Cleaver Scientific has supplied a UV Sterilization Cabinet to Touchlight Genetics (Hampton, UK) who had sought a sterile workspace for the preparation of their RNA and DNA samples and templates.

Touchlight Genetics Ltd. is a rapidly expanding UK biotech company that has developed an entirely enzymatic process of DNA synthesis that is fast, efficient and has a yield that can easily meet growing demand for DNA. The company's dbDNA™ expression cassettes eliminate the need for bacterial sequences and antibiotic resistance genes in the production of biological therapies, satisfying stated concerns from the industry’s main...

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) specialist, Autoscribe Informatics, has published a new case study describing the use of the Matrix Gemini LIMS in a major Radiological, Environmental and Analytical Laboratory.

The laboratory carries out radioanalytical analysis of environmental samples to provide support for characterisation and independent verification surveys. A LIMS was needed to replace its in-house relational database which could no longer be supported. The system was required to handle a large volume of data and perform unique calculations to correct results. In order to facilitate this, ‘custom table mapping’, a standard technology...

The latest revisions to international pharmacopoeia standards for glass pharmaceutical packaging has seen further harmonisation for testing requirements and see a continual increase in the necessity of delamination propensity studies across the pharmaceutical supply-chain, according to independent research and development, consultancy and testing facility, Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS).

Commenting on the latest revisions to pharmacopoeia test methods for pharmaceutical glassware, including bottles, vials, ampoules, cartridges and syringes, GTS Laboratory Manager Daniel Capon, said: The United States (USP) and European (Ph. Eur.) Pharmacopoeias remain the most widely used in the global market and recent revisions to both monographs continue to harmonise requirements between the two - bringing welcome simplification...

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New Precision Hydrogen Trace 250 offers new solution for GC carrier and detector gas.

Peak Scientific is thrilled to be able to bring you news of the latest addition to our GC dedicated Precision series gas generators, the Precision Hydrogen Trace 250. This hydrogen solution has been created as a more cost-effective solution for labs with lower flow rate requirements, for example, those operating one or two GCs. The new Hydrogen Trace 250 features new innovations in trace dryer technology that ensures ultra high purity performance...

AMSBIO offers a comprehensive range of more than 54,000 lentivirus for shRNA delivery.

To make selection of the optimum lentivirus quick and easy, AMSBIO has developed an online search tool where you need simply enter your target gene symbol or a key word. Lentivirus is a subfamily of the retrovirus family. Lentiviruses can deliver significant amounts of genetic information into host cells and integrate it into the cellular genome. Genetically engineered lentiviruses are therefore used as one of the most efficient tools...

European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) is recruiting representatives from European countries to create national committees

ESCMID Study Group for Antibiotic Policies (ESGAP) calls for junior doctors to participate in antibiotic prescription survey for vital research. The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), organized by ESCMID and ECDC, has united all European countries behind common antimicrobial breakpoints and methods for susceptibility testing. The website (www.eucast.org) has more than 50,000 visitors per month...

Help to find your restriction enzymes

So here is a common problem in many laboratories. A typical freezer in a molecular biology laboratory can house a host of quintessential restriction enzymes from a number of sources. Even when you find what you are looking for then comes the hunt for different buffer charts which often culminates in a collection of buffers for double digestions.

To cope with an ever increasing demand for 24-hour turnaround of sample data, Warwick Analytical Service has invested in an additional state-of-the-art ICP spectrophotometer for its Coventry, UK facility.

Operating in an ISO 17025 and GMP compliant environment following strict operating procedures ensures Warwick Analytical Service (WAS) delivers top quality ICP data consistently. Equipped with several modern high resolution ICP-OES instruments and microwave digestion equipment - Warwick Analytical Service is able to offer its ICP analytical sample services on a wide range of sample types. Tracie Hart, Laboratory Manager at...

Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK), a charity founded in 2014 to save modern medicine from the onslaught of superbugs, is delighted to announce that the Most Reverend & Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York has agreed to become the Charity’s Patron. 

Superbugs are fast becoming an increasing problem in hospitals and the community as bacteria become increasingly resistant to our existing antibiotics. There is a significant risk that future generations will not enjoy the same benefits of medicine as we do today. All the medical procedures currently taken for granted, for example cancer treatment, open heart surgery, hip and knee replacement and organ transplantation will become much more perilous...

Proprietary technology allows superior LOH detection in challenging samples

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has entered into a deal with Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (BMGL), licensing the use of OGT’s proprietary single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array probe technology. This novel technology overcomes the limitations of restriction enzyme-based SNP probe approaches previously employed at BMGL for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) detection, allowing accurate array-based analysis of low...

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on BHR Group using the Microfluidics M-110P for the DOMINO project to study the break-up of silica particle clusters. 

BHR Group is an independent research, consultancy and testing company based on the prestigious Cranfield University campus for over 60 years. They specialise in the core skills of fluid dynamics, process scale-up, mixing and dispersion processes; physical and computational modelling, materials interaction, computer aided engineering (CAE), engineering mechanics, chemical behaviour and numerical modelling in the areas of chemical...

Protagen AG,a leading specialist in the development of novel diagnostic tests and companion diagnostics in the autoimmune field, and Mikrogen GmbH, the European market leader in Lyme disease diagnostics, agreed on a co-development program for a new diagnostic assay to distinguish between previously infected, seropositive individuals, from newly infected patients with active Lyme disease.

The agreement builds on a previous research collaboration between both companies and the results obtained using the proprietary SeroTag^® technology developed by Protagen. "Finding potential diagnostic biomarkers indicative of Lyme disease activity would be a breakthrough for diagnostics and therapy," explains Dr. Erwin Soutschek, founder and CEO of Mikrogen. "Employing the technology of Protagen, we have identified a...

IDT enables insightful NGS results in clinical and companion diagnostics research, every time

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), introduces its new xGen^® Exome Research Panel v1.0 for insightful analysis of the human exome via next generation sequencing. A total of 429,826 probes span 39 Mb of the human genome, providing deep and uniform coverage of 19,396 genes. This leads scientists directly to relevant mutations, aiding advances in clinical and companion diagnostics research. By using the xGen Exome Research Panel with xGen...

Novasep’s BioSC® Lab continuous biochromatography equipment will enable CPI to disseminate next-generation downstream processes

Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, and the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based technology innovation centre, today announce they have equipped the UK National Biologics Manufacturing Centre with BioSC Lab, the latest state-of-the art technology for protein purification. According to The Future of High Value Manufacturing in the UK report (published by the Knowledge...

Natural stones are considered the oldest building materials of mankind.

Due to the diversity of the basic building blocks and minerals, they are considered a durable building material with their superior aesthetic and robust structural-physical characteristics. With risen environmental pollution worldwide in the last centuries and the associated weather factors, the damage to the natural stones and therefore the damage to historic basic structures of buildings also increased. But in fact, after an inspection is the...

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, continue their leadership position in the establishment of teaching NMR at the undergraduate level with their Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer through the launch of a series of informative videos. 

Giving undergraduates the opportunity to get hands-on use of advanced analytical tools such as NMR is a driver for the analytical instrument industry. Benchtop mass spectrometers are now well accepted and the last two years have witnessed the take-off of NMR systems like the Magritek Spinsolve, the fastest benchtop NMR spectrometer. In past years, NMR has been a technique restricted to specially equipped laboratories with highly...

A joint study carried out by Freeman Technology and Gerteis Maschinen + Processengineering AG, a leading provider of roller compactors, provides examples of how the FT4 Powder Rheometer® can be used for  fast and effective process optimisation and efficient manufacture.

Results from a series of collaborative experiments show that dynamic powder properties measured with the FT4 Powder Rheometer® reliably detect and quantify the effect of changing compactor operating parameters. Such correlations make it quicker and easier to establish optimal conditions for producing granules that meet defined performance targets from any given feed. Faster optimisation and responsive process control help to drive up manufacturing efficiency, even in the event of...

Accurate and prompt diagnoses of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTIs) is vital to ensure correct treatment plans are in place to improve patient management.

Immunosuppressed and paediatric patients are especially susceptible to severe disease progression, with sometimes fatal consequences. Dr Marcus Panning, physician and medical virologist, at The University Medical Centre Freiburg, has selected the Fast-track diagnostics Respiratory pathogens 21 assay to detect LRTIs and effectively diagnose vulnerable patients. Dr Panning sees a large proportion of patients in the immunosuppressed and paediatric patient groups. His laboratory...

Presents data on factors that affect the sensitivity of ADCC assays and discusses how to optimise methodology

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) BioOutsource today announced a new paper entitled, ‘As easy as ADCC’ has been published in the respected journal, European Biopharmaceutical Review. The article outlines the factors affecting the use of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays and discusses when to use different types of ADCC assays to guide the design of biosimilar drugs and determine comparability...

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has acquired HYPACK, Inc. a privately-owned company specializing in hydrographic survey software used in ocean, coastal and surface water applications, for approximately $18 million.

News of acquisition was shared in the Company’s third quarter earnings announcement. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, HYPACK is a leading provider of hydrographic survey data acquisition, processing, and visualization software. Used by government agencies, universities, and consultants, HYPACK products measure and map features in bodies of water in connection with maritime...

Clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals lead an international clinical trial for patients with blood cancer

‘This drug has changed patients’ lives; from desperate and tired they are now leading a normal and really active life. This is hugely rewarding and encouraging.’ Dr Harriet Walter, University of Leicester Researchers from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals have announced a breakthrough advance in the results of the world-first clinical trial with actual patients of a new drug to treat particular blood cancers....