Dow Corning uses Malvern Viscotek GPC to provide customers with in-depth polymer structure dataJan 25, 2012The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible... Read MoreHigh specificity tests for important infectious diseasesJan 24, 2012Astra Biotech GmbH is preparing to launch a range of test kits for the diagnosis and monitoring of infectious diseases with the potential for significant pathogenesis. Based on the ELISA principle and characterised by high specificity, these kits detect the presence of IgG antibodies to Herpes simplex virus (HSV), Toxoplasma gondii, Hepatitis B virus and HIV. Additionally, IgG avidity is determined using an Astra Biotech Toxoplasma Test Kit...
Read MoreQuotient Bioresearch secures investment for next phase of growthJan 24, 2012Quotient Bioresearch ("Quotient") has today announced a management buyout financed by TA Associates, the existing private equity shareholder. Terms of the buyout were not disclosed. Quotient is a UK-based provider of outsourced development services, employing over 500 people and serving pharmaceutical and life science customers on a global basis. It has built a broad and innovative service portfolio, principally targeted at the early stages of drug development, and based upon its chemistry, metabolism, bioanalytical and clinical capabilities... Read MoreRoche sets up co Jan 24, 2012In an innovative commercial agreement, leading healthcare company Roche and foremost private cellular pathology laboratory Unilabs-IHS, are collaborating to help make state-of-the art testing for signs of cervical cancer more accessible to thousands of women in London and throughout the UK...
Read MoreVisitor Registrations for Laborama take off!Jan 23, 2012This year companies from the laboratory sector get together at Laborama for the 13th time. The professional fair became the meeting point by excellence in Belgium for laboratory professionals.Immediately after the registration take off for exhibitors many registrations entered. This has an impressive exhibitor list with already more than 110 participating companies as a result. From now on visitors can also confirm their presence by preregistering themselves via www.laborama.be.
Read MoreEuropean Lab Automation 2012Jan 23, 2012Staying abreast of the latest advances in technology and ensuring that the most effective, up-to-date automation techniques are being employed can be challenging. Attending conferences and exhibitions throughout the year provides scientists not only with the opportunity to share their experiences, but with face-to-face networking opportunities; delegates can discuss their challenges with equipment manufacturers who can often help to tailor a solution to meet their automation needs. The debut of the European Laboratory Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition in June 2011 attracted 1523 attendees as well as 151 exhibitors and media partners. ELA combined...
Read MoreMicroplate Based Cellular Assays Greatly Benefit from a New Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU)Jan 23, 2012The next generation ACU, designed by BMG LABTECH, allows for the independent regulation of both oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) inside of the microplate reader chamber. This will allow researchers to have complete control over the atmospheric conditions for all cell types and cell-based assays that can be performed in a microplate...
Read MoreFlexicon automatic filler helps Cory Medical change production strategyJan 20, 2012A Flexicon FF20 automatic vial/bottle filling system in combination with a 520Di benchtop dispensing pump - both supplied by Watson-Marlow Pumps Group - has helped a leading laparoscopy device manufacturer switch from outsourced supply to in-house production of a fog-free solution used on endoscope lenses. The product prevents the formation of condensation on the distal lens when inside the patient...
Read MoreBrainStorm Announces Clinical Data for Safety and Supporting Efficacy of NurOwn™ Based on Initial Phase I/II ResultsJan 20, 2012BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. an innovative developer of adult stem cell technologies and Central Nervous System (CNS) therapeutics, today announced that the data from the initial patients in its ALS Phase I/II human clinical trial treated with its NurOwnTM technology did not present any significant side effects and that the NurOwnTM treatment has so far proven to be safe. Prof. Dimitrios Karussis, who is leading the clinical trial at Hadassah Medical Center, stated...
Read MoreSPARK Impact invests Jan 20, 2012SPARK Impact, manager of the £25m North West Fund for Biomedical, has invested £375,000 in a University of Bradford spin-out for Merseyside based Incanthera Limited, for the development of a revolutionary new cancer therapy arising from its Institute of Cancer Therapeutics.
Read MoreBiotage Releases New Catalog and Technical Guide for Sample Preparation and EvaporationJan 20, 2012Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced their 2012 catalog of analytical sample preparation products for chemistry professionals. The significantly enhanced 200 page edition includes a comprehensive range of products for bioanalysis, forensic, clinical, environmental, agrochemical and food applications...
Read MorePorvair Sciences Announces 2012 Microplate CatalogueJan 20, 2012Many scientists around the world have come to rely upon the Porvair Sciences Catalogue as a primary source of information that enables them to choose the optimum microplate or tissue culture consumable for their application. The new 2012 edition brings together information on Porvair Sciences comprehensive microplate and microplate instruments product range, together with a recently introduced range of high quality epigenetics and tissue culture plastics. Reflecting Porvair's continuing commitment to continuous technological innovation, the 2012 catalogue introduces a suite of exciting new products...
Read MorePharmacologist awarded prestigious national medalJan 19, 2012A University of Aberdeen pharmacologist has been awarded a top medal for his outstanding contribution to pharmacology. Professor Roger Pertwee, an internationally recognised cannabinoid scientist of the University's School of Medical Sciences, is the 19th recipient of the Wellcome Gold Medal, presented every two years by the British Pharmacological Society...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Microscopes help to Conserve Britain's Most Fragile TreasureJan 19, 2012Britain's oldest and largest specialist stained glass conservation studio has recently embarked upon the conservation of York Minster's Great East Window with help from Carl Zeiss microscopes. The York Glaziers Trust chose a pair of Stemi DV4 Spot microscopes to investigate surface corrosion on Britain's largest expanse of medieval stained glass and the Zeiss AxioCam to record the phenomena for future reference...
Read MoreSartorius Stedim Biotech and G-Con Manufacturing Announce Global CollaborationJan 19, 2012Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and G-Con have agreed to a global collaboration to offer highly advanced and flexible production platforms for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The new product line will leverage G-Con Manufacturing's novel modular, mobile clean-room "pods" and Sartorius Stedim Biotech's well-established broad single-use and reusable product portfolio to create a totally integrated production process platform. SSB has incorporated its products into unit operations for media/buffer preparation, seed fermentation, cell cultivation and harvesting, ultra-diafiltration, membrane chromatography and viral clearance for biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing...
Read MoreUniqsis and WaveCraft collaborate on novel microwave-based flow chemistry solutionsJan 19, 2012
Uniqsis of Cambridge, UK, and WaveCraft of Uppsala, Sweden, have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and market a new range of microwave-based flow chemistry systems that will radically improve efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development...
Read MoreMalvern rheology expert contributes chapter to Handbook of NutraceuticalsJan 19, 2012Dr Samiul Amin, Strategic Technology Group Manager at Malvern Instruments has collaborated with Dr Krassimir P. Velikov from Unilever R&D Vlaardingen to provide a chapter examining the ‘Rheology of Complex Fluids Containing Nutraceuticals', in a recently published book for industry professionals...
Read MoreSPARK ImpactJan 18, 2012The £25m North West Fund for Biomedical, managed by early-stage venture capital firm, SPARK Impact, has made its tenth and eleventh investment in deals worth £100k. Investing in medical devices firms, ESP Technology Limited and Westco Medical Limited, SPARK has completed a £50k Pathfinder for each... Read MorePittcon Debuts Mobile App for 2012 Conference & EXPOJan 18, 2012By downloading Pittcon 2012's new mobile application, conferees of Pittcon Conference & Expo 2012 in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center March 11-15, can plan their personalized conference schedule on the go or at home. The new app features a personalized agenda, exhibitor profiles, share features, and much more about Pittcon, long known as the gathering place for the best minds in science...
Read MoreNewcastle University Imaging Facility enhances advanced imaging capabilitiesJan 18, 2012Working with Nikon Instruments UK, the Imaging Facility at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University has enhanced its advanced imaging capability. The University has added to its existing imaging resources; two A1R confocal imaging systems, a Total Internal Reflectance (TIRF) microscopy system and a Super Resolution microscopy systems equipped to provide both N-STORM* (Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy) and N-SIM** (Structured Illumination Microscopy). The facility caters for a wide variety of imaging requirements and can offer phase, DIC, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, and now super resolution...
Read MoreLeica SR GSD ranks among Top Ten Innovations 2011Jan 17, 2012The Top Ten Innovations Contest, established by the magazine The Scientist, awards the "coolest life science tools to emerge in the previous year". This year, the Leica SR GSD microscopy system for widefield super-resolution ranks among the list of new and exciting technologies that made their way into the labs...
Read MoreNew cluster for life sciences as BioCity Scotland secures a future for MSD Newhouse siteJan 17, 2012BioCity Scotland Ltd, a joint venture between BioCity Nottingham and Roslin BioCentre, has today announced the acquisition of the former-MSD research facility at Newhouse, Lanarkshire. This exciting deal will enable the development of a dedicated base in central Scotland for growing bioscience, pharmaceutical, med tech and healthcare companies... Read More
The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible...
Astra Biotech GmbH is preparing to launch a range of test kits for the diagnosis and monitoring of infectious diseases with the potential for significant pathogenesis. Based on the ELISA principle and characterised by high specificity, these kits detect the presence of IgG antibodies to Herpes simplex virus (HSV), Toxoplasma gondii, Hepatitis B virus and HIV. Additionally, IgG avidity is determined using an Astra Biotech Toxoplasma Test Kit...
Quotient Bioresearch ("Quotient") has today announced a management buyout financed by TA Associates, the existing private equity shareholder. Terms of the buyout were not disclosed. Quotient is a UK-based provider of outsourced development services, employing over 500 people and serving pharmaceutical and life science customers on a global basis. It has built a broad and innovative service portfolio, principally targeted at the early stages of drug development, and based upon its chemistry, metabolism, bioanalytical and clinical capabilities...
In an innovative commercial agreement, leading healthcare company Roche and foremost private cellular pathology laboratory Unilabs-IHS, are collaborating to help make state-of-the art testing for signs of cervical cancer more accessible to thousands of women in London and throughout the UK...
This year companies from the laboratory sector get together at Laborama for the 13th time. The professional fair became the meeting point by excellence in Belgium for laboratory professionals.Immediately after the registration take off for exhibitors many registrations entered. This has an impressive exhibitor list with already more than 110 participating companies as a result. From now on visitors can also confirm their presence by preregistering themselves via www.laborama.be.
Staying abreast of the latest advances in technology and ensuring that the most effective, up-to-date automation techniques are being employed can be challenging. Attending conferences and exhibitions throughout the year provides scientists not only with the opportunity to share their experiences, but with face-to-face networking opportunities; delegates can discuss their challenges with equipment manufacturers who can often help to tailor a solution to meet their automation needs. The debut of the European Laboratory Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition in June 2011 attracted 1523 attendees as well as 151 exhibitors and media partners. ELA combined...
The next generation ACU, designed by BMG LABTECH, allows for the independent regulation of both oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) inside of the microplate reader chamber. This will allow researchers to have complete control over the atmospheric conditions for all cell types and cell-based assays that can be performed in a microplate...
A Flexicon FF20 automatic vial/bottle filling system in combination with a 520Di benchtop dispensing pump - both supplied by Watson-Marlow Pumps Group - has helped a leading laparoscopy device manufacturer switch from outsourced supply to in-house production of a fog-free solution used on endoscope lenses. The product prevents the formation of condensation on the distal lens when inside the patient...
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc
SPARK Impact, manager of the £25m North West Fund for Biomedical, has invested £375,000 in a University of Bradford spin-out for Merseyside based Incanthera Limited, for the development of a revolutionary new cancer therapy arising from its Institute of Cancer Therapeutics.
Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced their 2012 catalog of analytical sample preparation products for chemistry professionals. The significantly enhanced 200 page edition includes a comprehensive range of products for bioanalysis, forensic, clinical, environmental, agrochemical and food applications...
Many scientists around the world have come to rely upon the Porvair Sciences Catalogue as a primary source of information that enables them to choose the optimum microplate or tissue culture consumable for their application. The new 2012 edition brings together information on Porvair Sciences comprehensive microplate and microplate instruments product range, together with a recently introduced range of high quality epigenetics and tissue culture plastics. Reflecting Porvair's continuing commitment to continuous technological innovation, the 2012 catalogue introduces a suite of exciting new products...
A University of Aberdeen pharmacologist has been awarded a top medal for his outstanding contribution to pharmacology. Professor Roger Pertwee, an internationally recognised cannabinoid scientist of the University's School of Medical Sciences, is the 19th recipient of the Wellcome Gold Medal, presented every two years by the British Pharmacological Society...
Britain's oldest and largest specialist stained glass conservation studio has recently embarked upon the conservation of York Minster's Great East Window with help from Carl Zeiss microscopes. The York Glaziers Trust chose a pair of Stemi DV4 Spot microscopes to investigate surface corrosion on Britain's largest expanse of medieval stained glass and the Zeiss AxioCam to record the phenomena for future reference...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and G-Con have agreed to a global collaboration to offer highly advanced and flexible production platforms for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The new product line will leverage G-Con Manufacturing's novel modular, mobile clean-room "pods" and Sartorius Stedim Biotech's well-established broad single-use and reusable product portfolio to create a totally integrated production process platform. SSB has incorporated its products into unit operations for media/buffer preparation, seed fermentation, cell cultivation and harvesting, ultra-diafiltration, membrane chromatography and viral clearance for biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing...
Uniqsis of Cambridge, UK, and WaveCraft of Uppsala, Sweden, have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and market a new range of microwave-based flow chemistry systems that will radically improve efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development...
By downloading Pittcon 2012's new mobile application, conferees of Pittcon Conference & Expo 2012 in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center March 11-15, can plan their personalized conference schedule on the go or at home. The new app features a personalized agenda, exhibitor profiles, share features, and much more about Pittcon, long known as the gathering place for the best minds in science...
Working with Nikon Instruments UK, the Imaging Facility at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University has enhanced its advanced imaging capability. The University has added to its existing imaging resources; two A1R confocal imaging systems, a Total Internal Reflectance (TIRF) microscopy system and a Super Resolution microscopy systems equipped to provide both N-STORM* (Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy) and N-SIM** (Structured Illumination Microscopy). The facility caters for a wide variety of imaging requirements and can offer phase, DIC, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, and now super resolution...
The Top Ten Innovations Contest, established by the magazine The Scientist, awards the "coolest life science tools to emerge in the previous year". This year, the Leica SR GSD microscopy system for widefield super-resolution ranks among the list of new and exciting technologies that made their way into the labs...
BioCity Scotland Ltd, a joint venture between BioCity Nottingham and Roslin BioCentre, has today announced the acquisition of the former-MSD research facility at Newhouse, Lanarkshire. This exciting deal will enable the development of a dedicated base in central Scotland for growing bioscience, pharmaceutical, med tech and healthcare companies...