Vivantis launch a rapid detection kit for the Zika virus
Several countries are under threat of the Zika virus. Many of these countries have raised their respective alerts against a possible outbreak of the virus. Recently alerts were issued after new cases of Zika virus infections were reported in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Health experts have warned that Asia could be the next area of widespread outbreaks of the virus after South and Central America, including the U.S...
Read MoreBeckman Coulter Installs UKOct 13, 2016
New simple-to-use 5-part diff DxH 500 ideal for wide-ranging applications
Beckman Coulter has installed the first DxH 500 haematology analyser in the UK at the University of Chester’s Institute of Medicine on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Ideal for use in hospitals, clinics, research and point–of-care, the newly launched DxH 500 fully automated haematology system will be used in post graduate clinical research projects...
Clean, renewable energy is now powering BioTek Instruments!
The company’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in Winooski will receive power from their new five-acre photovoltaic solar energy farm in Whiting, Vermont. The solar farm has a maximum capacity of up to 500 kilowatts, and was designed and installed by Green Earth Energy...
An international startup team based in Copenhagen, Denmark is currently disrupting the field of DNA-testing by delivering cutting edge science from the lab to your doorstep.
The startup is named AthGene and has just launched the world’s first private genetics testing solution based on a subscription-model. Less than 10 years ago, DNA-tests would cost millions of € to do. Today the price has dropped dramatically, and this development has enabled AthGene to offer users their very own DNA-test supported by an interpretation of the genetics data....
Analytik Jena AG and the private Fresenius University of Applied Sciences are setting up a joint application center for customers for both teaching and research at the university’s site in Idstein in Hessen, Germany.
They signed a three-way cooperation agreement with the Wesemann laboratory furnishing company, which provides modern and flexible laboratory furniture of the LABterminal series. Under the agreement, Analytik Jena is making available six analytical instruments with a total value of approximately EUR 500,000 for use in water, environmental, food, and pharmaceutical analysis....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, has launched the single- use ultrafilter Sartocon® Slice 50.
The new crossflow filter device is designed for use in biotechnological applications, especially for membrane screening and small-volume process development. Sartocon® Slice 50 is offered as an encapsulated and ready-to-use crossflow module with a filter area of 50 cm2 and a wide variety of molecular weight cutoffs....
Arboviruses – viruses transmitted by insects such as mosquitoes – pose a considerable threat to both human and animal health.
Despite that, not enough is known about the complex interactions between the virus and the host, particularly in the early stages of infection. Now, research led by the University of Glasgow has discovered how arboviruses are able to suppress the immune system responses in the initial stages of infection...
Visit Booth # 401 to see innovative imaging solutions for materials science applications
ZEISS announces they will be showcasing the latest microscopy innovations and advancements at Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2016. At Booth #401 will be ZEISS Axio Observer.Z1m inverted microscope, ZEISS Axio Lab A.1 MAT manual routine microscope for materials, ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope, and ZEISS Stemi 508 stereo microscope...
Honeywell, Beckman Coulter, Miele UK and Total Laboratory Services are just some of the big name first-time exhibitors signed up for Lab Innovations 2016, the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory professionals, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 2 & 3 November 2016.
The event also has a record number of suppliers on board, many of whom will be launching new products to the UK market. The appearance of Honeywell at this year’s show is a real result for its show organisers, Easyfairs. Honeywell is internationally renowned for investing in and manufacturing technologies that address many of the world’s most critical challenges around the subjects of energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanisation...
Read MoreScymaris Creates 80 New Jobs in Brixham LaboratoryOct 11, 2016
Over 80 new jobs will be created by Scymaris ? a new company that has relaunched the former Astra Zeneca Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Brixham, Devon, UK ? following financial backing and support from Torbay Council and Plymouth University.
Scymaris has become the anchor tenant at Brixham Laboratory providing unrivalled environmental laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industries across the globe. ?Brixham Laboratory is a world-class facility with a deep 65-year history of environmental laboratory testing including: aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental fate and biodegradation services...
Scientists have discovered a new way to replicate the regenerative power of stem cells in the lab, which could lead to powerful treatments for injuries and diseases.
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Nano, Dr. Catherine Berry and Professor Matthew Dalby from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, describe how they have been able create and control bundles of bone marrow stem cells that act as the stem cells do in the body...
Lambda Advanced Technology (LAT) will have an impressive line-up of analytical instrumentation on show on Stand B18 at the Lab Innovations show.
This will include the Lotix TOC analyser, the Prodigy7 ICP spectrometer and Hydra II Mercury analyser, as well as a Hitachi Fluorescence spectrophotometer and the U-2900 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. This rich array of instrumentation can address a wide range of analytical challenges....
Gyros Japan KK provides sales, field applications and service for the immunoassay business
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has established a dedicated office in Tokyo, Japan and has established Gyros Japan KK....
Combination provides an enterprise platform for comprehensive data management, analysis and compound design in drug discovery
Optibrium™ and The Edge Software Consultancy, developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to provide an integrated solution linking the StarDrop™ and BioRails™ platforms....
New Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto automated sample purification system isolates nucleic acids and proteins for high-throughput labs
A new sample purification system automates the isolation of target nucleic acids and proteins for biopharma, biotech and research projects in high-throughput laboratories. The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto system is designed to be part of an automated workflow using a liquid handler with a gripper or robot arm to purify samples with volumes from 50µL to 5mL....
Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the use of their world-leading THMS600 heating/cooling stage for the study of water anomalies by looking at the Brillouin spectroscopy of fluid inclusions proposed as a paleothermometer for subsurface rocks.
Frédéric Caupin is a Professor in the Liquids and Interfaces Group at the Institute of Light and Matter CNRS at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. The main motivation of his research is the study of water anomalies. Indeed, water is the most common liquid, but also the most anomalous. For instance, it expands upon cooling below 4 °C. Water anomalies are due to the complex hydrogen bonded network present. These anomalies get even more pronounced in the...
JPK Instruments reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM and CellHesion® systems in the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Kristian Franze is a lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. His major goal is to understand when, where and how mechanical signals, such as forces and local tissue stiffness, are involved in controlling cell development and function in the nervous system....
SP Scientific, the market leader in freeze drying educational events, reports on the enthusiastic response from past attendees at its 'Hands-On' training courses and announces dates for its 2017 program.
Over the last 6 years, SP Scientific Hands-On freeze drying training courses have proven invaluable to attendees. Tangible benefits that attendees have immediately realised on returning to work include increased productivity through cutting hours from their freeze drying cycle recipes and troubleshooting real issues faced in their daily work environments....
Alleviate all those aches & pains from hours of pipetting with Anachem's Free Stretch & Posture Posters.
Stretch! It's Good for Your Mind & Great for Your Body - It is common knowledge that pipetting regularly increases the risk of developing RSI’s. By applying Good Pipetting Practice in your lab you can help to prevent these risks. One way to help reduce the repetition of pipetting is to simply take frequent breaks every 20 or 30 minutes to stretch your shoulders, arms and hands....
NHS funded Lung Cancer Indicator Detection (LuCID) program to recruit up to 3,000 patients across 21 international sites
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, has announced that it is expanding its Lung Cancer Indicator Detection (LuCID) clinical trial. The study, originally funded by the Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI Healthcare), an NHS England funded initiative, aims to save 10,000 lives and save the NHS £245 million by 2020 with a quick, easy to use, non-invasive, high-compliance breath test to detect lung cancer....
Affimer PD-L1 inhibitor significantly reduces tumour growth in mouse model
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, is pleased to announce positive results from the first preclinical in-vivo studies of its therapeutic Affimer molecules. The results meaningfully de-risk the development of the technology as a therapeutic platform; demonstrating that Affimer molecules possess good drug-like properties in terms of efficacy, serum half-life and tolerability....
Desktop Genetics Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Vectalys SAS and Horizon Discovery Group plc, to design, produce and commercialize custom-made CRISPR lenti-gRNA libraries.
The agreement will provide customers with access to fully licensed lentivirus and CRISPR libraries designed for their specific experiment and cell line. The libraries will allow researchers to perform precise edits to the genome of cells, including a variety of cell lines that might otherwise be out of reach with standard CRISPR delivery methods....
Several countries are under threat of the Zika virus. Many of these countries have raised their respective alerts against a possible outbreak of the virus. Recently alerts were issued after new cases of Zika virus infections were reported in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Health experts have warned that Asia could be the next area of widespread outbreaks of the virus after South and Central America, including the U.S...
Beckman Coulter has installed the first DxH 500 haematology analyser in the UK at the University of Chester’s Institute of Medicine on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Ideal for use in hospitals, clinics, research and point–of-care, the newly launched DxH 500 fully automated haematology system will be used in post graduate clinical research projects...
The company’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in Winooski will receive power from their new five-acre photovoltaic solar energy farm in Whiting, Vermont. The solar farm has a maximum capacity of up to 500 kilowatts, and was designed and installed by Green Earth Energy...
The startup is named AthGene and has just launched the world’s first private genetics testing solution based on a subscription-model. Less than 10 years ago, DNA-tests would cost millions of € to do. Today the price has dropped dramatically, and this development has enabled AthGene to offer users their very own DNA-test supported by an interpretation of the genetics data....
They signed a three-way cooperation agreement with the Wesemann laboratory furnishing company, which provides modern and flexible laboratory furniture of the LABterminal series. Under the agreement, Analytik Jena is making available six analytical instruments with a total value of approximately EUR 500,000 for use in water, environmental, food, and pharmaceutical analysis....
The new crossflow filter device is designed for use in biotechnological applications, especially for membrane screening and small-volume process development. Sartocon® Slice 50 is offered as an encapsulated and ready-to-use crossflow module with a filter area of 50 cm2 and a wide variety of molecular weight cutoffs....
Despite that, not enough is known about the complex interactions between the virus and the host, particularly in the early stages of infection. Now, research led by the University of Glasgow has discovered how arboviruses are able to suppress the immune system responses in the initial stages of infection...
ZEISS announces they will be showcasing the latest microscopy innovations and advancements at Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2016. At Booth #401 will be ZEISS Axio Observer.Z1m inverted microscope, ZEISS Axio Lab A.1 MAT manual routine microscope for materials, ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope, and ZEISS Stemi 508 stereo microscope...
The event also has a record number of suppliers on board, many of whom will be launching new products to the UK market. The appearance of Honeywell at this year’s show is a real result for its show organisers, Easyfairs. Honeywell is internationally renowned for investing in and manufacturing technologies that address many of the world’s most critical challenges around the subjects of energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanisation...
Scymaris has become the anchor tenant at Brixham Laboratory providing unrivalled environmental laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industries across the globe. ?Brixham Laboratory is a world-class facility with a deep 65-year history of environmental laboratory testing including: aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental fate and biodegradation services...
This will include the Lotix TOC analyser, the Prodigy7 ICP spectrometer and Hydra II Mercury analyser, as well as a Hitachi Fluorescence spectrophotometer and the U-2900 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. This rich array of instrumentation can address a wide range of analytical challenges....
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has established a dedicated office in Tokyo, Japan and has established Gyros Japan KK....
Optibrium™ and The Edge Software Consultancy, developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to provide an integrated solution linking the StarDrop™ and BioRails™ platforms....
A new sample purification system automates the isolation of target nucleic acids and proteins for biopharma, biotech and research projects in high-throughput laboratories. The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto system is designed to be part of an automated workflow using a liquid handler with a gripper or robot arm to purify samples with volumes from 50µL to 5mL....
Frédéric Caupin is a Professor in the Liquids and Interfaces Group at the Institute of Light and Matter CNRS at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. The main motivation of his research is the study of water anomalies. Indeed, water is the most common liquid, but also the most anomalous. For instance, it expands upon cooling below 4 °C. Water anomalies are due to the complex hydrogen bonded network present. These anomalies get even more pronounced in the...
Dr Kristian Franze is a lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. His major goal is to understand when, where and how mechanical signals, such as forces and local tissue stiffness, are involved in controlling cell development and function in the nervous system....
Over the last 6 years, SP Scientific Hands-On freeze drying training courses have proven invaluable to attendees. Tangible benefits that attendees have immediately realised on returning to work include increased productivity through cutting hours from their freeze drying cycle recipes and troubleshooting real issues faced in their daily work environments....
Stretch! It's Good for Your Mind & Great for Your Body - It is common knowledge that pipetting regularly increases the risk of developing RSI’s. By applying Good Pipetting Practice in your lab you can help to prevent these risks. One way to help reduce the repetition of pipetting is to simply take frequent breaks every 20 or 30 minutes to stretch your shoulders, arms and hands....
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, has announced that it is expanding its Lung Cancer Indicator Detection (LuCID) clinical trial. The study, originally funded by the Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI Healthcare), an NHS England funded initiative, aims to save 10,000 lives and save the NHS £245 million by 2020 with a quick, easy to use, non-invasive, high-compliance breath test to detect lung cancer....
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and research reagents, is pleased to announce positive results from the first preclinical in-vivo studies of its therapeutic Affimer molecules. The results meaningfully de-risk the development of the technology as a therapeutic platform; demonstrating that Affimer molecules possess good drug-like properties in terms of efficacy, serum half-life and tolerability....
The agreement will provide customers with access to fully licensed lentivirus and CRISPR libraries designed for their specific experiment and cell line. The libraries will allow researchers to perform precise edits to the genome of cells, including a variety of cell lines that might otherwise be out of reach with standard CRISPR delivery methods....