Ziath reports how a leading Dutch genome diagnostics lab is using their Mohawk semi-automated tube picker to retrieve DNA samples accurately and rapidly from their extensive biobank. The Genome Diagnostics Laboratory (AGDx) is centred at the VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam - the largest University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Bringing together a network of medical specialists in
The Uniqsis PhotoSyn™ LED photoreactor eliminates problems associated with traditional batch methods enabling synthetic chemists to routinely scale-up their photochemistry reactions from milligrams to several kilograms / day. The PhotoSyn™ is designed to provide scientists with a high-power LED light source for continuous flow applications...
Offering complete disruption of cytoplasmic and nuclear membranes, Porvair Sciences Chromatrap® buffer chemistries are optimised for sonication and enzymatic shearing. The success of a ChIP assay is highly dependent on the quality of chromatin prepared. Chromatrap® lysis and hypotonic buffers are high performance reagents you can trust in this critical first step in isolating chromatin from your sample...
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. launches the Endosafe® Nexus 200™, expanding its robust endotoxin testing portfolio. The Nexus 200 is the next evolution of Charles River’s data integrity compliant, fully robotic instrument, capable of processing both undiluted or complex, serial dilutions for water, in-process, and final product testing via Endosafe Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) cartridge technology in a fully enclosed system....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, received R&D 100 Awards from R&D World Magazine for two of its most recently launched analytical instruments. The R&D 100 Awards competition honors the latest innovations in science and technology, identifying the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the past year...
Operating from room temperature up to 80° C, with high thermal stability, the TESTA Analytical Differential Refractive Index (DRI) detector offers highly accurate and reliable determination of absolute concentration and total mass balance in GPC/SEC applications. DRI detectors are the most commonly used GPC/SEC detectors because of their universal applicability; they do not require chromophores to be present in the analyte...
Exact Sciences Corp., a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announce that new data presentations supporting the clinical value of its Precision Oncology portfolio will be shared in ten abstracts and three presentations at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® (SABCS®). “The breadth of evidence presented at SABCS 2022 showcases Exact Sciences’ growing Precision Oncology portfolio...
EditForce, Inc. headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan, has realized the world's first RNA-editing technology that enables RNA-editing bases to be changed from "U" to "C," and demonstrated that this technology works even in human cells in a joint study with Professor Takahiro Nakamura, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. The study opens up the possibility of editing gene mutations which could not have been the target with the existing technologies, and is expected to contribute to the R&D of therapies for various genetic diseases...
Autoscribe Informatics, the global leader in configurable Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), has announced the release of Matrix Gemini version 6.6. The December 2022 release includes a number of enhancements designed to improve the user experience even further. The ability to split and freeze columns and rows in a complex grid mirrors the Excel Freeze Panes function...
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells' protein production. The technology can contribute to the development and production of vaccines, drugs for severe diseases, as well as alternative food proteins much faster and at significantly lower costs than today...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announce the launch of the Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform, a new antibody discovery service specifically designed to develop best-in-class biologic candidates. The Pioneer Platform features a state-of-the-art phage display library engineered to include more than 200 billion unique sequences and capable of identifying high-affinity antibody candidates using our newly developed proprietary SpyDisplay selection technology...
As an active player in the chemical industry, Alfa Chemistry decided to combine the power of computational chemistry with drug design and synthesis. This move aims to largely enhance the overall drug discovery efficiency and open up new possibilities for the pharmaceutical industry. Fairly recently, the company launched a series of structure-based drug design (SBDD) services, showing capabilities in virtual screening, flexible target sampling, skeleton transitions, de novo design, and more...
The life science group Sartorius and the Sweden-based BICO Group, a provider of instruments and consumables for bioprinting, bioscience and bioautomation applications, have agreed on a comprehensive technology as well as sales and marketing cooperation. As part of the partnership, both companies will enter into a research & development collaboration relating to 3D cell printing and associated technologies as well as digital solutions for cell line development workflows...
With the debut of its novel single-cell solution and its first Grant Program, Scipio bioscience is creating an era where scRNA-seq is versatile, flexible, and accessible for every lab. Introduced just six months ago, the Scipio bioscience single-cell RNA-seq solution includes the Asteria™ Benchtop Kit and the Cytonaut™ Cloud Analysis Software. This powerful kit and software combination is delivering on the promise of a much-simplified workflow, never-experienced-before flexibility, and greater ease and confidence in data analysis...
AMSBIO has published an informative handbook for scientists who need to preserve or archive organoids in a research lab. The handbook brings together published paper citations, quotes and data from leading international research groups who are using the CELLBANKER® range of products to cryopreserve their organoids simply and safely. In addition, the handbook includes best practice protocols plus information making it easier to understand the process of freezing organoids...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the deployment of the next generation of alarm resolution technology for checkpoints throughout London Heathrow airport, delivering advanced security and efficiency. The Insight200M from Agilent ensures increased safety on planes while improving passenger experience at airports. The ban on liquids in carry-on luggage was slowly lifted to allow baby food, medicinal items, and duty-free items, and there is a continuous shift...
As part of the Analysis for Innovators program round 6, Queensgate, in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), were awarded funding for a project to investigate parasitic motion/off-axis errors in multi-axis nanopositioning stages, and develop a unique and practical correction methodology. Full details of the research are available in a paper previously presented at ASPE and EUSPEN...
INTEGRA Biosciences has launched a new video showcasing GRIPTIP pipette tips, highlighting the key features that guarantee tips never loosen, leak or fall off. Watch GRIPTIPS in action to learn how their reliable seal ensures precise pipetting results for handheld and benchtop pipetting systems. The GRIPTIPS range of high quality pipette tips – available in 0.5 microliter up to 5 milliliter volumes – are meticulously produced by expert manufacturers, in tandem with INTEGRA pipettes, using the finest raw materials...
The EchoTherm™ RHB20 Series was designed for use in robotic systems. As such, it is a small, self contained unit that runs off 12 volts DC. Power is provided from a universal bench top power supply that takes 100VAC to 260VAC, 50/60Hz inputs and converts that to 12 volts DC for the RHB20 series. The unit comes with an RS232 cable for connecting it to a PC via any open serial port...
Nikon Instruments Inc. has unveiled the winners of the 48th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s first place prize was awarded to Grigorii Timin, supervised by Dr. Michel Milinkovitch at the University of Geneva, for his remarkable image of an embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko. Masterfully blending imaging technology and artistic creativity, Timin utilized high-resolution microscopy and image-stitching to capture this species of Phelsuma grandis day gecko...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of the AssayMAP Bravo Protein Sample Prep Workbench 4.0 software. This release adds 21 CFR Part 11 compliance-enabling features that allow AssayMAP Bravo-based automated sample preparation in workflows across the biopharma drug development process. The requirement for labs to use instruments that comply with regulatory guidelines such as 21 CFR Part 11 or have the option of...
Global Healthcare Opportunities, or GHO Capital Partners LLP, the European specialist investor in global healthcare, today announces its investment in Sapio Sciences (“Sapio”), a high growth integrated lab informatics platform helping to transform and accelerate life science R&D for international biopharmaceutical companies, CROs and clinical diagnostic labs...
Ziath reports how a leading Dutch genome diagnostics lab is using their Mohawk semi-automated tube picker to retrieve DNA samples accurately and rapidly from their extensive biobank. The Genome Diagnostics Laboratory (AGDx) is centred at the VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam - the largest University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Bringing together a network of medical specialists in
The Uniqsis PhotoSyn™ LED photoreactor eliminates problems associated with traditional batch methods enabling synthetic chemists to routinely scale-up their photochemistry reactions from milligrams to several kilograms / day. The PhotoSyn™ is designed to provide scientists with a high-power LED light source for continuous flow applications...
Offering complete disruption of cytoplasmic and nuclear membranes, Porvair Sciences Chromatrap® buffer chemistries are optimised for sonication and enzymatic shearing. The success of a ChIP assay is highly dependent on the quality of chromatin prepared. Chromatrap® lysis and hypotonic buffers are high performance reagents you can trust in this critical first step in isolating chromatin from your sample...
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. launches the Endosafe® Nexus 200™, expanding its robust endotoxin testing portfolio. The Nexus 200 is the next evolution of Charles River’s data integrity compliant, fully robotic instrument, capable of processing both undiluted or complex, serial dilutions for water, in-process, and final product testing via Endosafe Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) cartridge technology in a fully enclosed system....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, received R&D 100 Awards from R&D World Magazine for two of its most recently launched analytical instruments. The R&D 100 Awards competition honors the latest innovations in science and technology, identifying the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the past year...
Operating from room temperature up to 80° C, with high thermal stability, the TESTA Analytical Differential Refractive Index (DRI) detector offers highly accurate and reliable determination of absolute concentration and total mass balance in GPC/SEC applications. DRI detectors are the most commonly used GPC/SEC detectors because of their universal applicability; they do not require chromophores to be present in the analyte...
Exact Sciences Corp., a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announce that new data presentations supporting the clinical value of its Precision Oncology portfolio will be shared in ten abstracts and three presentations at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® (SABCS®). “The breadth of evidence presented at SABCS 2022 showcases Exact Sciences’ growing Precision Oncology portfolio...
EditForce, Inc. headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan, has realized the world's first RNA-editing technology that enables RNA-editing bases to be changed from "U" to "C," and demonstrated that this technology works even in human cells in a joint study with Professor Takahiro Nakamura, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. The study opens up the possibility of editing gene mutations which could not have been the target with the existing technologies, and is expected to contribute to the R&D of therapies for various genetic diseases...
Autoscribe Informatics, the global leader in configurable Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), has announced the release of Matrix Gemini version 6.6. The December 2022 release includes a number of enhancements designed to improve the user experience even further. The ability to split and freeze columns and rows in a complex grid mirrors the Excel Freeze Panes function...
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells' protein production. The technology can contribute to the development and production of vaccines, drugs for severe diseases, as well as alternative food proteins much faster and at significantly lower costs than today...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announce the launch of the Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform, a new antibody discovery service specifically designed to develop best-in-class biologic candidates. The Pioneer Platform features a state-of-the-art phage display library engineered to include more than 200 billion unique sequences and capable of identifying high-affinity antibody candidates using our newly developed proprietary SpyDisplay selection technology...
As an active player in the chemical industry, Alfa Chemistry decided to combine the power of computational chemistry with drug design and synthesis. This move aims to largely enhance the overall drug discovery efficiency and open up new possibilities for the pharmaceutical industry. Fairly recently, the company launched a series of structure-based drug design (SBDD) services, showing capabilities in virtual screening, flexible target sampling, skeleton transitions, de novo design, and more...
The life science group Sartorius and the Sweden-based BICO Group, a provider of instruments and consumables for bioprinting, bioscience and bioautomation applications, have agreed on a comprehensive technology as well as sales and marketing cooperation. As part of the partnership, both companies will enter into a research & development collaboration relating to 3D cell printing and associated technologies as well as digital solutions for cell line development workflows...
With the debut of its novel single-cell solution and its first Grant Program, Scipio bioscience is creating an era where scRNA-seq is versatile, flexible, and accessible for every lab. Introduced just six months ago, the Scipio bioscience single-cell RNA-seq solution includes the Asteria™ Benchtop Kit and the Cytonaut™ Cloud Analysis Software. This powerful kit and software combination is delivering on the promise of a much-simplified workflow, never-experienced-before flexibility, and greater ease and confidence in data analysis...
AMSBIO has published an informative handbook for scientists who need to preserve or archive organoids in a research lab. The handbook brings together published paper citations, quotes and data from leading international research groups who are using the CELLBANKER® range of products to cryopreserve their organoids simply and safely. In addition, the handbook includes best practice protocols plus information making it easier to understand the process of freezing organoids...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the deployment of the next generation of alarm resolution technology for checkpoints throughout London Heathrow airport, delivering advanced security and efficiency. The Insight200M from Agilent ensures increased safety on planes while improving passenger experience at airports. The ban on liquids in carry-on luggage was slowly lifted to allow baby food, medicinal items, and duty-free items, and there is a continuous shift...
As part of the Analysis for Innovators program round 6, Queensgate, in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), were awarded funding for a project to investigate parasitic motion/off-axis errors in multi-axis nanopositioning stages, and develop a unique and practical correction methodology. Full details of the research are available in a paper previously presented at ASPE and EUSPEN...
INTEGRA Biosciences has launched a new video showcasing GRIPTIP pipette tips, highlighting the key features that guarantee tips never loosen, leak or fall off. Watch GRIPTIPS in action to learn how their reliable seal ensures precise pipetting results for handheld and benchtop pipetting systems. The GRIPTIPS range of high quality pipette tips – available in 0.5 microliter up to 5 milliliter volumes – are meticulously produced by expert manufacturers, in tandem with INTEGRA pipettes, using the finest raw materials...
The EchoTherm™ RHB20 Series was designed for use in robotic systems. As such, it is a small, self contained unit that runs off 12 volts DC. Power is provided from a universal bench top power supply that takes 100VAC to 260VAC, 50/60Hz inputs and converts that to 12 volts DC for the RHB20 series. The unit comes with an RS232 cable for connecting it to a PC via any open serial port...
Nikon Instruments Inc. has unveiled the winners of the 48th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s first place prize was awarded to Grigorii Timin, supervised by Dr. Michel Milinkovitch at the University of Geneva, for his remarkable image of an embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko. Masterfully blending imaging technology and artistic creativity, Timin utilized high-resolution microscopy and image-stitching to capture this species of Phelsuma grandis day gecko...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of the AssayMAP Bravo Protein Sample Prep Workbench 4.0 software. This release adds 21 CFR Part 11 compliance-enabling features that allow AssayMAP Bravo-based automated sample preparation in workflows across the biopharma drug development process. The requirement for labs to use instruments that comply with regulatory guidelines such as 21 CFR Part 11 or have the option of...
Global Healthcare Opportunities, or GHO Capital Partners LLP, the European specialist investor in global healthcare, today announces its investment in Sapio Sciences (“Sapio”), a high growth integrated lab informatics platform helping to transform and accelerate life science R&D for international biopharmaceutical companies, CROs and clinical diagnostic labs...