Demonstrating its commitment to advocating for synthetic biology research, Integrated DNA Technologies’ (IDT) Synthetic Biology Start-up Grant Program has once again benefited innovative start-ups in their missions to impact sustainable manufacturing, human health, and/or humanitarian causes. The program provides much-needed synthetic biology products designed to support the next generation of companies aiming to impact these important areas using synthetic biology...
SLS are pleased to announce an exclusive deal for the supply of Bioline products, including PCR, qPCR reagents, nucleic acid purification kits & NGS kits. As the UK’s largest independent laboratory supplier SLS always strive to offer their customers a comprehensive range of quality products from market leading brands. The Bioline range complements the SLS Life Science product portfolio, meaning they are able to offer a complete solution for customer’s molecular biology needs....
A Dolomite Microfluidics’ set-up for high throughput single cell encapsulation is helping researchers at the Department of Medicine at Imperial College, London, to develop novel liposomal formulations for RNA vaccines targeting diseases such as HIV, influenza, rabies and chlamydia. Anna Blakney, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, explained: “Our focus is on vaccine delivery, in particular liposomal formulations for RNA vaccines...
Recently, the EU-sponsored Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation (VITAL) project was launched. VITAL will address - in a public-private consortium - the challenges of infections in the elderly and the potential of infection prevention by vaccination. Within the VITAL project, which will run from 2019-2023, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht will be the managing entity and scientific lead. The €12.4 million project is sponsored by the European Union's Innovative Medicines Initiative
IDT wins two prestigious Life Science Industry Awards. In recognition of its dedication to advocating for customers,Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has won a prestigious Life Science Industry Award for Best Overall Customer Experience, as well as a Gold award for Most Useful Website. The awards—entirely nominated and voted for by scientists—validate IDT’s continued efforts to support scientists at every stage of...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2019 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2019. The winner and finalists are selected by...
The legal cannabis market is expected to grow rapidly in North America over the next five years, approaching a quarter of a billion dollars in 2021 (the same value as markets for chocolate or craft beer). The market in California alone is expected to make up more than one-fourth of the total North American market by 2021. One of the requirements for the retail (legal) cannabis market is testing of the product for potency, purity, and other qualities....
For the first time ever, a technology developed by ZEISS has made it possible to utilize transparent glass or plastic in a whole range of different ways. The see-through surfaces with integrated, invisible microstructured optics permit a range of different applications, thus enabling innovations like gesture recognition or eye tracking without any visible optical systems. There are also plans to use the glass in smart homes....
The first completed bio-banks will be used to develop more cost-effective, safe and efficacious cancer treatments. Funding provided by European Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program. TC BioPharm (TCB), a developer of CAR-T immuno-oncology products, including Gamma Delta T (GDT) cell therapies, today announced it has completed formulation of its first allogeneic GDT cell banks. The T cell banks provide TCB with core technology....
Investment received from Greenwood Way Capital, Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund and 24Haymarket. Funding will be used to accelerate growth in operations and sales across the UK and USA. Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, announced today that is has closed a $2 million (circa£1.5 million) investment round...
Horizon will work with Rutgers University to develop and commercialise base editing platform for therapeutic and research applications. New gene editing technology builds on CRISPR and has the potential to assist in the development and treatment of a number of genetic diseases and cancers. Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, announces that...
Horizon Discovery Group plc a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, has announced the extension of its CRISPR Screening Service to include ex vivo T lymphocytes. The service extension meets the requirements of immunology-based research in drug discovery, enabling new gene targets to be identified in biologically and potentially therapeutically relevant settings....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Solutions (LIMS), is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting in Booth #2807 during PITTCON, which runs from March 17-21, 2019. ATL is also scheduled to present a total of nine presentations during the Conference; seven talks, a poster session and an interactive DemoZone demonstration. PITTCON is the world’s leading conference on...
ImmunoCAP Specific IgE blood test for Ara h 6 is part of the line of component assays from Thermo Fisher Scientific that can differentiate between individual peanut proteins with varying levels of risk. A new test from Thermo Fisher Scientific helps allergists and other medical providers better predict which patients may be at risk for life-threatening sensitization to Ara h 6, a protein component in peanuts that can cause severe allergic...
A new case study has been published by Autoscribe Informatics which highlights the use of the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) by Amway. Amway is a leading manufacturer of products for the nutrition, home, beauty, energy & sport markets. Matrix Gemini’s built-in web interface is providing its authorized users in a variety of locations with access to test results as soon as tests are completed...
We are pleased to launch our 2019 Filtration Catalogue, which features our extensive range of products. The new catalogue highlights Porvair’s continuous dedication to finding new ways to fulfil our customers’ filtration requirements and to develop new products for the market. In this updated catalogue you will be able to find an exhaustive list of our entire product offering, including our new range of nominal filters with housings in standard...
The 30th annual symposium highlights the origin, development, implementation, and commercialization of UHPLC techniques and instrumentation. The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the details of the 30th James L. Waters Symposium: Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC). The objective of the 30th annual Waters symposium is to recognize researchers and the...
Kath Darlington, CEO - Scott Partnership Holdings, highlights some of the key findings from the IBO 2019 Industry Forecast. This annual review and forecast issue examines 2019 growth prospects for analytical instruments. The IBO 2019 Industry Forecast has just been released, and is a great read for all of us who work in and service the global life science and analytical instrument industry....
Creative Peptides announces to offer Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging service for the science community, along with other peptide analysis services like Epitope Mapping, Peptide Characterization, Peptide Library and Array. As a leading supplier of API peptides, cosmetic peptides, catalog peptides, Creative Peptides has long been famous for its series of pharmaceutical peptide synthesis, analysis and modification services....
Ahead of the upcoming MEDLAB Exhibition & Congress, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory event, experts are highlighting the need for advancing genetic and disease research in the Arab world in order to provide targeted gene therapies for certain cancers for citizens in the UAE. This is in line with the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, which aims to reduce cancer-related deaths in the country, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimating...
MedPharm Ltd has announced the expansion of its US Center of Excellence in Durham, North Carolina in response to increasing service demand for its topical and transdermal formulation development and performance testing services. An investment of $4M in facility expansion and equipment will more than triple the existing footprint of the current US facility to 25,000 sq/feet. In parallel, the company has substantially increased...
Malvern-based SME Validair Monitoring Solutions Limited has secured over £150k in funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. The investment will support the company’s growth across the UK due to escalating demand for its state-of-the-art, market leading critical environmental monitoring systems and equipment. turnkey solutions provider with unmatched expertise in continuous environmental and particle monitoring solutions and...
Demonstrating its commitment to advocating for synthetic biology research, Integrated DNA Technologies’ (IDT) Synthetic Biology Start-up Grant Program has once again benefited innovative start-ups in their missions to impact sustainable manufacturing, human health, and/or humanitarian causes. The program provides much-needed synthetic biology products designed to support the next generation of companies aiming to impact these important areas using synthetic biology...
SLS are pleased to announce an exclusive deal for the supply of Bioline products, including PCR, qPCR reagents, nucleic acid purification kits & NGS kits. As the UK’s largest independent laboratory supplier SLS always strive to offer their customers a comprehensive range of quality products from market leading brands. The Bioline range complements the SLS Life Science product portfolio, meaning they are able to offer a complete solution for customer’s molecular biology needs....
A Dolomite Microfluidics’ set-up for high throughput single cell encapsulation is helping researchers at the Department of Medicine at Imperial College, London, to develop novel liposomal formulations for RNA vaccines targeting diseases such as HIV, influenza, rabies and chlamydia. Anna Blakney, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, explained: “Our focus is on vaccine delivery, in particular liposomal formulations for RNA vaccines...
Recently, the EU-sponsored Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation (VITAL) project was launched. VITAL will address - in a public-private consortium - the challenges of infections in the elderly and the potential of infection prevention by vaccination. Within the VITAL project, which will run from 2019-2023, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht will be the managing entity and scientific lead. The €12.4 million project is sponsored by the European Union's Innovative Medicines Initiative
IDT wins two prestigious Life Science Industry Awards. In recognition of its dedication to advocating for customers,Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has won a prestigious Life Science Industry Award for Best Overall Customer Experience, as well as a Gold award for Most Useful Website. The awards—entirely nominated and voted for by scientists—validate IDT’s continued efforts to support scientists at every stage of...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2019 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2019. The winner and finalists are selected by...
The legal cannabis market is expected to grow rapidly in North America over the next five years, approaching a quarter of a billion dollars in 2021 (the same value as markets for chocolate or craft beer). The market in California alone is expected to make up more than one-fourth of the total North American market by 2021. One of the requirements for the retail (legal) cannabis market is testing of the product for potency, purity, and other qualities....
For the first time ever, a technology developed by ZEISS has made it possible to utilize transparent glass or plastic in a whole range of different ways. The see-through surfaces with integrated, invisible microstructured optics permit a range of different applications, thus enabling innovations like gesture recognition or eye tracking without any visible optical systems. There are also plans to use the glass in smart homes....
Investment received from Greenwood Way Capital, Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund and 24Haymarket. 
Horizon will work with Rutgers University to develop and commercialise base editing platform for therapeutic and research applications. 
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Solutions (LIMS), is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting in Booth #2807 during PITTCON, which runs from March 17-21, 2019. ATL is also scheduled to present a total of nine presentations during the Conference; seven talks, a poster session and an interactive DemoZone demonstration. PITTCON is the world’s leading conference on...
ImmunoCAP Specific IgE blood test for Ara h 6 is part of the line of component assays from Thermo Fisher Scientific that can differentiate between individual peanut proteins with varying levels of risk. A new test from Thermo Fisher Scientific helps allergists and other medical providers better predict which patients may be at risk for life-threatening sensitization to Ara h 6, a protein component in peanuts that can cause severe allergic...
A new case study has been published by Autoscribe Informatics which highlights the use of the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) by Amway. Amway is a leading manufacturer of products for the nutrition, home, beauty, energy & sport markets. Matrix Gemini’s built-in web interface is providing its authorized users in a variety of locations with access to test results as soon as tests are completed...
We are pleased to launch our 2019 Filtration Catalogue, which features our extensive range of products. The new catalogue highlights Porvair’s continuous dedication to finding new ways to fulfil our customers’ filtration requirements and to develop new products for the market. In this updated catalogue you will be able to find an exhaustive list of our entire product offering, including our new range of nominal filters with housings in standard...
The 30th annual symposium highlights the origin, development, implementation, and commercialization of UHPLC techniques and instrumentation. The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the details of the 30th James L. Waters Symposium: Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC). The objective of the 30th annual Waters symposium is to recognize researchers and the...
Kath Darlington, CEO - Scott Partnership Holdings, highlights some of the key findings from the IBO 2019 Industry Forecast. This annual review and forecast issue examines 2019 growth prospects for analytical instruments. The IBO 2019 Industry Forecast has just been released, and is a great read for all of us who work in and service the global life science and analytical instrument industry....
Creative Peptides announces to offer Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging service for the science community, along with other peptide analysis services like Epitope Mapping, Peptide Characterization, Peptide Library and Array. As a leading supplier of API peptides, cosmetic peptides, catalog peptides, Creative Peptides has long been famous for its series of pharmaceutical peptide synthesis, analysis and modification services....
Ahead of the upcoming MEDLAB Exhibition & Congress, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory event, experts are highlighting the need for advancing genetic and disease research in the Arab world in order to provide targeted gene therapies for certain cancers for citizens in the UAE. This is in line with the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, which aims to reduce cancer-related deaths in the country, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimating...
MedPharm Ltd has announced the expansion of its US Center of Excellence in Durham, North Carolina in response to increasing service demand for its topical and transdermal formulation development and performance testing services. An investment of $4M in facility expansion and equipment will more than triple the existing footprint of the current US facility to 25,000 sq/feet. In parallel, the company has substantially increased...
Malvern-based SME Validair Monitoring Solutions Limited has secured over £150k in funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. The investment will support the company’s growth across the UK due to escalating dema