Leading research and advisory firm, BioInformatics LLC, today announced that 50 companies have met the criteria for nomination as a potential recipient of the prestigious Life Science Industry Awards®.
Over 1,000 scientific customers named more than 400 individual life science companies as “best-in-class” in 30 different award categories. Only 50, however, met the criteria for inclusion as a nominee on the ballot ballot now being completed by thousands of scientists around the world. Their votes will determine the Winners to be named at a gala ceremony to be held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC on November 18, 2014...
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a global technology and market leader in in situ nucleic acid detection for life science research and clinical diagnostics, has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant from National Cancer Institute (NCI) under its SBIR Phase II Program.
ACD and its academic partner Cleveland Clinic will use the grant to develop and validate a diagnostic test based on ACD’s proprietary RNAscope® technology for discriminating various B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) from benign lymphoproliferative diseases. “This award is a further validation of the clinical utility of RNAscope technology. We are very pleased that NCI has recognized the diagnostic potential of...
Scientists have developed a faster method of producing an effective vaccine for the devastating animal disease caused by Bluetongue virus (BTV); a virus that has infected and killed thousands of livestock throughout the world.
BTV is spread to cattle, sheep and some other wild ruminants by a type of midge, which is a biting insect. Infected animals experience a range of symptoms, which are fatal in some cases. There are also indirect impacts including weight loss and reduced milk production. Previous prevention measures have included the culling of animals along with the use of inactivated vaccines...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography (IC)-based method to simultaneously determine lithium, sodium, and calcium in lithium carbonate without handling hazardous reagents.
Application Note 1090: IC Assay for Lithium, Sodium, and Calcium in Lithium Carbonatedemonstrates accurate determinations of these three analytes by separation on a cation-exchange column and detection by suppressed conductivity. This approach offers a fast (25 minutes), simple, accurate, and robust alternative to the time-consuming assays for these three analytes in the current United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph...
The line-up for the Lions’ Lair competition at Lab Innovations 2014 has finally been unveiled.
Metrohm, Asynt, Spex Certiprep and the current reigning champions, Cleaver Scientific, will all step into the Lair, pitching their latest technologies and innovations to an expert panel of judges, in front of a live audience, in order to win best in show. First into the Lair will be Cleaver Scientific, with its new product, the COMPAC-50 High Throughput COMET Assay system. Comet Assay has become an increasingly popular procedure for assessing DNA damage...
Cleaver Scientific reports that its horizontal electrophoresis equipment is being used on the frontline of the UK fight against Ebola
The Cleaver Scientific MultiSUB electrophoresis system features in a recent ITV report on UK Government plans to step up Ebola screening of passengers arriving from West Africa at Heathrow and Gatwick airports as well as major rail terminus. At the Porton Down research centre in Wiltshire, UK - scientists are working on detecting and minimising the risk of the Ebola virus appearing in the UK. Currently researchers are analysing 10-15 blood samples / week taken from National Health Service (NHS) patients, all to date have proved negative for Ebola....
Read MoreWinner Announced in the First Annual Norman R. Alpert Research PrizeOct 27, 2014
Dr. Chris Berger, CMB Interim Director and Director of Graduate Education for the College of Medicine, announced the winner of the 2014 Norman R. Alpert Award at the annual Graduate Research Day for the CMB Program event held October 2, 2014.
Jacqueline Leung, a graduate student in the Cellular, Molecular and Biosciences (CMB) Program at the University of Vermont won for her publication, “Identification of T. gondii Myosin Light Chain-1 as a Direct Target of TachypleginA-2, a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Parasite Motility and Invasion.”1 Norman R. Alpert was Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Vermont from...
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, is delighted to announce that TAP Biosystems and Merck have been nominated as co-finalists for two awards at the prestigious 2014 BioProcess International (BPI) Awards.
The nominations recognise that the ambr250™ System, developed as a result of the collaboration, is a major advance in bioprocessing technology. At the BioProcess International Awards, TAP Biosystems and Merck have been selected as finalists in the ‘Best Collaboration Award’ and the ‘Best Technology Application — Upstream Award’ categories from amongst numerous outstanding industrial collaborations for their partnership to develop the...
Porvair Sciences, a world leader in applications optimised microplates and microplate equipment has appointed SPEware Corporation as its exclusive partner for supporting and servicing its UltraVap, MiniVap and UltraVap Mistral microplate sample concentration systems.
Steve Knight, Sales & Marketing Director at Porvair Sciences commented "We have seen US demand for affordable 96-well and 384-well microplate sample concentration systems grow considerably over the last few years. To enhance local informed support to this rapidly growing community of US customers we have turned to our well established US distribution partner - SPEware Corporation". He added "SPEware Corporation brings over 20-years’ experience of sample...
Dolomite, a pioneering microfluidics specialist, and Lab on a Chip are challenging entrepreneurial researchers, scientists and engineers to enter the Productizing Science Competition 2015, proposing novel, microfluidics-based concepts with commercial potential.
The Productizing Science Competition, jointly organized by Dolomite and Lab on a Chip, opens on the 1st of October 2014, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific innovation and commercial success by turning early stage technologies into market-leading products. This exciting competition offers the opportunity to take advantage of Dolomite’s invaluable commercial expertise and in-depth understanding of the international microfluidics market to...
Agreement brings together expertise to design, develop and market small molecule libraries targeting ubiquitin system proteins.
Ubiquigent Limited, a company specialising in ubiquitin cell-signalling system drug discovery capabilities and services, and the Drug Discovery Unit (the DDU) of the University of Dundee, announced today they have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and market new ubiquitin system targeted compound libraries aimed at discovering potent and selective therapeutics across multiple areas including; cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic...
The funding will help characterize the mechanism of action of nLife’s lead compound NLF-PD-1233 in a Parkinson disease model and find a proper dose to engage clinical development.
nLife Therapeutics, an early-stage biopharmaceutical company leading developments in nOligos (neuronal specific oligonucleotides) as therapeutic agents for CNS disorders, today announces that The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded the company a grant of USD 350,000 (EUR 271,000). nLife will conduct a research study entitled: “Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic characterization of a...
The incredibly powerful potential of photochemistry is revealed in four application notes recently posted by Suffolk-based flow chemistry engineering firm Vapourtec.
The four application notes cover 'Synthesis of Artemisinin using E-Seriesand UV-150 reactor' (Application Note 39), 'α-Photodecarboxylation of Phthaloyl Glycine' (38), 'Photochemical Transformation of Methyl Coumalate' (37) and '[2+2] Photocycloaddtion of Maleimide and 1-Hexyne' (36) and are available to download in full from the Vapourtec website. Vapourtec MD and founder Duncan Guthrie explained: "Taken together these...
Lyonbiopole announces that the French Health authority (ANSM) delivered to Accinov, its Innovation Centre, the authorization to open a pharmaceutical site.
This authorization will allow Accinov to support the companies hosted in the Centre for the production of biological drugs for clinical trials in particular with the pharmaceutical responsibility of Accinov. On September 11th, the French Health authority (ANSM) delivered to Accinov the authorization to open a pharmaceutical site in its facilities located in Lyon-Gerland Biodistrict. This authorization followed an application submitted by Accinov to the...
Porvair Sciences, in conjunction with researchers at Swansea University (UK) have written a new technical article entitled 'Chromatrap® 96: a new solid-state platform for high-throughput Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)'
Epigenetics is a fast-growing research area with wide applications, including disease mechanism profiling and personalized medicine strategies. ChIP is crucial to epigenetic research. Published in the latest issue of Nature Methods (11, 2014) the article provides an introduction to Chromatrap® 96 - a high-throughput ChIP analysis platform and demonstrates how it is able to profile up to 96 transcription factors and epigenetic modifications...
New research published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials suggests that graphene-treated nanowires could soon replace current touchscreen technology, significantly reducing production costs and allowing for more affordable, flexible displays.
The majority of today’s touchscreen devices, such as tablets and smartphones are made using indium tin oxide (ITO) which is both expensive and inflexible. Researchers from the University of Surrey and AMBER, the materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin have now demonstrated how graphene-treated nanowires can be used to produce flexible touchscreens at a fraction of the current cost. Using a simple, scalable and...
Cherwell Secures UK Distribution Agreement with Mar Cor for Cleanroom Decontamination Products.
The importance of efficient, reliable decontamination of cleanrooms and other critical areas within the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech industries is undeniable. Having signed a UK distribution agreement with Mar Cor Purification, Cherwell Laboratories can now offer a range of dry fog technology and cold sterilant products to...
20-year study uncovers rising rates of antibiotic failure for common infections - research shows pneumonia and bronchitis are the most stubborn infections to treat.
Over a 22-year period more than one in 10 of all antibiotic treatments in a primary care setting have failed. This rate has increased and continues to rise, according to a new study which analysed almost 11 million antibiotic prescriptions in the UK. Much data has been gathered about antibiotic resistance in hospitals, but virtually nothing is known about the frequency and pattern of antibiotic failure in primary care....
Read MoreNew Methodology for CHN Determination of Liquid SamplesOct 23, 2014
Exeter Analytical has published an application note demonstrating the utility of its Model 440 CHN microanalysis system for precise determination of percentage Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen content of often demanding liquid samples.
The analysis of liquid samples, including volatile liquids, can be done quite easily on the Exeter Analytical Model 440 system without sacrificing accuracy or precision and without the need for expensive liquid autosamplers. The new application note 233 describes how a special liquid sample preparation technique together with controlled introduction of the sealed capsules into the Model 440 eliminates the problems associated with...
Agreement covers development of molecular reference standards for companion diagnostics.
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announces that its business unit Horizon Diagnostics has signed a Master Services Agreement with a major global diagnostic development company and a US biopharmaceutical company to support the development of companion diagnostics for novel, genetically-targeted...
Microfluidics specialist Dolomite has teamed up with Lab on a Chip and the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society to create the first ever MicroTAS Video Competition.
Now in its 18th year, MicroTAS (the International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences) runs from the 26th to 30th of October in San Antonio, Texas. This exciting competition will give anyone registered for the event the opportunity to win Dolomite microfluidics equipment worth $2,500 by creating a scientific or educational short film on micro- or nanofluidics. Videos can be fun, artistic, surprising or just...
Avacta’s Optim® 2 platform is an innovative analytical instrument designed to probe multiple protein stability indicating parameters at high speed using ultra-low sample volumes.
Developed to reduce the time and cost of therapeutic protein preformulation studies, the functionality of this compact instrument family has now been further enhanced with the addition of two new models. The Optim 375 is intended for the investigation of complex mixtures of membrane proteins, using an additional 375 nm laser source to provide a novel stability screen based on the chemical reactivity of cysteine residues....
Over 1,000 scientific customers named more than 400 individual life science companies as “best-in-class” in 30 different award categories. Only 50, however, met the criteria for inclusion as a nominee on the ballot ballot now being completed by thousands of scientists around the world. Their votes will determine the Winners to be named at a gala ceremony to be held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC on November 18, 2014...
ACD and its academic partner Cleveland Clinic will use the grant to develop and validate a diagnostic test based on ACD’s proprietary RNAscope® technology for discriminating various B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) from benign lymphoproliferative diseases. “This award is a further validation of the clinical utility of RNAscope technology. We are very pleased that NCI has recognized the diagnostic potential of...
BTV is spread to cattle, sheep and some other wild ruminants by a type of midge, which is a biting insect. Infected animals experience a range of symptoms, which are fatal in some cases. There are also indirect impacts including weight loss and reduced milk production. Previous prevention measures have included the culling of animals along with the use of inactivated vaccines...
Application Note 1090: IC Assay for Lithium, Sodium, and Calcium in Lithium Carbonatedemonstrates accurate determinations of these three analytes by separation on a cation-exchange column and detection by suppressed conductivity. This approach offers a fast (25 minutes), simple, accurate, and robust alternative to the time-consuming assays for these three analytes in the current United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph...
Jacqueline Leung, a graduate student in the Cellular, Molecular and Biosciences (CMB) Program at the University of Vermont won for her publication, “Identification of T. gondii Myosin Light Chain-1 as a Direct Target of TachypleginA-2, a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Parasite Motility and Invasion.”1 Norman R. Alpert was Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Vermont from...
The nominations recognise that the ambr250™ System, developed as a result of the collaboration, is a major advance in bioprocessing technology. At the BioProcess International Awards, TAP Biosystems and Merck have been selected as finalists in the ‘Best Collaboration Award’ and the ‘Best Technology Application — Upstream Award’ categories from amongst numerous outstanding industrial collaborations for their partnership to develop the...
Steve Knight, Sales & Marketing Director at Porvair Sciences commented "We have seen US demand for affordable 96-well and 384-well microplate sample concentration systems grow considerably over the last few years. To enhance local informed support to this rapidly growing community of US customers we have turned to our well established US distribution partner - SPEware Corporation". He added "SPEware Corporation brings over 20-years’ experience of sample...
The Productizing Science Competition, jointly organized by Dolomite and Lab on a Chip, opens on the 1st of October 2014, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific innovation and commercial success by turning early stage technologies into market-leading products. This exciting competition offers the opportunity to take advantage of Dolomite’s invaluable commercial expertise and in-depth understanding of the international microfluidics market to...
Ubiquigent Limited, a company specialising in ubiquitin cell-signalling system drug discovery capabilities and services, and the Drug Discovery Unit (the DDU) of the University of Dundee, announced today they have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and market new ubiquitin system targeted compound libraries aimed at discovering potent and selective therapeutics across multiple areas including; cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic...
nLife Therapeutics, an early-stage biopharmaceutical company leading developments in nOligos (neuronal specific oligonucleotides) as therapeutic agents for CNS disorders, today announces that The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded the company a grant of USD 350,000 (EUR 271,000). nLife will conduct a research study entitled: “Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic characterization of a...
The four application notes cover 'Synthesis of Artemisinin using E-Seriesand UV-150 reactor' (Application Note 39), 'α-Photodecarboxylation of Phthaloyl Glycine' (38), 'Photochemical Transformation of Methyl Coumalate' (37) and '[2+2] Photocycloaddtion of Maleimide and 1-Hexyne' (36) and are available to download in full from the Vapourtec website. Vapourtec MD and founder Duncan Guthrie explained: "Taken together these...
This authorization will allow Accinov to support the companies hosted in the Centre for the production of biological drugs for clinical trials in particular with the pharmaceutical responsibility of Accinov. On September 11th, the French Health authority (ANSM) delivered to Accinov the authorization to open a pharmaceutical site in its facilities located in Lyon-Gerland Biodistrict. This authorization followed an application submitted by Accinov to the...
Epigenetics is a fast-growing research area with wide applications, including disease mechanism profiling and personalized medicine strategies. ChIP is crucial to epigenetic research. Published in the latest issue of Nature Methods (11, 2014) the article provides an introduction to Chromatrap® 96 - a high-throughput ChIP analysis platform and demonstrates how it is able to profile up to 96 transcription factors and epigenetic modifications...
The majority of today’s touchscreen devices, such as tablets and smartphones are made using indium tin oxide (ITO) which is both expensive and inflexible. Researchers from the University of Surrey and AMBER, the materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin have now demonstrated how graphene-treated nanowires can be used to produce flexible touchscreens at a fraction of the current cost. Using a simple, scalable and...
The importance of efficient, reliable decontamination of cleanrooms and other critical areas within the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech industries is undeniable. Having signed a UK distribution agreement with Mar Cor Purification, Cherwell Laboratories can now offer a range of dry fog technology and cold sterilant products to...
Over a 22-year period more than one in 10 of all antibiotic treatments in a primary care setting have failed. This rate has increased and continues to rise, according to a new study which analysed almost 11 million antibiotic prescriptions in the UK. Much data has been gathered about antibiotic resistance in hospitals, but virtually nothing is known about the frequency and pattern of antibiotic failure in primary care....
The analysis of liquid samples, including volatile liquids, can be done quite easily on the Exeter Analytical Model 440 system without sacrificing accuracy or precision and without the need for expensive liquid autosamplers. The new application note 233 describes how a special liquid sample preparation technique together with controlled introduction of the sealed capsules into the Model 440 eliminates the problems associated with...
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announces that its business unit Horizon Diagnostics has signed a Master Services Agreement with a major global diagnostic development company and a US biopharmaceutical company to support the development of companion diagnostics for novel, genetically-targeted...
Now in its 18th year, MicroTAS (the International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences) runs from the 26th to 30th of October in San Antonio, Texas. This exciting competition will give anyone registered for the event the opportunity to win Dolomite microfluidics equipment worth $2,500 by creating a scientific or educational short film on micro- or nanofluidics. Videos can be fun, artistic, surprising or just...