Bigneat Ltd has been announced winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017 – the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
Bigneat, an established manufacturer and leading provider of safety cabinets, hoods and enclosures for science and industry, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade in recognition of its Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the past three years....
Uniqsis has published details of a new flow-through protocol developed by the Lamaty Group at Universite de Montpellier (France) on a FlowSyn™ Multi-X system that provides efficient ring closing olefin metathesis.
Olefin metathesis is an important reaction that provides a useful synthetic route to highly functionalized molecules such as drug precursors or polymers. Although this reaction is highly efficient in batch, scaling-up usually results in poor reproducibility....
Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the publication of ASTM Method D7994, establishing Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) as a standard test method to determine total fluorine, chlorine and sulfur in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
A result of Metrohm’s long-term collaboration with industry leaders and the ASTM, this method helps customers in the energy and petrochemical markets to certify products for safe use. Further applications extend this method to help monitor industrial manufacturing equipment for evidence of corrosion....
Besides branches in Singapore, Russia, China and France now FRITSCH opened its first subsidiary in the US: Fritsch Milling and Sizing Inc.
For a long time we have been serving customers in the USA but in order to meet the demands of our customers in a growing market it was time to have a FRITSCH branch directly in the US. The new FRITSCH Headquarters USA is located in North Carolina and is part of the so called “Research Triangle” consisting of numerous research institutes, established companies as well as renowned universities....
Science World, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience, broadened its audience in Germany by going to Kap Europa, Messe Frankfurt on 9 May.
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, showcased the latest in laboratory innovations available through the Fisher Scientific channel. Thousands of products were available for attendees to experience, making it an ideal event for anyone working in or around a laboratory....
A new ASTM Standard Test Method certifies the simple, convenient, and accurate viscosity measurement method employed in portable MiniVisc 3000 Series viscometers from Spectro Scientific.
Spectro is one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software. ASTM D8092 “Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Kinematic Viscosity Using a Microchannel Viscometer” applies exclusively to the Spectro Scienitific MiniVisc 3000...
Cloud-based imaging technology delivers compliant results without typical human bias
ERT, a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials, today announced the acquisition of ImageIQ, originally established as Cleveland Clinic’s Biomedical Imaging and Analysis Center. The acquisition enables ERT to offer advanced, end-to-end clinical trial imaging analysis using best-in-class technology that delivers compliant data for use in clinical development. “After conducting an exhaustive industry search...
Vulcathene chemical drainage pipework has been integral to a major refurbishment project to upgrade three science laboratories at the University of Chester.
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Life Sciences is based at the University’s Parkgate Road Campus but its three laboratories were no longer meeting the needs of today’s science students. Science courses have grown in popularity over recent years and the University of Chester needed to not only significantly expand its laboratories, but also bring the technology right up to date....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has developed a new genome editing tool that makes CRISPR more efficient, flexible and specific, giving researchers more experimental options and faster results that can accelerate drug development and access to new therapies.
This new technique, called "proxy-CRISPR," provides access to previously unreachable areas of the genome. Most natural CRISPR systems, found in bacteria, cannot work in human cells without significant re-engineering....
New online tools make sophisticated CRISPR guide design fast and easy for all researchers
Synthego, a leading provider of genome engineering solutions, announces powerful online CRISPR tools that make accessible over 100,000 genomes for fast and easy guide design for gene knockout. Consisting of a guide designer, a design validator, and the ability to seamless order world-class CRISPR guide RNA...
Biotage is pleased to announce the launch of Isolera™ Dalton 2000, a new mass detector for flash purification that expands functionality through a wider detection range of ion masses, up to m/z 2000, and new analysis features.
Isolera™ Dalton 2000 is seamlessly integrated with Isolera™ Spektra flash purification system via the Isolera™ Dalton Nanolink unit, an intelligent sampling device which handles all fluids and synchronization between the two instruments....
Deben reports on the use of the AFSEM™ correlative AFM & SEM system with their tensile stage for in situ mechanical test and measurement.
Manufactured by GETec, it will be sold by Nanosurf and other selected sales channels worldwide. The combination of complementary techniques is a key success factor for gaining new insights into the micro and nano worlds. AFSEM™ enables users to easily combine two of the most powerful analytical techniques available — AFM and SEM — to greatly extend their correlative microscopy and analysis possibilities...
Quorum Technologies report on how Carl Zeiss Microscopy has incorporated their Q150T coater into their ruggedized analytical solutions supplied to the mining, geosciences and oil & gas sectors.
Shaun Graham is part of the applications development team at Carl Zeiss Microscopy based in Cambridge. With a Masters in applied and environmental geology, he works in the geosciences, mining and oil & gas sectors to provide analytical solutions using scanning electron microscopy performed on mineral samples....
ATUM (formerly DNA2.0, Inc.) announced today that the company has signed a patent licensing agreement that gives Thermo Fisher Scientific access to the company’s novel gene design platform. "Most people think visually, so seeing a graphic representation of a sequence is very helpful in the design process,” said Alan Villalobos...
Inlabtec has published a new independent report, by an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited and GMP compliant Swiss testing laboratory, which compared the performance of their Serial Diluter system with the traditional test tube technique over a 3-year period.
The results from the interlaboratory (proficiency) tests show a clear improvement in the accuracy and consistency of Total Viable Count (TVC) determinations using the Inlabtec Serial Diluter compared to the test tube technique. Quality accredited test laboratories must regularly participate in proficiency tests.....
New medium designed forhematopoietic cell culture for cell-based therapies
Irvine Scientific, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cell culture media has announced another addition to its expanding line of products to support stem and immunological cell therapies with the introduction of PRIME-XV® Hematopoietic Cell Basal Medium....
Vulcathene chemical drainage pipework has been integral to a major refurbishment project to upgrade three science laboratories at the University of Chester.
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Life Sciences is based at the University’s Parkgate Road Campus but its three laboratories were no longer meeting the needs of today’s science students. Science courses have grown in popularity over recent years and the University of Chester needed to not only significantly expand its laboratories, but also bring the technology right up to date....
Telos® 2 Reagent Chips from Dolomite Microfluidics have helped San Francisco-based ProLynx LLC to develop a novel drug delivery platform.
Jeff Henise, Director of Process Development at ProLynx, explained: “Traditional polymer encapsulation delivery systems rely on diffusion or breakdown of the polymer to release their payload. In contrast, our drug delivery system offers controlled release using self-cleaving linkers to attach the drug to hydrogel microsphere carriers....
Veolia Water Technologies’ innovative PURELAB® Chorus range of laboratory water purifiers provides a scaleable and versatile solution to all your laboratory water requirements.
Stylish, compact and, above all, high performing; the Chorus can be configured with state-of-the-art technologies to deliver the water quality that you need - where you need it. The latest addition to the Chorus range of product includes PURELAB® Chorus 1 Complete and PURELAB® Chorus 2. Tap-to-Type I....
Synbiosis is delighted to announce a new development coll-aboration with high quality laboratory automation firm, AAA Lab Equipment, to integrate a ProtoCOL 3 colony counting system within an Irina automated plate feeder.
The integrated system will allow microbiologists to load plates and count colonies on up to 500 plates in 90 minutes, improving throughput and accuracy in QC laboratories. Engineers at AAA Lab Equipment are working with Synbiosis to integrate the ProtoCOL 3 colony counter into their Irina automated plate feeding system....
The Native Antigen Company (NAC) announce that it has relocated into larger facilities, in Oxfordshire, UK
The new building has purpose-built laboratories and doubles the Company’s manufacturing capacity. This will increase the speed of new product development within NAC’s core business of infectious disease antigens and antibodies. The new laboratory space also enables NAC to add custom immunoassays to its offering to support customer’s ELISA assay and lateral flow device requirements....
New Thermo Scientific blood cell washer enhances reliability, ease of use and sample safety
A new automated, high-performance cell washer has been specifically designed to enable precise, thorough, reproducible and rapid blood cell washing of up to 24 tubes in a three-minute run. Fully automated, the Thermo Scientific CW3 Cell Washer has been uniquely engineered to combine the benefits of efficient performance with user-friendly design and safe operation....