Biosearch Technologies, a part of LGC’s Diagnostics and Genomics division, and a global leader in high-throughput genotyping; and Dynamic Devices, a leader in automated liquid handling solutions announce their strategic partnership to provide workflow solutions for the global genomics market. By combining the innovative Lynx Robotic Liquid Handler with the SNPline™, sbeadex™ Lightning and Amp-Seq workflows, this partnership aims to deliver instruments, reagents, and consumables to service laboratories, breeders, and researchers worldwide...
Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is not about resurrecting rock-n-roll legends but pioneering scientific discovery. Using innovative holographic technology to deliver detailed 3D views of cells and microbes, the system allows scientists to study the adaptability and resilience of life under extreme conditions. Knowledge gained could reveal how life might persist on distant moons and planets, significantly enhancing our search for life outside Earth...
analytica Vietnam 2025, the leading international trade fair for laboratory technology, biotechnology, analysis, and diagnostics, successfully concluded its 9th edition, held from 2–4 April 2025 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC). Organised by MMI Asia Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary and regional headquarters of Messe München GmbH (MMG), in collaboration with Vietnam Exhibition and Event Services Co., Ltd
PulpFixin, a US-based leader in sustainable lab products, has agreed a new partnership with Wildcat Laboratory Solutions, an established UK supplier of lab equipment and consumables for automation to make PulpFixin’s fully compostable, biodegradable, and recyclable alternatives to single-use plastics available directly to pharmaceutical and biotech labs across the UK and Europe...
This Application Note presents an optimised SEC-MS method for the high-performance separation and characterisation of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and its drug conjugates (FDC). Using a bioinert PEEK-lined YMC-Pack Diol-120 metal-free column combined with MS compatible conditions delivers sharp peaks & precise resolution, enhanced signal response and reliable results. Boost your analytical expertise – download the Application Note now!...
Lab Innovations, the UK’s meeting place for laboratory professionals across the scientific spectrum, won the Award for Best Trade Show under 5,000 square metres at the Exhibition News award ceremony on March 31, 2025. The award organisers recognised Lab Innovations’ sensitivity to industry trends in introducing Biotech and Quality Infrastructure (QI) fora and the learning and knowledge sharing for its visitors — around 70 per cent said this was a top reason for attending...
Laboratory managers and bioscience professionals from across the UK discussed and promoted sustainability in scientific research. The inaugural UK Lab Management Biosciences Conference took place on Thursday 20 March 2025, at the Mandolay Hotel in Guildford, Surrey. Organised by The Pirbright Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, this event brought together laboratory managers and bioscience professionals from across the UK to discuss and promote sustainability in scientific research...
Miele Professional, a leader in high performance commercial appliances, is pleased to announce that it has received My Green Lab’s ACT ecolabel accreditation for the PG 8583 Undercounter and the PLW 8617 Large Chamber laboratory glasswashers. The glasswashers, which are suitable for laboratories of any size, are built with sustainability in mind. Both are designed to be highly efficient, offering resource-saving performance...
The life science group Sartorius has agreed to acquire MatTek Corp, including Visikol Inc, from BICO Group AB. MatTek is a leading developer and manufacturer of 3D microtissue models. Founded in 1985, the company employs more than 80 people at its headquarter in Ashland, Massachusetts, U.S., and its production site in Bratislava, Slovakia. The business, which will become part of Sartorius’ Lab Products & Services division...
Tecan Group has announced an agreement to acquire certain assets relating to key ELISA immunoassay products from Cisbio Bioassays SAS, a subsidiary of the global life sciences and diagnostics company, Revvity Inc. The asset purchase includes the manufacturing process of four ELISA kits – two in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products for specialty diagnostics and disease monitoring, and two research-use-only (RUO) kits...
TESTA Analytical reports a major polymer manufacturer is using their COMBO-ONE detector, as part of a GPC/SEC system, to characterize the structure of macromolecules that offer desirable performance properties. The client is a leading European manufacturer of high-performance water-soluble polymers for industrial applications. These polymers, although presenting a similar molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, have different physical structures which influence their performance in the target application...
Illumina Inc. and Nashville Biosciences, LLC (NashBio), a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), have announced that 250,000 whole genomes have been sequenced for the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD) initiative. Insights from the AGD database are being leveraged to accelerate drug target discovery, therapeutic research and clinical development...
Global genomics solutions leader Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) and Elegen, the leader in next-generation DNA manufacturing, are teaming up to offer IDT customers early access to Elegen’s ENFINIA™ Plasmid DNA, a long and high-complexity clonal gene synthesis service. Through this partnership, IDT early access customers will, for the first time, have access to a cost-effective solution for NGS-verified 5 kb to 15 kb clonal genes, shipped from Elegen’s U.S. facility, in as fast as 10 business days...
New alliance for advanced biological imaging aimed at enhancing some of the world's most innovative structural cell biology capabilities to help scientists answer pressing research questions. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced a Technology Alliance Agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute). This agreement aims to develop new technologies to enable researchers to better visualize human cells, significantly advancing scientific research and discovery...
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods...
The Verder Group is pleased to announce the establishment of Verder Scientific Iberia, our 13th local sales organization in the world, reinforcing our commitment to market expansion and closer customer engagement in Spain and Portugal. This strategic move enables us to increase our market presence, strengthens our ability to provide localized support, and realize synergies across our product lines...
analytica Vietnam 2025, Vietnam’s premier international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology, and diagnostics, will officially open tomorrow at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC). Running from 2-4 April 2025, this highly anticipated exhibition promises to showcase groundbreaking innovations, cutting-edge technologies, and a dynamic conference program, bringing together over 300 exhibitors from 18 countries...
Scientists at Novo Nordisk in Denmark have applied flow chemistry to enhance the cleavage of oligonucleotides. Utilising Vapourtec’s R-Series flow chemistry system to undertake their research, the Novo Nordisk team have made the data available in an application note that will be of interest to all chemists exploring oligonucleotides. The improvements reported include a reduction in the time for cleavage and complete deprotection to less than 3 minutes...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) and Grant Instruments have produced a case study aiming to bring greater transparency to product sustainability. Whilst qualitative insights provide a strong foundation, data-driven sustainability requires measurable carbon data. This case study explores how collaboration can help laboratories make informed purchasing choices by assessing the full environmental impact of a product’s lifecycle...
LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG, the world market leader in precise temperature control, is underlining its quality promise with an attractive warranty package: from now on, the company will grant a five-year warranty on registered constant temperature equipment. By doing so, LAUDA is emphasizing its high standards and its confidence in its own products...
Integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform enhances AI capabilities across the drug discovery lifecycle. Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, announces the integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform into the Sapio Lab Informatics Platform. This integration brings AI-driven computational drug discovery directly into Sapio ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), helping to streamline workflows and improve decision-making in drug discovery...
A new study by EMBL researchers has shown how chromosomes change shape during cell division. Certain protein complexes help fold DNA into overlapping loops that repel each other, which then stack to create a rod-like structure. This is the first time scientists have directly observed an entire chromosome in high resolution within a dividing cell, offering new insights into how chromosomes are formed...
Biosearch Technologies, a part of LGC’s Diagnostics and Genomics division, and a global leader in high-throughput genotyping; and Dynamic Devices, a leader in automated liquid handling solutions announce their strategic partnership to provide workflow solutions for the global genomics market. By combining the innovative Lynx Robotic Liquid Handler with the SNPline™, sbeadex™ Lightning and Amp-Seq workflows, this partnership aims to deliver instruments, reagents, and consumables to service laboratories, breeders, and researchers worldwide...
Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is not about resurrecting rock-n-roll legends but pioneering scientific discovery. Using innovative holographic technology to deliver detailed 3D views of cells and microbes, the system allows scientists to study the adaptability and resilience of life under extreme conditions. Knowledge gained could reveal how life might persist on distant moons and planets, significantly enhancing our search for life outside Earth...
analytica Vietnam 2025, the leading international trade fair for laboratory technology, biotechnology, analysis, and diagnostics, successfully concluded its 9th edition, held from 2–4 April 2025 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC). Organised by MMI Asia Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary and regional headquarters of Messe München GmbH (MMG), in collaboration with Vietnam Exhibition and Event Services Co., Ltd
PulpFixin, a US-based leader in sustainable lab products, has agreed a new partnership with Wildcat Laboratory Solutions, an established UK supplier of lab equipment and consumables for automation to make PulpFixin’s fully compostable, biodegradable, and recyclable alternatives to single-use plastics available directly to pharmaceutical and biotech labs across the UK and Europe...
This Application Note presents an optimised SEC-MS method for the high-performance separation and characterisation of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and its drug conjugates (FDC). Using a bioinert PEEK-lined YMC-Pack Diol-120 metal-free column combined with MS compatible conditions delivers sharp peaks & precise resolution, enhanced signal response and reliable results. Boost your analytical expertise – download the Application Note now!...
Lab Innovations, the UK’s meeting place for laboratory professionals across the scientific spectrum, won the Award for Best Trade Show under 5,000 square metres at the Exhibition News award ceremony on March 31, 2025. The award organisers recognised Lab Innovations’ sensitivity to industry trends in introducing Biotech and Quality Infrastructure (QI) fora and the learning and knowledge sharing for its visitors — around 70 per cent said this was a top reason for attending...
Laboratory managers and bioscience professionals from across the UK discussed and promoted sustainability in scientific research. The inaugural UK Lab Management Biosciences Conference took place on Thursday 20 March 2025, at the Mandolay Hotel in Guildford, Surrey. Organised by The Pirbright Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, this event brought together laboratory managers and bioscience professionals from across the UK to discuss and promote sustainability in scientific research...
Miele Professional, a leader in high performance commercial appliances, is pleased to announce that it has received My Green Lab’s ACT ecolabel accreditation for the PG 8583 Undercounter and the PLW 8617 Large Chamber laboratory glasswashers. The glasswashers, which are suitable for laboratories of any size, are built with sustainability in mind. Both are designed to be highly efficient, offering resource-saving performance...
The life science group Sartorius has agreed to acquire MatTek Corp, including Visikol Inc, from BICO Group AB. MatTek is a leading developer and manufacturer of 3D microtissue models. Founded in 1985, the company employs more than 80 people at its headquarter in Ashland, Massachusetts, U.S., and its production site in Bratislava, Slovakia. The business, which will become part of Sartorius’ Lab Products & Services division...
Tecan Group has announced an agreement to acquire certain assets relating to key ELISA immunoassay products from Cisbio Bioassays SAS, a subsidiary of the global life sciences and diagnostics company, Revvity Inc. The asset purchase includes the manufacturing process of four ELISA kits – two in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products for specialty diagnostics and disease monitoring, and two research-use-only (RUO) kits...
TESTA Analytical reports a major polymer manufacturer is using their COMBO-ONE detector, as part of a GPC/SEC system, to characterize the structure of macromolecules that offer desirable performance properties. The client is a leading European manufacturer of high-performance water-soluble polymers for industrial applications. These polymers, although presenting a similar molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, have different physical structures which influence their performance in the target application...
Illumina Inc. and Nashville Biosciences, LLC (NashBio), a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), have announced that 250,000 whole genomes have been sequenced for the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD) initiative. Insights from the AGD database are being leveraged to accelerate drug target discovery, therapeutic research and clinical development...
Global genomics solutions leader Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) and Elegen, the leader in next-generation DNA manufacturing, are teaming up to offer IDT customers early access to Elegen’s ENFINIA™ Plasmid DNA, a long and high-complexity clonal gene synthesis service. Through this partnership, IDT early access customers will, for the first time, have access to a cost-effective solution for NGS-verified 5 kb to 15 kb clonal genes, shipped from Elegen’s U.S. facility, in as fast as 10 business days...
New alliance for advanced biological imaging aimed at enhancing some of the world's most innovative structural cell biology capabilities to help scientists answer pressing research questions. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced a Technology Alliance Agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute). This agreement aims to develop new technologies to enable researchers to better visualize human cells, significantly advancing scientific research and discovery...
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods...
The Verder Group is pleased to announce the establishment of Verder Scientific Iberia, our 13th local sales organization in the world, reinforcing our commitment to market expansion and closer customer engagement in Spain and Portugal. This strategic move enables us to increase our market presence, strengthens our ability to provide localized support, and realize synergies across our product lines...
analytica Vietnam 2025, Vietnam’s premier international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology, and diagnostics, will officially open tomorrow at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC). Running from 2-4 April 2025, this highly anticipated exhibition promises to showcase groundbreaking innovations, cutting-edge technologies, and a dynamic conference program, bringing together over 300 exhibitors from 18 countries...
Scientists at Novo Nordisk in Denmark have applied flow chemistry to enhance the cleavage of oligonucleotides. Utilising Vapourtec’s R-Series flow chemistry system to undertake their research, the Novo Nordisk team have made the data available in an application note that will be of interest to all chemists exploring oligonucleotides. The improvements reported include a reduction in the time for cleavage and complete deprotection to less than 3 minutes...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) and Grant Instruments have produced a case study aiming to bring greater transparency to product sustainability. Whilst qualitative insights provide a strong foundation, data-driven sustainability requires measurable carbon data. This case study explores how collaboration can help laboratories make informed purchasing choices by assessing the full environmental impact of a product’s lifecycle...
LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG, the world market leader in precise temperature control, is underlining its quality promise with an attractive warranty package: from now on, the company will grant a five-year warranty on registered constant temperature equipment. By doing so, LAUDA is emphasizing its high standards and its confidence in its own products...
Integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform enhances AI capabilities across the drug discovery lifecycle. Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, announces the integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform into the Sapio Lab Informatics Platform. This integration brings AI-driven computational drug discovery directly into Sapio ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), helping to streamline workflows and improve decision-making in drug discovery...
A new study by EMBL researchers has shown how chromosomes change shape during cell division. Certain protein complexes help fold DNA into overlapping loops that repel each other, which then stack to create a rod-like structure. This is the first time scientists have directly observed an entire chromosome in high resolution within a dividing cell, offering new insights into how chromosomes are formed...