The ASpect CS software package version 2.0 for High-Resolution Continuum Source (HR-CS) AAS with the contrAA® series provides innovative new features significantly increasing productivity, flexibility and operation comfort.

The main new features include simultaneous multi-element analysis of any number of analytical wavelengths within the spectrum window. Integration ranges for each line can be selected freely, for increased sensitivity. A new background correction method and an improved spectral correction of interferences allow simple and automatic correction of complex structured spectral background and overlapping matrix lines. ASpect CS is operated...

Cepheid’s GeneXpert^® Infinity System lies at the heart of an innovative, award-winning sexual health screening service in Soho, London. Dean Street Express – run by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – was recently declared the winner of the prestigious Health Service Journal ‘Value in Healthcare Award.

The recently launched CellSep Advanced kit, for use in combination with the Arrow™ Instrument for the automated isolation of up to three cell types directly from whole blood or buffy coat¹, was among the new developments revealed to distributors at the Annual DiaSorin Molecular Distributor Meeting held in Bandol, South of France. 

As demand for more automated methods for molecular diagnostics and research increases, DiaSorin aims to ensure that its distributors are equipped to meet the evolving needs of customers. The distributors received a range of support materials to help inform and train scientists interested in using CellSep Advanced, including animated films on the use of the Arrow™ Instrument, product literature, and an Application Note from the...

Introducing the 5 megapixel DP27 and 3 megapixel DP22, Olympus presents its next generation of digital cameras for microscopy. Individual needs are met with multi-mode functionality, delivering Full-HD live images of unprecedented quality directly to the monitor.

Life-like digital microscopy is now a reality with the DP27 and DP22 digital cameras from Olympus. Both cameras deliver fluid imaging at Full-HD resolution via a USB 3.0 interface, and enable easy optimisation for each and every application with three distinct modes. With the next generation of Olympus digital microscopy camera, researchers can enjoy visualisation on a monitor that is virtually identical to that of the oculars....

New technique that identifies rare stem cells from bone marrow will give clinicians a fillip in stem-cell treatment of joint, bone and muscle repair.

The research will be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week. A team of scientists and engineers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have invented a new technique to identify populations of rare stem cells from bone marrow based on their different combinations of biophysical characteristics such as cell size, cell stiffness and nucleus deformation...

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only show dedicated to the latest laboratory technology and consumables, analytics and biotech equipment, returns to the Birmingham NEC on 5 & 6 November 2014.

ATCC increases focus on scientific reproducibility and leverages technological advances with new senior executive appointments

ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, is pleased to announce two important appointments to the senior leadership team. Barbie Bigelow has joined ATCC as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Technology and Dr. Maryellen de Mars also joins as the Senior Director for the Standards Resource Center. Both roles are new positions at ATCC.   Dr. Raymond H. Cypess, President and CEO at...

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has released an updated version of its feature-rich method evaluation software, StatisPro 3.0.

StatisPro software guides users through protocols to establish and verify test method performance characteristics. The protocols faithfully follow CLSI standards, so users can be confident that their analyses meet regulatory and accreditation requirements. This new version, StatisPro 3.0, includes an implementation of CLSI document EP09-A3—Measurement Procedure Comparison and Bias Estimation Using Patient Samples; Approved Guideline...

greenovation Biotech GmbH and BIOMEVA GmbH announced today the successful production of the world's first GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant batch of drug substance manufactured in moss for clinical use.

The drug substance, greenovation's pilot candidate Moss-aGal (recombinant human alpha-galactosidase), is planned to be used for clinical testing as a new generation of enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Fabry disease in the near term. Based on broad experience in the production of proteins for preclinical testing, this production technology has been raised to the next level of successful GMP-manufacturing. The manufacturing of...

Meet world’s first Mobile SEM - the Phenom desktop SEM. A fully integrated and accredited scanning electron microscope (SEM) with EDX to be used on every location for fast and accurate investigations and analysis.

The Phenom ProX is the ultimate all-in-one imaging and X-ray analysis system (EDX). With the Phenom ProX desktop SEM, sample structures can be physically examined and their elemental composition determined. Besides point analysis, the optional Elemental Mapping and Line Scan software allows further analysis of the distribution of elements....

Research to confirm clinical utility of PointMan™ and CTC-iChip technologies for non-invasive cancer diagnosis and monitoring.

EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics company, announces that it has entered into a two year research collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a global leader in successfully bridging innovative science with state-of-the-art clinical medicine, to develop PointMan™ assays that can effectively detect treatable cancer mutations in blood samples. The collaboration agreement has been signed following a detailed evaluation of...

The fight against cancer could be aided by new technical advances in filtration and separation technology.

Porvair Filtration Group believes that the evolution of its range of sintered porous plastics can help molecular biologists and clinicians better understand the mechanisms underlying cancer and other diseases. Scientists at the Wrexham division have developed BioVyon™ porous plastic materials which can now be used in a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical applications to offer better healthcare, improve medical knowledge and help with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases....

A Like for Like Comparison

There are a number of key advantages of a continuous flow approach to photochemistry over a traditional batch method including consistent light penetration, controlled exposure times, precise temperature control and easy scalability as well as the removal of photochemical products from the irradiated area. Comparing the two methods when it comes to the Photochemical Transformation of Methyl Coumalate reveals the substantial efficiencies and economies that can be accrued from flow chemistry.

Horizon Discovery Group plc has agreed to acquire Sage Labs Inc. for up to $16M (£9.8M) in cash and up to $32M (£19.6M) through the issue of new ordinary shares.

The acquisition of Sage, a world leader in the generation of advanced in vivo transgenic disease models for use in preclinical research, builds upon the acquisition of CombinatoRx in July and makes Horizon the world’s leading gene-editing company and the go-to company for the provision of integrated product, service and research solutions at all stages of translational genomics and personalized medicine research from sequence to treatment...

TAP Biosystems will be co-presenting a new bioprocess webinar with major US contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Gallus BioPharmaceuticals, on Thursday November 6th 2014 at 4pm GMT /5pm CEST / 8am PST / 11am EST.

The live event will detail how Gallus is using the ambr15™ automated microbioreactor system as a tool for implementing DoE (Design of Experiments) to accelerate biosimilar process development. Bioprocessing experts, Dr. Matt Zustiak, Principal Scientist at Gallus BioPharmaceuticals and Dr. Joanne Swihart, ambr15 Product Specialist at TAP Biosystems, will present data on how the ambr15 micro bioreactor system mimics large-scale cell culture to...

GENALICE and Knome, Inc. jointly announced that the Swiss Foundation for People with Rare Diseases has chosen to use their solutions in tandem to improve the Foundation’s processing and analysis of their Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.

GENALICE MAP is an ultra-fast and highly accurate NGS data preprocessing solution and will be connected to Knome’s informatics and genomics interpretation system, the knoSYS® platform. “In the era of high volume NGS data production, a streamlined and affordable pipeline for data processing and analysis is key,” explains Gabor Matyas from the Foundation. “The combination of the solutions of GENALICE and Knome allows our work to...

A new application note from AMSBIO, previously presented at both the 2014 Beatson International Cancer conference and the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2014 meeting in Manchester UK, introduces a more predictive and realistic model for early stage drug screening of cancer therapeutics.

The report shows that incorporating vascular and stromal cells with breast cancer tumor spheroids allows them to more closely mimic the extracellular environment, cellular architecture and behaviour of actual tumors; this triculture promotes growth, invasion and endothelial recruitment. Current 2D models for evaluating breast cancer progression do not provide a comprehensive, physiological approach to modeling the...

Use of Picsara will provide a more streamlined and secure approach to the patient journey.

HCA International, providers of world class private hospital care, are to collaborate with Swedish-based medical imaging specialists Mawell to transform the delivery of frontline care, enhance their service to patients and improve clinical safety and security. Launching across all HCA International’s clinical UK sites early next year Picsara, a unique multidisciplinary imaging software solution, will enable medical staff across various specialities to capture, store, distribute, analyse, annotate and measure all non-radiology medical images and videos efficiently and securely to help...

Thanks to a novel software upgrade from Olympus, an optical resolution of up to 120 nm is now achieved in cell and tissue imaging.

With the new Olympus FV-OSR software, the FluoView FV1200 is transformed into a powerful system for confocal Super Resolution microscopy. Introducing a smart route to Super Resolution microscopy, the Olympus FV-OSR software module enables users of the FluoView FV1200 easy access to what was previously the domain of only specialised microscopy systems. The extra detail offered by Super Resolution technology facilitates researchers in...

Titian Software has launched Mosaic 6.0, the latest version of its pre-eminent sample management software.

Ideal for the management of compounds, biologicals and reagents, Mosaic 6.0 developments include more intuitive interfaces for ordering and inventory searching, and additional functions all designed to further streamline laboratory workflows, save valuable work-time and maximise the cost-effective use of resources. With the release of Mosaic 6.0, a new optional Assay Requesting module is available which significantly improves the efficiency of...

A developer of stem cell organ regenerative medicine which was built on the foundations of a ground breaking operation which saved a ten year old boy’s life has secured funding totalling £3.1m.

Youngster Ciaran Finn-Lynch was critically ill with a rare condition that meant he had a narrow windpipe (trachea) which resulted in difficulties breathing. He had multiple operations, including inserting a metal stent to open his airway but this started to erode and cause life threatening bleeding. Ciaran is alive and well today as he was the lucky recipient of pioneering transplant surgery in 2010 which combined a donor windpipe with...

New Raptor™ C18 SPP LC column

Every LC lab has a cache of C18s, but every C18 is not created equal. Because the chemistry tends to be similar, the silica support that carries this ubiquitous octadecylsilane phase becomes vitally important. When you need a general-purpose LC column, don’t just grab any C18. Choose the speed, efficiency, and long-lasting ruggedness of the new Raptor™ C18 SPP LC column....