The UCL Technology Fund (UCLTF), UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), alongside support from Innovate UK, have invested in UCL spinout company Glialign Ltd, which is developing a novel cell therapy for peripheral nerve repair....
The new range of Micronic Screw Cap Recappers is launched by Micronic to increase the efficiency of the sample storage process by accelerating the capping and decapping of screw cap tubes. Micronic received a good industrial design award (GIO award) for the innovative design of the recappers...
The award recognises the Company’s development of its Qdos pump technology the world’s first self-contained, chemical metering pump. Qdos, the innovative chemical metering pump wins the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2018. This category rewards world class innovation coupled with proof of five years of sustained sales...
The Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Pittcon Organizing Committee are pleased to announce Neal Dando as President of Pittcon 2021. Dr. Dando received his B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biology from Shippensburg State University and then earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry from the University of Delaware....
Corning is a long-standing partner of SLS, and has been attending the Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference since its inception. We spoke to Corning’s Joana Faustino-Kemp to find out why the company attends and what it has in store for visitors to this year’s show....
Automated gel electrophoresis combined with liquid handling workstations vastly improves time and efficiency for sequencing and associated quality control. Hamilton Robotics is proud to integrate the LightBench® with Ranger® Technology from Coastal Genomics onto the NIMBUS® Select and all Hamilton liquid handling platforms...
Test will expand the range of diagnostic options available to guide treatment of Plasmodium vivax. PATH and United Kingdom-based test developer Mologic have entered an agreement to advance a new rapid diagnostic test to support treatment and elimination of Plasmodium vivax, or relapsing, malaria....
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the research of Professor Luisa Mestroni's research laboratory which specializes in the study of genetics of cardiac muscle diseases. They use the JPK NanoWizard® AFM to help the characterization of cardiomyopathies......
Postnova Analytics announce in a joint collaboration with the Department of Biosciences at the University of Helsinki (Finland), that Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) was successfully employed for the purification of halophilic (extreme) viruses. Viruses come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, of particular current interest to researchers are viruses that live in extreme conditions such as high...
Porvair Sciences has collaborated with Persomics Inc. to develop and supply ANSI/SLAS format Arrays as an OEM product for their ImagineArray™ platform. On the Persomics ImagineArray™ platform, traditional microplate wells are replaced with contact-printed spots on a slide which is mounted into an SLAS/ANSI format frame. Each spot is a...
PhoreMost, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, today announced it has signed a collaborative agreement with Plexxikon Inc., the small molecule structure-guided R&D centre of Daiichi Sankyo. Under the agreement, PhoreMost will apply its next-generation phenotypic screening platform, SITESEEKER®, towards...
Research sheds light on initial phase of infectious disease and potential for prevention of pneumococcal septicaemia. Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by the University of Leicester has shown....
NovAliX, a trusted provider of expert chemistry and biophysics services with cutting-edge screening techniques, will broaden the range of clients to access the bio-derived structurally diverse fragments of the Natural Fragment Library. Thanks to the Natural Fragment Library, the entire supply chain for the molecular fragments from Pierre Fabre plant library is kept under control - from fully traceable plant sourcing, to production and...
Market leaders in temperature-controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on how Astra Zeneca monitor changes in humidity and their effects on the development of new APIs. The work is being led by Dr James McCabe, Associate Principal Scientist based at the Macclesfield laboratories of Astra Zeneca....
Meiji Techno has been offering a comprehensive range of microscopes and accessories to meet the needs of all types of laboratory for more than 50 years. Based in Axbridge, the company provides comprehensive support through its network of experienced dealers. For over 50 years Meiji Techno has been providing quality microscopes to schools, labs and industrial manufacturing facilities....
First Personal Genomics Product Will Focus on 59 Genes Identified by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) as Highly Penetrant. PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Helix, a personal genomics company, to develop and commercialize exome sequencing-based tests...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2018 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, May 16th with Graduating from Spreadsheets to a True LIMS. This webcast is ideal for laboratories who are currently using paper logbooks or simple spreadsheets to perform sample management...
Sartorius Stedim Biotechand 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....
Rigorous testing and data analysis from independent consultant, PDS Sandbox LLC offers conclusive proof that Watson-Marlow’s Quantum 600 peristaltic pump demonstrates an: “…excellent level of precision across a full range of pressures...
Choosing a new LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) or upgrading an existing one can be quite a challenge. A recent webinar from Autoscribe Informatics entitled ‘Key Questions To Ask When Choosing Your Next LIMS’ can now be viewed...
Dr Phil Jones to join as new CSO to lead company’s extended capabilities in medicinal chemistry and in vitro biosciences. BioAscent Discovery Limited has announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of integrated drug discovery services with immediate effect....
Extends Horizon’s biomanufacturing capabilities into vaccine manufacture. Research supported by a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Centre, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation...