The largest study ever conducted on drug resistance in patients infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in Europe shows that half of patients in whom HBV is not fully suppressed by treatment harbor the drug-resistant virus.
This is because doctors in Europe are still prescribing old antiviral drugs, which may also cause resistance to modern compounds. The researchers reported these results in the latest issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, published this week. According to the WHO, approximately 13 million people in Europe are chronically infected with the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). These patients often develop a severe form of liver inflammation...
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed EM Resolutions Limited as their exclusive distributor for their decontamination products in the UK & Ireland.
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for the UK and Irish markets. Founded in 2012, EM Resolutions offers a wide range of consumables and accessories for the electron microscopy market place. Steve Cham, Sales Director of EM Resolutions, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. “XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
Brookfield Engineering, the world standard for viscosity measurement and control, offers its Practical Course on Viscosity Measurements.
This popular course is designed to help Brookfield viscometer users comprehend the functionality of their instrument, solve the mysteries of fluid behavior and Rheology, and create successful and repeatable viscosity test methods for use in both R&D and QA/QC environments. Consistent measurement is vital in the success of any product and understanding viscosity is a key part to maintaining quality control. The course is offered at Brookfield’s headquarters in Middleboro, MA and...
University of Leicester researchers involved in study demonstrating how combining novel treatments currently in development may lead to better asthma control.
Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, working with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Genentech, have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by the activity of different genes in an individual’s airways. Asthma affects about five million people in the UK. Not all patients respond...
DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell life science products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting edge lung stem cell technology from the University of Cambridge.
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells form...
The newly developed mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma from Analytik Jena, PlasmaQuant ® MS, provides ADD 10 — the all-digital detection technology covering 10 orders of magnitude linear dynamic range.
Equipped with advanced control technology the ADD 10 automatically dilutes signals up to 4 orders of magnitude electronically. This guarantees optimum signal detection independent from the concentration level of an element in the sample. The ADD 10 thus emphasizes the flexible and user-friendly concept of PlasmaQuant ® MS systems. In addition to that, this technology enables a previously unattained detector lifetime, thereby improving the...
Vivantis Technologies announces the establishment of a European centre to support and promote the sales and distribution of its range.
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples. The purification columns...
In the run up to Oxford Global’s 4th Annual Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Congress 2015, we spoke with Dylan Jones, a special scientist at Genzyme and Nicolas Mermond, a professor of biotechnology at the University of Lausanne.
Both are confirmed speakers at the congress, where they will respectively talk about the use of spectroscopy in bioprocessing and the use of Next Generation Sequencing to assess clonality. Dylan Jones: You are presenting on the use of spectroscopy in bioprocessing this year. What particular kinds of challenges are you/your group facing in this area currently? “It is a very exciting and interesting time for PAT in bioprocess development. Everywhere...
The European market is set to benefit from WHEATON’s recently introduced MicroLiter Certified Clean Vials, designed to allow more reliable transfer of samples from the prep lab to the autosampler.
Critical physical dimensions and chemical cleanliness are fully tested to ensure that no trace residues are present, with each vial cleaned and packaged in a certified Class 10,000 cleanroom using a process developed to eliminate vial-associated errors. Closures are supplied in sealed containers, and closure and septa cleanliness can be maintained using the unique MicroLiter Closure Dispenser to reduce handling. All vials have been checked for...
LGC, the international life sciences and measurement company, today announces that it has acquired Thistle QA, provider of a comprehensive range of over 35 proficiency testing (PT) schemes to over 6,000 participants, mainly in the clinical sector. PT is also known as EQA (external quality assessment).
Thistle’s schemes cover:
Clinical chemistry in blood, serum and urine for a range of important tests e.g. cardiac markers, serology, haematology
Oxford Global Conferences are proud to present the Cell & Gene Therapy with our co-located 2nd Annual Stem Cell Congress is taking place on the 9th & 10th of November in London, UK.
Over 170 senior delegates will represent global pharmaceutical organisations, leading biotech companies and internationally renowned academic institutions. The Congress will provide over 20 presentations, case studies and panel discussions focusing on the key issues in the industry, from stem cell development and bioprocessing optimisation to commercial production and clinical trials. Attend our Cell & Gene Therapy Congress to take part in...
A new technical poster produced by Genevac, in conjunction with the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (Horsham, UK), examines the application of eXalt™ evaporative crystallisation technology to drug discovery projects.
eXalt™ is a proprietary Genevac technology designed to control evaporation using restricting baffles. Using this technology multiple solvents can be screened in parallel to identify optimum crystallisation conditions for amorphous materials. In the pharmaceutical industry, physical form can pose a significant challenge for small molecule drug discovery projects transitioning between the optimisation and characterisation phases. A crystalline form is desirable...
High Performance, Compact Flow Cytometry Instrument Delivers Full Analysis Capabilities
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is running a major competition for flow cytometry scientists, with the prize the recently launched CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer, valued at approximately 200,000 US dollars. Applicants are being asked to challenge the CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer to solve a key experimental puzzle for their research and to describe how it would deliver the solution, in 300 words or less. For more information visit: CytoFLEX Competition...
Science World, the United Kingdom’s premier laboratory experience, is gearing up for its Silver Jubilee event on 7 October at Doncaster Racecourse.
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, showcases the very latest in laboratory innovations with thousands of products in action and is ideal for anyone who works in or around a laboratory. Celebrating the 25th Science World marks a significant milestone in the company’s history. Organised by Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, this show provides an unrivalled day out for all those involved in the laboratory...
Herolab GmbH Laborgeräte of Wiesloch in Germany who manufactures products for Life Science research, diagnostics and production has opened a UK based office.
This new office based in Cambridge, has been opened to help service the growing number of users in the UK and well as offering sales and support for a number of International dealers and customers. This expansion coincides with the Company recently being awarded a coveted German Stifterverband seal which is only given to those companies who can show new discoveries and who can create innovative solutions.....
Vivantis Technologies announces the establishment of a European centre to support and promote the sales and distribution of its range.
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples....
Partnership seeks to advance scientific discovery by offering important bioreagents
Kerafast Inc., developers of an online platform to facilitate accessibility to unique bioresearch materials from academic and government laboratories across the globe, today announced an agreement to make important research materials from the National Cancer Institute available through Kerafast’s platform. With this agreement, Kerafast has now partnered with 122institutes....
DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell life science products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting edge lung stem cell technology from the University of Cambridge.
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells...
Oxford Global Conferences are delighted to announce the 2nd Annual Stem Cell Congress with our co-located Cell & Gene Therapy is taking place on the 9th & 10th of November in London, UK.
Over 170 senior delegates will represent global pharmaceutical organisations, leading biotech companies and internationally renowned academic institutions. The Congress will provide over 20 presentations, case studies and panel discussions focusing on the key issues in the industry, from stem cell development and bioprocessing optimisation to commercial production and clinical trials. Attend our 2nd Annual Stem Cell Congress to take part in...
INJECTABLE manufacturing specialist Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has successfully completed a scheduled inspection from the UK Government Regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) received no critical or major observations and this comes amidst various quality-related issues affecting several other sterile manufacturing sites in the UK and US. Symbiosis has been re-inspected and approved for the ongoing production of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP’s) for clinical trials, In a further boost to support the growth and strategic development of the company, it received confirmation...
Several innovations yield unmatched reproducibility and consistency of NGSlibraries
New England Biolabs® (NEB®) announces the release of the NEBNext Library Quant Kit for Illumina®, a qPCR-based solution for accurate next generation sequencing library quantitation. This kit offers several improvements over other commercially available library quantitation methods, including greater accuracy and, consequently, higher correlation with cluster numbers, higher reproducibility, a more convenient protocol and supplied kit components...
ZEISS and arivis AG partner to provide leading 3D imaging systems
New microscopy technologies, such as light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) or clearing methods, allow the imaging of large samples at high resolution or high frame rates. Handling, processing, and analyzing these multi-terabyte data sets has become increasingly difficult for scientists, e.g. in developmental biology and neuroscience. New tools are needed to overcome these challenges. Therefore, ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete...
This is because doctors in Europe are still prescribing old antiviral drugs, which may also cause resistance to modern compounds. The researchers reported these results in the latest issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, published this week. According to the WHO, approximately 13 million people in Europe are chronically infected with the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). These patients often develop a severe form of liver inflammation...
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for the UK and Irish markets. Founded in 2012, EM Resolutions offers a wide range of consumables and accessories for the electron microscopy market place. Steve Cham, Sales Director of EM Resolutions, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. “XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
This popular course is designed to help Brookfield viscometer users comprehend the functionality of their instrument, solve the mysteries of fluid behavior and Rheology, and create successful and repeatable viscosity test methods for use in both R&D and QA/QC environments. Consistent measurement is vital in the success of any product and understanding viscosity is a key part to maintaining quality control. The course is offered at Brookfield’s headquarters in Middleboro, MA and...
Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, working with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Genentech, have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by the activity of different genes in an individual’s airways. Asthma affects about five million people in the UK. Not all patients respond...
The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. The technology, licensed to DefiniGEN by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge uses induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, to recreate embryonic lung development in the lab by activating a process known as gastrulation, in which the cells form...
Equipped with advanced control technology the ADD 10 automatically dilutes signals up to 4 orders of magnitude electronically. This guarantees optimum signal detection independent from the concentration level of an element in the sample. The ADD 10 thus emphasizes the flexible and user-friendly concept of PlasmaQuant ® MS systems. In addition to that, this technology enables a previously unattained detector lifetime, thereby improving the...
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples. The purification columns...
Both are confirmed speakers at the congress, where they will respectively talk about the use of spectroscopy in bioprocessing and the use of Next Generation Sequencing to assess clonality. Dylan Jones: You are presenting on the use of spectroscopy in bioprocessing this year. What particular kinds of challenges are you/your group facing in this area currently? “It is a very exciting and interesting time for PAT in bioprocess development. Everywhere...
Critical physical dimensions and chemical cleanliness are fully tested to ensure that no trace residues are present, with each vial cleaned and packaged in a certified Class 10,000 cleanroom using a process developed to eliminate vial-associated errors. Closures are supplied in sealed containers, and closure and septa cleanliness can be maintained using the unique MicroLiter Closure Dispenser to reduce handling. All vials have been checked for...
Thistle’s schemes cover:
Over 170 senior delegates will represent global pharmaceutical organisations, leading biotech companies and internationally renowned academic institutions. The Congress will provide over 20 presentations, case studies and panel discussions focusing on the key issues in the industry, from stem cell development and bioprocessing optimisation to commercial production and clinical trials. Attend our Cell & Gene Therapy Congress to take part in...
eXalt™ is a proprietary Genevac technology designed to control evaporation using restricting baffles. Using this technology multiple solvents can be screened in parallel to identify optimum crystallisation conditions for amorphous materials. In the pharmaceutical industry, physical form can pose a significant challenge for small molecule drug discovery projects transitioning between the optimisation and characterisation phases. A crystalline form is desirable...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is running a major competition for flow cytometry scientists, with the prize the recently launched CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer, valued at approximately 200,000 US dollars. Applicants are being asked to challenge the CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer to solve a key experimental puzzle for their research and to describe how it would deliver the solution, in 300 words or less. For more information visit: CytoFLEX Competition...
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, showcases the very latest in laboratory innovations with thousands of products in action and is ideal for anyone who works in or around a laboratory. Celebrating the 25th Science World marks a significant milestone in the company’s history. Organised by Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, this show provides an unrivalled day out for all those involved in the laboratory...
This new office based in Cambridge, has been opened to help service the growing number of users in the UK and well as offering sales and support for a number of International dealers and customers. This expansion coincides with the Company recently being awarded a coveted German Stifterverband seal which is only given to those companies who can show new discoveries and who can create innovative solutions.....
Vivantis specialize in the production of Restriction Enzymes, DNA extraction kits, DNA amplification reagents including kits for molecular biology applications, recombinant enzymes, improved protein stains, markers and ladders. To mark this event Vivantis is running a promotion for its GF-1 Nucleic acid extraction kits. These kits provide a rapid and efficient method for purification of nucleic acid from various samples....
Kerafast Inc., developers of an 
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) received no critical or major observations and this comes amidst various quality-related issues affecting several other sterile manufacturing sites in the UK and US. Symbiosis has been re-inspected and approved for the ongoing production of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP’s) for clinical trials, In a further boost to support the growth and strategic development of the company, it received confirmation...
New England Biolabs® (NEB®) announces the release of the NEBNext Library Quant Kit for Illumina®, a qPCR-based solution for accurate next generation sequencing library quantitation. This kit offers several improvements over other commercially available library quantitation methods, including greater accuracy and, consequently, higher correlation with cluster numbers, higher reproducibility, a more convenient protocol and supplied kit components...
New microscopy technologies, such as light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) or clearing methods, allow the imaging of large samples at high resolution or high frame rates. Handling, processing, and analyzing these multi-terabyte data sets has become increasingly difficult for scientists, e.g. in developmental biology and neuroscience. New tools are needed to overcome these challenges. Therefore, ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete...