MediSieve, the company behind the groundbreaking magnetic sieve that removes malaria-infected blood cells directly from patients' blood, has received a Phase 1 EU SME Instrument grant of €50,000.
The grant will help MediSieve develop its filter device to treat sepsis - an expansion of its work in treating malaria. In the treatment, targeted magnetic particles combine with the MediSieve magnetic filter to remove pathogens - bacteria and endotoxins - from sepsis patients in intensive care units. In an era of increasing antibiotic resistance, sepsis is a huge and growing global problem...
Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidics innovation, is celebrating the success of its Fluidic Factory 3D printer in the ‘Processing and Prototyping’ category this year’s R&D 100 Awards.
This innovative system – the first commercially available 3D printer for fluidically-sealed devices – offers rapid, straightforward and reliable prototyping of microfluidic components, including chips, manifolds, connectors and other devices. Using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) makes it easy and affordable to 3D print devices for almost any application....
The Matrix Express LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autoscribe Informatics is being used as part of the Chemical Laboratory Technician major program at Bidwell Training Center (BTC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
This course equips students with the skills needed to work in a wide range of laboratory environments, including R&D, processing, quality control and manufacturing. The Chemical Laboratory Technician Program staff at BTC is very pro-active at monitoring trends and developments in the analytical market place....
Horizon Discovery Group plc announces that it has entered into partnerships with three leading Chinese diagnostic kit developers.
Under the terms of the agreements, Horizon will provide HDx Reference Standards for novel Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay development, clinical trials, and ultimately for inclusion as in-kit controls under Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreements....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has launched the CellASIC® ONIX2 Microfluidic System for advanced live cell imaging.
The system converts laboratory microscopes into powerful tools for live cell imaging to more effectively perform in-depth analysis of cellular mechanisms and behavior in a live environment....
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a portable and wearable terahertz scanning device made using arrays of carbon nanotubes, for non-invasive inspection of three-dimensional objects without requiring bulky peripheral optical components.
The device is expected to have wide ranging applications including the noninvasive inspections of medical and drug delivery equipment such as syringes, as well as in medicine for imaging cancer cells, blood clots, sweat glands, and teeth. The findings are published in Nature Photonics, November 2016....
Horizon Discovery Group plc announces it has entered into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with CareDx®, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of clinically differentiated, high-value, diagnostic surveillance solutions for transplant patients.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Horizon will supply cell-free DNA-based Molecular Reference Standards for inclusion in CareDx’s cfDNA testing workflows for the monitoring of transplanted organ rejection. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed....
AMSBIO announces a suite of high quality proteins and biotinylated proteins for research into killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors.
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), are a family of type I transmembrane glycoproteins expressed on the plasma membrane of Natural Killer (NK) cells and a minority of T cells. They regulate the killing function of these cells by interacting with major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules, which are expressed on all nucleated cell types. KIR receptors can distinguish between MHC class I allelic variants, which allows them to detect virally infected cells or...
Titan Enterprises has published an updated version of its popular 'Top 10 Tips for Selecting a Flowmeter' guide.
Available to download the document provides informative and unbiased guidance to enable you to select the optimum flowmeter technology for your application. After discussing why you might need a flowmeter the guide then addresses the total life cost of different types of flowmeter technology....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its digital acquisition marketing team won the 2016 US Search award for "Best In-House" team.
The awards recognize organizations, agencies and individuals for excellence in search and digital marketing. "With more than 300,000 products, our website allows our customers in nearly every country to more easily find the exact products they need to advance their research," said Silji Abraham, Chief Information Officer, Merck Life Science.
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Lonza’s RAFT™ 3D Cell Culture System has been used to develop corneal models for research into treatment for a painful and potentially blinding corneal disease.
During a recent Nature webinar, now available on demand, Julie Daniels, Professor of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy at University College London, explained how her laboratory has successfully developed multilayer corneal models using RAFT™ 3D Cell Cultures and applied this research to address the current gaps in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) treatment....
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Over the next five years, the annual number of new cases is predicted to increase to one million. From today Partners for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Africa provide access to rapid cancer diagnostics for three million civilians in Rwanda. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Sakura Finetek....
Australia is making a significant global contribution by stepping up to help prevent a shortfall in world nuclear medicine supplies with two projects worth about $170 million.
Last week one of the world’s main suppliers of nuclear medicine, the ageing National Research Universal (NRU) in Canada, ceased routine production of nuclear medicine operations after about 60 years of operation. At times, NRU had met up to 40 per cent of global demand, which is currently around 30-40 million doses a year....
Synoptics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of innovative digital imaging systems for life science and clinical applications, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Brian Stammers as its new CEO.
Brian’s wealth of experience in the life science industry will help guide Synoptics’s strategic direction to deliver innovative and commercially successful products. As the CEO of Synoptics, which is part of the AIM quoted UK company Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI), Dr Stammers will oversee the commercial and technical direction of Synoptics’s three divisions, Syngene, Synbiosis and Synoptics Health....
In the UMC Utrecht a brain implant has been placed in a patient enabling her to operate a speech computer with her mind.
The researchers and the patient worked intensively to get the settings right. She can now communicate at home with her family and caregivers via the implant. That a patient can use this technique at home is unique in the world. This research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Because she suffers from ALS disease, the patient is no longer able to move and speak....
Global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Wockhardt has chosen the latest version of Broughton Software’s LabHQ LIMS for its new quality control laboratories in Wrexham.
This intuitive software solution is specifically designed to support the activities of busy quality control laboratories, and has been developed with input from Broughton Software’s clients and network of regulatory, quality and laboratory professionals. Wockhardt selected LabHQ LIMS to meet a number of key business needs...
Rainin LTS pipettes are helping scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara to perform research in the fields of ecology and evolution.
Danielle Black, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, explained: “Our lab is focused on the study of fungal communities associated with plant leaves. As part of this research, we use PCR to amplify certain regions of fungi DNA for analysis, and this involves a lot of pipetting....
An educational event held in the Lake District by The Chromatographic Society, has been hailed a ‘tremendous success’, by president, Dr Paul Ferguson.
The four-day course for post-graduate students and novice chromatographers took place at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, and coincided with the Society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers with more than 120 years of experience between them....
SMi Group are thrilled to have Jeffrey Ulmer, Head of Preclinical Research & Development from GSK, present a keynote at RNA Therapeutics 2017 when it returns to Central London next February.
With a focus on mRNA vaccines, the talk will delve further into key topics surrounding immune responses, animal models, platform technology and rapid response to emerging infectious diseases. In the run-up to his address, Dr Ulmer said: “RNA therapeutics, including recent exciting advancements in RNA-based vaccines, have the potential to be game-changing technologies....
British laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave has just released a new How to Build video which takes the viewer on a journey through some of the key production, assembly and test procedures required for building an autoclave.
It was filmed at the company’s UK manufacturing facility which produces some of the most advanced, energy-efficient, durable and reliable laboratory and research grade autoclave. Each autoclave has three major parts; the pressure vessel, a frame and panels to support and enclose it plus wiring and controls....
Tecan is making it quicker and easier than ever before for manufacturers to develop instruments for advanced liquid handling applications.
The launch of the new Cavro® Omni Flex further extends the flexibility and convenience of the company’s popular Cavro Omni Robot by offering more hardware options to complement its precision pipetting, including frames, worktables, power and input/output management, racks and all the pumps and other options required to perform liquid handling tasks....
Need applications for Screens for Drugs of Abuse and Pesticides?
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....
The grant will help MediSieve develop its filter device to treat sepsis - an expansion of its work in treating malaria. In the treatment, targeted magnetic particles combine with the MediSieve magnetic filter to remove pathogens - bacteria and endotoxins - from sepsis patients in intensive care units. In an era of increasing antibiotic resistance, sepsis is a huge and growing global problem...
This innovative system – the first commercially available 3D printer for fluidically-sealed devices – offers rapid, straightforward and reliable prototyping of microfluidic components, including chips, manifolds, connectors and other devices. Using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) makes it easy and affordable to 3D print devices for almost any application....
This course equips students with the skills needed to work in a wide range of laboratory environments, including R&D, processing, quality control and manufacturing. The Chemical Laboratory Technician Program staff at BTC is very pro-active at monitoring trends and developments in the analytical market place....
Under the terms of the agreements, Horizon will provide HDx Reference Standards for novel Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay development, clinical trials, and ultimately for inclusion as in-kit controls under Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreements....
The system converts laboratory microscopes into powerful tools for live cell imaging to more effectively perform in-depth analysis of cellular mechanisms and behavior in a live environment....
The device is expected to have wide ranging applications including the noninvasive inspections of medical and drug delivery equipment such as syringes, as well as in medicine for imaging cancer cells, blood clots, sweat glands, and teeth. The findings are published in Nature Photonics, November 2016....
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), are a family of type I transmembrane glycoproteins expressed on the plasma membrane of Natural Killer (NK) cells and a minority of T cells. They regulate the killing function of these cells by interacting with major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules, which are expressed on all nucleated cell types. KIR receptors can distinguish between MHC class I allelic variants, which allows them to detect virally infected cells or...
Available to download the document provides informative and unbiased guidance to enable you to select the optimum flowmeter technology for your application. After discussing why you might need a flowmeter the guide then addresses the total life cost of different types of flowmeter technology....
During a recent Nature webinar, now available on demand, Julie Daniels, Professor of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy at University College London, explained how her laboratory has successfully developed multilayer corneal models using RAFT™ 3D Cell Cultures and applied this research to address the current gaps in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) treatment....
Over the next five years, the annual number of new cases is predicted to increase to one million. From today Partners for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Africa provide access to rapid cancer diagnostics for three million civilians in Rwanda. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Sakura Finetek....
Last week one of the world’s main suppliers of nuclear medicine, the ageing National Research Universal (NRU) in Canada, ceased routine production of nuclear medicine operations after about 60 years of operation. At times, NRU had met up to 40 per cent of global demand, which is currently around 30-40 million doses a year....
Brian’s wealth of experience in the life science industry will help guide Synoptics’s strategic direction to deliver innovative and commercially successful products. As the CEO of Synoptics, which is part of the AIM quoted UK company Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI), Dr Stammers will oversee the commercial and technical direction of Synoptics’s three divisions, Syngene, Synbiosis and Synoptics Health....
The researchers and the patient worked intensively to get the settings right. She can now communicate at home with her family and caregivers via the implant. That a patient can use this technique at home is unique in the world. This research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Because she suffers from ALS disease, the patient is no longer able to move and speak....
This intuitive software solution is specifically designed to support the activities of busy quality control laboratories, and has been developed with input from Broughton Software’s clients and network of regulatory, quality and laboratory professionals. Wockhardt selected LabHQ LIMS to meet a number of key business needs...
Danielle Black, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, explained: “Our lab is focused on the study of fungal communities associated with plant leaves. As part of this research, we use PCR to amplify certain regions of fungi DNA for analysis, and this involves a lot of pipetting....
The four-day course for post-graduate students and novice chromatographers took place at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, and coincided with the Society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers with more than 120 years of experience between them....
With a focus on mRNA vaccines, the talk will delve further into key topics surrounding immune responses, animal models, platform technology and rapid response to emerging infectious diseases. In the run-up to his address, Dr Ulmer said: “RNA therapeutics, including recent exciting advancements in RNA-based vaccines, have the potential to be game-changing technologies....
It was filmed at the company’s UK manufacturing facility which produces some of the most advanced, energy-efficient, durable and reliable laboratory and research grade autoclave. Each autoclave has three major parts; the pressure vessel, a frame and panels to support and enclose it plus wiring and controls....
The launch of the new Cavro® Omni Flex further extends the flexibility and convenience of the company’s popular Cavro Omni Robot by offering more hardware options to complement its precision pipetting, including frames, worktables, power and input/output management, racks and all the pumps and other options required to perform liquid handling tasks....
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....