Researchers from KU Leuven (Belgium), the University of Strasbourg, and CNRS have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient.

The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and the porous framework of minerals known as zeolites. Silver clusters consist of just a few silver atoms and have remarkable optical properties. However, current applications are limited, because the clusters tend to aggregate into larger particles, thus losing the interesting optical properties. Professor Hofkens and his team from the Molecular Imaging and Photonics...

Who is expanding globally in the gel documentation market?

Aplegen gel documentation systems are now available in over 40 countries. This rapid growth is being led by an expanding network of distributors around the globe who have all seen the major advantages of the Aplegen products over other gel documentation systems. Aplegen gel documentation systems are cleverly designed and all have impressive specifications.

Avacta Group plc has announced it has identified three Affimer proteins capable of binding to a recombinant form of a secreted Zika virus NS1 protein (Non-Structural protein 1), which is diagnostic of Zika virus infection at the early, acute stage.

These Affimer binders were identified and characterised within just thirteen weeks of receiving the virus target and have the potential to be developed into new rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests for Zika infection.

Who is becoming the fastest growing gel documentation company?

Yet another successful installation of an Aplegen gel documentation system. The Omega Lum C is fast becoming the system of choice by scientists around the world for the imaging of gel and chemiluminescent blots. Dr. James Tollervey and his team at Aelan Cell Technologies in San Francisco have recently installed an Omega Lum C in their laboratory....

Analytical solutions designed to streamline workflows, quickly generate data for deeper understanding of molecular complexes

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has announced a scientific collaboration focused on the development of analytical solutions for the characterisation of complex biopharmaceuticals...

eClinicalHealth Limited, a technology and consulting company dedicated to providing innovative clinical trial solutions, is proud to announce the final results and success of the VERKKO remote online Phase IV clinical trial for diabetes. 

The objectives of VERKKO, developed in collaboration with Sanofi, Langland and Mendor, were to study the use of a patient-centric online clinical trial platform integrated with Mendor’s 3G-enabled wireless blood glucose meter in a completely remote clinical trial setting. Sixty patients — all recruited through Facebook — participated in the study that had no site visits. Patients self-registered their interest in the Clinpal system...

Organizations Partner to Enhance the Development of Analytical Methods and Glycan Libraries for Cancer Glycobiology, Focusing on Glycosphingolipids

Waters Corporation has announced a joint effort with the Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), a research institute within Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), to develop new methods of finding cancer markers and elucidating glycosylation pathways that could pave the way for new therapeutic strategies....

First installation of new optical imaging system at Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Bruker’s recently introduced preclinical in vivo imaging system – In-Vivo Xtreme II™ – is accelerating the preclinical research into infectious diseases being undertaken at the Institute of Microbiology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide....

Niguarda Hospital, Milan, shares experiences in newly available case study

A newly released case study, available from Beckman Coulter, describes the experiences of Niguarda Hospital’s Molecular Biology Laboratory in the assessment of the DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System.  Involving fewer steps and reagents, and with true, single sample random access, DxN VERIS...

Autoscribe Informatics has appointed Ritme as its distributor for the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in France, Italy and Switzerland.

Ritme has been selling scientific software and offering software support since 1989, with the prime objective of helping its customers make the best use of their software solutions. John Boother, President at Autoscribe Informatics said: “Following on from our recent successes in the USA, we are also keen to expand...

Universal, Whole Genome Array to Enable Wide Breadth of Genotyping Applications for Biobanks, Disease and Translational Research, and Consumer Genomics

Illumina, Inc. has announced that it has signed deals with 12 customers for its new Infinium® Global Screening Array (GSA). In total, the company has received orders for more than 3 million samples of the new consortia-developed array. Initial customers include human disease researchers....

Find out how you can help reduce the impact on our environment that laboratory plastic waste has with the new ECO News Magazine.

The first edition is available to download now from the ShopAnachem website.

Lab innovations is thrilled to announce that Campden BRI, the UK’s largest independent food and drink research body, will once again be deepening its links with the show.

Campden BRI will run a free-to-attend conference programme, host two external seminar sessions and will also be exhibiting at Lab Innovations, which takes place on 2 & 3 November 2016 at NEC, Birmingham. The Campden BRI Theatre will feature three presentations on each day, exploring core areas of activity from the food and drink manufacturing industry, including microbiology, chemistry and sensory...

Award presentation at the ZEISS Symposium 'Optics in the Digital World'

To help Indian researchers access a portfolio of excellent services from BioOutsource and Cellca

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), an international leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary BioOutsource has appointed Ravin Mehta as Technical Sales Specialist to enable customers to have access to Cellca and BioOutsource’s early stage development services for biosimilar drug candidates....

Metrohm USA is proud to announce that it has received the Leadership Circle Award from The Electrochemical Society (ECS) recognizing ten consecutive years of membership.

The mission of The Electrochemical Society is to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemical and solid state science. Metrohm USA’s support helps ECS members make key discoveries that address challenges such as renewable energy, food safety, water sanitation, and medical diagnosis and care....

Science World, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience, returned to Berlin on 1 June following a great show at the same venue two years ago.

The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, showcased the latest in laboratory innovations available through the Fisher Scientific channel. Thousands of products were in action for attendees to experience, making it an ideal for anyone working in or around a laboratory...

British specialist laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave has been awarded an export contract to deliver a number of its QCS150 front loading autoclaves to medical centres throughout Northeast Africa.

The contract, worth in excess of £560,000, will see Priorclave ship over a number of months, a large number of the vacuum versions of its QCS150 cylindrical chamber, laboratory autoclave.  The vacuum model has been selected specifically to ensure complete and total air evacuation to suit the variety of applications....

Team wins £25,000 Materials Science Venture Prize

Better protection against rust and corrosion is a step closer thanks to a breakthrough by a Swansea University research team, who have discovered a safer, smarter way of tackling the problem. The team, led by Professor Geraint Williams and includes doctorate student Patrick Dodds,  is developing a new ‘smart release’ corrosion inhibitor, for use in coated steel products, and has won the Materials Science Venture Prize...

Thermo Scientific VanquishFlex Binary UHPLC system boosts high-speed applications and provides exceptional LC and LC-MS performance

Researchers looking for fast and consistent results can now benefit from the new ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system from Thermo Fisher Scientific to boost their LC and LC-MS  performance. As the latest addition to the Thermo Scientific Vanquish UHPLC platform, the new Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex Binary UHPLC system adds a binary solvent delivery option in the 1000 bar (15,000 psi)...

MRC researchers at University of Leicester investigate ‘mutant flies’

The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies. It was found that the death of neurons associated with the disease was prevented when chemicals that...

GPE Scientific has provided a 60 MHz NMReady benchtop spectrometer to the University of Edinburgh, designed for a three year University project: in order to refine and improve chemistry undergraduates studies in Chemical Sciences.

There are many reasons why the NMReady spectrometer from Nanalysis would be used in teaching laboratories: it has many features, including, but not limited to; a cryogen free, persistent magnetic field, a simple to use LCD touch screen, optional kinetics capabilities for simple reaction monitoring and can perform routine NMR measurements effortlessly...