INFORS HT, Swiss manufacturer of bioreactors, shaker incubations and bioprocess software announces that Peter Tunon as has been appointed as the new CEO for Infors USA Inc.
Mr. Tunon is succeeding Mr. Simon Egli, who after three years in the US is returning to the corporate headquarters Switzerland to become the new global director of sales. Over the past 30 years Peter Tunon has established himself as an expert in the commercialization of life science tools and technologies, with a focus on bioprocessing....
Part of collaboration between Thermo Fisher Scientific and Amerispec Diagnostics
Attendees at MedLab 2017 had the opportunity to see a powerful fully-integrated liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) workflow designed to offer accurate and consistent analysis of the most challenging and complex sample matrices for clinical researchers. MedLab was held at the Dubai International Conventional Centre, Dubai from February 6-9....
Expanded CRISPR toolkit includes Cpf1 and range of Alt-R™ support products, increasing the options available to molecular biology researchers
Reflecting its drive to provide innovative solutions to the genomics community, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is the first genomics company to develop and bring to market a complete ribonucleoprotein-based Cpf1 CRISPR system. The Alt-R™ A.s. Cpf1 CRISPR System inherits the optimized, efficient, and cost-effective traits of IDT’s innovative Cas9-based system while taking advantage of Cpf1’s natural AT-rich target sequence preference....
Particle Works – a Blacktrace Holdings brand – is a world leader in the synthesis of nano- and microparticles.
Combining state-of-the-art facilities with precision manufacturing expertise, the company can offer a wide range of bespoke services, including high throughput material discovery, process optimization and synthesis scale-up. Particle Works’ extensive product portfolio – including gold and magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and hydrogel beads – is characterized by exceptional precision in terms of particle size, shape and structure. Using cutting-edge manufacturing...
Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) report on the synthesis of a library of more than 330,000 reference peptides representing essentially all canonical proteins of the human proteome.
It is a major milestone in the ProteomeTools project which aims at translating human proteome information into new molecular and digital tools with the potential for use in drug discovery, personalized medicine and life science research. In a manuscript published online in Nature Methods, ProteomeTools scientists report on the synthesis of a library of more than 330,000 reference peptides...
BioTek has been granted US patent 9,557,217 for imaging and microplate reading in one instrument.
The intellectual property protected by this patent is used in BioTek’s award winning line of Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers. Other patents are pending. Cytation offers fluorescence, brightfield, color brightfield and phase contrast imaging up to 60x, and multi-mode detection optics that include fluorescence intensity, luminescence, absorbance and advanced measurements such as fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence and AlphaScreen...
The Biorepository at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Bioresource stores a variety of samples, including whole blood, plasma and sera.
With some 30,000 samples from 5,200 volunteers and patients now collected, a Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics has been implemented to manage all aspects of sample handling and allow the most efficient use of freezer storage space. System actions include sample tracking, location recording and chain of custody reporting with full audit trails of all activities...
Collaboration to offer academic researchers and educators more accessible path to innovation in life sciences
ADInstruments (ADI), a world leader in hardware and software development for data acquisition in the life sciences, today announced a new strategic partnership with the American Physiological Society (APS), the premier professional organisation for more than 10,500 physiologists in the U.S. and abroad. The aim of the partnership, which will be an extension of the long-standing relationship between the two organisations, is to provide APS members with...
Geotech, the market leading manufacturer of gas analysers, is increasing its hire fleet due to continued successful growth in its rental business.
Customers can enjoy a quick and easy process while choosing from the latest instruments to suit their specific needs. Whether it is to replace an instrument that is being serviced or a project-based hire, Geotech delivers an excellent experience, including delivery and collection, all at a very competitive price....
Synthetic Biology Application Showcased as a Driver for the 21st Century
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced new technologies that are designed to automate and standardize workflows, helping to boost productivity and efficiency for laboratories working in a range of research environments. The new solutions were on display at the 2017 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference.
Protagen AG has executed a Material Transfer Agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under which the parties will utilize Protagens SeroTag® immune system profiling technology to identify biomarkers that predict therapy responsiveness, to monitor patients receiving immunotherapies, and for early detection of immune-related adverse events (irAEs).
This collaboration with NCI will be led by Jeffrey Schlom, Ph.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology at the NCI’s Center for Cancer Research. Protagen AG is a provider of pharma development services and novel companion diagnostic tests in the fields of immuno-oncology and autoimmune disease. NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health....
Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on the use of a cathodoluminescence detector to understand structure of geological specimens collected in South East Asia by the research team of Professor Robert Hall of Royal Holloway University of London.
Professor Robert Hall leads field based research into the geology of South East Asia and the western Pacific. Samples of sedimentary rocks are brought back to the UK where they are analysed by heavy and light mineral analyses as well as uranium-lead (U-Pb) zircon geochronology for provenance studies and pathway reconstruction....
Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will be exhibiting at the European Coatings Show.
The company offers material characterisation solutions aimed at optimising process performance, increasing productivity and improving quality in a diverse range of sectors, including powder coatings. Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a unique and comprehensive powder tester, which uses patented dynamic methodology, automated shear cells...
Oxford Nanoimaging Limited manufacture and sell custom microscopes offering super-resolution and single-molecule capabilities to research users.
The multidisciplinary bioimaging unit, Micron Oxford, are using the Nanoimager instrument to advance their cellular imaging techniques for both their facilities and research programs. Micron Oxford is a collaborative, multidisciplinary bioimaging unit working with biomedical researchers in the Oxford area and beyond, to apply advanced light microscopy imaging techniques to address key biological questions....
Quorum Technologies, market and technology leaders in electron microscopy coating and cryogenic preparation products, report on how their PP3010T Cryo-SEM preparation system is being used in the preparation of hydrated whole cells to be imaged using electron cryotomography in the Jensen Laboratory located at HHMI Caltech.
Alasdair McDowall is the EM Center Director in the Jensen Laboratory at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute located at Caltech. Headed by Professor Grant Jensen, the Lab uses Electron Cryotomography (ECT) to study the molecular architecture of microbial cells and HIV in their native state....
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports on how Yale-NUS College in Singapore is applying the Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer in the teaching program of undergraduate chemists.
The teaching laboratories at Yale-NUS College in Singapore have recently installed new research-grade instrumentation to allow students to gain hands-on experience and exposure to different methods of sample analysis. The new equipment is generally more advanced than standard teaching tools, offering undergraduates the opportunity to conduct their own independent research studies....
New spin-out from TTP Group plc will develop, licence and manufacture second generation Disc Pump technology, which has proven applications in medical devices, healthcare, and scientific research
TTP Group plc has announced the launch of TTP Ventus Ltd. The new spin-out has been formed to commercialise the second generation of The Technology Partnership’s (TTP) proprietary micropump technology. The micropump platform, Disc Pump, is enabling disruptive new products across medical and industrial markets...
Copley Scientific has revealed plans to more than double the size of its current headquarters in Colwick to accommodate expansion in every area of its business.
Copley Scientific, a global leader in inhaler test equipment manufacturing, has grown exponentially over recent years and the launch of the Chinese version of the company website is further evidence of the company’s continued global success. The new building is expected to come on stream this year....
The ability to mass produce a high-value natural blue dye for use in the food, pharmaceutical and other industries is being developed with help from research scientists.
The team will work on scaling the ability to produce large quantities of a blue pigment-protein, called C-phycocyanin (C-PC). The colorant, which is derived from spirulina algae, is the preferred source of natural blue for industry. It is sought after to replace artificial colourants, which are unpopular with consumers....
A UK-based purification specialist has marked its fifth anniversary with a record year of growth following a surge in demand for its small molecule synthesis capabilities from pharmaceutical companies across Europe.
Reach Separations, which is headquartered at BioCity in Nottingham, has grown by one third since 2015 and is now working with most of the world’s big pharma firms along with many contract research organisations (CROs) that are involved in developing new compounds. The company’s growth has been driven by export, with a three-fold increase in activity outside of the UK during 2016...
Funding will be used for feasibility study to investigate use of RNA extracted from urine for clinical diagnostic assays
Arcis Biotechnology, the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced it has been awarded £160,000 funding under Innovate UK’s Biocatalyst programme, to be awarded over a 12 month period. The funding will be used to assess the technical feasibility of extracting and stabilising RNA direct from urine, for use in biomarker-based clinical diagnostic assays....
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are pleased to announce their appointment as exclusive distributors for German company, Particle Metrix GmbH, manufacturers of particle analysers for dispersions and macromolecular solutions.
The main applications are in the fields of the life sciences and colloid chemistry. Analytik has been appointed as the exclusive distributors in the UK & Ireland for the nanoparticle characterisation products of leading German company, Particle Metrix GmbH. Initially, Particle Metrix developed systems to characterise colloids....
Mr. Tunon is succeeding Mr. Simon Egli, who after three years in the US is returning to the corporate headquarters Switzerland to become the new global director of sales. Over the past 30 years Peter Tunon has established himself as an expert in the commercialization of life science tools and technologies, with a focus on bioprocessing....
Attendees at MedLab 2017 had the opportunity to see a powerful fully-integrated liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) workflow designed to offer accurate and consistent analysis of the most challenging and complex sample matrices for clinical researchers. MedLab was held at the Dubai International Conventional Centre, Dubai from February 6-9....
Reflecting its drive to provide innovative solutions to the genomics community, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is the first genomics company to develop and bring to market a complete ribonucleoprotein-based Cpf1 CRISPR system. The Alt-R™ A.s. Cpf1 CRISPR System inherits the optimized, efficient, and cost-effective traits of IDT’s innovative Cas9-based system while taking advantage of Cpf1’s natural AT-rich target sequence preference....
Combining state-of-the-art facilities with precision manufacturing expertise, the company can offer a wide range of bespoke services, including high throughput material discovery, process optimization and synthesis scale-up. Particle Works’ extensive product portfolio – including gold and magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and hydrogel beads – is characterized by exceptional precision in terms of particle size, shape and structure. Using cutting-edge manufacturing...
The intellectual property protected by this patent is used in BioTek’s award winning line of Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers. Other patents are pending. Cytation offers fluorescence, brightfield, color brightfield and phase contrast imaging up to 60x, and multi-mode detection optics that include fluorescence intensity, luminescence, absorbance and advanced measurements such as fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence and AlphaScreen...
With some 30,000 samples from 5,200 volunteers and patients now collected, a Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics has been implemented to manage all aspects of sample handling and allow the most efficient use of freezer storage space. System actions include sample tracking, location recording and chain of custody reporting with full audit trails of all activities...
ADInstruments (ADI), a world leader in hardware and software development for data acquisition in the life sciences, today announced a new strategic partnership with the American Physiological Society (APS), the premier professional organisation for more than 10,500 physiologists in the U.S. and abroad. The aim of the partnership, which will be an extension of the long-standing relationship between the two organisations, is to provide APS members with...
Customers can enjoy a quick and easy process while choosing from the latest instruments to suit their specific needs. Whether it is to replace an instrument that is being serviced or a project-based hire, Geotech delivers an excellent experience, including delivery and collection, all at a very competitive price....
This collaboration with NCI will be led by Jeffrey Schlom, Ph.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology at the NCI’s Center for Cancer Research. Protagen AG is a provider of pharma development services and novel companion diagnostic tests in the fields of immuno-oncology and autoimmune disease. NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health....
Professor Robert Hall leads field based research into the geology of South East Asia and the western Pacific. Samples of sedimentary rocks are brought back to the UK where they are analysed by heavy and light mineral analyses as well as uranium-lead (U-Pb) zircon geochronology for provenance studies and pathway reconstruction....
The company offers material characterisation solutions aimed at optimising process performance, increasing productivity and improving quality in a diverse range of sectors, including powder coatings. Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a unique and comprehensive powder tester, which uses patented dynamic methodology, automated shear cells...
The multidisciplinary bioimaging unit, Micron Oxford, are using the Nanoimager instrument to advance their cellular imaging techniques for both their facilities and research programs. Micron Oxford is a collaborative, multidisciplinary bioimaging unit working with biomedical researchers in the Oxford area and beyond, to apply advanced light microscopy imaging techniques to address key biological questions....
Alasdair McDowall is the EM Center Director in the Jensen Laboratory at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute located at Caltech. Headed by Professor Grant Jensen, the Lab uses Electron Cryotomography (ECT) to study the molecular architecture of microbial cells and HIV in their native state....
The teaching laboratories at Yale-NUS College in Singapore have recently installed new research-grade instrumentation to allow students to gain hands-on experience and exposure to different methods of sample analysis. The new equipment is generally more advanced than standard teaching tools, offering undergraduates the opportunity to conduct their own independent research studies....
TTP Group plc has announced the launch of TTP Ventus Ltd. The new spin-out has been formed to commercialise the second generation of The Technology Partnership’s (TTP) proprietary micropump technology. The micropump platform, Disc Pump, is enabling disruptive new products across medical and industrial markets...
Copley Scientific, a global leader in inhaler test equipment manufacturing, has grown exponentially over recent years and the launch of the Chinese version of the company website is further evidence of the company’s continued global success. The new building is expected to come on stream this year....
The team will work on scaling the ability to produce large quantities of a blue pigment-protein, called C-phycocyanin (C-PC). The colorant, which is derived from spirulina algae, is the preferred source of natural blue for industry. It is sought after to replace artificial colourants, which are unpopular with consumers....
Reach Separations, which is headquartered at BioCity in Nottingham, has grown by one third since 2015 and is now working with most of the world’s big pharma firms along with many contract research organisations (CROs) that are involved in developing new compounds. The company’s growth has been driven by export, with a three-fold increase in activity outside of the UK during 2016...
Arcis Biotechnology, the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced it has been awarded £160,000 funding under Innovate UK’s Biocatalyst programme, to be awarded over a 12 month period. The funding will be used to assess the technical feasibility of extracting and stabilising RNA direct from urine, for use in biomarker-based clinical diagnostic assays....
The main applications are in the fields of the life sciences and colloid chemistry. Analytik has been appointed as the exclusive distributors in the UK & Ireland for the nanoparticle characterisation products of leading German company, Particle Metrix GmbH. Initially, Particle Metrix developed systems to characterise colloids....