When the bat phone rings at the Discovery Park offices of A4P it usually means there’s another challenge – with this talented team of scientists and logistics experts ready to leap into action and contribute wherever that may be.
Since its launch five years ago – at the very beginning of Discovery Park’s time as a multi-business campus for science, technology and enterprise – problem solving has been their USP, quickly gaining a global reputation for success. There are two core elements to the business....
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, is pleased to report that the first major immunogenicity study of Affimer technology using human ex-vivo samples has concluded successfully with a range of Affimer proteins shown to have low immunogenicity comparable with the marketed antibody Avastin®.
Unwanted immunogenicity occurs when a patient has an immune response to a drug which can lead to reduced effectiveness of the drug and possibly lead to serious adverse side effects. It is therefore essential that a new drug platform, such as Affimer technology, is shown not to cause a significant intrinsic immunogenic response....
For more than 25 years, Klaus Berka has been the thinker, guider, and doer of Analytik Jena AG.
The Company’s founder and long-term CEO is stepping down from Analytik Jena’s operational business. He will shortly join the Supervisory Board. “Klaus Berka has always focused on the customers, products, and technologies. He worked tirelessly so that Analytik Jena could hold its ground as an innovative technological leader against larger international competitors....
Concept Life Sciences has further expanded its analytical testing capabilities by making significant investment into Micro Chamber and Thermal Extraction facilities, used to sample VOCs or SVOCs emitted from products and materials.
The investment has been made to cope with the growing demand from both new and existing clients who insist on speedy, cost effective emissions screening and sampling of chemicals released from materials and products. Additionally, the new facilities will allow improved quality control as time consuming sample preparation is avoided...
Careful maintenance of precision pipettes is essential in the highly regulated pharmaceutical and clinical diagnostics industries.
Kevin Orf, Senior Manager of Validation and Metrology at a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company based in San Diego, California, explained: “In our line of work, accurate pipetting is vital to avoid any errors in test results. As an ISO 13485 and CAP accredited laboratory, we must be able to demonstrate the accuracy and precision of our pipettes, as well as adherence to a regular maintenance schedule.....
The Innovation Institute announced today that Dr. Christina Waters has joined the organization to serve as the Innovation Lab Executive in Residence, specializing in life science innovation.
She is CEO and Founder of RARE Science, a non-profit research organization that enables the rare scientific research community to accelerate discovery of therapeutic solutions for kids with rare diseases. She serves as a Scientific Advisory Board Member for the Global Genes|Rare Project, which focuses on advocacy and education for the rare disease community....
BioTek Instruments further expanded their presence in China with the opening of their Guangzhou office.
As BioTek’s third China location, this most recent addition is situated in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district, Zhujiang New Town, and will include sales, service and applications support for the rapidly expanding South China market. BioTek’s General Manager for China, Mr. Luo Shaoguang (Danny) will oversee the new office...
The UK’s largest independent supplier of laboratory products is pleased to announce an exclusive deal with E & O Laboratories Ltd for their comprehensive range of microbiological media.
In July 2016, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (SLS) merged with Dominique Dutscher to create Europe’s largest independent laboratory distributor. Since that time, Dutscher Scientific UK (DSUK) have continued to operate independently in the UK market.
With effect from the 1st of May 2017, DSUK will become wholly owned by the SLS Group and their activities will be merged into SLS. DSUK will be closed to new business from this date. This change will allow us to better serve both our DSUK and SLS customers as we move forward with a broader combined product portfolio and UK based inventory....
The Instrument Calibration & Maintenance System (ICMS) from Autoscribe Informatics keeps a computerised record of all instruments within a laboratory and a history of calibration and maintenance events for audit purposes.
This helps to ensure only properly calibrated and maintained instruments are available for use. ICMS is available as an option within the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System or as a standalone product. The instrument details, calibration and maintenance information are recorded in ICMS in order to allow the instrument status to be tracked automatically....
TTP Labtech Ltd. is a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications.
Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI) is the award-winning manufacturer of Fragment Analyzer™ and FEMTO Pulse™ automated systems for nucleic acid sizing and quantity analysis. The Fragment Analyzer INFINITY™ model integrates within robotic cells for complete 24+ hour automation....
ImpactAir® high performance air sampler range joins Cherwell’s portfolio of cleanroom microbiology products
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions, have signed a distribution agreement with Pinpoint Scientific for the ImpactAir® range of microbial air samplers. The new ImpactAir range of high performance microbial air samplers has been designed to meet the demanding environmental monitoring requirements of aseptic processing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries....
Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, and Surface Measurement Systems, will be hosting a ‘Powder Characterisation Workshop’ on the 18th May 2017 at Imperial College London.
The free one-day event will introduce delegates to powder rheology and surface energy measurements. The workshop will include presentations by Jamie Clayton, Operations Director at Freeman Technology, who will provide an introduction to understanding powder flow and powder behaviour, and Dr Daryl Williams, Founder of Surface Measurement Systems, who will discuss....
Postnova Analytics announces the AF2000 MALS - a new temperature controlled Flow Field-Flow Fractionation - MALS system developed to provided unmatched separation, characterization and fractionation of biopharmaceutical proteins.
The AF2000 MALS employs a similar setup to a traditional GPC-MALS system but avoids the limitations of column-based chromatographic separations. In the AF2000 MALS system the liquid chromatography column is replaced by a proprietary separation channel technology that retains molecules based only on size and by the influence of a cross flow as a separation force....
A study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, describes a new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and health care providers.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University found that the unusual approach of removing antibodies from the blood stream reduced the effects of chronic infections, the requirement for days spent in hospital and the use of antibiotics....
NRL Receives Globally Recognized ISO 15189 Accreditation for Quality Excellence for Four more Laboratories in their Network.
The latest accreditations support the continued growth of NRL’s delivery of medical laboratory excellence, to ultimately improve patient outcomes across Abu Dhabi and the region. National Reference Laboratory (NRL), part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, today announced receiving the ISO 15189 accreditation for their laboratory at ICAD and three managed laboratories....
Cresset, innovative provider of software and contract research services for small molecule discovery and design, signs three-way strategic agreement to speed up drug design.
Dr David Bardsley, Commercial Director, Cresset visited the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China to sign a strategic cooperation agreement for drug design technology, developed within the Research Centre for Drug Discovery (RCDD)....
Fluid handling expert Diba Industries’ manufacturing facilities feature an ISO certified Class 7 / Fed Std Class 10,000 cleanroom to meet the needs of customers with high purity and particle-free assembly requirements.
The flexible 600 square foot space can be configured to accommodate a team of workers for high volume production of tubing assemblies, kits and integrated manifolds complete with valves, flow regulators and other controls....
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is now home to one of the world’s most powerful microscopes—one that images life’s building blocks in startling clarity and equips VARI’s growing team of scientists to push the limits of discovery in search of new treatments for diseases such as cancer and Parkinson’s.
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary technique that reveals in unprecedented detail the molecular and atomic interactions at the foundation of life, allowing scientists to observe exactly how viruses enter cells, how DNA replicates, how chemical compounds assemble into functional biological components, and much more....
INFORS HT has been recognised with an award presented by the prestigious iF International Forum / The Minifors 2 bioreactor impressed the jury and was one of only a few candidates to receive the iF gold award in the discipline "product"
Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, bestows the iF DESIGN AWARD. It is one of the most important design prizes in the world and awards design achievements in the following disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture, as well as Professional Concepts. This year only 75 products of 5575 submissions from 59 countries have been chosen for the iF...
Universities of Leicester and Bristol lead new research into role statins play in lowering risk of venous thromboembolism
Further evidence has been found by Universities of Leicester and Bristol researchers to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body. The research team analysed several studies previously carried out on the cholesterol-lowering pill and found the drug might have a potential role to play in lowering the recurring risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)....
Chromatrap® has published a new article that describes a detailed genome wide comparison of native and crosslinked chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by next generation sequencing (ChIP-seq) using the company's patented solid state spin column technology.
Chromatrap® supply high quality N-ChIP-seq and X-ChIP-seq kits. This article compares the enrichment of the histone H3K4me3 modification signal across the whole genome, from chromatin prepared by both methods (native vs cross link). The histone mark H3K4me3 was chosen for this study to highlight the sensitivity and efficiency of the Chromatrap...
Since its launch five years ago – at the very beginning of Discovery Park’s time as a multi-business campus for science, technology and enterprise – problem solving has been their USP, quickly gaining a global reputation for success. There are two core elements to the business....
Unwanted immunogenicity occurs when a patient has an immune response to a drug which can lead to reduced effectiveness of the drug and possibly lead to serious adverse side effects. It is therefore essential that a new drug platform, such as Affimer technology, is shown not to cause a significant intrinsic immunogenic response....
The Company’s founder and long-term CEO is stepping down from Analytik Jena’s operational business. He will shortly join the Supervisory Board. “Klaus Berka has always focused on the customers, products, and technologies. He worked tirelessly so that Analytik Jena could hold its ground as an innovative technological leader against larger international competitors....
The investment has been made to cope with the growing demand from both new and existing clients who insist on speedy, cost effective emissions screening and sampling of chemicals released from materials and products. Additionally, the new facilities will allow improved quality control as time consuming sample preparation is avoided...
Kevin Orf, Senior Manager of Validation and Metrology at a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company based in San Diego, California, explained: “In our line of work, accurate pipetting is vital to avoid any errors in test results. As an ISO 13485 and CAP accredited laboratory, we must be able to demonstrate the accuracy and precision of our pipettes, as well as adherence to a regular maintenance schedule.....
She is CEO and Founder of RARE Science, a non-profit research organization that enables the rare scientific research community to accelerate discovery of therapeutic solutions for kids with rare diseases. She serves as a Scientific Advisory Board Member for the Global Genes|Rare Project, which focuses on advocacy and education for the rare disease community....
As BioTek’s third China location, this most recent addition is situated in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district, Zhujiang New Town, and will include sales, service and applications support for the rapidly expanding South China market. BioTek’s General Manager for China, Mr. Luo Shaoguang (Danny) will oversee the new office...
SLS already have a comprehensive range of microbiology equipment, consumables and media which has been further strengthened by the addition of E & O to their portfolio, with exclusivity into the universities sector.
With effect from the 1st of May 2017, DSUK will become wholly owned by the SLS Group and their activities will be merged into SLS. DSUK will be closed to new business from this date. This change will allow us to better serve both our DSUK and SLS customers as we move forward with a broader combined product portfolio and UK based inventory....
This helps to ensure only properly calibrated and maintained instruments are available for use. ICMS is available as an option within the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System or as a standalone product. The instrument details, calibration and maintenance information are recorded in ICMS in order to allow the instrument status to be tracked automatically....
Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI) is the award-winning manufacturer of Fragment Analyzer™ and FEMTO Pulse™ automated systems for nucleic acid sizing and quantity analysis. The Fragment Analyzer INFINITY™ model integrates within robotic cells for complete 24+ hour automation....
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions, have signed a distribution agreement with Pinpoint Scientific for the ImpactAir® range of microbial air samplers. The new ImpactAir range of high performance microbial air samplers has been designed to meet the demanding environmental monitoring requirements of aseptic processing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries....
The free one-day event will introduce delegates to powder rheology and surface energy measurements. The workshop will include presentations by Jamie Clayton, Operations Director at Freeman Technology, who will provide an introduction to understanding powder flow and powder behaviour, and Dr Daryl Williams, Founder of Surface Measurement Systems, who will discuss....
The AF2000 MALS employs a similar setup to a traditional GPC-MALS system but avoids the limitations of column-based chromatographic separations. In the AF2000 MALS system the liquid chromatography column is replaced by a proprietary separation channel technology that retains molecules based only on size and by the influence of a cross flow as a separation force....
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University found that the unusual approach of removing antibodies from the blood stream reduced the effects of chronic infections, the requirement for days spent in hospital and the use of antibiotics....
The latest accreditations support the continued growth of NRL’s delivery of medical laboratory excellence, to ultimately improve patient outcomes across Abu Dhabi and the region. National Reference Laboratory (NRL), part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, today announced receiving the ISO 15189 accreditation for their laboratory at ICAD and three managed laboratories....
Dr David Bardsley, Commercial Director, Cresset visited the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China to sign a strategic cooperation agreement for drug design technology, developed within the Research Centre for Drug Discovery (RCDD)....
The flexible 600 square foot space can be configured to accommodate a team of workers for high volume production of tubing assemblies, kits and integrated manifolds complete with valves, flow regulators and other controls....
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary technique that reveals in unprecedented detail the molecular and atomic interactions at the foundation of life, allowing scientists to observe exactly how viruses enter cells, how DNA replicates, how chemical compounds assemble into functional biological components, and much more....
Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, bestows the iF DESIGN AWARD. It is one of the most important design prizes in the world and awards design achievements in the following disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture, as well as Professional Concepts. This year only 75 products of 5575 submissions from 59 countries have been chosen for the iF...
Further evidence has been found by Universities of Leicester and Bristol researchers to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body. The research team analysed several studies previously carried out on the cholesterol-lowering pill and found the drug might have a potential role to play in lowering the recurring risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)....
Chromatrap® supply high quality N-ChIP-seq and X-ChIP-seq kits. This article compares the enrichment of the histone H3K4me3 modification signal across the whole genome, from chromatin prepared by both methods (native vs cross link). The histone mark H3K4me3 was chosen for this study to highlight the sensitivity and efficiency of the Chromatrap...