Breakthrough research has revealed a new drug that may prevent the spread of malaria, and also treat people suffering with the deadly parasitic disease. The findings, which were delivered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Glasgow and published in Science, offer fresh hope in the global fight against malaria...
Join Markes International for the day on 25 September 2019 at the Manchester Hall, Manchester, for a free-to-attend workshop, and learn about the recent advances in VOC and SVOC sampling for GC–MS. Join peers and industry experts in the stunning 1920’s former Freemasons’ Hall to learn about recent innovations in VOC and SVOC sampling...
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced it has completed the acquisition of BioTek Instruments, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. The BioTek acquisition expands Agilent's growing presence and expertise in cell analysis and strengthens the company's position in the large and growing immuno-oncology and immunotherapy areas....
Turn your October into one to remember with an extraordinary day out to the world's greatest science festival, and a visit to the UK's largest exhibition for the entire laboratory community! Ever wanted to learn how to speak gorilla or wondered if it was possible to beat your genes and stop the aging process? Keen to find out if gaming is really bad for us....
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on the development and supply of key detector components for ACOMP, a smart manufacturing system by Fluence Analytics that continuously analyzes polymers during production. ACOMP is an automated monitoring system that produces real-time data about reaction kinetics and polymer properties, including....
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, has stepped up its Pore Analysis Capabilities. The Company has announced those efforts include capillary flow porometery (CFP) and liquid-liquid displacement porometry (LLDP). Using CFP, pore properties are calculated by measuring the the fluid flow....
From daily lotions that keep skin soft to moisturizers for a refreshing face wash, emulsions are synonymous with protecting and nourishing the skin. These cosmetic products are indispensable to many, and the science behind them is quite fascinating. When you successfully combine two or more fluids that usually don’t mix well together, you create an emulsion....
The DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt is enabling the Cresswell Group within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath (UK) to improve and streamline many aspects of their synthetic organic methods development. The research activities of the Cresswell Group are focused on new reaction development, and the exploitation of novel or underutilised reactivity....
Velabs Therapeutics, specializing in the fast generation of functional therapeutic antibodies, has announced that its cooperation with Chiome Bioscience, Inc., Tokyo, will be deepened, to jointly discover modulatory and functional antibodies for one of Chiome’s GPCR target genes. The collaboration will capitalize on Velabs’ microfluidics-based technology in the field of functional antibody screening....
The Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis (RACE) is a University of Glasgow-led collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Oxford, led by Prof Iain McInnes, Director of the University’s Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Oxford is welcomed as the newest collaborating partner.....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Dr. Gang Yu, a professor at the School of Environment at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award. The award recognizes his contributions towards understanding the problems caused by emerging organic contaminants in water, and the development of solutions to combat these problems....
AMSBIO reports on a paper from the Malmberg Lab at Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research (Norway) that suggests a mechanism by which Natural Killer (NK) cell education operates through modulation of the lysosomal compartment under the influence of inhibitory receptor–ligand interactions....
GCC Forensics Conference & Exhibition is the must attend event for the entire forensics sector in the Middle East. Following the unprecedented success of the first two editions of the event in Abu Dhabi, the event will move to Bahrain this year and take place 13-14 November 2019 at Gulf Hotel Bahrain....
Consumers aren’t just interested in the product — they’re interested in the process too. More and more cosmetic manufacturers are formulating natural and eco-friendly products as public interest in sustainability increases. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses the trends in sustainable cosmetics and the things that you should look out for....
Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, has announced that it has opened a new office space at Granta Park in Cambridgeshire, UK. The new facilities support the Company’s accelerated expansion and accommodate its plans for further growth....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 18th with A LIMS Primer for the Cannabis Industry. With the legalization of cannabis for both medical and recreational uses in a growing number of states in the US, and recently in Canada...
Cryo transfer can enable or improve the ability to collect atom probe data in difficult applications, like: Rapid oxidation studies (e.g. uranium, lithium, aluminum), Catalyst/reaction chamber studies of surface contamination, Characterization of hydrogen embrittlement of steel, Transport between various analysis modalities (e.g. FIB, TEM) under vacuum conditions and Analysis of "soft" (i.e. biological) materials...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that the European, Israeli, South Korean and U.K. intellectual property offices have issued formal notices allowing seven additional Merck patent application claims covering CRISPR gene-editing technology, bringing the number of patents to 20 worldwide....
The globally active Eppendorf Group charted a strong first half-year in 2019 with a significant surge in Group sales to €378.5 million (prior year: €335.6 million). This positive development corresponds to an organic increase in sales of 12.8% (8.8% in local currencies). All of the company’s market regions contributed to this very good development, but sales growth of around 20%...
S$38 million research facility aims to be a premier, global, one-stop hub for research and translation to clinical testing through biochemical innovation and techniques. The National University of Singapore (NUS), Agilent Technologies, a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, and National University Hospital (NUH), have established Singapore's first integrated translational R&D hub...
The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working. You must keep up-to-speed with the latest developments to keep your lab at the forefront of the industry. This year's conference programme at Lab Innovations focuses on digitisation, sustainability and regulation to help future-proof your lab....
MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s innovative PET imaging technology for use in pre-clinical research. MR Solutions already holds Queens Awards for innovation in 2016 and for export achievement in 2017.
Breakthrough research has revealed a new drug that may prevent the spread of malaria, and also treat people suffering with the deadly parasitic disease. The findings, which were delivered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Glasgow and published in Science, offer fresh hope in the global fight against malaria...
Join Markes International for the day on 25 September 2019 at the Manchester Hall, Manchester, for a free-to-attend workshop, and learn about the recent advances in VOC and SVOC sampling for GC–MS. Join peers and industry experts in the stunning 1920’s former Freemasons’ Hall to learn about recent innovations in VOC and SVOC sampling...
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced it has completed the acquisition of BioTek Instruments, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. The BioTek acquisition expands Agilent's growing presence and expertise in cell analysis and strengthens the company's position in the large and growing immuno-oncology and immunotherapy areas....
Turn your October into one to remember with an extraordinary day out to the world's greatest science festival, and a visit to the UK's largest exhibition for the entire laboratory community! Ever wanted to learn how to speak gorilla or wondered if it was possible to beat your genes and stop the aging process? Keen to find out if gaming is really bad for us....
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on the development and supply of key detector components for ACOMP, a smart manufacturing system by Fluence Analytics that continuously analyzes polymers during production. ACOMP is an automated monitoring system that produces real-time data about reaction kinetics and polymer properties, including....
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, has stepped up its Pore Analysis Capabilities. The Company has announced those efforts include capillary flow porometery (CFP) and liquid-liquid displacement porometry (LLDP). Using CFP, pore properties are calculated by measuring the the fluid flow....
From daily lotions that keep skin soft to moisturizers for a refreshing face wash, emulsions are synonymous with protecting and nourishing the skin. These cosmetic products are indispensable to many, and the science behind them is quite fascinating. When you successfully combine two or more fluids that usually don’t mix well together, you create an emulsion....
The DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt is enabling the Cresswell Group within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath (UK) to improve and streamline many aspects of their synthetic organic methods development. The research activities of the Cresswell Group are focused on new reaction development, and the exploitation of novel or underutilised reactivity....
Velabs Therapeutics, specializing in the fast generation of functional therapeutic antibodies, has announced that its cooperation with Chiome Bioscience, Inc., Tokyo, will be deepened, to jointly discover modulatory and functional antibodies for one of Chiome’s GPCR target genes. The collaboration will capitalize on Velabs’ microfluidics-based technology in the field of functional antibody screening....
The Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis (RACE) is a University of Glasgow-led collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Oxford, led by Prof Iain McInnes, Director of the University’s Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Oxford is welcomed as the newest collaborating partner.....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Dr. Gang Yu, a professor at the School of Environment at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award. The award recognizes his contributions towards understanding the problems caused by emerging organic contaminants in water, and the development of solutions to combat these problems....
AMSBIO reports on a paper from the Malmberg Lab at Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research (Norway) that suggests a mechanism by which Natural Killer (NK) cell education operates through modulation of the lysosomal compartment under the influence of inhibitory receptor–ligand interactions....
GCC Forensics Conference & Exhibition is the must attend event for the entire forensics sector in the Middle East. Following the unprecedented success of the first two editions of the event in Abu Dhabi, the event will move to Bahrain this year and take place 13-14 November 2019 at Gulf Hotel Bahrain....
Consumers aren’t just interested in the product — they’re interested in the process too. More and more cosmetic manufacturers are formulating natural and eco-friendly products as public interest in sustainability increases. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of online platform for freelance scientists Kolabtree, discusses the trends in sustainable cosmetics and the things that you should look out for....
Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, has announced that it has opened a new office space at Granta Park in Cambridgeshire, UK. The new facilities support the Company’s accelerated expansion and accommodate its plans for further growth....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, September 18th with A LIMS Primer for the Cannabis Industry. With the legalization of cannabis for both medical and recreational uses in a growing number of states in the US, and recently in Canada...
Cryo transfer can enable or improve the ability to collect atom probe data in difficult applications, like: Rapid oxidation studies (e.g. uranium, lithium, aluminum), Catalyst/reaction chamber studies of surface contamination, Characterization of hydrogen embrittlement of steel, Transport between various analysis modalities (e.g. FIB, TEM) under vacuum conditions and Analysis of "soft" (i.e. biological) materials...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that the European, Israeli, South Korean and U.K. intellectual property offices have issued formal notices allowing seven additional Merck patent application claims covering CRISPR gene-editing technology, bringing the number of patents to 20 worldwide....
The globally active Eppendorf Group charted a strong first half-year in 2019 with a significant surge in Group sales to €378.5 million (prior year: €335.6 million). This positive development corresponds to an organic increase in sales of 12.8% (8.8% in local currencies). All of the company’s market regions contributed to this very good development, but sales growth of around 20%...
S$38 million research facility aims to be a premier, global, one-stop hub for research and translation to clinical testing through biochemical innovation and techniques. The National University of Singapore (NUS), Agilent Technologies, a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, and National University Hospital (NUH), have established Singapore's first integrated translational R&D hub...
The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working. You must keep up-to-speed with the latest developments to keep your lab at the forefront of the industry. This year's conference programme at Lab Innovations focuses on digitisation, sustainability and regulation to help future-proof your lab....
MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s innovative PET imaging technology for use in pre-clinical research. MR Solutions already holds Queens Awards for innovation in 2016 and for export achievement in 2017.