Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations provide detailed representations of particulate processes, considering all particle-particle and particle-geometry interactions. DEM has been used to model different industrial process, from blending, powder conveying and tabletting. To have detailed and accurate representation of the real material, a proper calibration of the DEM model parameters is essential. Join GranuTools on 18 April at 4 PM CET and learn how the use of digital twins allows you to have a proper calibration of the DEM model parameters...
INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away a VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette – as well as pipette tips and reservoirs worth $500 – in an exciting prize draw. The VIAFLO 96 is a compact and easy-to-use 96 channel handheld electronic pipette that can greatly improve your lab’s productivity, reproducibility and throughput. It is compatible with a selection of 10 unique pipetting heads in varying volume ranges (between 0.5 and 1250 µl), and can transfer 24 or 96 samples in a single step...
Limerston Capital LLP (Limerston Capital) has announced the acquisition of Concept Life Sciences, a leading integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing organisation, in a carve-out from Spectris plc. The deal will see Concept Life Sciences cement its position at the forefront of the pharmaceutical and life science sectors and provide it with a platform for further growth...
ZEISS is investing in life science start-up InSphero to further advance the adoption of 3D microtissues in research and drug development. InSphero AG, a pioneer in 3D spheroid and cell-based assays in pharmaceutical drug discovery and safety testing, has raised an eight-figure amount in its latest funding round. InSphero will utilize the proceeds to commercialize its cryo-preservation technology to enable further growth and scalability...
Edinburgh-based Ingenza, a pioneer in engineering biology, is delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary this month. The milestone will be marked with an event on the 20th of April for esteemed colleagues and guests, providing an opportunity to reflect on the many achievements of the last two decades and share the company’s exciting plans for the future. To kick off the event, Ingenza founder and CEO Ian Fotheringham will lead a presentation on the evolution of the company and its journey to success....
The STEDYCON™ STED microscope is a super-resolution fluorescence microscope, which allows researchers to visualize biological structures and processes at the nanoscale level with high accuracy and detail. The instrument will be an essential resource for biotech entrepreneurs at MBC BioLabs, enabling them to develop new products and therapies with increased efficiency and effectiveness...
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced new workflows developed with global agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience that enable high throughput plant and microbial genome sequencing. This collaboration, which originated at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Agricultural meeting last year, delivers end-to-end workflows that streamline DNA extraction through library preparation, enabling Corteva to sequence thousands of samples...
Together with other investors, temperature control specialist LAUDA has invested in the start-up MAGNOTHERM. With this round of financing, concluding at over 5 million EUR, the multiple award-winning start-up plans to start serial production of its first sustainable refrigerator. LAUDA has been following the development of the promising start-up from Darmstadt since 2019, through its innovative subsidiary new.degree GmbH...
Academics in chemistry, materials research and life sciences can tap into advanced AI tool. Machine learning pioneer Intellegens has launched the Alchemite™ Academic Programme, a new initiative that lowers the cost of and makes it easier for university researchers in chemistry, materials research, and life sciences to use its groundbreaking Alchemite™ technology. The Intellegens Alchemite™ software applies a machine learning (ML) algorithm originally developed at the University of Cambridge...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that the recipient of the 2023 Darlene Solomon Award is Kathryn Wolhuter, Ph.D., a senior postdoctoral researcher studying coronary heart disease at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia. The award was presented at the iSLS11 - 11th International Singapore Lipid Symposium held March 21–23 at the National University of Singapore...
Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2023 Young Chemist Award, Manish Samson. Manish is an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering in the Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory under Dr. Shalini Prasad. His research focuses on developing portable, point-of-care electrochemical biosensors for the detection of pesticides and other environmental contaminants in field-deployed conditions...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories (ATL), a leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) provider to several industries, including the water / wastewater, environmental, food / beverage and manufacturing industries, announced a growth investment from Symphony Technology Group (STG). ATL is a global leader in the LIMS market with more than 25 years of experience and 600+ successful laboratory deployments...
Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI for small molecule discovery, and PostEra, an AI-first biotechnology company with advanced machine learning (ML) technology for preclinical discovery, has announced a collaboration to integrate Optibrium’s StarDrop platform with PostEra’s Manifold software. StarDrop’s comprehensive suite of drug discovery software enables de novo compound design, optimisation, and data analysis and now, with the seamless integration...
INTEGRA Biosciences is pleased to introduce INTEGRA School of Pipetting, a new collection of high quality educational presentations for all your pipetting queries. This valuable resource covers a selection of key topics, including basic pipetting techniques, pipette maintenance guidelines and health advice for the prevention of repetitive strain injuries. These resources contain plenty of valuable tips about aspirating and dispensing, handling viscous liquids, cleaning and calibrating pipettes, optimal pipetting posture and more!...
Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, has announced new products and services focused on driving long-term success in the modern R&D lab. Biotech R&D is increasingly complex and data-driven, and in this environment, labs require not only purpose-built software, but also expert support and skills training. Benchling has developed the industry standard of how to digitize R&D and is now making its best practices available to biotechs large and small with these new offerings...
Analytik Jena GmbH has received two "Product of the Year 2023" awards from the industry journal LABO for its innovative and user-friendly products. The award goes to a product of the laboratory technology manufacturer from Jena in both the "Laboratory 4.0" and "Analytics" categories. With the products APU 28 connect for automated AOX sample preparation and the laboratory robot CyBio Carry for automating laboratory workflows in the life science sector, Analytik Jena was able to prevail over numerous competitors.
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced the first customer shipments of Revio long-read sequencing systems commenced on March 8, 2023. As previously announced, the Revio system features significant advances in SMRT Cell design, compute, and system architecture. Together, this enables a dramatic increase in throughput and lower sequencing costs with the trusted power of HiFi chemistry, which offers exceptional accuracy and direct methylation detection...
Pharmaceutical, agrochemical, petrochemical and food industries all rely on crystallization experiments to study impurities and assess product quality. The problem is, they all face significant challenges in the availability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), forcing them to conduct frequent and complex crystallization experiments with less material. Here, Dr Carmen Guguta, global head of business development and marketing at crystallization expert Technobis Crystallization Systems, explores how laboratories...
ACD/Labs will combine their expertise in chemical information management with the knowledge and expertise of ELSIE consortium members to create a searchable knowledge repository of pre?competitive data. ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, today announced a collaboration with the Extractables and Leachables Safety Information Exchange (ELSIE) consortium of bio/pharmaceutical and medical device companies...
New MultiDose system saves lab technicians up to six hours per experiment. Labman Automation, a UK-based company creating laboratory automation solutions, has partnered with collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, Universal Robots, to develop the MultiDose powder dosing system. The MultiDose system will enable pharmaceutical companies to rollout much needed products for testing, bringing them to market faster...
Many laboratories purchased pipetting solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help them cope with the high numbers of samples they were receiving every day for PCR testing. Now the pandemic has been brought somewhat under control, labs are once again able to concentrate their efforts on other vital work, but what has become of those pipetting platforms and devices? A recent survey conducted by INTEGRA provides insights into how these systems are finding new uses...
Cerno will be introducing a groundbreaking new software product for large molecule analysis with Mass Spectrometry. Using an entirely new approach for analyzing any large molecule including peptides, oligos, and proteins, SAMMI, for Spectrally Accurate Modeling of Multiply charged Ions uses a direct analytical model based on first principles. It will analyze each and every ion of a Multiply-charged molecule to provide not only the neutral mass, but also the abundance distribution across all the charge states....
Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations provide detailed representations of particulate processes, considering all particle-particle and particle-geometry interactions. DEM has been used to model different industrial process, from blending, powder conveying and tabletting. To have detailed and accurate representation of the real material, a proper calibration of the DEM model parameters is essential. Join GranuTools on 18 April at 4 PM CET and learn how the use of digital twins allows you to have a proper calibration of the DEM model parameters...
INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away a VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette – as well as pipette tips and reservoirs worth $500 – in an exciting prize draw. The VIAFLO 96 is a compact and easy-to-use 96 channel handheld electronic pipette that can greatly improve your lab’s productivity, reproducibility and throughput. It is compatible with a selection of 10 unique pipetting heads in varying volume ranges (between 0.5 and 1250 µl), and can transfer 24 or 96 samples in a single step...
Limerston Capital LLP (Limerston Capital) has announced the acquisition of Concept Life Sciences, a leading integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing organisation, in a carve-out from Spectris plc. The deal will see Concept Life Sciences cement its position at the forefront of the pharmaceutical and life science sectors and provide it with a platform for further growth...
ZEISS is investing in life science start-up InSphero to further advance the adoption of 3D microtissues in research and drug development. InSphero AG, a pioneer in 3D spheroid and cell-based assays in pharmaceutical drug discovery and safety testing, has raised an eight-figure amount in its latest funding round. InSphero will utilize the proceeds to commercialize its cryo-preservation technology to enable further growth and scalability...
Edinburgh-based Ingenza, a pioneer in engineering biology, is delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary this month. The milestone will be marked with an event on the 20th of April for esteemed colleagues and guests, providing an opportunity to reflect on the many achievements of the last two decades and share the company’s exciting plans for the future. To kick off the event, Ingenza founder and CEO Ian Fotheringham will lead a presentation on the evolution of the company and its journey to success....
The STEDYCON™ STED microscope is a super-resolution fluorescence microscope, which allows researchers to visualize biological structures and processes at the nanoscale level with high accuracy and detail. The instrument will be an essential resource for biotech entrepreneurs at MBC BioLabs, enabling them to develop new products and therapies with increased efficiency and effectiveness...
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced new workflows developed with global agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience that enable high throughput plant and microbial genome sequencing. This collaboration, which originated at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Agricultural meeting last year, delivers end-to-end workflows that streamline DNA extraction through library preparation, enabling Corteva to sequence thousands of samples...
Together with other investors, temperature control specialist LAUDA has invested in the start-up MAGNOTHERM. With this round of financing, concluding at over 5 million EUR, the multiple award-winning start-up plans to start serial production of its first sustainable refrigerator. LAUDA has been following the development of the promising start-up from Darmstadt since 2019, through its innovative subsidiary new.degree GmbH...
Academics in chemistry, materials research and life sciences can tap into advanced AI tool. Machine learning pioneer Intellegens has launched the Alchemite™ Academic Programme, a new initiative that lowers the cost of and makes it easier for university researchers in chemistry, materials research, and life sciences to use its groundbreaking Alchemite™ technology. The Intellegens Alchemite™ software applies a machine learning (ML) algorithm originally developed at the University of Cambridge...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that the recipient of the 2023 Darlene Solomon Award is Kathryn Wolhuter, Ph.D., a senior postdoctoral researcher studying coronary heart disease at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia. The award was presented at the iSLS11 - 11th International Singapore Lipid Symposium held March 21–23 at the National University of Singapore...
Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2023 Young Chemist Award, Manish Samson. Manish is an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering in the Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory under Dr. Shalini Prasad. His research focuses on developing portable, point-of-care electrochemical biosensors for the detection of pesticides and other environmental contaminants in field-deployed conditions...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories (ATL), a leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) provider to several industries, including the water / wastewater, environmental, food / beverage and manufacturing industries, announced a growth investment from Symphony Technology Group (STG). ATL is a global leader in the LIMS market with more than 25 years of experience and 600+ successful laboratory deployments...
Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI for small molecule discovery, and PostEra, an AI-first biotechnology company with advanced machine learning (ML) technology for preclinical discovery, has announced a collaboration to integrate Optibrium’s StarDrop platform with PostEra’s Manifold software. StarDrop’s comprehensive suite of drug discovery software enables de novo compound design, optimisation, and data analysis and now, with the seamless integration...
INTEGRA Biosciences is pleased to introduce INTEGRA School of Pipetting, a new collection of high quality educational presentations for all your pipetting queries. This valuable resource covers a selection of key topics, including basic pipetting techniques, pipette maintenance guidelines and health advice for the prevention of repetitive strain injuries. These resources contain plenty of valuable tips about aspirating and dispensing, handling viscous liquids, cleaning and calibrating pipettes, optimal pipetting posture and more!...
Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, has announced new products and services focused on driving long-term success in the modern R&D lab. Biotech R&D is increasingly complex and data-driven, and in this environment, labs require not only purpose-built software, but also expert support and skills training. Benchling has developed the industry standard of how to digitize R&D and is now making its best practices available to biotechs large and small with these new offerings...
Analytik Jena GmbH has received two "Product of the Year 2023" awards from the industry journal LABO for its innovative and user-friendly products. The award goes to a product of the laboratory technology manufacturer from Jena in both the "Laboratory 4.0" and "Analytics" categories. With the products APU 28 connect for automated AOX sample preparation and the laboratory robot CyBio Carry for automating laboratory workflows in the life science sector, Analytik Jena was able to prevail over numerous competitors.
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced the first customer shipments of Revio long-read sequencing systems commenced on March 8, 2023. As previously announced, the Revio system features significant advances in SMRT Cell design, compute, and system architecture. Together, this enables a dramatic increase in throughput and lower sequencing costs with the trusted power of HiFi chemistry, which offers exceptional accuracy and direct methylation detection...
Pharmaceutical, agrochemical, petrochemical and food industries all rely on crystallization experiments to study impurities and assess product quality. The problem is, they all face significant challenges in the availability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), forcing them to conduct frequent and complex crystallization experiments with less material. Here, Dr Carmen Guguta, global head of business development and marketing at crystallization expert Technobis Crystallization Systems, explores how laboratories...
ACD/Labs will combine their expertise in chemical information management with the knowledge and expertise of ELSIE consortium members to create a searchable knowledge repository of pre?competitive data. ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, today announced a collaboration with the Extractables and Leachables Safety Information Exchange (ELSIE) consortium of bio/pharmaceutical and medical device companies...
New MultiDose system saves lab technicians up to six hours per experiment. Labman Automation, a UK-based company creating laboratory automation solutions, has partnered with collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, Universal Robots, to develop the MultiDose powder dosing system. The MultiDose system will enable pharmaceutical companies to rollout much needed products for testing, bringing them to market faster...
Many laboratories purchased pipetting solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help them cope with the high numbers of samples they were receiving every day for PCR testing. Now the pandemic has been brought somewhat under control, labs are once again able to concentrate their efforts on other vital work, but what has become of those pipetting platforms and devices? A recent survey conducted by INTEGRA provides insights into how these systems are finding new uses...
Cerno will be introducing a groundbreaking new software product for large molecule analysis with Mass Spectrometry. Using an entirely new approach for analyzing any large molecule including peptides, oligos, and proteins, SAMMI, for Spectrally Accurate Modeling of Multiply charged Ions uses a direct analytical model based on first principles. It will analyze each and every ion of a Multiply-charged molecule to provide not only the neutral mass, but also the abundance distribution across all the charge states....