Using technology originally designed for defect detection in electronics manufacturing, the newly built “ExA-SPIM” microscope is showing scientists the mouse brain as it’s never been seen before. ExA-SPIM, developed by a team at the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a division of the Allen Institute, is a one-of-a-kind microscope built for capturing images of the entire mouse brain at incredible resolution. The images coming off the scope allow the scientists to view individual neurons and their wiring in the context of the entire mouse brain...
Autoscribe is thrilled to be demonstrating its latest Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) innovations at the industry’s leading US laboratory event PITTCON 2024. Autoscribe Informatics, now part of Xybion Digital, will showcase the industry’s leading configurable laboratory software solution, Matrix Gemini LIMS. Combining these two leading organizations in the field of laboratory informatics has doubled the installed user base and provides a comprehensive offering from preclinical systems through to contract testing...
PharmaKure, a clinical stage company developing precision medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, announces a research collaboration agreement with the Faculty of Pharmacy in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), one of the largest comprehensive universities in Malaysia. The partnership is focused on advancing research initiatives on the use of machine learning tools to predict Alzheimer’s Disease using blood via academic-industry partnerships...
Centricity Research, one of North America’s largest clinical research networks with headquarters in Columbus, Georgia and Toronto, Ontario, has announced that it has acquired Morehead City, North Carolina-based Lucas Research, extending the organization’s reach and capabilities. Operating five research sites in North Carolina – in Morehead City, New Bern and Hickory – Lucas Research is the fifth clinical research company to join Centricity Research since the organization launched in November 2021...
Scitara, a market-leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, has announced an agreement with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a global leader in analytical instruments and software. Under the agreement, Waters has licensed Scitara’s Digital Lab Exchange DLX™ cloud platform to communicate with Waters’ Empower™ Chromatography Data System and waters_connect™ Lab Informatics Platform to bring greater lab connectivity to an even broader set of laboratory users...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that the Agilent Resolve Handheld Raman Spectrometer has been recognized for excellence as a tool for emergency responders following independent use and evaluation by both the UK’s National CBRN Centre, and the US’ Department of Homeland Security. In the United Kingdom, the Resolve instrument received the National CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Centre Certificate of Merit for 2023...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), kicks off the 2024 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, January 17 with Top Ten Reasons Why Your Laboratory Needs a LIMS Today. This webcast is ideal for organizations seeking guidance as they justify acquiring a LIMS. The highlight of our presentation will be counting down a list of the top ten reasons why a typical testing laboratory should invest in a LIMS...
Dozens of science and technology development payloads returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 22 as SpaceX’s 29th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, contracted by NASA, successfully concluded. More than 30 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory® returned on this mission, many of which were life science investigations aimed at benefiting humanity by improving care for patients on Earth...
Carterra Inc., the world leader in label-free high-throughput antibody discovery and development, and ENPICOM B.V., an innovative bioinformatics software solutions provider, announced today a collaboration to streamline the analysis of rapidly growing sequencing and antibody screening data generated in the lab. The collaboration will focus on accelerating the identification of clinical-grade antibody candidates with improved characteristics...
DeepMirror, a University of Cambridge spin-out company developing intuitive design software for the discovery of novel therapeutic drugs, has announced the launch of its Early Access Programme after a successful closed beta programme during which chemists were invited to test the software over several months. The software allows users to tap into AI-driven insights to improve and accelerate molecular design across the drug discovery pipeline...
Two health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland have gone live with Clinisys WinPath, at the start of a series of deployments from the Core Laboratory Information Management System or Core LIMS project. This project, which is being led by the Business Services Organisation, will see every pathology service in Northern Ireland adopt the laboratory information system to support the modernisation of services...
Microtrac MRB, a leading provider of particle size and shape analysis instruments, and Mark & Wedell, a global supplier of automated representative sampling systems and project management services, announced today that they have entered a strategic partnership to distribute Microtrac's Camsizer Online products worldwide as part of Mark & Wedell's JAWO sampling business unit...
An optimised separation of up to 48 carotenoids was successfully achieved using a reliable YMC Carotenoid column with C30 modification. This allowed a mixture of stereomutated carotenoid standards to be detected at different wavelengths. The success of this method was confirmed with a human plasma sample. 24h after the consumption of carotenoid-containing vegetables and fruits, several known carotenoids as well as three unidentified peaks were detected...
Waters Corporation announced it has been awarded the prestigious Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) label for its Waters Xevo TQ Absolute system from My Green Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research. The Xevo TQ Absolute system is a compact benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer with industry-leading performance and design features that make it one of the most sustainable analytical systems in its class...
Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, and PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced a collaboration to optimise size selection for long-read sequencing workflows. PacBio has qualified Yourgene’s LightBench® instrument for size selection of long DNA fragments, enabling high yields for HiFi sequencing data...
In an informative new blog post - AMSBIO reflects on a selection of the ground breaking life science and biomedical research undertaken by its customers during 2023. From deciphering the intricacies of cancer progression mechanisms to revolutionising wound care, AMSBIO is delighted to have played a supporting role in these scientific endeavours. Discover an exciting collaboration led by Dr. Ashley M. Laughney from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dr. Samuel F. Bakhoum from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has completed the second phase of its new € 29 million Biologics Testing Center in China adding 1,500 square meters to the lab, which opened last year. These are the first biosafety laboratories for Merck in this market, enabling clients to locally access a broad range of testing services for cell line characterization and lot release from pre-clinical development to commercialization....
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, and Biotage, a global life sciences company, providing high-quality purification and sample preparation solutions, have announced a partnership to offer Biotage® PeptiPEC, based on Gyros’ PurePep® EasyClean (PEC™) catch and release technology, on Biotage® Extrahera™ automated sample preparation system...
Metrohm is pleased to announce the release of their new website dedicated to the identification of fentanyl. idfentanyl.com is an overview of Metrohm’s capability to detect and identify fentanyl using Raman spectroscopy. This site demonstrates the power of Raman products from Metrohm in various real-world situations – where clear, accurate answers are essential. Fentanyl is often mixed with safe everyday items for distribution...
NPIC has announced a major breakthrough for cancer diagnosis in West Yorkshire and Harrogate. Six NHS hospitals in the area, which together serve 3 million people, have joined forces to offer a digital pathology service. This major milestone is the culmination of three years of work and could result in faster cancer diagnosis for people living in the area, irrespective of their proximity to a specialist cancer centre...
Waters Corporation inaugurated its new Global Capability Center (GCC), a strategic investment to accelerate technology adoption, innovation, digital transformation, and business efficiencies through a concentrated hub of talent that will operate across the Waters global enterprise. The Waters India GCC is in a newly built facility in Bengaluru's RMZ Ecoworld technology park, a WELL and LEED Platinum-certified campus that exemplifies a commitment to a healthy and eco-conscious workspace...
INTEGRA Biosciences is thrilled to be accelerating discovery in science with a USD 10,000 donation to Scripps Research this festive season. This financial contribution will help Scripps Research to fund cutting-edge research in the important area of oncology. Scripps Research aims to expand knowledge in the biosciences field, leading innovative studies that address the world’s most pressing health concerns. Its prestigious scientists merge foundational studies in biology, chemistry and computer science with translational research...
Using technology originally designed for defect detection in electronics manufacturing, the newly built “ExA-SPIM” microscope is showing scientists the mouse brain as it’s never been seen before. ExA-SPIM, developed by a team at the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a division of the Allen Institute, is a one-of-a-kind microscope built for capturing images of the entire mouse brain at incredible resolution. The images coming off the scope allow the scientists to view individual neurons and their wiring in the context of the entire mouse brain...
Autoscribe is thrilled to be demonstrating its latest Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) innovations at the industry’s leading US laboratory event PITTCON 2024. Autoscribe Informatics, now part of Xybion Digital, will showcase the industry’s leading configurable laboratory software solution, Matrix Gemini LIMS. Combining these two leading organizations in the field of laboratory informatics has doubled the installed user base and provides a comprehensive offering from preclinical systems through to contract testing...
PharmaKure, a clinical stage company developing precision medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, announces a research collaboration agreement with the Faculty of Pharmacy in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), one of the largest comprehensive universities in Malaysia. The partnership is focused on advancing research initiatives on the use of machine learning tools to predict Alzheimer’s Disease using blood via academic-industry partnerships...
Centricity Research, one of North America’s largest clinical research networks with headquarters in Columbus, Georgia and Toronto, Ontario, has announced that it has acquired Morehead City, North Carolina-based Lucas Research, extending the organization’s reach and capabilities. Operating five research sites in North Carolina – in Morehead City, New Bern and Hickory – Lucas Research is the fifth clinical research company to join Centricity Research since the organization launched in November 2021...
Scitara, a market-leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, has announced an agreement with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a global leader in analytical instruments and software. Under the agreement, Waters has licensed Scitara’s Digital Lab Exchange DLX™ cloud platform to communicate with Waters’ Empower™ Chromatography Data System and waters_connect™ Lab Informatics Platform to bring greater lab connectivity to an even broader set of laboratory users...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that the Agilent Resolve Handheld Raman Spectrometer has been recognized for excellence as a tool for emergency responders following independent use and evaluation by both the UK’s National CBRN Centre, and the US’ Department of Homeland Security. In the United Kingdom, the Resolve instrument received the National CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Centre Certificate of Merit for 2023...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), kicks off the 2024 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, January 17 with Top Ten Reasons Why Your Laboratory Needs a LIMS Today. This webcast is ideal for organizations seeking guidance as they justify acquiring a LIMS. The highlight of our presentation will be counting down a list of the top ten reasons why a typical testing laboratory should invest in a LIMS...
Dozens of science and technology development payloads returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 22 as SpaceX’s 29th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, contracted by NASA, successfully concluded. More than 30 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory® returned on this mission, many of which were life science investigations aimed at benefiting humanity by improving care for patients on Earth...
Carterra Inc., the world leader in label-free high-throughput antibody discovery and development, and ENPICOM B.V., an innovative bioinformatics software solutions provider, announced today a collaboration to streamline the analysis of rapidly growing sequencing and antibody screening data generated in the lab. The collaboration will focus on accelerating the identification of clinical-grade antibody candidates with improved characteristics...
DeepMirror, a University of Cambridge spin-out company developing intuitive design software for the discovery of novel therapeutic drugs, has announced the launch of its Early Access Programme after a successful closed beta programme during which chemists were invited to test the software over several months. The software allows users to tap into AI-driven insights to improve and accelerate molecular design across the drug discovery pipeline...
Two health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland have gone live with Clinisys WinPath, at the start of a series of deployments from the Core Laboratory Information Management System or Core LIMS project. This project, which is being led by the Business Services Organisation, will see every pathology service in Northern Ireland adopt the laboratory information system to support the modernisation of services...
Microtrac MRB, a leading provider of particle size and shape analysis instruments, and Mark & Wedell, a global supplier of automated representative sampling systems and project management services, announced today that they have entered a strategic partnership to distribute Microtrac's Camsizer Online products worldwide as part of Mark & Wedell's JAWO sampling business unit...
An optimised separation of up to 48 carotenoids was successfully achieved using a reliable YMC Carotenoid column with C30 modification. This allowed a mixture of stereomutated carotenoid standards to be detected at different wavelengths. The success of this method was confirmed with a human plasma sample. 24h after the consumption of carotenoid-containing vegetables and fruits, several known carotenoids as well as three unidentified peaks were detected...
Waters Corporation announced it has been awarded the prestigious Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) label for its Waters Xevo TQ Absolute system from My Green Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research. The Xevo TQ Absolute system is a compact benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer with industry-leading performance and design features that make it one of the most sustainable analytical systems in its class...
Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, and PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced a collaboration to optimise size selection for long-read sequencing workflows. PacBio has qualified Yourgene’s LightBench® instrument for size selection of long DNA fragments, enabling high yields for HiFi sequencing data...
In an informative new blog post - AMSBIO reflects on a selection of the ground breaking life science and biomedical research undertaken by its customers during 2023. From deciphering the intricacies of cancer progression mechanisms to revolutionising wound care, AMSBIO is delighted to have played a supporting role in these scientific endeavours. Discover an exciting collaboration led by Dr. Ashley M. Laughney from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dr. Samuel F. Bakhoum from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has completed the second phase of its new € 29 million Biologics Testing Center in China adding 1,500 square meters to the lab, which opened last year. These are the first biosafety laboratories for Merck in this market, enabling clients to locally access a broad range of testing services for cell line characterization and lot release from pre-clinical development to commercialization....
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, and Biotage, a global life sciences company, providing high-quality purification and sample preparation solutions, have announced a partnership to offer Biotage® PeptiPEC, based on Gyros’ PurePep® EasyClean (PEC™) catch and release technology, on Biotage® Extrahera™ automated sample preparation system...
Metrohm is pleased to announce the release of their new website dedicated to the identification of fentanyl. idfentanyl.com is an overview of Metrohm’s capability to detect and identify fentanyl using Raman spectroscopy. This site demonstrates the power of Raman products from Metrohm in various real-world situations – where clear, accurate answers are essential. Fentanyl is often mixed with safe everyday items for distribution...
NPIC has announced a major breakthrough for cancer diagnosis in West Yorkshire and Harrogate. Six NHS hospitals in the area, which together serve 3 million people, have joined forces to offer a digital pathology service. This major milestone is the culmination of three years of work and could result in faster cancer diagnosis for people living in the area, irrespective of their proximity to a specialist cancer centre...
Waters Corporation inaugurated its new Global Capability Center (GCC), a strategic investment to accelerate technology adoption, innovation, digital transformation, and business efficiencies through a concentrated hub of talent that will operate across the Waters global enterprise. The Waters India GCC is in a newly built facility in Bengaluru's RMZ Ecoworld technology park, a WELL and LEED Platinum-certified campus that exemplifies a commitment to a healthy and eco-conscious workspace...
INTEGRA Biosciences is thrilled to be accelerating discovery in science with a USD 10,000 donation to Scripps Research this festive season. This financial contribution will help Scripps Research to fund cutting-edge research in the important area of oncology. Scripps Research aims to expand knowledge in the biosciences field, leading innovative studies that address the world’s most pressing health concerns. Its prestigious scientists merge foundational studies in biology, chemistry and computer science with translational research...