The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has announced its four new strategic priorities, and has appointed steering committees to lead collaboration in these areas: Harness AI to Expedite R&D, Deliver Data-Driven Value, Sustainability Driven R&D and Accelerate Use of Real-World Data. The priorities were selected in response to the evolving needs of the life science industry amid digital transformation, climate change, and shifts in how research is conducted and healthcare is delivered...
Presenting the newest release of FOCUS, brought to you by Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS). Focus is your essential list of top scientific items at amazing prices. This issue is brimming with exclusive offers on top-tier products from industry-leading brands that define the cutting edge of scientific research. SLS has handpicked offers on the finest products from leading scientific brands...
Four trusts in the Greater Manchester Pathology Network are working to deploy Clinisys’ laboratory information management system (LIMS) in a way that will enable them to work more collaboratively and improve services for clinicians and patients. In a series of tenders, Tameside, Stockport, Bolton, and Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Trusts have all awarded Clinisys for their WinPath LIMS, and plans are now being developed to interface the systems to create an “integrated, interoperable LIMS service” across the network...
Eremid® Genomic Services, LLC (“Eremid”) announces a strategic partnership with Semaphore Solutions, a leader in informatics services and SaaS solutions for the life sciences industry. Eremid will implement Semaphore’s Labbit LIMS across its research, clinical, and training labs, a move that will advance its laboratory operations in customized contract research...
Whilst commonly used air displacement pipettes are highly accurate for most pipetting applications, their performance is adversely affected by the physical properties of the solutions handled, such as viscosity, volatility, surface tension and temperature. However, positive displacement pipettes like Gilson's ergonomic MICROMAN® E and Capillary Pistons (CPs) work differently, and volume delivery is unaffected by the nature of the sample...
Diagnosing hormone-based disorders using saliva samples dates back to the 1980s, but it is only the sensitivity improvements over the last decade that has led to saliva-based diagnostics becoming a viable alternative to blood testing. Biovis’ Diagnostik, a medical laboratory based in Limburg, Germany, has been at the forefront of saliva diagnostics since 2012, providing comprehensive testing to improve the analysis of hormone-based disorders....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Jennifer Field, an influential researcher in environmental analysis, has been selected to receive a prestigious Agilent Thought Leader Award. A professor in the Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Field focuses her research on the quantitative analysis of organic micropollutants and their transformation products in natural and engineered systems, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
Asynt, a renowned provider of laboratory equipment, has collaborated with Almac Sciences, a leading specialist in API development and manufacturing, to design and supply a range of bespoke reactor vessels. This case study showcases the successful partnership between the two companies, highlighting the benefits of utilizing Asynt’s lab vessels to streamline Almac Sciences’ scale-up process...
The UK’s largest trade show for the entire laboratory industry, Lab Innovations, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, earlier this month to champion sustainability and innovation in the lab industry. This year’s show saw record-breaking numbers across the board, with more exhibitors, speakers and visitors than ever at Lab Innovations 2023. 4,362 visitors attended the show across two days to network and do business with 202 exhibitors, 80% per cent of which have already rebooked for next year...
Laboratory liquid handling workflows are well-known for using large quantities of disposable plastics, yet many facilities are striving to reduce their carbon footprints. To aid these efforts, INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away USD 500 worth of environmentally-friendly reagent reservoirs to each of 30 lucky participants in an exciting prize draw. Win USD 500 worth of reagent reservoirs and become a greener lab...
New Consortium Aims to Share Best Practices and Increase our Understanding of Genetic Disease. PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced the creation of the HiFi Solves consortium. This global consortium brings together researchers from 15 leading genomics research institutions across 11 countries to study the value HiFi-based human genome sequencing may have in clinical research applications and to further our understanding of genetic diseases...
An updated case study from Autoscribe Informatics highlights how Pixelle Specialty Solutions uses Matrix Gemini LIMS for its manufacturing QA processes. Pixelle Specialty Solutions® is the largest and fastest-growing manufacturer of specialty papers in North America with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in the industry. Their products include many types of papers, envelopes, books, bags and even self-adhesive labels...
A start-up is developing technology to build a pharmaceuticals factory in space that could help improve the lives of patients undergoing antibody treatments for cancer and other diseases. Currently, for patients undergoing antibody cancer treatments, this involves spending hours at a time in hospital to undergo intravenous infusions, which are both time consuming and invasive. To address this issue, start-up company...
The Lab Awards, the leading awards ceremony for the UK’s laboratory industry, was held at The Vox, Birmingham, on November 1 and celebrated the lab industry’s key achievements from the past year. The event, brought to you by Lab Innovations and Laboratory News, crowned winners across fourteen categories, including Best Technology Innovation, Lab Technician of the Year and Sustainable Lab of the Year...
INTEGRA Biosciences is pleased to announce the release of a new eBook providing a complete guide to pipetting. Liquid handling protocols form the backbone of many life sciences workflows, and mastering correct pipetting practices plays a vital role in obtaining reliable experimental results. The eBook aims to equip readers with the essential knowledge and skills to turn pipetting from a tedious, necessary task into an efficient, accurate and enjoyable part of lab work...
Leading integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing organisation, Concept Life Sciences has carved out its Bradford analytical chemistry business to Cormica the specialists in testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Both Concept Life Sciences and Cormica are part of private equity house, Limerston Capital LLP and sit as part of its healthcare portfolio...
Cresset, an innovative provider of solutions for computer-aided drug design (CADD), design-make-test-analyze (DMTA) efficiency, and drug discovery contract research has been accepted onto the Innovate UK Scaleup Programme, which aims to help specially selected businesses with scaling potential realise their commercial ambitions. From its headquarters in Cambridge, UK, Cresset has ambitious plans to scale up its international operations, building on its existing commercial presence in North America and Asia...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and science and technology company Merck have renewed their strategic alliance in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs. Scientists in the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) will work with researchers at Merck on a range of related projects, each of which aim to discover and develop new small-molecule inhibitors of an exciting new class of cancer targets...
AMSBIO has published a case study that describes how a team of scientists, led by Dr. Roger Kamm from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a protocol for the fabrication of a 3D microfluidic neuromuscular platform that can be used to model Motor Neuron Diseases (MND’s). Researchers at MIT have developed novel approaches to unravel the pathogenesis of MNDs using CELLBANKER® 1 and STEM-CELLBANKER® cryopreservation media from AMSBIO...
OGT, a Sysmex Group Company and leading global provider of genomic research and diagnostic solutions, is delighted to announce its new partnership with Intelliseq, a genome informatics company and innovative provider of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis solutions. This collaboration combines OGT's expansive SureSeq™ NGS portfolio with Intelliseq's state-of-the-art iFlow™ engine, resulting in a thorough and comprehensive NGS workflow—from sample to report...
Biotech company, Cytomos is pleased to announce that it has been selected to showcase its dielectric spectroscopy (CDS) platform at the BIA’s BioProcess UK Dragon’s Den special session focused on next generation analytical technologies, taking place on day two of this year’s annual conference: 30 November. Cytomos’ CSO, Dr. Lindsay Fraser, will highlight the benefits and full potential of Cytomos’ transformative CDS technology and take questions from inquisitive delegates...
A new development in Cell Line Engineering technology is set to cut drug development times by up to 12 months, allowing greater reinvestment in lifesaving medicines, and a quicker path to market. Promega, the company behind the breakthrough, has developed ready-to-use CRISPR-generated Knock-In Reporter Cell Lines that contain a proprietary, small bioluminescent tag. Not only will this discovery accelerate products to market, but it can save biotech companies up to £6 million in the drug development process...
The Pistoia Alliance
Presenting the newest release of FOCUS, brought to you by Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS). Focus is your essential list of top scientific items at amazing prices. This issue is brimming with exclusive offers on top-tier products from industry-leading brands that define the cutting edge of scientific research. SLS has handpicked offers on the finest products from leading scientific brands...
Four trusts in the Greater Manchester Pathology Network are working to deploy Clinisys’ laboratory information management system (LIMS) in a way that will enable them to work more collaboratively and improve services for clinicians and patients. In a series of tenders, Tameside, Stockport, Bolton, and Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Trusts have all awarded Clinisys for their WinPath LIMS, and plans are now being developed to interface the systems to create an “integrated, interoperable LIMS service” across the network...
Eremid® Genomic Services, LLC (“Eremid”) announces a strategic partnership with Semaphore Solutions, a leader in informatics services and SaaS solutions for the life sciences industry. Eremid will implement Semaphore’s Labbit LIMS across its research, clinical, and training labs, a move that will advance its laboratory operations in customized contract research...
Whilst commonly used air displacement pipettes are highly accurate for most pipetting applications, their performance is adversely affected by the physical properties of the solutions handled, such as viscosity, volatility, surface tension and temperature. However, positive displacement pipettes like Gilson's ergonomic MICROMAN® E and Capillary Pistons (CPs) work differently, and volume delivery is unaffected by the nature of the sample...
Diagnosing hormone-based disorders using saliva samples dates back to the 1980s, but it is only the sensitivity improvements over the last decade that has led to saliva-based diagnostics becoming a viable alternative to blood testing. Biovis’ Diagnostik, a medical laboratory based in Limburg, Germany, has been at the forefront of saliva diagnostics since 2012, providing comprehensive testing to improve the analysis of hormone-based disorders....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Jennifer Field, an influential researcher in environmental analysis, has been selected to receive a prestigious Agilent Thought Leader Award. A professor in the Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Field focuses her research on the quantitative analysis of organic micropollutants and their transformation products in natural and engineered systems, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
Asynt, a renowned provider of laboratory equipment, has collaborated with Almac Sciences, a leading specialist in API development and manufacturing, to design and supply a range of bespoke reactor vessels. This case study showcases the successful partnership between the two companies, highlighting the benefits of utilizing Asynt’s lab vessels to streamline Almac Sciences’ scale-up process...
The UK’s largest trade show for the entire laboratory industry, Lab Innovations, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, earlier this month to champion sustainability and innovation in the lab industry. This year’s show saw record-breaking numbers across the board, with more exhibitors, speakers and visitors than ever at Lab Innovations 2023. 4,362 visitors attended the show across two days to network and do business with 202 exhibitors, 80% per cent of which have already rebooked for next year...
Laboratory liquid handling workflows are well-known for using large quantities of disposable plastics, yet many facilities are striving to reduce their carbon footprints. To aid these efforts, INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away USD 500 worth of environmentally-friendly reagent reservoirs to each of 30 lucky participants in an exciting prize draw. Win USD 500 worth of reagent reservoirs and become a greener lab...
New Consortium Aims to Share Best Practices and Increase our Understanding of Genetic Disease. PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced the creation of the HiFi Solves consortium. This global consortium brings together researchers from 15 leading genomics research institutions across 11 countries to study the value HiFi-based human genome sequencing may have in clinical research applications and to further our understanding of genetic diseases...
An updated case study from Autoscribe Informatics highlights how Pixelle Specialty Solutions uses Matrix Gemini LIMS for its manufacturing QA processes. Pixelle Specialty Solutions® is the largest and fastest-growing manufacturer of specialty papers in North America with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in the industry. Their products include many types of papers, envelopes, books, bags and even self-adhesive labels...
A start-up is developing technology to build a pharmaceuticals factory in space that could help improve the lives of patients undergoing antibody treatments for cancer and other diseases. Currently, for patients undergoing antibody cancer treatments, this involves spending hours at a time in hospital to undergo intravenous infusions, which are both time consuming and invasive. To address this issue, start-up company...
The Lab Awards, the leading awards ceremony for the UK’s laboratory industry, was held at The Vox, Birmingham, on November 1 and celebrated the lab industry’s key achievements from the past year. The event, brought to you by Lab Innovations and Laboratory News, crowned winners across fourteen categories, including Best Technology Innovation, Lab Technician of the Year and Sustainable Lab of the Year...
INTEGRA Biosciences is pleased to announce the release of a new eBook providing a complete guide to pipetting. Liquid handling protocols form the backbone of many life sciences workflows, and mastering correct pipetting practices plays a vital role in obtaining reliable experimental results. The eBook aims to equip readers with the essential knowledge and skills to turn pipetting from a tedious, necessary task into an efficient, accurate and enjoyable part of lab work...
Leading integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing organisation, Concept Life Sciences has carved out its Bradford analytical chemistry business to Cormica the specialists in testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Both Concept Life Sciences and Cormica are part of private equity house, Limerston Capital LLP and sit as part of its healthcare portfolio...
Cresset, an innovative provider of solutions for computer-aided drug design (CADD), design-make-test-analyze (DMTA) efficiency, and drug discovery contract research has been accepted onto the Innovate UK Scaleup Programme, which aims to help specially selected businesses with scaling potential realise their commercial ambitions. From its headquarters in Cambridge, UK, Cresset has ambitious plans to scale up its international operations, building on its existing commercial presence in North America and Asia...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and science and technology company Merck have renewed their strategic alliance in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs. Scientists in the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) will work with researchers at Merck on a range of related projects, each of which aim to discover and develop new small-molecule inhibitors of an exciting new class of cancer targets...
AMSBIO has published a case study that describes how a team of scientists, led by Dr. Roger Kamm from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a protocol for the fabrication of a 3D microfluidic neuromuscular platform that can be used to model Motor Neuron Diseases (MND’s). Researchers at MIT have developed novel approaches to unravel the pathogenesis of MNDs using CELLBANKER® 1 and STEM-CELLBANKER® cryopreservation media from AMSBIO...
OGT, a Sysmex Group Company and leading global provider of genomic research and diagnostic solutions, is delighted to announce its new partnership with Intelliseq, a genome informatics company and innovative provider of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis solutions. This collaboration combines OGT's expansive SureSeq™ NGS portfolio with Intelliseq's state-of-the-art iFlow™ engine, resulting in a thorough and comprehensive NGS workflow—from sample to report...
Biotech company, Cytomos is pleased to announce that it has been selected to showcase its dielectric spectroscopy (CDS) platform at the BIA’s BioProcess UK Dragon’s Den special session focused on next generation analytical technologies, taking place on day two of this year’s annual conference: 30 November. Cytomos’ CSO, Dr. Lindsay Fraser, will highlight the benefits and full potential of Cytomos’ transformative CDS technology and take questions from inquisitive delegates...
A new development in Cell Line Engineering technology is set to cut drug development times by up to 12 months, allowing greater reinvestment in lifesaving medicines, and a quicker path to market. Promega, the company behind the breakthrough, has developed ready-to-use CRISPR-generated Knock-In Reporter Cell Lines that contain a proprietary, small bioluminescent tag. Not only will this discovery accelerate products to market, but it can save biotech companies up to £6 million in the drug development process...