ZEISS congratulates Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner on winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
All three underscored the value of microscopy in research with their discovery of methods to achieve superresolution. The limit of optical resolution calculated by Ernst Abbe, company founder Carl Zeiss's partner, in the 19th century has been considerably improved through the use of modern technologies. Today, photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM) enables scientists to view processes in living cells and tissues down to the molecular level – in other words, with resolution in...
The Precision Biosystems BlotCycler™ offers an automated system for performing western blots with high sensitivity and low background noise
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...
The P500 offers cost-effective bench top automation for clinical chemistry
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will launch its new economic walk-away clinical chemistry analyzer, the P500, at Medica, Dusseldorf (12-15 November 2014), on booth 3A 07. The new medium throughput system (215 tests/hour on a typical sample mix) is ergonomically designed and user-friendly with a high level of automation that delivers assured result quality. The advanced...
EnPresso growth systems now available to research scientists through Sigma-Aldrich
BioSilta Ltd, a developer of advanced, reagent-based microbial growth systems, today announced the signing of a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL). Research scientists now have the option of ordering BioSilta’s EnPresso® growth systems for microbial cell cultures through global supplier Sigma-Aldrich. BioSilta’s lead product range, EnPresso B growth systems, offer a series of reagent-based...
Cytation™ 5 is a uniquely integrated, configurable system that combines automated digital widefield microscopy with conventional multi-mode microplate detection to provide phenotypic cellular information and well-based quantitative data.
Epitopix, LLC, a privately held company based in Willmar, Minnesota, has been manufacturing veterinary vaccines for the improvement of animal health and human food safety since 2002.
In order to achieve the critical goal of scaling up production without compromising performance, Epitopix recently made the decision to invest in flow measurement technology that could be incorporated seamlessly into the vaccine manufacturing process. The basis for many of the vaccines manufactured by Epitopix is a patented process known as SRP® (Siderophore Receptor and Porin) Technology. The process begins with...
Antibiotic Research UK looks to find at least one drug before end of decade
Bacteria are now making antibiotics ineffective. Surgery as we know it today will become impossible – new hips, knees, organ transplantation and many cancer treatments will become high risk. To tackle this impending medical catastrophe a new national charity ‘Antibiotic Research UK– developing new antibiotics’ (acronym ANTRUK ) has been formed by a group of scientific experts from 14 of the country’s top universities and...
LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on users of their Ultramicroscope Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscope system to aid the research of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis under the supervision of Professor Vance Lemmon, the Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Developmental Neuroscience & Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami.
In 2003, Professor Vance Lemmon accepted a position at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami. This centre has taken the philosophy that by promoting interactions between basic and clinical scientists, it will be possible to speed the finding of a cure for a devastating clinical problem. This research has focused on answering questions that help define human spinal cord injury and reveal strategies for the repair of damaged spinal tissue...
Ever fancied a clear smooth coffee with all the flavour and none of the bitterness? This is what Richard Ayoade, presenter of Channel 4’s, the Gadget Man, wanted in his restaurant of the future.
Heidolph-UK was able to achieve this using the Hei-VAP rotary evaporator which featured in Series 3 Episode 7 about Cooking and Dining Out. Finding new ways of enhancing familiar flavours and even creating new flavours is at the heart of great cooking and is the reason why rotary evaporators are found not only in laboratories but also in the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants. Operating at a very low atmospheric pressure, the...
The new Genevac Rocket Synergy series sets a new benchmark in sample evaporation versatility through offering automated evaporation of a wide range of sample formats and sizes, from millilitres to tens of litres.
The Rocket Synergy can dry or concentrate up to six flasks, each containing a maximum of 450ml of solvent, or 18 ASE® vials, with no user intervention or attention. To extend operational versatility the Rocket Synergy flask rotor may be quickly removed and replaced with a stainless steel vessel allowing unattended automated batch processing of up to 5 litres per run. For larger volume applications the Rocket 4D Synergy also offers an automatic feed mode enabling processing of volumes of up to 100L in a...
Leading businesses and academic experts were brought together this week at a unique event designed to foster collaboration and innovation around food security and technology.
The N8 Industry Innovation Forum, held in York on October 7 and 8, saw delegates from industry, universities and other organisations and networks address topics including smart farming methods, achieving resilient supply chains and health nutrition, with the aim of generating new, step changing innovations in the field of global food security, and helping businesses commercialise their ideas. The N8 Research Partnership...
StarDrop 6.0 gives researchers the freedom to explore and organise complex project data in a flexible and intuitive way
Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the release of version 6.0 of its StarDrop™ software platform. This major new release introduces Card View™, an intuitive and highly flexible environment to view and interact with compound data in the context of discovery projects. Card View provides a unique and highly visual way to interpret data on compounds and their relationships, clearly highlighting the best chemistries and...
Today, Dutch biomedical big data company GENALICE officially launched its all-in-one appliance for Next-Gen Sequencing (NGS) data processing, the GENALICE VAULT, at the annual conference of the American Society of Human Genetics.
The VAULT is designed to optimally serve genomics teams to perform large-scale DNA studies, including population calling. GENALICE MAP offers processing speed increases over a hundred fold and superior outcome data in comparison to other pipelines with significant cost savings for its users. December last year, the company successfully launched the first version of its breakthrough NGS data processing software solution...
Improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry.
Beckman Coulter's Biomek NXp Workstation allows for reduced technician time and an improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry. With already developed methods and applications support, you can track sample information from preparation to final MS data. Most importantly, you get the hands-off approach you need to produce precise, consistent results that help you achieve your goals...
Proteome Discoverer™ users can generate spectral libraries with Spectronaut™ software
Biognosys AG, a Swiss Proteomics Company, announced today the new release of its Spectronaut™ software for analysis of Hyper Reaction Monitoring (HRM) data that will now support spectral library generation from the Thermo Scientific™ Proteome Discoverer™ platform. From August 2013 Spectronaut™ software supports the analysis of DIA data generated on the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive™ Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer....
The Society of Biology Photographer and Young Photographer of the Year were announced this evening (14th October) at the King’s Fund in London, as part of Biology Week.
Photographer of the Year: Billy Clapham, for ‘The Suburban Mum’: Billy, 19, has won £1000 for his image of a blackbird in his Lincolnshire back garden. (attached) Young Photographer of the Year: Nagarjun Ram, for ‘Courage Doesn’t Always ROAR’: Nagarjun, 17, has won £500 for his image of a Leopard looking at the him from a tree in Karantaka, India. Judge Tim Harris, from Nature Picture Library, said ‘Billy’s image of a female blackbird in a...
Sophia Genetics, the European leader in Clinical Genomics and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis, today launches a unique CFTR IVD Solution allowing clinicians to run full cystic fibrosis analysis in a single NGS experiment.
The CE-IVD marked solution covers the identification and characterisation of all types of variants in a single NGS experiment with clinical grade analytical performance. Until now, it has not been possible to simultaneously analyse all relevant CFTR variants in a one-step NGS experiment. But Sophia Genetics has made two major breakthroughs, which enable the Sophia Data Driven Medicine (DDM) platform to identify and characterise all types of...
AMSBIO announces the first commercially available gamma H2AX Pharmacodynamic assay kit for the study of double strand DNA breaks through the detection of gamma H2AX - a phosphorylated histone historically proven as a highly specific and sensitive molecular marker for double strand DNA damage detection.
This new assay has been developed for anti-cancer drug screening, basic research and upcoming clinical trials providing one of many needed tools to support hypothesis-driven drug design strategies. Documented variability in DNA double-strand break repair among different segments of the human population may contribute to patient specific therapeutic toxicities, enabling a more personalized approach to treatment. A quantitative determination of...
The PREP series of symposia is the most recognized international conference packed with expert professionals who address key developments, issues, and hottest topics in the Preparative and Process Liquid Chromatography field.
In September 2015, Utrecht University and University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht will begin offering a two-year Biofabrication research master’s program in partnership with three foreign universities.
The program is the first in the world in which students will study the technology involved in creating tissue, including 3D bioprinting. Students will spend one year at a partner university and will have the opportunity to obtain a double degree. The human body is not capable of replacing complete organs. However, thanks to the emerging regenerative medicine, we can help the body to repair organs and replace lost tissue. Biofabrication combines...
Horizon Discovery Group plc, a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has entered a worldwide co-exclusive distribution agreement with Haplogen Genomics GmbH (Haplogen).
The agreement provides Horizon with access to a new high-throughput, affordable cell line engineering service. Haplogen’s extensive experience with haploid cell lines, along with a highly optimized production pipeline, allows knockouts for any non-essential gene to be generated at a throughput of hundreds of new isogenic cell lines per month. This highly efficient operation for the first time puts custom and validated human isogenic cell line pairs in...
All three underscored the value of microscopy in research with their discovery of methods to achieve superresolution. The limit of optical resolution calculated by Ernst Abbe, company founder Carl Zeiss's partner, in the 19th century has been considerably improved through the use of modern technologies. Today, photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM) enables scientists to view processes in living cells and tissues down to the molecular level – in other words, with resolution in...
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will launch its new economic walk-away clinical chemistry analyzer, the P500, at Medica, Dusseldorf (12-15 November 2014), on booth 3A 07. The new medium throughput system (215 tests/hour on a typical sample mix) is ergonomically designed and user-friendly with a high level of automation that delivers assured result quality. The advanced...
BioSilta Ltd, a developer of advanced, reagent-based microbial growth systems, today announced the signing of a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL). Research scientists now have the option of ordering BioSilta’s EnPresso® growth systems for microbial cell cultures through global supplier Sigma-Aldrich. BioSilta’s lead product range, EnPresso B growth systems, offer a series of reagent-based...
In order to achieve the critical goal of scaling up production without compromising performance, Epitopix recently made the decision to invest in flow measurement technology that could be incorporated seamlessly into the vaccine manufacturing process. The basis for many of the vaccines manufactured by Epitopix is a patented process known as SRP® (Siderophore Receptor and Porin) Technology. The process begins with...
Bacteria are now making antibiotics ineffective. Surgery as we know it today will become impossible – new hips, knees, organ transplantation and many cancer treatments will become high risk. To tackle this impending medical catastrophe a new national charity ‘Antibiotic Research UK– developing new antibiotics’ (acronym ANTRUK ) has been formed by a group of scientific experts from 14 of the country’s top universities and...
In 2003, Professor Vance Lemmon accepted a position at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami. This centre has taken the philosophy that by promoting interactions between basic and clinical scientists, it will be possible to speed the finding of a cure for a devastating clinical problem. This research has focused on answering questions that help define human spinal cord injury and reveal strategies for the repair of damaged spinal tissue... 
Heidolph-UK was able to achieve this using the Hei-VAP rotary evaporator which featured in Series 3 Episode 7 about Cooking and Dining Out. Finding new ways of enhancing familiar flavours and even creating new flavours is at the heart of great cooking and is the reason why rotary evaporators are found not only in laboratories but also in the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants. Operating at a very low atmospheric pressure, the...
The Rocket Synergy can dry or concentrate up to six flasks, each containing a maximum of 450ml of solvent, or 18 ASE® vials, with no user intervention or attention. To extend operational versatility the Rocket Synergy flask rotor may be quickly removed and replaced with a stainless steel vessel allowing unattended automated batch processing of up to 5 litres per run. For larger volume applications the Rocket 4D Synergy also offers an automatic feed mode enabling processing of volumes of up to 100L in a...
The N8 Industry Innovation Forum, held in York on October 7 and 8, saw delegates from industry, universities and other organisations and networks address topics including smart farming methods, achieving resilient supply chains and health nutrition, with the aim of generating new, step changing innovations in the field of global food security, and helping businesses commercialise their ideas. The N8 Research Partnership...
Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the release of version 6.0 of its StarDrop™ software platform. This major new release introduces Card View™, an intuitive and highly flexible environment to view and interact with compound data in the context of discovery projects. Card View provides a unique and highly visual way to interpret data on compounds and their relationships, clearly highlighting the best chemistries and...
The VAULT is designed to optimally serve genomics teams to perform large-scale DNA studies, including population calling. GENALICE MAP offers processing speed increases over a hundred fold and superior outcome data in comparison to other pipelines with significant cost savings for its users. December last year, the company successfully launched the first version of its breakthrough NGS data processing software solution...
Beckman Coulter's Biomek NXp Workstation allows for reduced technician time and an improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry. With already developed methods and applications support, you can track sample information from preparation to final MS data. Most importantly, you get the hands-off approach you need to produce precise, consistent results that help you achieve your goals...
Biognosys AG, a Swiss Proteomics Company, announced today the new release of its Spectronaut™ software for analysis of Hyper Reaction Monitoring (HRM) data that will now support spectral library generation from the Thermo Scientific™ Proteome Discoverer™ platform. From August 2013 Spectronaut™ software supports the analysis of DIA data generated on the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive™ Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer....
Photographer of the Year: Billy Clapham, for ‘The Suburban Mum’: Billy, 19, has won £1000 for his image of a blackbird in his Lincolnshire back garden. (attached) Young Photographer of the Year: Nagarjun Ram, for ‘Courage Doesn’t Always ROAR’: Nagarjun, 17, has won £500 for his image of a Leopard looking at the him from a tree in Karantaka, India. Judge Tim Harris, from Nature Picture Library, said ‘Billy’s image of a female blackbird in a...
The CE-IVD marked solution covers the identification and characterisation of all types of variants in a single NGS experiment with clinical grade analytical performance. Until now, it has not been possible to simultaneously analyse all relevant CFTR variants in a one-step NGS experiment. But Sophia Genetics has made two major breakthroughs, which enable the Sophia Data Driven Medicine (DDM) platform to identify and characterise all types of...
This new assay has been developed for anti-cancer drug screening, basic research and upcoming clinical trials providing one of many needed tools to support hypothesis-driven drug design strategies. Documented variability in DNA double-strand break repair among different segments of the human population may contribute to patient specific therapeutic toxicities, enabling a more personalized approach to treatment. A quantitative determination of...
The program is the first in the world in which students will study the technology involved in creating tissue, including 3D bioprinting. Students will spend one year at a partner university and will have the opportunity to obtain a double degree. The human body is not capable of replacing complete organs. However, thanks to the emerging regenerative medicine, we can help the body to repair organs and replace lost tissue. Biofabrication combines...
The agreement provides Horizon with access to a new high-throughput, affordable cell line engineering service. Haplogen’s extensive experience with haploid cell lines, along with a highly optimized production pipeline, allows knockouts for any non-essential gene to be generated at a throughput of hundreds of new isogenic cell lines per month. This highly efficient operation for the first time puts custom and validated human isogenic cell line pairs in...