Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the new Agilent 6560C Ion Mobility LC/Q-TOF, enhancements to the VWorks automation software suite, and new AssayMAP large capacity cartridges. These solutions were on display at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference (ASMS), held October 31 - November 4, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. These products improve the analysis of proteins and peptides to speed up the development of new protein-based therapeutics in biopharma.
As a respected supplier of off-the-shelf laboratory reactor systems, Asynt has the in-depth knowledge and glassware manufacturing expertise to also offer bespoke glass reactor vessels to meet the exact demands of your application or project. Examples of bespoke glass laboratory reactors designed and manufactured by Asynt have ranged from tens of millilitres to 50 litres in capacity....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. the world leader in serving science, is empowering scientists to drive groundbreaking discoveries with the introduction of new-generation mass spectrometry instruments, workflows and software. The company showcased the new additions to its industry-leading offering during the 69th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics...
Quantifoil, world-leading supplier of electron microscopy (EM) sample supports, has signed an exclusive contract to add HexAuFoil® advanced cryo-EM supports to their range. These all-gold supports have been designed to help structural biology researchers in pharma, biotech and academia maximize data collection speed and resolution. Over the last decade, the use of cryo-EM to study biomolecules has increased exponentially...
Hemp and marijuana are becoming more popular because of legalisation in multiple countries. The increase of this market also increases the offer of products and therefore the need to monitor different components. This application focusses on Residual Solvent analysis but Scion Instruments has an extended portfolio including potency analyses (AN091, 92, 93 and 130) and Terpene analysis (AN133 and 136) Residual Solvents are organic volatile products that are often used for the extraction...
Ziath reports how it has worked with the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) which has developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. This makes it much faster than all other automated SARS-CoV-2 testing systems used to date. In addition, all samples can be tracked precisely because they have a 2D-barcode on the bottom of each tube that is scanned multiple times throughout the process....
Represents commitment to global efforts against COVID-19 with optimized mRNA production using proprietary chromatographic columns and process. BioNet, a leading biotech company manufacturing genetically engineered vaccines, and BIA Separations, now part of Sartorius, a leading biochromatography development and manufacturing company, today announced the successful development of an optimized mRNA manufacturing process....
Biotecnica, a leading manufacturer of peptones has launched a new line of low endotoxin peptones that do not require ultrafiltration. EndoLow® Peptones are the next generation of peptones developed to meet the needs of the biopharmaceutical industry for the production of medications, vaccines, and diagnostic products. They provide a rich source of nitrogen, vitamins, and carbohydrates and enhance cell growth in culture media...
PreOmics, developer of innovative tools for mass spectrometry-based protein analyses, has announced the launch of BeatBox, its new sample preparation tool for tissues and cells. BeatBox delivers tissue homogenization in a simple, fast and easy-to-use format and can process up to 96 tissue samples in 10 minutes from 1-5 mg of tissue, with no cross contamination...
Charge detection mass spectrometry adds new value to traditional mass spectrometry in detecting larger molecules such as coronaviruses. TrueMass presents the world’s first commercially designed charge detection mass spectrometer (CDMS) at this year’s ASMS in Philadelphia, PA. Offering the ability to enhance mass spectrometry, widely used in small molecule detection, the TrueMass technology enables detailed analysis of macromolecules such as viruses....
Multifunctional for efficient pre- and fine comminution – heavy-metal- and iron-free. The Variable Speed Rotor Mill PULVERISETTE 14 premium line is ideal for soft, medium-hard, brittle, hard-brittle, fibrous, temperature-sensitive materials and all this with an extremely fast sample throughput. The Variable Speed Rotor Mill PULVERISETTE 14 premium line offers impact, shearing and cutting comminution in one instrument...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2021 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, November 10th with Creating a Recipe for LIMS Success in the Food & Beverage Sector. The webcast will focus on the pivotal role of a LIMS in helping food companies combat the challenges they encounter every day in delivering high quality products....
SCHOTT MINIFAB, a subsidiary of SCHOTT that develops and manufactures microfluidic devices for point-of-care and life sciences consumables, has had a long-standing close customer relationship with Applied Microarrays Inc. (AMI). Together, they develop biotech substrates for diagnostics applications. The expertise of AMI will further strengthen SCHOTT’s ability to offer a single-source contract manufacturing solution...
Linkam Scientific Instruments, expert in sample characterisation, has launched a new Water Circulation Pump (WCP), designed specifically to provide optimised water cooling to its range of temperature and environmental control stages. When used with Linkam’s Peltier stages, the WCP is able to hold sample temperatures as low as -30°C (with an ambient temperature of 21°C). The WCP also provides cooling to high temperature stages running up to 1500°C...
Olympus’ third annual Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award is now open for entries through Jan. 31, 2022. Each year, the competition recognizes the best in life science imaging worldwide to inspire and showcase art through microscopy. Contestants may enter by uploading up to three images, with a description of the equipment used, at the website. Winners will be selected by a jury and announced in April 2022.
Imagine if the speed and gentleness of light sheet microscopy was combined with the near-isotropic resolution at confocal range for your live cell imaging. ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 makes light sheet fluorescence microscopy available for live cell imaging at subcellular resolution – whilst also allowing you to use standard sample carriers. With this automated, easy-to-use system, gentle volumetric imaging of subcellular structures and dynamics over hours and days is now available to everyone....
PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the PKamp™ Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 assay. Qualified laboratories can immediately begin using this single test for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated from nasopharyngeal swabs, anterior nasal swabs and mid-turbinate swabs...
Research on hunger wins 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize. The American scientist Amber L. Alhadeff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the University of Pennsylvania, USA has won the 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the gut-brain control of hunger circuits. Alhadeff’s research has revealed how hunger-sensitive neurons in the brain receive signals from the gastrointestinal tract, and how they influence food intake and other survival behaviors....
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent) announces the extension and expansion of its long-term collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent will provide Bristol Myers Squibb with increased access to its deubiquitylase (DUB) enzyme inhibitor drug discovery platform to provide further support to additional therapeutic areas...
A Senior Principal Data Scientist from a leading global pharmaceutical company showcased its success stories of using Pangaea Data’s novel artificial intelligence driven product, PIES (Pangaea’s Intelligence Extractor and Summarization). The presentation took place at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo on 21st September 2021 and demonstrated that PIES’s inherent Natural Language Generation (NLG) methods provide clinicians and researchers with the ability to generate clinical narratives automatically...
At Lab Innovations 2021, Porvair Sciences will showcase its extensive range of consumables and instruments for improving workflow in life science laboratories. To assist lab scientists tasked with overcoming workflow bottlenecks associated with sample handling / storage, sample preparation, sample processing and sample analysis - Porvair Sciences technical specialists will be available on Stand B22 to answer your questions.
The new Test Labs infection prevention research and test laboratory in Peterborough, which opened officially in January 2021, has achieved prestigious UKAS accreditation in less than twelve months, one of the fastest awards in the history of the accreditation body. Parent company Inivos created the facility after the Covid pandemic redirected government and commercial laboratories’ focus which stretched their capacity....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the new Agilent 6560C Ion Mobility LC/Q-TOF, enhancements to the VWorks automation software suite, and new AssayMAP large capacity cartridges. These solutions were on display at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference (ASMS), held October 31 - November 4, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. These products improve the analysis of proteins and peptides to speed up the development of new protein-based therapeutics in biopharma.
As a respected supplier of off-the-shelf laboratory reactor systems, Asynt has the in-depth knowledge and glassware manufacturing expertise to also offer bespoke glass reactor vessels to meet the exact demands of your application or project. Examples of bespoke glass laboratory reactors designed and manufactured by Asynt have ranged from tens of millilitres to 50 litres in capacity....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. the world leader in serving science, is empowering scientists to drive groundbreaking discoveries with the introduction of new-generation mass spectrometry instruments, workflows and software. The company showcased the new additions to its industry-leading offering during the 69th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics...
Quantifoil, world-leading supplier of electron microscopy (EM) sample supports, has signed an exclusive contract to add HexAuFoil® advanced cryo-EM supports to their range. These all-gold supports have been designed to help structural biology researchers in pharma, biotech and academia maximize data collection speed and resolution. Over the last decade, the use of cryo-EM to study biomolecules has increased exponentially...
Hemp and marijuana are becoming more popular because of legalisation in multiple countries. The increase of this market also increases the offer of products and therefore the need to monitor different components. This application focusses on Residual Solvent analysis but Scion Instruments has an extended portfolio including potency analyses (AN091, 92, 93 and 130) and Terpene analysis (AN133 and 136) Residual Solvents are organic volatile products that are often used for the extraction...
Ziath reports how it has worked with the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) which has developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. This makes it much faster than all other automated SARS-CoV-2 testing systems used to date. In addition, all samples can be tracked precisely because they have a 2D-barcode on the bottom of each tube that is scanned multiple times throughout the process....
Represents commitment to global efforts against COVID-19 with optimized mRNA production using proprietary chromatographic columns and process. BioNet, a leading biotech company manufacturing genetically engineered vaccines, and BIA Separations, now part of Sartorius, a leading biochromatography development and manufacturing company, today announced the successful development of an optimized mRNA manufacturing process....
Biotecnica, a leading manufacturer of peptones has launched a new line of low endotoxin peptones that do not require ultrafiltration. EndoLow® Peptones are the next generation of peptones developed to meet the needs of the biopharmaceutical industry for the production of medications, vaccines, and diagnostic products. They provide a rich source of nitrogen, vitamins, and carbohydrates and enhance cell growth in culture media...
PreOmics, developer of innovative tools for mass spectrometry-based protein analyses, has announced the launch of BeatBox, its new sample preparation tool for tissues and cells. BeatBox delivers tissue homogenization in a simple, fast and easy-to-use format and can process up to 96 tissue samples in 10 minutes from 1-5 mg of tissue, with no cross contamination...
Charge detection mass spectrometry adds new value to traditional mass spectrometry in detecting larger molecules such as coronaviruses. TrueMass presents the world’s first commercially designed charge detection mass spectrometer (CDMS) at this year’s ASMS in Philadelphia, PA. Offering the ability to enhance mass spectrometry, widely used in small molecule detection, the TrueMass technology enables detailed analysis of macromolecules such as viruses....
Multifunctional for efficient pre- and fine comminution – heavy-metal- and iron-free. The Variable Speed Rotor Mill PULVERISETTE 14 premium line is ideal for soft, medium-hard, brittle, hard-brittle, fibrous, temperature-sensitive materials and all this with an extremely fast sample throughput. The Variable Speed Rotor Mill PULVERISETTE 14 premium line offers impact, shearing and cutting comminution in one instrument...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2021 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, November 10th with Creating a Recipe for LIMS Success in the Food & Beverage Sector. The webcast will focus on the pivotal role of a LIMS in helping food companies combat the challenges they encounter every day in delivering high quality products....
SCHOTT MINIFAB, a subsidiary of SCHOTT that develops and manufactures microfluidic devices for point-of-care and life sciences consumables, has had a long-standing close customer relationship with Applied Microarrays Inc. (AMI). Together, they develop biotech substrates for diagnostics applications. The expertise of AMI will further strengthen SCHOTT’s ability to offer a single-source contract manufacturing solution...
Linkam Scientific Instruments, expert in sample characterisation, has launched a new Water Circulation Pump (WCP), designed specifically to provide optimised water cooling to its range of temperature and environmental control stages. When used with Linkam’s Peltier stages, the WCP is able to hold sample temperatures as low as -30°C (with an ambient temperature of 21°C). The WCP also provides cooling to high temperature stages running up to 1500°C...
Olympus’ third annual Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award is now open for entries through Jan. 31, 2022. Each year, the competition recognizes the best in life science imaging worldwide to inspire and showcase art through microscopy. Contestants may enter by uploading up to three images, with a description of the equipment used, at the website. Winners will be selected by a jury and announced in April 2022.
Imagine if the speed and gentleness of light sheet microscopy was combined with the near-isotropic resolution at confocal range for your live cell imaging. ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 makes light sheet fluorescence microscopy available for live cell imaging at subcellular resolution – whilst also allowing you to use standard sample carriers. With this automated, easy-to-use system, gentle volumetric imaging of subcellular structures and dynamics over hours and days is now available to everyone....
PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the PKamp™ Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 assay. Qualified laboratories can immediately begin using this single test for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated from nasopharyngeal swabs, anterior nasal swabs and mid-turbinate swabs...
Research on hunger wins 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize. The American scientist Amber L. Alhadeff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the University of Pennsylvania, USA has won the 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the gut-brain control of hunger circuits. Alhadeff’s research has revealed how hunger-sensitive neurons in the brain receive signals from the gastrointestinal tract, and how they influence food intake and other survival behaviors....
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent) announces the extension and expansion of its long-term collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent will provide Bristol Myers Squibb with increased access to its deubiquitylase (DUB) enzyme inhibitor drug discovery platform to provide further support to additional therapeutic areas...
A Senior Principal Data Scientist from a leading global pharmaceutical company showcased its success stories of using Pangaea Data’s novel artificial intelligence driven product, PIES (Pangaea’s Intelligence Extractor and Summarization). The presentation took place at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo on 21st September 2021 and demonstrated that PIES’s inherent Natural Language Generation (NLG) methods provide clinicians and researchers with the ability to generate clinical narratives automatically...
At Lab Innovations 2021, Porvair Sciences will showcase its extensive range of consumables and instruments for improving workflow in life science laboratories. To assist lab scientists tasked with overcoming workflow bottlenecks associated with sample handling / storage, sample preparation, sample processing and sample analysis - Porvair Sciences technical specialists will be available on Stand B22 to answer your questions.
The new Test Labs infection prevention research and test laboratory in Peterborough, which opened officially in January 2021, has achieved prestigious UKAS accreditation in less than twelve months, one of the fastest awards in the history of the accreditation body. Parent company Inivos created the facility after the Covid pandemic redirected government and commercial laboratories’ focus which stretched their capacity....