CryoCloud has recently secured a significant milestone in its journey to revolutionise the field of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), closing a €500,000 pre-seed funding round. Co-founded in 2021 by Robert Englmeier, Ilja Gubins, and Boy Persoon, CryoCloud has rapidly progressed from its conceptual stages, through various accelerator programs, to the launch of a pioneering cloud-based data analysis platform designed to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of cryo-EM in drug development and research...
Asynt, a provider of innovative technologies and services for scientific research, is excited to announce the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. This strategic move marks a significant step forward in Asynt's commitment to serving its North American clientele more effectively. The San Francisco Bay Area is an ideal location for Asynt's expansion due to its strategic geographical advantages...
The globally active Eppendorf Group is expanding its presence by opening a new location in South Africa. The branch office is located in Johannesburg's economic center "Waterfall City" and offers attractive office workplaces for sales and service activities, a modern pipette calibration laboratory including a service workshop and a customer experience center showcasing Eppendorf instruments. High quality laboratory services are offered here, including customer training and instruments maintenance services...
Bruker Corporation has announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Chemspeed Technologies AG, a Swiss provider of vendor-agnostic automated laboratory R&D and QC workflow solutions. Chemspeed is focused on modular automation and robotics solutions for chemical research, pharma drug formulation, materials research for cleantech and consumer applications...
In August 2023 we were looking back at the great Dutch pioneer of microscopy, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, who died 300 years ago. When news was released of my discovering Leeuwenhoek’s original specimens, it did not take long for someone to realise that they had one of his microscopes at home. Later, two more appeared, within the space of a few months. Then, in December 2023, a fourth emerged. This one was a silver microscope found during a house clearance in East Anglia...
INTEGRA Biosciences awarded 3 PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipette controllers to the 2023 iGEM Competition team at Technische Universität Braunschweig (TU_BS) to aid their pioneering research into lithium therapy toxicity testing. The pipette controllers enhanced the team’s pipetting precision and streamlined the multiple liquid handling tasks involved in this exciting project, helping them to achieve their project goals...
TLP Ltd., owner of PEAK Scientific, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wirac Automation Ltd, trading as Noblegen, a company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of specialist gas and cryogenic solutions. This is the latest step in the Dusty TLP board’s vision to expand its portfolio and develop its range of products to better serve customers around the world...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and RevoluGen Ltd. (RevoluGen), a UK genomics company, announce the successful automation of RevoluGen’s Fire Monkey™ High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction chemistry in a bead-based format using SPT Labtech’s firefly® automated liquid handling platform...
The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is adding mycoplasma and additional biosafety testing capabilities to its expanding portfolio of services at its good manufacturing practices (GMP) lab in Middleton, Wisconsin. This new service, offered by the analytical testing service of the clinical research business, ensures biopharmaceutical products are free of contaminants, helping customers deliver safe medicines for patients...
Scientists have developed a water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that makes fingerprints visible in just a few seconds, making forensic investigations safer, easier and quicker. Latent fingerprints (LFPs) are invisible prints formed by sweat or oil left on an object after it’s been touched. Traditional forensic methods for detecting fingerprints either use toxic powders that can harm DNA evidence, or environmentally damaging petrochemical solvents...
OGT, a leading global provider of genomic research and diagnostic solutions, proudly announces the opening of state-of-the-art facilities within the Oxford Technology Park. The move represents a multi-million-pound investment, fuelled by consistent company growth and growing customer demand. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, the facilities will drive development of OGT’s trusted SureSeq™ next generation sequencing (NGS) product portfolio, as well as deliver expert-led training and enhanced opportunities for collaboration...
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences and healthcare R&D, has announced the results of a global survey of life science professionals on the impact of emerging AI regulations for pharma R&D. Just 9% of respondents said they know EU and US AI regulations well, with more than a third (35%) having no understanding at all. The survey also revealed the top three challenges preventing life science organizations from keeping up with legislation...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust successfully updates its pathology laboratory information system, supporting a new digital way of working which will ultimately support innovation across West Yorkshire. The blood transfusion service in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has started working with a new LIMS, as part of a larger project to deploy a single LIMS across the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts...
Choosing the right autoclave for a microbiology lab is no small endeavor. Not only is it a valuable investment, it’s also an essential tool for many daily laboratory tasks. If you’re shopping for the right sterilisers for use in your organisation’s laboratories, the options—and the potential impact on your work, your colleagues, and your budgets—might seem overwhelming. Here Priorclave recommend six questions to consider when choosing sterilisation solutions for your lab...
Azenta Life Sciences will officially open its new GENEWIZ Multiomics and Synthesis Solutions laboratory in Oxford, UK in March 2024. As a global provider of R&D genomics services, Azenta leads the way in providing superior data quality with unparalleled technical support to enable researchers around the world to advance their scientific discoveries faster than ever before...
Evident, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, announced its fifth annual Image of the Year competition is now open for entries through April 30, 2024. Each year, the contest recognizes the best in scientific imaging worldwide. For the first time, the 2024 contest will welcome video submissions to show the art of capturing small changes in motion under the microscope. Contestants may enter by uploading up to three images and three video files, with a description of the equipment used...
TESTA Analytical offers a choice of certification services to demonstrate the reliability and quality of each Liquid Chromatography flowmeter or microflowmeter it delivers to a customer lab. All flowmeters come with a free Certificate of Conformity demonstrating compliance of each individual device with the company’s published performance specifications. This certification is typically sufficient for any application involving constant monitoring of flow rate...
The Nikon BioImaging Lab and Nikon Healthcare R&D Center are the latest additions to a growing global network that includes Nikon Imaging Centers and Nikon Centers of Excellence at leading research institutions. Through these hubs, Nikon strives to collaborate with scientists working in industry and academia to not only meet their immediate research needs, but to also drive development of cutting-edge innovations and products to meet future needs in drug discovery, basic research and healthcare...
Autoscribe Informatics (A Xybion Company) took the opportunity in a recent webinar to discuss the much-misunderstood subject of cloud hosted laboratory software solutions. This webinar gives senior managers in organizations with laboratories, the knowledge to ask the tough questions and uncover which is the right choice for them. Developed using Autoscribe’s many years of industry experience, it provides a balanced view of the benefits and limitations of on-premise and cloud solutions...
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces that it has entered into a material agreement with a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines. Under the terms of the agreement, Aptamer Group will use its proprietary platform to discover Optimer binders to enable the specific targeting of genetic medicines to specific cell types...
Professor King is a distinguished geneticist with an internationally recognised career where she uses genetic methods to advance research in fields including forensics, history and archaeology. She graduated in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and received her MSc and PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Leicester. She is perhaps best known for her role as part of the team that used genetic and statistical methods to identify the remains of King Richard III after their discovery...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Research and Innovation conference taking place at the University of Manchester from 20–21 March. Steve Bates OBE FMedSci, CEO, BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Dr Anderson Ryan, Co-founder and Head of R&D and Drug Development, FasT BioPharma will lead this year’s event which will focus on accelerating drug discovery...
CryoCloud has recently secured a significant milestone in its journey to revolutionise the field of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), closing a €500,000 pre-seed funding round. Co-founded in 2021 by Robert Englmeier, Ilja Gubins, and Boy Persoon, CryoCloud has rapidly progressed from its conceptual stages, through various accelerator programs, to the launch of a pioneering cloud-based data analysis platform designed to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of cryo-EM in drug development and research...
Asynt, a provider of innovative technologies and services for scientific research, is excited to announce the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. This strategic move marks a significant step forward in Asynt's commitment to serving its North American clientele more effectively. The San Francisco Bay Area is an ideal location for Asynt's expansion due to its strategic geographical advantages...
The globally active Eppendorf Group is expanding its presence by opening a new location in South Africa. The branch office is located in Johannesburg's economic center "Waterfall City" and offers attractive office workplaces for sales and service activities, a modern pipette calibration laboratory including a service workshop and a customer experience center showcasing Eppendorf instruments. High quality laboratory services are offered here, including customer training and instruments maintenance services...
Bruker Corporation has announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Chemspeed Technologies AG, a Swiss provider of vendor-agnostic automated laboratory R&D and QC workflow solutions. Chemspeed is focused on modular automation and robotics solutions for chemical research, pharma drug formulation, materials research for cleantech and consumer applications...
In August 2023 we were looking back at the great Dutch pioneer of microscopy, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, who died 300 years ago. When news was released of my discovering Leeuwenhoek’s original specimens, it did not take long for someone to realise that they had one of his microscopes at home. Later, two more appeared, within the space of a few months. Then, in December 2023, a fourth emerged. This one was a silver microscope found during a house clearance in East Anglia...
INTEGRA Biosciences awarded 3 PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipette controllers to the 2023 iGEM Competition team at Technische Universität Braunschweig (TU_BS) to aid their pioneering research into lithium therapy toxicity testing. The pipette controllers enhanced the team’s pipetting precision and streamlined the multiple liquid handling tasks involved in this exciting project, helping them to achieve their project goals...
TLP Ltd., owner of PEAK Scientific, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wirac Automation Ltd, trading as Noblegen, a company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of specialist gas and cryogenic solutions. This is the latest step in the Dusty TLP board’s vision to expand its portfolio and develop its range of products to better serve customers around the world...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and RevoluGen Ltd. (RevoluGen), a UK genomics company, announce the successful automation of RevoluGen’s Fire Monkey™ High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction chemistry in a bead-based format using SPT Labtech’s firefly® automated liquid handling platform...
The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is adding mycoplasma and additional biosafety testing capabilities to its expanding portfolio of services at its good manufacturing practices (GMP) lab in Middleton, Wisconsin. This new service, offered by the analytical testing service of the clinical research business, ensures biopharmaceutical products are free of contaminants, helping customers deliver safe medicines for patients...
Scientists have developed a water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that makes fingerprints visible in just a few seconds, making forensic investigations safer, easier and quicker. Latent fingerprints (LFPs) are invisible prints formed by sweat or oil left on an object after it’s been touched. Traditional forensic methods for detecting fingerprints either use toxic powders that can harm DNA evidence, or environmentally damaging petrochemical solvents...
OGT, a leading global provider of genomic research and diagnostic solutions, proudly announces the opening of state-of-the-art facilities within the Oxford Technology Park. The move represents a multi-million-pound investment, fuelled by consistent company growth and growing customer demand. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, the facilities will drive development of OGT’s trusted SureSeq™ next generation sequencing (NGS) product portfolio, as well as deliver expert-led training and enhanced opportunities for collaboration...
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust successfully updates its pathology laboratory information system, supporting a new digital way of working which will ultimately support innovation across West Yorkshire. The blood transfusion service in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has started working with a new LIMS, as part of a larger project to deploy a single LIMS across the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts...
Choosing the right autoclave for a microbiology lab is no small endeavor. Not only is it a valuable investment, it’s also an essential tool for many daily laboratory tasks. If you’re shopping for the right sterilisers for use in your organisation’s laboratories, the options—and the potential impact on your work, your colleagues, and your budgets—might seem overwhelming. Here Priorclave recommend six questions to consider when choosing sterilisation solutions for your lab...
Azenta Life Sciences will officially open its new GENEWIZ Multiomics and Synthesis Solutions laboratory in Oxford, UK in March 2024. As a global provider of R&D genomics services, Azenta leads the way in providing superior data quality with unparalleled technical support to enable researchers around the world to advance their scientific discoveries faster than ever before...
Evident, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, announced its fifth annual Image of the Year competition is now open for entries through April 30, 2024. Each year, the contest recognizes the best in scientific imaging worldwide. For the first time, the 2024 contest will welcome video submissions to show the art of capturing small changes in motion under the microscope. Contestants may enter by uploading up to three images and three video files, with a description of the equipment used...
TESTA Analytical offers a choice of certification services to demonstrate the reliability and quality of each Liquid Chromatography flowmeter or microflowmeter it delivers to a customer lab. All flowmeters come with a free Certificate of Conformity demonstrating compliance of each individual device with the company’s published performance specifications. This certification is typically sufficient for any application involving constant monitoring of flow rate...
The Nikon BioImaging Lab and Nikon Healthcare R&D Center are the latest additions to a growing global network that includes Nikon Imaging Centers and Nikon Centers of Excellence at leading research institutions. Through these hubs, Nikon strives to collaborate with scientists working in industry and academia to not only meet their immediate research needs, but to also drive development of cutting-edge innovations and products to meet future needs in drug discovery, basic research and healthcare...
Autoscribe Informatics (A Xybion Company) took the opportunity in a recent webinar to discuss the much-misunderstood subject of cloud hosted laboratory software solutions. This webinar gives senior managers in organizations with laboratories, the knowledge to ask the tough questions and uncover which is the right choice for them. Developed using Autoscribe’s many years of industry experience, it provides a balanced view of the benefits and limitations of on-premise and cloud solutions...
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces that it has entered into a material agreement with a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines. Under the terms of the agreement, Aptamer Group will use its proprietary platform to discover Optimer binders to enable the specific targeting of genetic medicines to specific cell types...
Professor King is a distinguished geneticist with an internationally recognised career where she uses genetic methods to advance research in fields including forensics, history and archaeology. She graduated in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and received her MSc and PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Leicester. She is perhaps best known for her role as part of the team that used genetic and statistical methods to identify the remains of King Richard III after their discovery...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Research and Innovation conference taking place at the University of Manchester from 20–21 March. Steve Bates OBE FMedSci, CEO, BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Dr Anderson Ryan, Co-founder and Head of R&D and Drug Development, FasT BioPharma will lead this year’s event which will focus on accelerating drug discovery...