Our world is becoming more environmentally aware with recycling being considered a necessity both domestically and commercially.
Anybody working in a laboratory that uses pipettes and tips knows how much waste tip racks produce, how expensive they are to dispose of and the amount of space these used racks can take up. For most labs the cost of running a recycling scheme can be prohibatory as they tend to be priced upon the weight of the plastic being recycled....
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Wins R&D 100 Award for Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLCNov 25, 2016
Integrated, modular ultra-high performance liquid chromatography earns recognition in Analytical/Test category for 2016 by R&D Magazine
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the R&D 100 Awards Committee has selected the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system instruments among R&D Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Products of 2016. The R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the year’s most significant technology advances across industry...
A brand-new 200m2 Competence Center has opened in the Dubai Science Park.
This permanent demonstration space will offer year-round technical support to help local partners and customers optimize lab processes for heightened accuracy, better materials use and enhanced cost-savings.METTLER TOLEDO has launched its new Dubai Free Zone Competence Center on 9 November 2016.....
Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce the unveiling of the Pittcon Today Excellence Awards, a series of honors designed to recognize ingenuity and innovation at this year’s conference.
For the first time in the conference’s more than sixty year history, the awards will take place in advance of the March event, giving both exhibitors and judges the opportunity to take a deep dive into what innovation looks like in today’s scientific landscape....
Pharmig annual conference plays integral role in Cherwell’s celebrations on Stand 9
Cherwell Laboratories is celebrating its 45th anniversary this November. The specialist suppliers of products for environmental monitoring, cleanroom bio-decontamination and process validation for healthcare, pharmaceutical and industrial applications was initially set up as a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in 1971 by Lawrence Whittard...
New services to enable U.S. biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate development of biosimilars
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, opened a new bioanalytical and biosafety testing laboratory yesterday in the major biotech hub of Boston, Massachusetts. This dedicated bioanalytical laboratory is designed to accommodate the rising demand for the company’s BioOutsource brand specialized assay platforms...
J.G. Finneran Associates, manufacturer of glass and plastic products for the global chromatography, biotechnology and environmental markets, has built a new 10,200 square foot addition to their Vineland, New Jersey headquarters.
This is their fourth expansion project since 1990, further increasing their production capabilities and warehouse space for materials and inventory. The new construction, as well as the acquisition of new production equipment, will substantially increase the total output for the facility....
Read MoreSectra and Visiopharm Enter Cooperation for Open Systems in Digital PathologyNov 24, 2016
International medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO: SECT B) and digital pathology company Visiopharm A/S have reached agreement on an open exchange of pathology images between their respective digital pathology systems.
The companies agree that open solutions and the free exchange of information between the various healthcare IT systems without “internal company formats” are of benefit to both customers and providers. The integration of the two systems will enable customers to work in the platform they consider best for the respective application....
Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified a `molecular commando’ which can be stealthily deployed to activate a hypoxic response, a process which can help to fight a range of conditions including stroke, angina, colitis and brain injuries.
A Dundee team led by Professor Alessio Ciulli in the School of Life Sciences have used pioneering techniques to develop a `small molecule’ chemical probe called VH298, which offers highly targeted access to the parts of the cell which regulate hypoxia, known as the hypoxic signalling pathway....
Lab Unlimited is pleased to announce the return of its one day, practical seminar on Rheology & Viscosity Methodology - Thursday | 1st December | Lab Unlimited head office in Dublin.
Presented in partnership with Brookfield Ametek, a leading supplier of precision viscosity instrumentation, this seminar has been specially designed with viscometer operators, including R&D lab technicians, production personnel, process engineers/scientists and QC technicians in mind.
Pelago Bioscience in Solna, Sweden, is taking advantage of the enhanced process security and convenience offered by METTLER TOLEDO’s Rainin TerraRack™ pipette tip racks.
Dr Charlotta Norling, Project Leader at Pelago, explained: “We perform contract research activities for the pharmaceutical industry, with a particular focus on drug-target interactions in early drug discovery. We use high quality Rainin pipettes throughout the company....
IATA standard 95kPa Flexible Secondary Pouches for the safe air transport of biological samples are now available from Alpha Laboratories.
These form part of the wide range of convenient and cost effective sample packaging materials that help ensure your UN3373 compliance. The IATA pouches are ideal for sample containers with unknown pressure resistance or that are not 95kPa certified...
A Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has grown by more than 50 per cent in the last two years as it continues to expand its international customer base and strengthen its specialist production capabilities.
Idifarma’s revenue is estimated to reach around €5.3 million in 2016, growing from €3.5 million in 2014. To meet increased demand for its clinical and commercial capabilities, the team is expected to reach 100 employees in 2016, growing by a third from 75 in 2014....
Hamburg-based Eppendorf AG have acquired Calibration Technology Ltd, headquartered in the National Technology Park Limerick, Ireland, on November 1.
The company will continue to be managed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eppendorf AG by its current Managing Director, Brian Kelly. The acquisition of Calibration Technology Ltd will enable Eppendorf to expand its service presence into Ireland....
Appointment of Professor Gerard Evan further supports Affimer immuno-oncology therapeutics programme
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, has announced it has appointed Professor Gerard Evan, FRS, to its therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board. Professor Evan brings world-leading expertise in immuno-oncology and cancer stem cell research...
Seward Ltd, Seward Ltd is pleased to announce that it has merged with its sister company, C-Tech Electronics Ltd, to form a new vertically integrated manufacturing company called FermionX Ltd.
There will be no change to Seward’s name; and its high standard of operations known and expected by its customers will also remain the same, but with the added benefit of increased technical resource for R&D, customer support and manufacturing....
Recipharm has announced an investment of over €1.2 million to enhance its small scale GMP active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development and manufacturing capabilities in Paderno Dugnano, Italy.
The investment, which is in response to growing demand for Recipharm’s custom synthesis and early phase API manufacturing capabilities, has seen the opening of a new GMP kilo laboratory. The new area enhances the output of the facility’s existing laboratories and offers a fully GMP compliant service....
INTEGRA announces that their VIAFLO ASSIST personal pipetting assistant has been optimized for use with Linkage Biosciences LinkS?q™ tissue typing products.
The VIAFLO ASSIST has been demonstrated to increase confidence in and the simplicity of a laboratory’s tissue typing workflow. Offering consistent dispensing volume, consistent immersion depth, and consistent pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased....
International team led by University of Leicester designed a new method to find RNA structures linked to cancer
An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs. The advance is announced today in an online publication in Nature Chemical Biology....
Following more than 12 years of success with colour touchscreen controllers, Astell Scientific is introducing its latest version controller as standard fitment to all models in the range.
Incorporating new innovations in control system technology, the Astell controller consists of a wipe clean touchscreen measuring 5.7 inches which is based on an industrial PLC system, combined with a number of analogue and digital input/output modules....
FLIR Systems announces a web page that brings together the opportunity to sign-up for forthcoming free live online tutorials and review recent popular thermal imaging webinars, seminars and events.
Due to air on December 20th 2016, the 'Tips for Capturing Great Thermal Images' tutorial will address how to capture quality thermal data with your infrared camera, covering the key basics of infrared imaging in an easy to understand presentation. The 'How to Create a Report with FLIR Tools' live tutorial, taking place....
A new type of lab-created protein could help create valuable new treatments for cancer, scientists report in a new paper.
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Leicester, Leeds and Tsukuba (Japan) discuss how they have built a ‘better’ protein which could lead to a biological drug to treat cancer....
Anybody working in a laboratory that uses pipettes and tips knows how much waste tip racks produce, how expensive they are to dispose of and the amount of space these used racks can take up. For most labs the cost of running a recycling scheme can be prohibatory as they tend to be priced upon the weight of the plastic being recycled....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the R&D 100 Awards Committee has selected the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system instruments among R&D Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Products of 2016. The R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the year’s most significant technology advances across industry...
This permanent demonstration space will offer year-round technical support to help local partners and customers optimize lab processes for heightened accuracy, better materials use and enhanced cost-savings. METTLER TOLEDO has launched its new Dubai Free Zone Competence Center on 9 November 2016.....
For the first time in the conference’s more than sixty year history, the awards will take place in advance of the March event, giving both exhibitors and judges the opportunity to take a deep dive into what innovation looks like in today’s scientific landscape....
Cherwell Laboratories is celebrating its 45th anniversary this November. The specialist suppliers of products for environmental monitoring, cleanroom bio-decontamination and process validation for healthcare, pharmaceutical and industrial applications was initially set up as a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in 1971 by Lawrence Whittard...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, opened a new bioanalytical and biosafety testing laboratory yesterday in the major biotech hub of Boston, Massachusetts. This dedicated bioanalytical laboratory is designed to accommodate the rising demand for the company’s BioOutsource brand specialized assay platforms...
This is their fourth expansion project since 1990, further increasing their production capabilities and warehouse space for materials and inventory. The new construction, as well as the acquisition of new production equipment, will substantially increase the total output for the facility....
The companies agree that open solutions and the free exchange of information between the various healthcare IT systems without “internal company formats” are of benefit to both customers and providers. The integration of the two systems will enable customers to work in the platform they consider best for the respective application....
A Dundee team led by Professor Alessio Ciulli in the School of Life Sciences have used pioneering techniques to develop a `small molecule’ chemical probe called VH298, which offers highly targeted access to the parts of the cell which regulate hypoxia, known as the hypoxic signalling pathway....
Dr Charlotta Norling, Project Leader at Pelago, explained: “We perform contract research activities for the pharmaceutical industry, with a particular focus on drug-target interactions in early drug discovery. We use high quality Rainin pipettes throughout the company....
These form part of the wide range of convenient and cost effective sample packaging materials that help ensure your UN3373 compliance. The IATA pouches are ideal for sample containers with unknown pressure resistance or that are not 95kPa certified...
Idifarma’s revenue is estimated to reach around €5.3 million in 2016, growing from €3.5 million in 2014. To meet increased demand for its clinical and commercial capabilities, the team is expected to reach 100 employees in 2016, growing by a third from 75 in 2014....
The company will continue to be managed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eppendorf AG by its current Managing Director, Brian Kelly. The acquisition of Calibration Technology Ltd will enable Eppendorf to expand its service presence into Ireland....
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, has announced it has appointed Professor Gerard Evan, FRS, to its therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board. Professor Evan brings world-leading expertise in immuno-oncology and cancer stem cell research...
There will be no change to Seward’s name; and its high standard of operations known and expected by its customers will also remain the same, but with the added benefit of increased technical resource for R&D, customer support and manufacturing....
The investment, which is in response to growing demand for Recipharm’s custom synthesis and early phase API manufacturing capabilities, has seen the opening of a new GMP kilo laboratory. The new area enhances the output of the facility’s existing laboratories and offers a fully GMP compliant service....
The VIAFLO ASSIST has been demonstrated to increase confidence in and the simplicity of a laboratory’s tissue typing workflow. Offering consistent dispensing volume, consistent immersion depth, and consistent pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased....
An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs. The advance is announced today in an online publication in Nature Chemical Biology....
Incorporating new innovations in control system technology, the Astell controller consists of a wipe clean touchscreen measuring 5.7 inches which is based on an industrial PLC system, combined with a number of analogue and digital input/output modules....
Due to air on December 20th 2016, the 'Tips for Capturing Great Thermal Images' tutorial will address how to capture quality thermal data with your infrared camera, covering the key basics of infrared imaging in an easy to understand presentation. The 'How to Create a Report with FLIR Tools' live tutorial, taking place....
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Leicester, Leeds and Tsukuba (Japan) discuss how they have built a ‘better’ protein which could lead to a biological drug to treat cancer....