Game-changing multiphoton optics for deeper tissue imaging
The new line of Olympus SCALEVIEW multiphoton microscope objectives, which allow researchers to see far deeper into tissue than was ever possible before, has earned three prestigious life science product awards. The 25x Olympus 4mm (NA 1.0) and 8mm (NA 0.9) SCALEVIEW microscope objectives allow researchers to create highly accurate 3D structural representations of tissue from intact specimens by offering detailed, crisp images over super-long working distances. The prizes include the prestigious 2012 R&D 100 Award and the Gold Edison Award in the Science/Medical category...
Read MoreJPK reports on the use of Tip Assisted Optics to characterize biomolecular hydrogels at CIC biomaGUNE in San Sebastian, SpainDec 19, 2012
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their Tip Assisted Optics module by Dr Ralf Richter at the CIC biomaGUNE, Biosurfaces Unit in San Sebastian, Spain
CIC biomaGUNE is a non-profit research organization created in 2006 to promote scientific research and technological innovation at the highest levels in the Basque Country. Dr Ralf Richter leads Laboratory 3 in the Biosurfaces Research Unit applying a number of techniques for surface nanostructure characterization and biofunctionalization to guide the assembly of molecules down to the nanometer-scale. For this characterization, his group has developed a toolbox of biophysical in-situ techniques including a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), atomic force microscopy (AFM), reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), ellipsometry and fluorescence methods...
Read MoreHandsome investment for The North West Fund for BiomedicalDec 19, 2012
The North West Fund for Biomedical, managed by SPARK Impact, has invested £250,000 in medical devices manufacturer Handsome Ltd
Handsome Ltd, which is based at Manchester Business Park in South Manchester, is currently developing a range of products to provide spinal pain relief. The investment will be used to complete product development and clinical user studies, as well as implementing relevant ISO accreditations and commercialising products to bring them to market. The North West Fund for Biomedical is part of The North West Fund, a £155million evergreen fund that is jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Investment Bank...
Read MoreTTP Labtech Showcases Advances in Assay Miniaturisation with mosquito at SLAS 2013Dec 19, 2012
TTP Labtech is featuring the mosquito® portfolio of low volume liquid handlers for effortless assay miniaturisation in a range of applications at SLAS 2013
Fast dispense rates, zero cross-contamination and superior precision are guaranteed across the mosquito range, irrespective of liquid viscosity or environmental conditions, even when handling volumes as low as 25 nL. Delegatescan also find out more about some of the many applications benefiting from assay miniaturisation, in four poster presentations from 1-3 pm on January 14...
Read MoreShare a snowman with OGT to win an Amazon Kindle Fire tabletDec 18, 2012
Build and dress a snowman with OGT’s interactive Share-a-Snowman Game
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, invites you to get into the spirit of sharing this holiday season with its interactive Share-a-Snowman Game. In true festive style, OGT has once again decided to send an electronic Christmas card and will be making a donation to a number of charities in lieu of sending paper cards. The e-card will feature the snowman builder game; create your own snowman and send it to your friends and colleagues...
Read MoreCurie-Cancer funds its first selection of five late-stage projects ??Dec 18, 2012
Funding of these first five projects enables Institut Curie’s discoveries to progress more rapidly to the industrial stage, making innovation available to patients more quickly
Curie-Cancer, the body responsible for developing Institut Curie’s industry partnership activities, announces today that it has provided funding for its first five late-stage internal research projects. This funding will enable Curie’s scientists to gather more evidence and progress with the selected projects, making their research more attractive to industrial companies...
Read MoreBringing Microplate Innovation to MarketDec 18, 2012
For organizations looking to commercialise technology innovations or companies looking to develop a high quality product with a competitive edge - Porvair Sciences has a long history of successfully helping customers develop new and innovative microplates and microplate equipment
Specialising in microplate technology since 1992 - Porvair Sciences has accumulated a wealth of technical and production expertise that have made its custom microplate design and manufacture service second to none. Academic research groups and commercial companies are able to benefit from a range of proprietary techniques used by Porvair in the generation of custom microplates including polymer ultrasonic welding, plasma surface treatment, co-sintering of polymers / silicas and 'two-shot' injection moulding...
Read MoreDiatome's latest range of diamond knives is available from Agar ScientificDec 18, 2012
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is excited to provide the latest products from the world-leading brand of diamond knives, Diatome
Agar Scientific have been serving microscopists with the supply of accessories and consumables for forty years while Diatome has been the leading brand of diamond knives for even longer. As a major distributor, Agar Scientific is pleased to continue its long association with Diatome offering both new and re-sharpened knives. As well benefiting from attractive pricing on new knives, users may also trade-in old diamond knives from any manufacturer...
Read MoreSynTech Research announces acquisition of major Ecotoxicology and Analytical capability in the USADec 17, 2012
SynTech Research is acquiring Bayer CropScience's state-of-the-art US Ecotoxicology capability at the Bayer Research Park near Stilwell, Kansas
The unit’s activities include both short and long-term avian (acute and reproduction) and aquatic (fish, plants, invertebrates and amphibia) studies. Thirteen of the current Bayer CropScience Ecotoxicology staff at the Stilwell site will transfer to SynTech Research, and will continue to perform studies for Bayer CropScience. Following the acquisition, SynTech intends to add further staff to increase the unit's capacity, particularly in Regulatory/Risk Assessment...
Read MoreUK Life Science start up trends show focus for growthDec 14, 2012
Findings of the 2012 UK Life Science Start up report ‘Realignment’
An optimistic picture of the UK life sciences sector emerges from today’s publication of the annual UK Life Sciences start-up report. The 291 new firms launched in the study period represent the next generation of growth-focussed firms, born at the dawn of a new era for the bioscience and life science sector...
Tecan recently hosted the fifth annual Tecan Symposium in the picturesque surroundings of Boston, Massachusetts, visiting the US for the first time
Held at the beautiful Taj Boston hotel, this year’s symposium explored the topic of ‘Mass spectrometry – the expanding role in life sciences and diagnostics’ and gave delegates an insight into the exciting opportunities and new developments in this fast-moving field. With mass spectrometry (MS) becoming increasingly popular throughout the life sciences sector, from fundamental research to medical diagnostics, the 2012 Tecan Symposium covered a diverse range of MS applications with four main themes: the use of MS in diagnostics and applied markets; the role of MS in basic research; the collection, preparation and storage of samples for MS; and emerging trends and technologies in MS...
Read MoreFlash photolysis spectrometer helps with light harvesting researchDec 13, 2012
Researchers at the University of Connecticut have been using the LP920 flash photolysis spectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments as part of their research into plant light harvesting complexes
A paper has been published (2) with collaborators at Kwansei Gakuin University examining the efficiency of variants of the Peridinin-Chlorophyll a-Protein (PCP) complex in providing photoprotection from singlet oxygen formation. PCP’s highly effective protective capacity against these photodynamic reactions is extremely important since singlet oxygen can directly provoke cellular damage in plants by rapidly oxidizing cellular components...
Read MoreUnder-The-Tongue Spray could cut child malaria deathsDec 13, 2012
Norwich Research Park company expands into Innovation Centre as trials progress
Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds, many of whom die because they were unable to reach a hospital in time. A new under-the-tongue spray developed by Norwich Research Park company LondonPharma could help cut deaths by helping children recover sufficiently to survive the journey to hospital. LondonPharma, recently voted ‘Best Emerging Biotech of the Year’, is expanding its business as its new product completes Phase 3 trials. As a result of this progression, the company is moving from the Norwich BioIncubator to the Norwich Research Park Innovation Centre...
Read MoreWHEATON to launch new website supporting clinical and life science customersDec 13, 2012
Consolidating its brand in the UK, WHEATON is providing local support and access to a full line of liquid handling and packaging products whilst maintaining stocking supply for the NHS
Laboratory Sales Limited (LSL) has become WHEATON, offering researchers and clinicians a single brand name for pharmaceutical, diagnostic, biotechnology and cosmetic packaging products. Supporting the consolidation, WHEATON launched www.wheaton-uk.com, a new website that offers access to the products and manufacturing services formerly available from LSL. Here, customers will find one of the U.K.’s premier suppliers of high quality glass and plastic consumables including tubular and moulded glass vials, dropper pipettes, test tubes, sample containers, ampoules and packaging products....
Read MoreTwo Fold Software partners with Bibby Scientific to provide Qualoupe Lite software for Jenway 67 series spectrophotometersDec 13, 2012
Two Fold Software has joined with Bibby Scientific to provide new Qualoupe Lite software for incorporation into Jenway brand 67 series spectrophotometers
Qualoupe Lite provides users with an intuitive laboratory information management system (LIMS) to automate data management and transfer. Using Qualoupe Lite, analysis results and method information can be transferred directly from the spectrophotometers to the database, removing the need for complicated traditional systems. The system is easy to use, with minimal training required to store and recall laboratory data, including the printing of result reports from the Sample Manager application...
Read MoreAdvion Announces Full Integration with Agilent Technologies Liquid Chromatography SystemsDec 12, 2012
Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, announces that its expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) is now fully integrated with Agilent Technologies’ full range of HPLC and (U)HPLC liquid chromatography systems. The single quadropole CMS is seen as a valuable option to complement existing (U)HPLC systems
Advion’s Mass Express® softwareAgilent Technologies is the leading vendor of (U)HPLC systems in the life sciences market, and full integration (control, data acquisition, and analysis) with the CMS allows users a streamlined approach for their LC/MS methods. Users will now have full control of more than 70 Agilent (U)HPLC modules, using a single software platform, and single PC through Advion’s Mass Express® software...
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A bug thought to be one of the ‘good bacteria’ in our gut may actually have a role in the development of a bowel disorder that is on the rise in Scotland
That is the possibility being raised by University of Aberdeen scientists who have published research which found significantly high levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitizii in the colon of children with Crohn’s disease. Up until now the bug - one of the most common found in the gut - has been associated with Crohn’s disease but in a ‘protective’ way, because other studies have found it in low levels in patients with Crohn’s, and because it has anti-inflammatory properties...
METTLER TOLEDO today announced the release of a white paper on the topic of gravimetric sample preparation. It compares the advantages and disadvantages of gravimetric vs. volumetric sample preparation methods, with particular reference to recognizing and acting to reduce errors associated with each step in the sample preparation workflow
Anyone working in a regulated analytical laboratory or a Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) environment will identify with the potentially costly and time-consuming process of investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) results. More than 50% of OOS results in analytical workflows are reportedly caused by sample processing and operator errors. Implementing automated Gravimetric Sample Preparation and following Good Weighing Practice™ (GWP®) can help reduce data variability and OOS results.
Read MoreA LoGiCal success for online SPE-LC/MSMS Dec 12, 2012
LoGiCal® reference materials from LGC Standards have enabled specialist instrument manufacturer Spark Holland in Emmen, the Netherlands, to establish an online SPE-LC/MSMS method for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids
Business Development Manager Martin Sibum explained: “We develop applications for a variety of markets, including clinical pharma, toxicology and forensics, and are involved in screening for drugs of abuse. The use of designer drugs is on the increase, and we needed to develop a quantitative online SPE-LC/MSMS method for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids, or ‘Spice’ compounds. These compounds are relatively new, and LGC Standards was quite unique in being able to supply reference standards for five Spice compounds from stock.”...
Read MoreBioTek Congratulates New Zealand Epoch Giveaway Winner!Dec 11, 2012
BioTek extends congratulations to Ms. Tanis Godwin and the Centre for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR) at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand for winning a new Epoch™ Micro-Volume Spectrophotometer System!
The giveaway was announced at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) exhibition that was recently held in Queenstown, New Zealand. Ms. Godwin was randomly selected from entrants that completed a questionnaire at the BioTek booth. Once installed in the lab, Ms. Godwin noted, "I like that users can successfully program the Epoch to read an application without formal training, it's very user-friendly. And I really appreciate Gen5's data output; especially OD reading represented by the background shading intensity."...
Read MoreEffortless Access to Microplate InformationDec 11, 2012
Porvair Sciences, specialist manufacturer of high quality microplates, microplate equipment and tissue culture plastics, has launched a new website to provide visitors with in-depth information relating to its comprehensive range of products and custom design service
Designed to enable visitors to effortlessly navigate through over 900 products, arranged according to application use, the new website is truly a site worth bookmarking by microplate and tissue culture plastics users. Reflecting the global nature of Porvair's business the new site has been developed in English, Chinese, French and German...
Read MoreTechne celebrates Prime thermal cycler range with free prize drawDec 10, 2012
To celebrate the launch of the complete Prime series of thermal cyclers, Techne is offering the chance to win a 3PrimeBase/02 thermal cycler worth more than £2000
UK and European customers can also receive 40% off the new PrimeQ real-time PCR system, saving £8000 and €10,000 respectively. A 48% discount is available for customers in the US, who can save almost $15,000...
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CIC biomaGUNE is a non-profit research organization created in 2006 to promote scientific research and technological innovation at the highest levels in the Basque Country. Dr Ralf Richter leads Laboratory 3 in the Biosurfaces Research Unit applying a number of techniques for surface nanostructure characterization and biofunctionalization to guide the assembly of molecules down to the nanometer-scale. For this characterization, his group has developed a toolbox of biophysical in-situ techniques including a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), atomic force microscopy (AFM), reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), ellipsometry and fluorescence methods...
Handsome Ltd, which is based at Manchester Business Park in South Manchester, is currently developing a range of products to provide spinal pain relief. The investment will be used to complete product development and clinical user studies, as well as implementing relevant ISO accreditations and commercialising products to bring them to market. The North West Fund for Biomedical is part of The North West Fund, a £155million evergreen fund that is jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Investment Bank...
Curie-Cancer, the body responsible for developing Institut Curie’s industry partnership activities, announces today that it has provided funding for its first five late-stage internal research projects. This funding will enable Curie’s scientists to gather more evidence and progress with the selected projects, making their research more attractive to industrial companies...
An optimistic picture of the UK life sciences sector emerges from today’s publication of the annual UK Life Sciences start-up report. The 291 new firms launched in the study period represent the next generation of growth-focussed firms, born at the dawn of a new era for the bioscience and life science sector...
Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds, many of whom die because they were unable to reach a hospital in time. A new under-the-tongue spray developed by Norwich Research Park company LondonPharma could help cut deaths by helping children recover sufficiently to survive the journey to hospital. LondonPharma, recently voted ‘Best Emerging Biotech of the Year’, is expanding its business as its new product completes Phase 3 trials. As a result of this progression, the company is moving from the Norwich BioIncubator to the Norwich Research Park Innovation Centre...
Advion’s Mass Express® softwareAgilent Technologies is the leading vendor of (U)HPLC systems in the life sciences market, and full integration (control, data acquisition, and analysis) with the CMS allows users a streamlined approach for their LC/MS methods. Users will now have full control of more than 70 Agilent (U)HPLC modules, using a single software platform, and single PC through Advion’s Mass Express® software...
That is the possibility being raised by University of Aberdeen scientists who have published research which found significantly high levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitizii in the colon of children with Crohn’s disease. Up until now the bug - one of the most common found in the gut - has been associated with Crohn’s disease but in a ‘protective’ way, because other studies have found it in low levels in patients with Crohn’s, and because it has anti-inflammatory properties...
Anyone working in a regulated analytical laboratory or a Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) environment will identify with the potentially costly and time-consuming process of investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) results. More than 50% of OOS results in analytical workflows are reportedly caused by sample processing and operator errors. Implementing automated Gravimetric Sample Preparation and following Good Weighing Practice™ (GWP®) can help reduce data variability and OOS results.
Business Development Manager Martin Sibum explained: “We develop applications for a variety of markets, including clinical pharma, toxicology and forensics, and are involved in screening for drugs of abuse. The use of designer drugs is on the increase, and we needed to develop a quantitative online SPE-LC/MSMS method for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids, or ‘Spice’ compounds. These compounds are relatively new, and LGC Standards was quite unique in being able to supply reference standards for five Spice compounds from stock.”...
Designed to enable visitors to effortlessly navigate through over 900 products, arranged according to application use, the new website is truly a site worth bookmarking by microplate and tissue culture plastics users. Reflecting the global nature of Porvair's business the new site has been developed in English, Chinese, French and German...
UK and European customers can also receive 40% off the new PrimeQ real-time PCR system, saving £8000 and €10,000 respectively. A 48% discount is available for customers in the US, who can save almost $15,000...