Specialised Imaging reports that the Dlott group in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois (Urbana, USA) are using a SIMX8 ultra high-speed framing camera adapted to study high-speed impact phenomena using multispectral imaging to analyse emitted wavelengths. By using hyperspectral techniques, researchers are seeking to identify and characterize materials based on their unique spectral signatures...
Agilent Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that the Agilent NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer has been awarded the prestigious title of 'Best New Drug Discovery & Development Product of 2024' by SelectScience in the Scientist’s Choice Awards. The NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer was launched at the 37th annual Congress of the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry (CYTO) in May 2024...
In the development and analysis of advanced materials, the interplay between surface chemistry and structural properties is essential for understanding material behaviour. However, since several different methods — such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) — may need to be used, ensuring that data is obtained from the same regions of interest is vital. Here, Christopher Deeks, Channel Manager XPS at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explores how implementing a Correlative Imaging and Surface...
Using a new method to study how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have discovered that gut bacteria can alter molecular signatures in the brain. Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease. A new study from EMBL Heidelberg researchers shows that gut bacteria can bring about profound molecular changes in one of our most critical organs – the brain...
Illumina, Inc., a global leader in next-generation sequencing and array-based technologies, have announced a collaboration with Broad Clinical Labs to rapidly streamline and scale single-cell projects with cutting-edge tools and workflows. Together, the longstanding partners will set the standard for scalable single-cell research and accelerate the development of a 5 billion cell atlas within the next three years...
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation and advanced imaging solutions, has announced that it has acquired ATTO-TEC, a leading specialty supplier of fluorescent dyes and reagents. The addition of dyes and reagents for sample preparation complements the renowned Leica portfolio of microscopy imaging platforms and advanced AI-based analysis software...
After more than 1,670 laboratories collecting over 100 tonnes of plastic, Starlab has now succeeded for the first time in producing a high-quality laboratory product from the collected recycled material. For the first time, the laboratory product manufacturer can thus close the recycling loop for its TipOne® pipette tip racks. Starlab's recycling service for the collection of TipOne® system polypropylene components is not only popular with researchers – but also well received by the German government...
Alpha Laboratories (Eastleigh, UK) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, marking half a century of commitment to supporting clinicians, scientists, and patients across the globe. Founded in 1975, Alpha Laboratories has become a trusted supplier of laboratory consumables, liquid handling supplies, diagnostic solutions, and lab equipment...
Vapourtec’s R-Series flow chemistry system, equipped with a UV-150 photochemical reactor, has been cited in research by scientists at Novo Nordisk in the C-terminal α-amination of peptides and proteins from cysteine-extended polypeptide precursors. Published in a paper in Nature Communications entitled ‘Photochemically-enabled, post-translational production of C-terminal amides’, the process involved three steps...
analytica Vietnam 2025, the country’s largest and most influential trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology, is set to return bigger than ever. Taking place from 2-4 April 2025 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, this 8th edition will be the largest in the event’s history, expanding to two exhibition halls and welcoming over 300 exhibitors and brands, and 6,000 trade visitors from across the region...
The world’s number one laboratory gas generator manufacturer1, PEAK Scientific, has announced that its’ best-selling Genius range of nitrogen gas generators for LC-MS are now the first laboratory nitrogen generators to be certified with an Accountability, Consistency and Transparency (ACT®) Ecolabel from My Green Lab®. With this certification, laboratories with an active Genius product can access independently verified environmental impact data, covering key sustainability metrics related to manufacturing, energy and water use, packaging, and end-of-life considerations...
Synexa Life Sciences, a global provider of biomarker and bioanalytical solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO industries, has proudly achieved the My Green Lab Certification at the highest ‘Green’ level at its Cape Town, South Africa facility. Laboratories play a crucial role in advancing healthcare but are among the most resource-intensive environments in the life sciences industry. Synexa is committed to implementing and enhancing sustainability practices throughout the organisation...
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, has announced that LabConnect, a global leader in central laboratory services, has chosen Sapio LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) to digitally transform complex research workflows, streamline sample tracking, and enhance data management. LabConnect partners with biopharma companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) to accelerate the development of new medicines...
The requirements for quality assurance of biologics are increasing. Danish contract laboratory now opens for access to a database that - combined with the company’s measurement tools - can shorten the development time and heighten the quality of novel biological products. Since 2007, the contract laboratory Alphalyse A/S has developed and refined a new method of impurity analysis in biological pharmaceuticals based on mass spectrometry (MS)...
Metrohm USA is proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Young Chemist Award, Ms. Elham Akbari, a graduate student from Temple University. This year’s award, increased to $15,000 to reflect Metrohm’s growing commitment to fostering scientific innovation, honors Ms. Akbari’s outstanding research on thermal treatment methods for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals...
ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of digitalized R&D, release its 2025 Structure Elucidation & Verification Report. Distilled from the experience and expertise of hundreds of researchers gathered at the ACD/Labs’ annual virtual symposium in Q4 2024, the report discusses how trends have shifted since 2022; and how some of the world’s leading R&D organizations are setting themselves up for success in 2025 and beyond...
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has opened its new upgraded and extended Battery Development Laboratory (BDL) which has greatly increased the facility’s capabilities in key areas of battery materials characterisation, cell analysis and forensic activities. The new laboratory allows customers from all over the world to come to UKBIC to have their materials and cells analysed and tested in real-time...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG), a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation for the drug discovery community, announces the keynote speakers for Research & Innovation 2025. Dr Jue Wang, Research Scientist and Co-lead of the Protein Design Team at Google DeepMind, and Dr Robert Grundy, CEO of Intelligent OMICS, will lead this year’s event focussed on ‘Big molecules to big data…thinking BIG to drive innovative research’...
Hudson, a global laboratory automation solutions provider, is pleased to announce that, effective January 26, 2025, the company will operate under the unified name Hudson Lab Automation. This rebranding signifies a major step forward, uniting our legacy brands—Hudson Robotics, Art Robbins Instruments, and Tomtec—into one cohesive organization dedicated to redefining laboratory automation...
Azenta Life Sciences announce, as part of their commitment to sustainable science, that they are increasing the use of recycled polypropylene in their FluidX sample storage consumables range. To support this initiative, from January 2025, all SBS tube rack bases will be manufactured with up to 90% recycled polypropylene, sourced from repurposed material generated during the production of FluidX sample storage tubes...
INTEGRA Biosciences offers liquid handling solutions and magnetic modules to streamline every stage of NGS sample preparation. These innovative tools help to reduce errors, improve the precision and reliability of sequencing data, and provide more efficient processes. NGS is a high throughput technology that rapidly sequences large volumes of DNA or RNA, enabling comprehensive analysis of genetic material for applications like genomics, transcriptomics and personalized medicine...
External factors such as temperature fluctuations, air currents, electromagnetic interference, and vibrations can all have an impact on the accuracy of the analytical balance. It is important to keep the analytical balance in a controlled environment to minimize these factors and ensure accurate readings. By understanding and controlling these external factors, users can ensure that the analytical balance provides reliable and accurate measurements for their research or testing needs...
Specialised Imaging reports that the Dlott group in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois (Urbana, USA) are using a SIMX8 ultra high-speed framing camera adapted to study high-speed impact phenomena using multispectral imaging to analyse emitted wavelengths. By using hyperspectral techniques, researchers are seeking to identify and characterize materials based on their unique spectral signatures...
Agilent Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that the Agilent NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer has been awarded the prestigious title of 'Best New Drug Discovery & Development Product of 2024' by SelectScience in the Scientist’s Choice Awards. The NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer was launched at the 37th annual Congress of the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry (CYTO) in May 2024...
In the development and analysis of advanced materials, the interplay between surface chemistry and structural properties is essential for understanding material behaviour. However, since several different methods — such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) — may need to be used, ensuring that data is obtained from the same regions of interest is vital. Here, Christopher Deeks, Channel Manager XPS at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explores how implementing a Correlative Imaging and Surface...
Using a new method to study how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have discovered that gut bacteria can alter molecular signatures in the brain. Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease. A new study from EMBL Heidelberg researchers shows that gut bacteria can bring about profound molecular changes in one of our most critical organs – the brain...
Illumina, Inc., a global leader in next-generation sequencing and array-based technologies, have announced a collaboration with Broad Clinical Labs to rapidly streamline and scale single-cell projects with cutting-edge tools and workflows. Together, the longstanding partners will set the standard for scalable single-cell research and accelerate the development of a 5 billion cell atlas within the next three years...
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation and advanced imaging solutions, has announced that it has acquired ATTO-TEC, a leading specialty supplier of fluorescent dyes and reagents. The addition of dyes and reagents for sample preparation complements the renowned Leica portfolio of microscopy imaging platforms and advanced AI-based analysis software...
After more than 1,670 laboratories collecting over 100 tonnes of plastic, Starlab has now succeeded for the first time in producing a high-quality laboratory product from the collected recycled material. For the first time, the laboratory product manufacturer can thus close the recycling loop for its TipOne® pipette tip racks. Starlab's recycling service for the collection of TipOne® system polypropylene components is not only popular with researchers – but also well received by the German government...
Alpha Laboratories (Eastleigh, UK) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, marking half a century of commitment to supporting clinicians, scientists, and patients across the globe. Founded in 1975, Alpha Laboratories has become a trusted supplier of laboratory consumables, liquid handling supplies, diagnostic solutions, and lab equipment...
Vapourtec’s R-Series flow chemistry system, equipped with a UV-150 photochemical reactor, has been cited in research by scientists at Novo Nordisk in the C-terminal α-amination of peptides and proteins from cysteine-extended polypeptide precursors. Published in a paper in Nature Communications entitled ‘Photochemically-enabled, post-translational production of C-terminal amides’, the process involved three steps...
analytica Vietnam 2025, the country’s largest and most influential trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology, is set to return bigger than ever. Taking place from 2-4 April 2025 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, this 8th edition will be the largest in the event’s history, expanding to two exhibition halls and welcoming over 300 exhibitors and brands, and 6,000 trade visitors from across the region...
The world’s number one laboratory gas generator manufacturer1, PEAK Scientific, has announced that its’ best-selling Genius range of nitrogen gas generators for LC-MS are now the first laboratory nitrogen generators to be certified with an Accountability, Consistency and Transparency (ACT®) Ecolabel from My Green Lab®. With this certification, laboratories with an active Genius product can access independently verified environmental impact data, covering key sustainability metrics related to manufacturing, energy and water use, packaging, and end-of-life considerations...
Synexa Life Sciences, a global provider of biomarker and bioanalytical solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO industries, has proudly achieved the My Green Lab Certification at the highest ‘Green’ level at its Cape Town, South Africa facility. Laboratories play a crucial role in advancing healthcare but are among the most resource-intensive environments in the life sciences industry. Synexa is committed to implementing and enhancing sustainability practices throughout the organisation...
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, has announced that LabConnect, a global leader in central laboratory services, has chosen Sapio LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) to digitally transform complex research workflows, streamline sample tracking, and enhance data management. LabConnect partners with biopharma companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) to accelerate the development of new medicines...
The requirements for quality assurance of biologics are increasing. Danish contract laboratory now opens for access to a database that - combined with the company’s measurement tools - can shorten the development time and heighten the quality of novel biological products. Since 2007, the contract laboratory Alphalyse A/S has developed and refined a new method of impurity analysis in biological pharmaceuticals based on mass spectrometry (MS)...
Metrohm USA is proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Young Chemist Award, Ms. Elham Akbari, a graduate student from Temple University. This year’s award, increased to $15,000 to reflect Metrohm’s growing commitment to fostering scientific innovation, honors Ms. Akbari’s outstanding research on thermal treatment methods for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals...
ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of digitalized R&D, release its 2025 Structure Elucidation & Verification Report. Distilled from the experience and expertise of hundreds of researchers gathered at the ACD/Labs’ annual virtual symposium in Q4 2024, the report discusses how trends have shifted since 2022; and how some of the world’s leading R&D organizations are setting themselves up for success in 2025 and beyond...
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has opened its new upgraded and extended Battery Development Laboratory (BDL) which has greatly increased the facility’s capabilities in key areas of battery materials characterisation, cell analysis and forensic activities. The new laboratory allows customers from all over the world to come to UKBIC to have their materials and cells analysed and tested in real-time...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG), a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation for the drug discovery community, announces the keynote speakers for Research & Innovation 2025. Dr Jue Wang, Research Scientist and Co-lead of the Protein Design Team at Google DeepMind, and Dr Robert Grundy, CEO of Intelligent OMICS, will lead this year’s event focussed on ‘Big molecules to big data…thinking BIG to drive innovative research’...
Hudson, a global laboratory automation solutions provider, is pleased to announce that, effective January 26, 2025, the company will operate under the unified name Hudson Lab Automation. This rebranding signifies a major step forward, uniting our legacy brands—Hudson Robotics, Art Robbins Instruments, and Tomtec—into one cohesive organization dedicated to redefining laboratory automation...
Azenta Life Sciences announce, as part of their commitment to sustainable science, that they are increasing the use of recycled polypropylene in their FluidX sample storage consumables range. To support this initiative, from January 2025, all SBS tube rack bases will be manufactured with up to 90% recycled polypropylene, sourced from repurposed material generated during the production of FluidX sample storage tubes...
INTEGRA Biosciences offers liquid handling solutions and magnetic modules to streamline every stage of NGS sample preparation. These innovative tools help to reduce errors, improve the precision and reliability of sequencing data, and provide more efficient processes. NGS is a high throughput technology that rapidly sequences large volumes of DNA or RNA, enabling comprehensive analysis of genetic material for applications like genomics, transcriptomics and personalized medicine...
External factors such as temperature fluctuations, air currents, electromagnetic interference, and vibrations can all have an impact on the accuracy of the analytical balance. It is important to keep the analytical balance in a controlled environment to minimize these factors and ensure accurate readings. By understanding and controlling these external factors, users can ensure that the analytical balance provides reliable and accurate measurements for their research or testing needs...