Medicine Science Center (PMSC) with AstraZeneca and the University of Nebraska Medical Center as part of its ongoing development of innovative solutions for unmet needs in clinical biomarker discovery. The new alliances strengthen the PMSC’s mission of creating standardized workflows...
Bernie Benson, founder of Benson Viscometers, and explains more about the use of blood viscometers in helping to guide the treatment of Covid-19 patients. One of the biggest challenges facing medical teams treating Covid-19 patients is identifying which ones are likely to suffer the most extreme responses to the virus....
Autoscribe Informatics, a leading global laboratory informatics provider, announced the release of a new white paper on the validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). The white paper discusses what LIMS validation is and the steps involved, the responsibilities of the customer and supplier, how GAMP5 affects LIMS validation, and the deliverables you can expect from a LIMS validation project....
Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, has announced the introduction of eln.online, a quick start version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN). Designed specifically to meet the needs of research organizations at an early stage in their development, eln.online is a new implementation of the Company’s existing ELN Studies Notebook and adds...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced a € 59 million expansion of its HPAPI and ADC manufacturing capabilities and capacity at its facility near Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This investment will allow large-scale manufacturing of increasingly potent compounds for therapies that have the potential to treat cancer. Completion is expected by mid-2022 and should add approximately 50 full-time jobs starting in 2021...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend up to EUR 10 million to Scope Fluidics, a Polish medical technology company developing innovative products in the field of medical diagnostics. Scope Fluidics uses microfluidic technologies (involving the manipulation of small quantities of test samples within a disposable diagnostic cartridge) and focuses on rapid characterization of antibiotic resistance of bacteria and on ultra-fast detection of bacterial and viral pathogens (including COVID-19)....
Life science and data technology innovator, Aigenpulse, is launching its CytoML Experiment Suite – an automated, end-to-end, machine learning solution specifically aimed at streamlining and automating cytometry analysis at scale and replacing manual gating processes. With it, users will benefit from a single point-of-truth about all cytometry data across any organisation....
In this e-seminar, Markes International, industry experts will discuss the common problems associated with sample preparation for a variety of food applications. They will explain how these have been overcome using a powerful combination of sample extraction and enrichment, with both 1D and 2D GC coupled with mass spectrometry. Expert presentations include…
APIS Assay Technologies Ltd, a company combining outstanding In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) experience with integrated AI to develop biomarker-based diagnostic assays, have announced the acquisition of Beogenomics, a specialised software developer with major expertise in Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (BIOX). Beogenomics has been developing both on-prem and secure cloud-based data analysis solutions - helping customers design, build and run custom tailored genomics & proteomics pipelines...
Kallik, a leading labelling and artwork management solution provider for regulated markets, has announced it has joined the life sciences organisation Medilink West Midlands, an industry association dedicated to supporting growth of this key market sector throughout the region. The new agreement expands the existing Kallik patronage of Medilink East Midlands to the whole of the Midlands, and will provide close ties with members of over 1,700 life sciences organisations....
Bruker Corporation has announced its support of a worldwide collaborative project that investigates the structures, dynamics, function and binding of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA and proteins using high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The Covid19-NMR consortium was initiated at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany, and leverages the extensive experience of the GU Biological Magnetic Resonance Center and of 30 consortium groups in 15 countries in high-field NMR, structural biology, and small molecule drug screening.
Researchers in the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel are using INTEGRA’s VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic pipette to increase the efficiency of their workflows and reduce pipetting errors. Korcan Ayata is a member of the gastroenterology group – led by Prof. Dr Jan Niess – which focuses on researching mucosal immunology and gastroenterology....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for over two decades, continues the 2020 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 16th with LIMS Requirements Gathering: Key Areas to Consider When Planning for a LIMS. ATL has learned a great deal about the qualities that define a successful LIMS implementation project....
In order to address separation requirements of different compounds, YMC offers two different HIC columns, BioPro HIC HT and BioPro HIC BF. They both have in common their non-porous polymethacrylate particle, while their properties and chromatographic behaviours are quite different. In this application note the retention behaviour of BioPro HIC HT and BioPro HIC BF columns is compared by separating two commercial monoclonal antibodies from each other.
Researchers and clinicians in Glasgow will lead a global study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19. The international, multi-site study is launched by ISARIC to measure prevalence and risk factors of long-term health and psychosocial consequences of COVID-19. The researchers are inviting hospitals and healthcare sites worldwide to join this new study. The ISARIC Global COVID-19 follow-up working group is led by Dr Janet Scott, of the MRC-University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research...
Miele has launched its largest ever offer scheme for its laboratory glasswasher range. Time For Change is designed to help laboratories make the switch from handwashing to automated reprocessing, to replace an old machine or upgrade to a larger model. Customers can save up to £250 on their purchases until the end of 2020...