Evident Corporation, a premier manufacturer of life science imaging systems, and Ultivue, Inc., an industry leader in multiplexing tools and novel image analysis solutions for tissue biomarker studies, announced a collaborative agreement to promote whole slide imaging using multiplexed immunofluorescence (mIF) assays to advance translational research in the Americas...
PCR Biosystems has launched a new family of qPCR reagents mixes: Clara™ Probe Mix, Clara™ Probe 1-Step Mix and Clara™ HRM Mix. The cutting-edge Clara™ family of mixes rely on a novel composition to push the boundaries of performance to meet the challenges of today’s laboratories. Now, researchers can be more confident than ever before in the results they generate and the conclusions they assimilate...
Would you like to get a better understanding of the basics of conducting a chemotaxis assay, as well as tips and tricks for handling the ibidi µ-Slide Chemotaxis? To make the start of your experiments even easier, and to help you become a chemotaxis assay expert, we are pleased to invite you to our ibidi Online Course, Setup and Analysis of Chemotaxis Assays...
TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. has announced the revolutionary new TENSOR?the first 4D-scanning transmission electron microscope (4D-STEM) built from the ground up for a totally new level of performance and user experience. TENSOR is designed to address the needs of anyone with an interest in multimodal nano-characterization applications (morphological, chemical, and structural), including materials scientists, semiconductor R&D and failure analysis (FA) engineers, and crystallographers...
For labs looking to improve accuracy, reproducibility, and yield from liquid phase chemical reactions -TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K has developed the Chemistry flowmeter. Accurately measuring the rate of addition of liquid reagents is a critical consideration for many labs undertaking batch or flow chemistry reactions. When using peristaltic or piston pumps to add expensive chemicals or other fluids into a reaction, labs must ensure the rate of addition is both accurate and constant as part of quality control...
Linkam Scientific Instruments, experts in sample characterisation, has launched a new software, NEXUS, revolutionising the way Linkam stages are used. It is used to precisely control and record all aspects of heating, cooling, vacuum, humidity, and other environmental conditions in a Linkam stage with optional optical measurement capabilities. NEXUS Core is the main NEXUS platform that introduces a range of new specifications to enable a greater degree of experiment control...
The PhotoSyn™ high power LED photoreactor, from Uniqsis, 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...
Targeting the ever-growing requirement for higher sample throughput the robust Push Cap Decapper CP620 from Micronic enables labs tasked with opening multiple sample storage tubes with TPE Septum Caps to achieve significant productivity gains. The Push Cap Decapper CP620 is not only compatible with Micronic tubes (up to 1.40ml) and TPE Septum Caps but also with tubes and caps of other brands...
BioAscent, the leading provider of integrated drug discovery services, has introduced a new web-based interface for customers using its compound management services. The Compound Connect interface provides BioAscent customers with a secure online inventory, ordering and tracking system for compound libraries managed by BioAscent at its state-of-the-art facility in Newhouse, UK...
As we look ahead to next year, we would like to offer you the chance to request a free copy of the ZEISS Microscopy 2023 calendar. For the second year in a row, ZEISS celebrates the work of researchers using microscopy in various application fields. ZEISS users from all around the globe submitted almost 1,000 fascinating entries. We were honored by their participation and fascinated by the quality of images we received across different research interests and application types...
The development of the ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 for the gentle 3D imaging of living cells was honored with the Federal President's Award for Technology and Innovation. The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, awarded the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2022, The Federal President's Award for Technology and Innovation, to the team from ZEISS during a festive ceremony. The jury recognized the ZEISS experts...
Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry announced the launch of acylation reagents, a type of derivatization reagents frequently used in Gas Chromatography (GC) analysis, and other instrumental analytical scenarios. In order to bring out the best chromatographic analysis effect, sample compounds need to meet a few criteria, for instance, high-temperature resistance and rapid transformation into the vapor state without degradation....
More companies around the world continue turning to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, for their next generation sequencing (NGS) needs with the Biomek NGeniuS System. The company continues building a robust demonstrated application library as it announces an application development agreement with Pillar Biosciences, which specializes in developing and commercializing IVD & RUO NGS testing solutions...
Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) have evolved throughout the years to offer ever greater resolution and magnification capabilities. However, for an instrument to work at its best, all external interferences that can affect the position of the electron beam – such as vibrations and stray magnetic fields – need to be removed. Researchers at Cataler Corporation have turned to Spicer Consulting to help them to optimise their equipment for investigations into non-homogeneous catalysts...
The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has partnered with PerkinElmer's Horizon Discovery to develop and manufacture somatic reference samples (SRSs) to simplify and support validation of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based cancer diagnostics. The SRSs are expected to be commercially available by early 2024, following a rigorous characterization and validation process in collaboration with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)...
The American scientist Ann Kennedy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA has won the 2022 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the neural population dynamics that generate and maintain our emotions and behavioral drives. By comparing the activation of neurons in multiple deep brain regions, she identifies differences between them that point to the role each region plays in shaping the drives behind survival behaviors such as fighting or fleeing...
OGT, A Sysmex Group Company, announces the recent launch of several new solutions to support its growing NGS portfolio. These include the SureSeq™ Myeloid Plus panel, which has been designed to detect aberrations in genes implicated in a variety of Myeloid disorders. Additionally, OGT has also launched a new improved library preparation workflow—the OGT Universal NGS Complete Workflow, compatible with its haematology, inherited and rare disease NGS panels...
Sartorius entered a research partnership with The BASE Facility at The University of Queensland (UQ) to improve the manufacturing process of nucleic acid products led by the external collaboration group, Separation Technology Marketing team. The BASE facility is an internationally recognized leader in mRNA sciences at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at UQ...
Evident announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore, marking its ongoing commitment to expand its business and operations in the APAC region. The headquarters leads Evident’s strategy, technology and innovation in the APAC region, which includes operations in Australia, New Zealand, India and Korea. The company has doubled its headcount in Singapore since the beginning of 2022 and plans to further expand its presence...
Shimadzu and Germany's UMG – University Medical Center Göttingen – are teaming up to develop new clinical LC-MS methods for a more rapid and flexible TDM analysis. As part of Shimadzu’s ambitious European Innovation Center (EUIC) program, this new collaboration seeks to speed up the LC-MS analysis of TDM tests. LC-MS analysis already offers accuracy and flexibility that is superior to conventional methods of TDM test analysis...
The Native Antigen Company (part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics), one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, thas announced the commercial launch of its latest SARS-CoV-2 antigens for the newly designated Omicron BA.5 variant. The Company’s new range of RBD (receptor binding domain) antigens will support scientists in the research and development of in vitro diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for the current variant of concern.
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, announce the commencement of external beta testing of the Onso™ Sequencing System. This innovative benchtop short-read DNA sequencing platform is expected to provide an extraordinary level of accuracy by utilizing PacBio’s unique sequencing by binding (SBB) technology...