A new £20m project, to expand research activities at the University of Melbourne, has utilised Vulcathene Chemical Drainage extensively throughout the laboratories in the new building. The Bio21 Stage 2B Project is a new state-of-the-art facility, at the University of Melbourne, that will expand the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology....
High resolution 3D block face imaging for biological samples with fast acquisition rates and minimal sample damage. In collaboration with the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at the University of California San Diego, ZEISS releases a new Focal Charge Compensation module for block face imaging with ZEISS GeminiSEM and 3View® from Gatan, Inc. Focal Charge Compensation...
Study finds that a subset of men with prostate cancer have ‘mismatch’ DNA repair defects in their tumours. These men have very aggressive disease with worse survival on currently available therapies BUT are more likely to benefit from immunotherapy. New trials beginning of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in this group of patients. A group of men with especially aggressive...
Beginning October 1st through December 31st, a portion of each sale of our Pink promotional products will be donated to Gilda’s Club. Our donation will be made in the memory of our company founder and Mom – Josephine Finneran. Gilda’s Club is a community organization for people living with cancer, their families and friends....
Have you accidentally missed a well or pipetted twice into the same well when using microwell plates? Laboratory professionals rate missing a well during pipetting as one of the most common sources of errors and frustration when working with microwell plates. Causes for losing track range from interruptions during pipetting to the handling small volumes of colorless liquids that make it difficult to visually identify empty and filled wells....
Hichrom now owns the worldwide exclusive rights to manufacture the Alltima®, Alltima® HP, Prevail™, Apollo™, Allsep®, Apex™, and Genesis™ HPLC column ranges from Grace. Additionally, Vydac® HPLC columns continue to be available exclusively from Hichrom. Hichrom manufactures these column ranges to the same exacting manufacturing protocols and to identical technical specifications previously used by Grace/Alltech in manufacturing facilities accredited to both ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards...
Keynote speakers have been announced for HSI 2018, the 7th international conference on Hyperspectral Imaging & Applications, co-located with Photonex Europe taking place on 10th & 11th October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. HSI 2018 brings together academic and industrial users to share their knowledge of innovations in hyperspectral imaging cameras, technology and applications....
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services. The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working, and visitors can keep up-to-date with over 35 hours of CPD-accredited content.
Asynt reports how the Rannard Group at the Materials Innovation Factory, at the University of Liverpool (UK), uses new technologies supplied by the company to help improve the environmental impact and reduce water and electrical consumption within their materials science discovery laboratories...
Lonza release a new technical note that provides toxicity, wound healing and cosmetic researchers with a faster method for constructing three-dimensional (3D) full-thickness skin models that closely resemble native skin. Compared with its two-dimensional (2D) counterpart, 3D cell culture is increasingly being recognized as a more effective in vitro approach...
Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterise a polydisperse cellulose nanocrystal for size and thickness in just 40 minutes analysis time. Nanocrystals research has been an area of significant interest lately, due to a growing range of applications....
Understanding the process of interaction between healthy and diseased cells provides a better understanding of the life processes of organisms, resulting in more effective medicines, new vaccines. In every successful relationship, communication is key. This can be among friends in a social setting, at home with family or in the workplace with colleagues....
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will perform large-scale metabolic profiling of the Mexico City Prospective Study cohort by analyzing the biomarker profiles of blood samples from a cohort of 150,000 study participants....
Flow chemistry engineering specialists Vapourtec have strengthened their presence across Europe with the signing of a distribution deal with Belgium-based Analis. Analis Sales and Marketing Manager Ken De Roover commented: “We are delighted to strengthen our chemical synthesis portfolio with Vapourtec and will be distributing their full range of flow...
Founder and Chairman, Dr David Taylor, of Guildford based MR Solutions has been shortlisted as an Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year for London and the South East in the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The awards have had a record number of entries with businesses from across the south east vying for a place on the shortlist...
To further support researchers studying in the field of antibody engineering, MtoZ Biolabs now offers a 20% discount on series of de novo sequencing services which include antibody de novo sequencing and protein de novo sequencing. This promotion ends on September 30, 2018....
Telstar has delivered a total of six highcontainment multi-chamber, multi-functionalisolators to the Finnish pharmaceutical Orion. Pharmaceutical company Orion entrusted Telstar as a specialized partner in containment technology to supply various isolators to sites in Finland during the last five years. All of the containment isolators were designed and manufactured by Telstar in the United Kingdom.....
DefiniGEN, the world leader in human iPSC differentiation and disease modelling, announces the appointment of Professor Sir John Savill as a Non-Executive Director of the Board. Sir John will bring his expertise in translational science to DefiniGEN enabling the company to accelerate the development of new products and services which can improve the efficiency and economics of drug development....
Lunaphore Technologies SA, a Swiss Company developing innovative next-generation devices for cancer tissue diagnostics, and A. Menarini Diagnostics S.r.l., one of Europe’s leading diagnostic solution providers and part of the Menarini Group, jointly announce the start of a strategic partnership bringing to the market a new and innovative system, using Lunaphore’s technology....
USP has updated the General Chapter <591> «Zinc Determination» monograph to include ion chromatography as the preferred method for measuring zinc oxide. USP 41–NF 36 was developed in partnership with Metrohm and replaces manual titration methods. The new method is approved by the FDA and benefits users with more ease of use and reliability. Zinc oxide is used in various skin care creams, drugs, and drug products....
Evotec AG has announced a strategic alliance with Novo Nordisk to discover and develop novel small molecule therapies to treat patients suffering from diabetes and obesity as well as co-morbidities such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH"), cardiovascular diseases, and diabetic kidney disease. Evotec will apply its drug discovery platform, especially in ligand-based design...
The University of Glasgow has opened an innovative new structural biology centre, home to a cutting-edge electron microscope – the first of its kind in Scotland – which will be used to image biological molecules at the atomic level. The technology will be used to support vital research into diseases posing the greatest threat to human and animal health, providing greater capabilities in areas such as vaccine development, cancer research, and drug design and discovery....
A new £20m project, to expand research activities at the University of Melbourne, has utilised Vulcathene Chemical Drainage extensively throughout the laboratories in the new building. The Bio21 Stage 2B Project is a new state-of-the-art facility, at the University of Melbourne, that will expand the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology....
High resolution 3D block face imaging for biological samples with fast acquisition rates and minimal sample damage. In collaboration with the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at the University of California San Diego, ZEISS releases a new Focal Charge Compensation module for block face imaging with ZEISS GeminiSEM and 3View® from Gatan, Inc. Focal Charge Compensation...
Study finds that a subset of men with prostate cancer have ‘mismatch’ DNA repair defects in their tumours. These men have very aggressive disease with worse survival on currently available therapies BUT are more likely to benefit from immunotherapy. New trials beginning of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in this group of patients. A group of men with especially aggressive...
Beginning October 1st through December 31st, a portion of each sale of our Pink promotional products will be donated to Gilda’s Club. 
Have you accidentally missed a well or pipetted twice into the same well when using microwell plates? Laboratory professionals rate missing a well during pipetting as one of the most common sources of errors and frustration when working with microwell plates. Causes for losing track range from interruptions during pipetting to the handling small volumes of colorless liquids that make it difficult to visually identify empty and filled wells....
Hichrom now owns the worldwide exclusive rights to manufacture the Alltima®, Alltima® HP, Prevail™, Apollo™, Allsep®, Apex™, and Genesis™ HPLC column ranges from Grace. Additionally, Vydac® HPLC columns continue to be available exclusively from Hichrom. Hichrom manufactures these column ranges to the same exacting manufacturing protocols and to identical technical specifications previously used by Grace/Alltech in manufacturing facilities accredited to both ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards...
Keynote speakers have been announced for HSI 2018, the 7th international conference on Hyperspectral Imaging & Applications, co-located with Photonex Europe taking place on 10th & 11th October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. HSI 2018 brings together academic and industrial users to share their knowledge of innovations in hyperspectral imaging cameras, technology and applications....
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services. The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working, and visitors can keep up-to-date with over 35 hours of CPD-accredited content.
Asynt reports how the Rannard Group at the Materials Innovation Factory, at the University of Liverpool (UK), uses new technologies supplied by the company to help improve the environmental impact and reduce water and electrical consumption within their materials science discovery laboratories...
Lonza release a new technical note that provides toxicity, wound healing and cosmetic researchers with a faster method for constructing three-dimensional (3D) full-thickness skin models that closely resemble native skin. Compared with its two-dimensional (2D) counterpart, 3D cell culture is increasingly being recognized as a more effective in vitro approach...
Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterise a polydisperse cellulose nanocrystal for size and thickness in just 40 minutes analysis time. Nanocrystals research has been an area of significant interest lately, due to a growing range of applications....
Understanding the process of interaction between healthy and diseased cells provides a better understanding of the life processes of organisms, resulting in more effective medicines, new vaccines. In every successful relationship, communication is key. This can be among friends in a social setting, at home with family or in the workplace with colleagues....
Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will perform large-scale metabolic profiling of the Mexico City Prospective Study cohort by analyzing the biomarker profiles of blood samples from a cohort of 150,000 study participants....
Flow chemistry engineering specialists Vapourtec have strengthened their presence across Europe with the signing of a distribution deal with Belgium-based Analis. Analis Sales and Marketing Manager Ken De Roover commented: “We are delighted to strengthen our chemical synthesis portfolio with Vapourtec and will be distributing their full range of flow...
Founder and Chairman, Dr David Taylor, of Guildford based MR Solutions has been shortlisted as an Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year for London and the South East in the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The awards have had a record number of entries with businesses from across the south east vying for a place on the shortlist...
To further support researchers studying in the field of antibody engineering, MtoZ Biolabs now offers a 20% discount on series of de novo sequencing services which include antibody de novo sequencing and protein de novo sequencing. This promotion ends on September 30, 2018....
Telstar has delivered a total of six highcontainment multi-chamber, multi-functionalisolators to the Finnish pharmaceutical Orion. Pharmaceutical company Orion entrusted Telstar as a specialized partner in containment technology to supply various isolators to sites in Finland during the last five years. All of the containment isolators were designed and manufactured by Telstar in the United Kingdom.....
DefiniGEN, the world leader in human iPSC differentiation and disease modelling, announces the appointment of Professor Sir John Savill as a Non-Executive Director of the Board. 
Lunaphore Technologies SA, a Swiss Company developing innovative next-generation devices for cancer tissue diagnostics, and A. Menarini Diagnostics S.r.l., one of Europe’s leading diagnostic solution providers and part of the Menarini Group, jointly announce the start of a strategic partnership bringing to the market a new and innovative system, using Lunaphore’s technology....
USP has updated the General Chapter <591> «Zinc Determination» monograph to include ion chromatography as the preferred method for measuring zinc oxide. USP 41–NF 36 was developed in partnership with Metrohm and replaces manual titration methods. The new method is approved by the FDA and benefits users with more ease of use and reliability. Zinc oxide is used in various skin care creams, drugs, and drug products....
Evotec AG has announced a strategic alliance with Novo Nordisk to discover and develop novel small molecule therapies to treat patients suffering from diabetes and obesity as well as co-morbidities such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH"), cardiovascular diseases, and diabetic kidney disease. Evotec will apply its drug discovery platform, especially in ligand-based design...
The University of Glasgow has opened an innovative new structural biology centre, home to a cutting-edge electron microscope – the first of its kind in Scotland – which will be used to image biological molecules at the atomic level. The technology will be used to support vital research into diseases posing the greatest threat to human and animal health, providing greater capabilities in areas such as vaccine development, cancer research, and drug design and discovery....