TTP Labtech, global developer and manufacturer of high quality, robust and innovative automated laboratory equipment, is enabling a successful new venture at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Biomolecular Science, with its comPOUND® sample storage system and comPILER® high throughput, tube-to-plate processing system... Read MoreCopley Scientific highlights new research tool for aerosol characterisation at EAC 2012Aug 2, 2012Visitors to the Copley Scientific stand at the 2012 European Aerosol Conference in Granada, Spain (2-7 September) will be able to find out more about new technology for the study of aerosol behaviour, as well as viewing the company's extensive range of aerosol sampling and particle characterisation equipment for pharmaceutical, defence and nanotechnology applications and atmospheric studies... Read MoreJPK reports on the research in the Marseille INSERM/CNRS laboratories where the NanoWizard AFM system is being used for cell studiesAug 1, 2012JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter,reports on the use of the NanoWizard® AFM system at the INSERM/CNRS Laboratories in Marseille, France.
The Laboratory of Cell Adhesion and Inflammation is located in Marseille as part of the INSERM/CNRS complex on the Luminy campus. It is a multidisciplinary research unit comprised of investigators with backgrounds in physics, biology and medicine. Their aim is to adapt physical concepts and methodologies to the understanding of cell function, notably cell adhesion in the immune system, with the goal of applying the results of this fundamental research to relevant clinical problems...
Read MoreSteady Funding Initiatives are Instrumental in Channeling Optical Imaging into New Application Areas, States Frost & SullivanAug 1, 2012Application scope set to expand rapidly from current base of ophthalmology, cardiology, neurology and gastroenterology
Current optical imaging technologies provide reproducible, accurate, objective, quantitative assessments of tissue structures. As the marked progress in optical imaging techniques observed in recent years is instigating a new wave of business opportunities, there are still areas to improve...
Read MoreScientific Laboratory SuppliesAug 1, 2012"Doing what it says on the van"
Whenever innovations designed around customer needs are mentioned, only one name, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, consistently tops the list. An unrivalled record of tailored solutions to specific market demands continues to set us aside from our everyday competition.A recent initiative introduced the new role of "Key Account Manager", taking the personal service offered by the customer's office-based Sales Co-ordinator onto the road... Read MoreCommunity-wide consensus process generates a framework for reporting of T-cell experiments in clinical immunologyJul 31, 2012Increasing transparency and quality of immune response measurements
The Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) Immunoguiding Program (CIP) and the Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CIC) of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) today announced the publication of a letter in Immunity discussing the results of an unique vetting process that involved multiple international groups and individuals and has now led to publication guidelines that increase transparency of immune response assessments...
Read MoreLabAnswer Receives Prime Award for CIO-SP3 ContractJul 31, 2012LabAnswer is set to Provide Market-Leading Scientific Data Management and Laboratory Informatics Services to Federal Agencies through Government-Wide Acquisition Contract
LabAnswer announces that it has received a prime award for the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) small business contract. CIO-SP3 is a ten year, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $20 billion. "We are committed to helping government researchers accelerate science while reducing administrative burdens." states Mark Everding, LabAnswer Managing Partner. Lab Answer's success has come from focusing in the areas of laboratory informatics, scientific computing, and scientific data management...
Read MoreDolomite given SMART award to develop a Jul 31, 2012Microfluidics expert Dolomite has been awarded a SMART grant from the UK Government to develop a plug and play microfluidic system which will make microfluidics more accessible to a wider market and will increase productivity in research labs.
The project will consist of prototyping a suite of integrated tools, specifically targeted at microfluidics users in research and education, with the ambition of providing a sophisticated suite of intelligently co-ordinated capabilities. The suite will be based around a modern touch-screen interface enabling clear visualisation of data and virtual reconfiguration of the connected hardware such as pumps and valves.
Read MoreAvacta expands following Aptuscan acquisitionJul 31, 2012Avacta Group, a UK-based healthcare technology and consumables business, has expanded its Yorkshire headquarters with the addition of new laboratory, office and manufacturing space.
The move, which follows the recent acquisition of affinity reagents specialist Aptuscan, brings together the entire Avacta Group on the same site. The new facilities, which include purpose built laboratories, are at Avacta's existing Thorp Arch Estate premises in Wetherby, UK...
Read MoreOcean Optics Offers R&D Funding with Blue Ocean GrantsJul 30, 2012Over a quarter of a million dollars available to explore ideas involving optical sensing
Ocean Optics has opened the application period for the second year of its highly successful Blue Ocean Grants program . The program seeks innovative and novel proposals that solve challenging problems and improve the world using optical sensing. Applicants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply before the September 1, 2012 deadline... Read MoreASTM publishes E2834 standard defining Nanoparticle Tracking AnalysisJul 30, 2012NanoSight is delighted to welcome publication of American Society of Testing Materials ASTM E2834 - Standard Guide for Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA)
This document details application of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to measurement of particle size distributions for suspended particles from ~10nm to the onset of sedimentation...
Read MorePlexpress and Phalanx Launch OneTRAC Gene Expression ServiceJul 30, 2012New service to offer integrated genetic biomarker discovery, selection, validation and analysis Plexpress Oy, the creator of the innovative TRAC platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, and Phalanx Biotech Group, the original design manufacturer of the OneArray® line of high-quality microarrays for gene expression and microRNA profiling, have established a strategic alliance to offer the OneTRACTM service...Read MoreOnyx Scientific to expand capabilitiesJul 25, 2012Chemistry expert Onyx Scientific has announced a collaboration with a purification specialist that will see the company broaden its offering to the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) has struck-up a strategic alliance with UK-based Reach Separations, which will allow it to deliver more specialist purification and separation services to bolster its early stage development services...
SAW Instruments LLC has inked a deal with US firm Full Spectrum Genetics (FSG) to place a high-end sam®X biosensor in FSG's San Francisco laboratory. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Within the agreement, FSG will have full access to the biosensor for its own internal research programs, and will receive full applications training and support from SAW Instruments.
Read MoreBioCity company wins technology research awardsJul 25, 2012BioCity tenant Cellular Systems has been awarded grants for two research projects under the joint Technology Strategy Board / Defra "Innovation for Growth in Agriculture, Food and Drink" competition for funding
The awards, worth £25,000 each, recognise Cellular Systems' expertise in technology development across the food bioscience sector. The company was the only applicant from over 200 expressions of interest to be awarded two grants out of the total £500,000 competition funding allocated by the Technology Strategy Board and Defra...
Read MoreAutoscribe Publishes LIMS-related E-BulletinJul 25, 2012Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is publishing a series of e-Bulletins. These short, easily digestible bulletins concentrate on topics that are of value to both existing and potential LIMS users across the food, pharmaceutical, chemicals, veterinary, healthcare, and environmental sectors, whether they are using the Autoscribe Matrix solutions or not...
Read MorePortsmouth Water integrate and validate new Gallery photometric analyzer linked to LIMSJul 24, 2012CSols is pleased to announce a new release of Links for LIMS developed and validated in conjunction with Portsmouth Water for the new Thermo Scientific Gallery discrete photometric analyser.
These instruments are used in water, environmental, food, beverage, soil, bioprocess and quality monitoring laboratories as they offer low cost per analysis and very rapid analysis times...
Read MoreThe Dr Hadwen Trust laments annual rise in animal experimentsJul 17, 2012Home Office figures reveal 2% annual rise in the use of animals in medical research
Home Office figures published today showing a 2% rise in the number of animals used in medical research are ‘hugely disappointing', according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). New statistics released by the Home Office reveal that the number of animals used in scientific procedures has increased by 2% in the last 12 months, the highest since 1988 when the new method of recording animal statistics began...
Read MoreWatson-Marlow launches new websiteJul 17, 2012Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, the market leader in positive displacement pump technology, has re-launched its UK website as part of a significant investment its global online presence.
A key objective of the re-launch is to provide both new and existing customers with access to sector-oriented application information and an easier route to correct product selection. Developed in response to extensive online user trials and cutting-edge usability research, the new Watson-Marlow UK website will also provide a much clearer picture of the solutions now available from the company's six individual businesses...
Read MoreEyeBrain sets up shop in the Brain and Spine Institute (ICM) to conduct its clinical research activitiesJul 17, 2012EyeBrain is the first firm to benefit from the logistical facilities that the institute offers to companies collaborating with its research teams to encourage scientific exchange
EyeBrain, a company developing medical devices for the early diagnosis and monitoring of neurological diseases, announces today that one of its scientific teams is moving into the premises of the Brain and Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epiniere - ICM) at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris. The team is led by Magali Seassau, head of scientific studies at EyeBrain. Its aim is to foster scientific exchange with ICM researchers and speed up the development of clinical research tools for neurological diseases
Read MoreDiscover efficient environmental control for your samplesJul 16, 2012Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV conservation, incubation and sterilisation products made a splash at ACHEMA
Following the recent formation of Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV (PHCBEU), the newly branded life sciences solution supplier made a splash at ACHEMA 2012 with a wide range of conservation, incubation and sterilisation products for the laboratory. In bringing together healthcare ranges and expertise from Panasonic Healthcare (PHC) and SANYO E&E Europe BV, the new organisation is well positioned to support customers looking for high quality, energy-efficient equipment for biomedical sample development and storage...
Read MorePopulation Genetics collaborates with Cambridge University to unravel the genetic causes of Asperger SyndromeJul 16, 2012Population Genetics Technologies Ltd. and the University of Cambridge's Autism Research Centre have begun a joint study to identify sequence variants in two genes, both of which have been previously associated with Asperger Syndrome.
Under the agreement Population Genetics will undertake the genetic analysis and retain rights to commercialise any biomarkers discovered. Results of the study are expected during 2012...
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TTP Labtech, global developer and manufacturer of high quality, robust and innovative automated laboratory equipment, is enabling a successful new venture at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Biomolecular Science, with its comPOUND® sample storage system and comPILER® high throughput, tube-to-plate processing system...
Visitors to the Copley Scientific stand at the 2012 European Aerosol Conference in Granada, Spain (2-7 September) will be able to find out more about new technology for the study of aerosol behaviour, as well as viewing the company's extensive range of aerosol sampling and particle characterisation equipment for pharmaceutical, defence and nanotechnology applications and atmospheric studies...
The Laboratory of Cell Adhesion and Inflammation is located in Marseille as part of the INSERM/CNRS complex on the Luminy campus. It is a multidisciplinary research unit comprised of investigators with backgrounds in physics, biology and medicine. Their aim is to adapt physical concepts and methodologies to the understanding of cell function, notably cell adhesion in the immune system, with the goal of applying the results of this fundamental research to relevant clinical problems...
Current optical imaging technologies provide reproducible, accurate, objective, quantitative assessments of tissue structures. As the marked progress in optical imaging techniques observed in recent years is instigating a new wave of business opportunities, there are still areas to improve...
Whenever innovations designed around customer needs are mentioned, only one name, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, consistently tops the list. An unrivalled record of tailored solutions to specific market demands continues to set us aside from our everyday competition.A recent initiative introduced the new role of "Key Account Manager", taking the personal service offered by the customer's office-based Sales Co-ordinator onto the road...
The Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) Immunoguiding Program (CIP) and the Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CIC) of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) today announced the publication of a letter in Immunity discussing the results of an unique vetting process that involved multiple international groups and individuals and has now led to publication guidelines that increase transparency of immune response assessments...
LabAnswer announces that it has received a prime award for the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) small business contract. CIO-SP3 is a ten year, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $20 billion. "We are committed to helping government researchers accelerate science while reducing administrative burdens." states Mark Everding, LabAnswer Managing Partner. Lab Answer's success has come from focusing in the areas of laboratory informatics, scientific computing, and scientific data management...
The project will consist of prototyping a suite of integrated tools, specifically targeted at microfluidics users in research and education, with the ambition of providing a sophisticated suite of intelligently co-ordinated capabilities. The suite will be based around a modern touch-screen interface enabling clear visualisation of data and virtual reconfiguration of the connected hardware such as pumps and valves.
The move, which follows the recent acquisition of affinity reagents specialist Aptuscan, brings together the entire Avacta Group on the same site. The new facilities, which include purpose built laboratories, are at Avacta's existing Thorp Arch Estate premises in Wetherby, UK...
Ocean Optics has opened the application period for the second year of its highly successful Blue Ocean Grants program . The program seeks innovative and novel proposals that solve challenging problems and improve the world using optical sensing. Applicants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply before the September 1, 2012 deadline...
This document details application of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to measurement of particle size distributions for suspended particles from ~10nm to the onset of sedimentation...
Plexpress Oy, the creator of the innovative TRAC platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, and Phalanx Biotech Group, the original design manufacturer of the OneArray® line of high-quality microarrays for gene expression and microRNA profiling, have established a strategic alliance to offer the OneTRACTM service...
The contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) has struck-up a strategic alliance with UK-based Reach Separations, which will allow it to deliver more specialist purification and separation services to bolster its early stage development services...
SAW Instruments LLC has inked a deal with US firm Full Spectrum Genetics (FSG) to place a high-end sam®X biosensor in FSG's San Francisco laboratory. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Within the agreement, FSG will have full access to the biosensor for its own internal research programs, and will receive full applications training and support from SAW Instruments.
The awards, worth £25,000 each, recognise Cellular Systems' expertise in technology development across the food bioscience sector. The company was the only applicant from over 200 expressions of interest to be awarded two grants out of the total £500,000 competition funding allocated by the Technology Strategy Board and Defra...
Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is publishing a series of e-Bulletins. These short, easily digestible bulletins concentrate on topics that are of value to both existing and potential LIMS users across the food, pharmaceutical, chemicals, veterinary, healthcare, and environmental sectors, whether they are using the Autoscribe Matrix solutions or not...
These instruments are used in water, environmental, food, beverage, soil, bioprocess and quality monitoring laboratories as they offer low cost per analysis and very rapid analysis times...
Home Office figures published today showing a 2% rise in the number of animals used in medical research are ‘hugely disappointing', according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). New statistics released by the Home Office reveal that the number of animals used in scientific procedures has increased by 2% in the last 12 months, the highest since 1988 when the new method of recording animal statistics began...
A key objective of the re-launch is to provide both new and existing customers with access to sector-oriented application information and an easier route to correct product selection. Developed in response to extensive online user trials and cutting-edge usability research, the new Watson-Marlow UK website will also provide a much clearer picture of the solutions now available from the company's six individual businesses...
EyeBrain, a company developing medical devices for the early diagnosis and monitoring of neurological diseases, announces today that one of its scientific teams is moving into the premises of the Brain and Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epiniere - ICM) at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris. The team is led by Magali Seassau, head of scientific studies at EyeBrain. Its aim is to foster scientific exchange with ICM researchers and speed up the development of clinical research tools for neurological diseases
Following the recent formation of Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV (PHCBEU), the newly branded life sciences solution supplier made a splash at ACHEMA 2012 with a wide range of conservation, incubation and sterilisation products for the laboratory. In bringing together healthcare ranges and expertise from Panasonic Healthcare (PHC) and SANYO E&E Europe BV, the new organisation is well positioned to support customers looking for high quality, energy-efficient equipment for biomedical sample development and storage...
Under the agreement Population Genetics will undertake the genetic analysis and retain rights to commercialise any biomarkers discovered. Results of the study are expected during 2012...