Adam Equipment, a leading provider of professional weighing equipment, will display a selection of balances, scales, and moisture analysers at stand F1 during Lab Innovations from 31 Oct.-1 Nov. 2018 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom. At the event, Adam will highlight its two newest lab balance lines — Equinox and Solis. Both of Adam Equipment’s latest balance ranges include semi-micro, analytical, and precision models, and bring valuable features to labs that perform highly detailed testing....
A senior researcher at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded around £1.5million in funding in a single week for public health related research projects, as part of her innovative work with microbes and industrial waste streams. Dr Christine Edwards, from RGU’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, has spent the past year on a sabbatical dedicated to advancing a number of projects in line with her focus on cyanobacterial research....
Collaboration unites a worldwide leader in the clinical diagnostics industry with one of the nation’s top research and healthcare institutions to ideate solutions that will address today’s healthcare challenges. Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a global leader in the clinical diagnostics industry, is embarking on an innovation collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine to explore co-innovation initiatives with the goal of developing and commercializing novel solutions that address challenges in healthcare....
The Metrohm jubilee year 2018 culminates with a highlight: The three winners of the global competition for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award have been nominated and invited to visit Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. Metrohm has always valued the spirit of innovation and believes in the value of novel research performed by young scientists. Throughout this year, young chemist all over the world had the chance to apply with their research and compete for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award in their home countries...
Imperial College London has signed a partnership with the Technical University of Munich, to jointly recruit and deliver academic dual nationality for research staff. Through the partnership, UK academics, in areas such as bioengineering, computer science and aerospace, will have access to EU funding even after Brexit. The priority for any research project is to achieve its scientific objectives. To remain competitive, it is vital that the UK develops new funding and employment models, so we do not limit scientific progress....
The potential to increase chromatographic efficiency and resolution along with significant savings in solvent cost and analysis time have driven the uptake of UHPLC to many application areas. Now you can easily convert your HPLC method using the FREE ACE Translator Tool and benefit from all that UHPLC has to offer!The FREE ACE Translator Tool is available for the practising chromatographer now. Translate both isocratic and gradient methods with ease. To download this vital FREE resource simply....
Data integrity requires data to be complete, consistent, and accurate throughout their complete lifecycle, providing full transparency and traceability. Industry guidelines such as ALCOA and ALCOA+ describe these requirements, which are used by the FDA, WHO, PIC/S and GAMP. All major Metrohm software products make compliance with the ALCOA and ALCOA+ guidelines easy, for anyone. As regulation becomes stricter, safeguarding the quality of data produced along the manufacturing process and the protection of such data against loss...
Funding will be used to improve efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cell production. ROSLINCT, a leading cell and gene therapy contract manufacturing organisation, has announced it is to receive a £1.2 million investment to collaborate with REPROCELL Europe Ltd (REPROCELL), a UK-based stem cell company, on a project which will develop a faster, more cost-effective method of producing clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The investment comes from Innovate UK’s Medicines Manufacturing Round 2 competition...
39th International Symposium and Exhibit on the Separation, Purification, and Characterization of Biologically Important Molecules. July 10-12, 2019 in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD, USA. Mark your calendar to attend the premier meeting where scientists from around the world will deliver some of the most cutting-edge presentations on new advances and applications for separation scientists addressing all issues of separation and analysis of proteins, peptides, polynucleotides and related biomolecules with modern techniques...
Applied Photophysics, a leading provider of systems for biophysical characterization of biomolecules, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with material characterisation specialist, Particular Sciences. The distributor will supply industry and researchers in both Ireland and Northern Ireland with Applied Photophysics’ Chirascan™ circular dichroism (CD) systems and SX-range of stopped-flow spectrometers. This latest agreement further expands the Company’s presence throughout the EU market....
Prestigious business award granted in recognition of expert services in cell and gene therapy. Diamond Pharma Services Ltd, a leading technical services and regulatory affairs consulting group, providing expert support and advice to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has received the award for “Best Specialist CRO” at the Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN) Awards, in recognition of the Company’s expert services in cell and gene therapy. The OBN Awards, which are celebrating their 10th anniversary, are one of the UK life science industry’s most...
Global market leader celebrates anniversary in Spain. LAUDA, global market leader in precision temperature control, held a festive gala evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Spanish foreign subsidiary LAUDA Ultracool.Specializing in the production of industrial circulation chillers, the company has been a member of the Lauda Group since the start of 2011. Founded on 24 September 1968 in Terrassa, Spain under the name CHAUMECA IBERICA, S.A., the company can look back on an eventful history....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Penn State University have entered into a collaborative partnership to advance multidisciplinary teaching and research in biotechnology. This long-term relationship will support the education and preparation of the next generation of biotechnology leaders. Part of Sartorius’ investment will be to enhance the Fermentation Facility that will play a significant role in Penn State’s Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology (CoEIB). Sartorius will provide state-of-the-art fermentation technologies, and a central laboratory...
The health and balance of the gut microbiota is important in the progression of a bacterial infection, according to new research. A new study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Nature Communications, found that disease-causing bacteria were taking signals from the host’s gut microbiota in order to spread and progress the infection. Using Citrobacter, a bacterium that infects mice and is a model for the human pathogen, E. coli, researchers were able to see that the bacteria were using signals produced from the microbiota to trigger the disease...
Prestigious business award granted in recognition of novel gene synthesis technology. EVONETIX LTD, the Cambridge-based company pioneering an innovative approach to scalable and high-fidelity gene synthesis, has received the award for “Best Emerging Synthetic Biology Company” at the 10th Anniversary of the Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN) Awards, in recognition of the Company’s novel gene synthesis technology, and its potential to facilitate the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology....
Register by February 25 to receive a more than 40% discount on a full-conference pass. Registration for the 70th annual Pittcon is now open. The leading conference and exposition for laboratory science will be held in Philadelphia, Pa. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 17-21, 2019. A discounted registration fee of $190 is available through February 25, 2019. The event promises an exceptional line-up of speakers, a bustling exhibit hall, extensive networking opportunities, professional development courses, after-hours events, and more...
eXmoor pharma and MeiraGTx are delighted to announce an extension to their strategic collaboration. eXmoor is providing process development services from its Commercialisation Laboratories at Future Space, Bristol. Two streams of work have focused on development of the MeiraGTx adherent and suspension cell process platforms and have demonstrated yield improvement as well as scale up towards commercial supply. This collaboration is the next step in the relationship following eXmoor’s assistance....
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a commercial license with New England Biolabs® (NEB®) (Ipswich MA, USA), a global leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications, to commercialise a product using the Affimer technology for use in both life science research and diagnostics assays. Avacta and NEB have been collaborating to develop Affimers to combine with NEB’s reagents....
BioIVT has acquired Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) in London. With this acquisition, we have expanded our current services to include delivery of fresh blood and blood-derived products throughout Europe in a time sensitive manner. The joining of the two companies is an exciting opportunity to combine BioIVT’s considerable expertise in blood products and CTLS’s donor center capabilities. Adding these capabilities to our existing portfolio will allow us to quickly and efficiently get you the products you need, when you need them....
A scientific breakthrough has revealed a new way that bacteria evolves, thought to be at least 1,000 times more efficient than any currently known mechanism. The insights will help scientists to better understand how superbugs can rapidly evolve and become increasingly antibiotic resistant. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and the National University of Singapore...
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics software providing purpose-built LIMS solutions, has announced that John Heiser has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Heiser replaces LabVantage President Ram Velidi, who is leaving the company to pursue a new entrepreneurial endeavor. “John Heiser brings us a wealth of strategic and operational experience in growing technology and life sciences businesses, and we are thrilled that he is joining LabVantage at this exciting time...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds have today announced a critical milestone in going digital, by scanning every glass slide they produce. The milestone represents a major step towards achieving faster and accurate diagnosis for cancer patients in the future. The Pathology Department, located in St. James’ Hospital in Leeds, is one of the largest in the UK processing over 1,000 pathology slides a day, and is now digitally scanning every slide thanks to their partnership with Leica Biosystems....
Adam Equipment, a leading provider of professional weighing equipment, will display a selection of balances, scales, and moisture analysers at stand F1 during Lab Innovations from 31 Oct.-1 Nov. 2018 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom. At the event, Adam will highlight its two newest lab balance lines — Equinox and Solis. Both of Adam Equipment’s latest balance ranges include semi-micro, analytical, and precision models, and bring valuable features to labs that perform highly detailed testing....
A senior researcher at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded around £1.5million in funding in a single week for public health related research projects, as part of her innovative work with microbes and industrial waste streams. Dr Christine Edwards, from RGU’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, has spent the past year on a sabbatical dedicated to advancing a number of projects in line with her focus on cyanobacterial research....
Collaboration unites a worldwide leader in the clinical diagnostics industry with one of the nation’s top research and healthcare institutions to ideate solutions that will address today’s healthcare challenges. 
The Metrohm jubilee year 2018 culminates with a highlight: The three winners of the global competition for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award have been nominated and invited to visit Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. Metrohm has always valued the spirit of innovation and believes in the value of novel research performed by young scientists. Throughout this year, young chemist all over the world had the chance to apply with their research and compete for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award in their home countries...
Imperial College London has signed a partnership with the Technical University of Munich, to jointly recruit and deliver academic dual nationality for research staff. Through the partnership, UK academics, in areas such as bioengineering, computer science and aerospace, will have access to EU funding even after Brexit. The priority for any research project is to achieve its scientific objectives. To remain competitive, it is vital that the UK develops new funding and employment models, so we do not limit scientific progress....
The potential to increase chromatographic efficiency and resolution along with significant savings in solvent cost and analysis time have driven the uptake of UHPLC to many application areas. Now you can easily convert your HPLC method using the FREE ACE Translator Tool and benefit from all that UHPLC has to offer!The FREE ACE Translator Tool is available for the practising chromatographer now. Translate both isocratic and gradient methods with ease. To download this vital FREE resource simply....
Data integrity requires data to be complete, consistent, and accurate throughout their complete lifecycle, providing full transparency and traceability. Industry guidelines such as ALCOA and ALCOA+ describe these requirements, which are used by the FDA, WHO, PIC/S and GAMP. All major Metrohm software products make compliance with the ALCOA and ALCOA+ guidelines easy, for anyone. As regulation becomes stricter, safeguarding the quality of data produced along the manufacturing process and the protection of such data against loss...
Funding will be used to improve efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cell production. ROSLINCT, a leading cell and gene therapy contract manufacturing organisation, has announced it is to receive a £1.2 million investment to collaborate with REPROCELL Europe Ltd (REPROCELL), a UK-based stem cell company, on a project which will develop a faster, more cost-effective method of producing clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The investment comes from Innovate UK’s Medicines Manufacturing Round 2 competition...
39th International Symposium and Exhibit on the Separation, Purification, and Characterization of Biologically Important Molecules. July 10-12, 2019 in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD, USA. 
Applied Photophysics, a leading provider of systems for biophysical characterization of biomolecules, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with material characterisation specialist, Particular Sciences. The distributor will supply industry and researchers in both Ireland and Northern Ireland with Applied Photophysics’ Chirascan™ circular dichroism (CD) systems and SX-range of stopped-flow spectrometers. This latest agreement further expands the Company’s presence throughout the EU market....
Prestigious business award granted in recognition of expert services in cell and gene therapy. Diamond Pharma Services Ltd, a leading technical services and regulatory affairs consulting group, providing expert support and advice to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has received the award for “Best Specialist CRO” at the Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN) Awards, in recognition of the Company’s expert services in cell and gene therapy. The OBN Awards, which are celebrating their 10th anniversary, are one of the UK life science industry’s most...
Global market leader celebrates anniversary in Spain. LAUDA, global market leader in precision temperature control, held a festive gala evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Spanish foreign subsidiary LAUDA Ultracool.Specializing in the production of industrial circulation chillers, the company has been a member of the Lauda Group since the start of 2011. Founded on 24 September 1968 in Terrassa, Spain under the name CHAUMECA IBERICA, S.A., the company can look back on an eventful history....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Penn State University have entered into a collaborative partnership to advance multidisciplinary teaching and research in biotechnology. This long-term relationship will support the education and preparation of the next generation of biotechnology leaders. Part of Sartorius’ investment will be to enhance the Fermentation Facility that will play a significant role in Penn State’s Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology (CoEIB). Sartorius will provide state-of-the-art fermentation technologies, and a central laboratory...
The health and balance of the gut microbiota is important in the progression of a bacterial infection, according to new research. A new study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Nature Communications, found that disease-causing bacteria were taking signals from the host’s gut microbiota in order to spread and progress the infection. Using Citrobacter, a bacterium that infects mice and is a model for the human pathogen, E. coli, researchers were able to see that the bacteria were using signals produced from the microbiota to trigger the disease...
Prestigious business award granted in recognition of novel gene synthesis technology. 
Register by February 25 to receive a more than 40% discount on a full-conference pass. Registration for the 70th annual Pittcon is now open. The leading conference and exposition for laboratory science will be held in Philadelphia, Pa. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 17-21, 2019. A discounted registration fee of $190 is available through February 25, 2019. The event promises an exceptional line-up of speakers, a bustling exhibit hall, extensive networking opportunities, professional development courses, after-hours events, and more...
eXmoor pharma and MeiraGTx are delighted to announce an extension to their strategic collaboration. eXmoor is providing process development services from its Commercialisation Laboratories at Future Space, Bristol. Two streams of work have focused on development of the MeiraGTx adherent and suspension cell process platforms and have demonstrated yield improvement as well as scale up towards commercial supply. This collaboration is the next step in the relationship following eXmoor’s assistance....
BioIVT has acquired Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) in London. With this acquisition, we have expanded our current services to include delivery of fresh blood and blood-derived products throughout Europe in a time sensitive manner. The joining of the two companies is an exciting opportunity to combine BioIVT’s considerable expertise in blood products and CTLS’s donor center capabilities. Adding these capabilities to our existing portfolio will allow us to quickly and efficiently get you the products you need, when you need them....
A scientific breakthrough has revealed a new way that bacteria evolves, thought to be at least 1,000 times more efficient than any currently known mechanism. The insights will help scientists to better understand how superbugs can rapidly evolve and become increasingly antibiotic resistant. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and the National University of Singapore...
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics software providing purpose-built LIMS solutions, has announced that John Heiser has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Heiser replaces LabVantage President Ram Velidi, who is leaving the company to pursue a new entrepreneurial endeavor. “John Heiser brings us a wealth of strategic and operational experience in growing technology and life sciences businesses, and we are thrilled that he is joining LabVantage at this exciting time...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds have today announced a critical milestone in going digital, by scanning every glass slide they produce. The milestone represents a major step towards achieving faster and accurate diagnosis for cancer patients in the future. The Pathology Department, located in St. James’ Hospital in Leeds, is one of the largest in the UK processing over 1,000 pathology slides a day, and is now digitally scanning every slide thanks to their partnership with Leica Biosystems....