PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced that its Vanadis® NIPT system has obtained CE-IVD mark for commercialization and distribution throughout Europe and other countries that accept CE marking. This non-invasive test provides screening results for trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)....
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports on how automation of isoelectric point measurement can be achieved using a BI-ZTU autotitrator in combination with a Nanobrook zeta potential analyzer. The stability of a dispersion is commonly determined by zeta potential. However, the surface chemistry of solid particles in a dispersion can be modified by altering parameters such as pH, surfactant concentration and salt concentrations....
ZEISS announces its biggest new release of the ZEISS Mineralogic software at the Process Mineralogy '18 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the 7th instalment of ZEISS Mineralogic since the software was brought to the market in July 2014 and represents a significant advancement in both features and productivity. The software is already well known for providing quantitative mineralogy with the...
The Agrihealth Group of companies has utilized the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autsocribe Informatics to accommodate two different aspects of its business. A new case study (www.autoscribeinformatics.com/resources/case-studies) shows how Matrix Gemini is managing the requirements of Agrihealth’s laboratory services and has also streamlined the company’s veterinary services processes...
Certification one of only two ATP validations worldwide, demonstrates validity of tests for microbes. Hygiena, a global leader in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, today announced the AOAC Research Institute, one of the world’s most recognizable product certification organizations, has issued its Performance Tested MethodSM certificate to the UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test for identifying the possible presence of microbial contamination....
Did you visit us at this year’s Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) Summit in Texas? Attendees were able to see our Algem® photobioreactor in action, and speak to us about our multiparametric optimization. At Algenuity, we take a radically different statistical modeling approach to help you get the most from your algal strains. We can improve your process and outcome by discovering which parameters are most important and co-optimizingthem...
Cloud-based solution streamlines labor-intensive inventory management tasks to improve resource management. Beckman Coulter announced the commercialization of DxONE Inventory Manager, its automated, cloud-based software technology that simplifies inventory management and enhances operational efficiencies to help ensure timely delivery of patient test results. With DxONE Inventory Manager, technologists gain an...
LGC has announced the acquisition of SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories. SeraCare provides quality control materials for infectious disease testing through their ACCURUN® reagents as well as in the fast growing clinical next-generation sequencing (NGS) market which it addresses through its Seraseq® brand of products for oncology, NIPT and inherited disease testing...
BD, a leading global medical technology company, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of the BD Phoenix™ CPO detect test, which will allow hospitals to identify infections caused by carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs). The test may help hospitals contain the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by shortening the time it takes to detect CPOs, thereby enabling the earlier implementation of infection control procedures and...
AMSBIO announces that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell expert - Dr Masato Nakagawa from the Nobel Prize winning Yamanaka Lab at the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Japan will give 3 talks in the UK on the 10th and 11th December 2018. Appearing at the Wellcome Genome Campus (Cambridge), the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (Edinburgh) and at Guys Hospital (London)...
Evotec AG today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Immuneering Corporation, a worldwide leader in data-driven drug discovery, to discover novel small molecules for rare hereditary metabolic diseases. The research collaboration brings together Evotec's leading induced pluripotent stem cell ("iPSC") platform and broad drug discovery capabilities with Immuneering's unique Artificial...
HT-2 microscope facilitates three-dimensional fluorescence and optical diffraction tomography of live cells with minimal stress on cells. The HT-2 from Tomocube is the world’s first microscope to combine both holotomography and 3D fluorescence imaging into one unit. Capable of simultaneously capturing high resolution 3D optical diffraction tomography and 3D fluorescence images, the new microscope enables long-term tracking of specific targets in live cells while...
Researchers in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Vermont are taking advantage of the ease of use and reproducibility of Dolomite Microfluidics’ microfluidic droplet system and glass junction chips to enhance the study of biomechanics. “Sophisticated tools are now available for the investigation of the genetic structure of plants and subcellular processes, but hardly any exist for studying plant biomechanics at the cellular level,” commented Associate Professor Philip M. Lintilhac....
Featuring a Super-sensitive Lens for Quick, Accurate Imaging of all Gels and Blots. Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its new generation G:BOX Chemi XX6/XX9 multi-application imaging systems are now available. Featuring the latest, ultra-sensitive, fast capture lens, these systems ensure scientists can have total confidence that their gel and blot results are accurate and publication-ready...
Porvair Sciences announce Autocapper – a new affordable microplate sealing system designed to work with reusable mat caps (friction seals) from all the major manufacturers. Set-up to quickly and securely seal 96-well deep well microplates as standard, the Autocapper is compatible with shallow well and several other plate formats (24-well, 48-well) using a range of supplied adapter blocks. Designed to meet the needs of laboratories for low to medium throughput microplate sealing, the Autocapper is compact and easy-to-use....
MediSapiens, a leading developer and provider of genomic, biomedical and health data solutions, has partnered with Terveystalo, a leading private healthcare service provider in Finland, to support their biobank operations with scalable, interactive and secure genomic and clinical data solutions. MediSapiens is providing Terveystalo with an integral solution to support Terveystalo's biobank, enabling effective use of genomic and clinical data in the daily...
BioTek Instruments extends congratulations to Dr. Benjamin R. King as this year’s recipient of the Norman R. Alpert Research Prize. The honor, which includes an engraved plaque and cash award, was announced at the Larner College of Medicine Research Day event held at The University of Vermont (UVM) on October 30, 2018. Dr. King is a 2018 graduate in the UVM Department of Medicine, and under the mentorship of...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), wraps up the 2018 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, December 12th with Lab Automation Today: Five Key Trends Currently Impacting Your Laboratory. This webcast will focus on five trends challenging many testing laboratories today and the role that a LIMS can play in addressing the impact of these trends....
The breath-taking winners of the 44th annual competition unveil the microscopic beauty hidden from the naked eye. Nikon Instruments Inc. has announced the winners of the forty-fourth annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. First place was awarded to Emirati photographer Yousef Al Habshi, who sees the eyes as the windows to stunning insect artwork and research. The 2018 winning image captures part of the compound eyes and surrounding greenish scales of an Asian Red Palm weevil....
The Olympus high-sensitivity SpinSR10 super resolution microscope combines fast 0.005 seconds/frame acquisition speed and 120-nanometer super resolution with improvements that provide clearer images and three times the brightness of the standard SpinSR10 model. Super resolution microscopes are used in medical and biological research to observe the internal structure of cells in fine detail, and brightness and clarity are essential to image quality....
Chosen by Independent Expert Panel at the 2018 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards. Elpis Biomed Ltd. (Elpis), a University of Cambridge spin-out developing high quality human cells via its proprietary OPTi-OX platform, is pleased to announce that the Company has been selected as winner in the category Start-Up of the Year at the 2018 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards...
Lactic acid is one of the world’s most popular biochemicals, especially in the food and cosmetics industries. It is used as a raw material for the production of sustainable biopolymers and is a preservative, taste-enhancer, or PH-regulating component in many foods. High-quality lactic acid is crucial for subsequent production processes as well as the quality of the finished product. So, it is important to consistently avoid containments...
ZEISS announces its biggest new release of the ZEISS Mineralogic software at the Process Mineralogy '18 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the 7th instalment of ZEISS Mineralogic since the software was brought to the market in July 2014 and represents a significant advancement in both features and productivity. The software is already well known for providing quantitative mineralogy with the...
The Agrihealth Group of companies has utilized the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autsocribe Informatics to accommodate two different aspects of its business. A new case study (www.autoscribeinformatics.com/resources/case-studies) shows how Matrix Gemini is managing the requirements of Agrihealth’s laboratory services and has also streamlined the company’s veterinary services processes...
Certification one of only two ATP validations worldwide, demonstrates validity of tests for microbes. Hygiena, a global leader in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, today announced the AOAC Research Institute, one of the world’s most recognizable product certification organizations, has issued its Performance Tested MethodSM certificate to the UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test for identifying the possible presence of microbial contamination....
Cloud-based solution streamlines labor-intensive inventory management tasks to improve resource management. 
LGC has announced the acquisition of SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories. SeraCare provides quality control materials for infectious disease testing through their ACCURUN® reagents as well as in the fast growing clinical next-generation sequencing (NGS) market which it addresses through its Seraseq® brand of products for oncology, NIPT and inherited disease testing...
BD, a leading global medical technology company, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of the BD Phoenix™ CPO detect test, which will allow hospitals to identify infections caused by carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs). The test may help hospitals contain the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by shortening the time it takes to detect CPOs, thereby enabling the earlier implementation of infection control procedures and...
AMSBIO announces that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell expert - Dr Masato Nakagawa from the Nobel Prize winning Yamanaka Lab at the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Japan will give 3 talks in the UK on the 10th and 11th December 2018. Appearing at the Wellcome Genome Campus (Cambridge), the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (Edinburgh) and at Guys Hospital (London)...
Evotec AG today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Immuneering Corporation, a worldwide leader in data-driven drug discovery, to discover novel small molecules for rare hereditary metabolic diseases. The research collaboration brings together Evotec's leading induced pluripotent stem cell ("iPSC") platform and broad drug discovery capabilities with Immuneering's unique Artificial...
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Researchers in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Vermont are taking advantage of the ease of use and reproducibility of Dolomite Microfluidics’ microfluidic droplet system and glass junction chips to enhance the study of biomechanics. “Sophisticated tools are now available for the investigation of the genetic structure of plants and subcellular processes, but hardly any exist for studying plant biomechanics at the cellular level,” commented Associate Professor Philip M. Lintilhac....
Featuring a Super-sensitive Lens for Quick, Accurate Imaging of all Gels and Blots. Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its new generation G:BOX Chemi XX6/XX9 multi-application imaging systems are now available. Featuring the latest, ultra-sensitive, fast capture lens, these systems ensure scientists can have total confidence that their gel and blot results are accurate and publication-ready...
Porvair Sciences announce Autocapper – a new affordable microplate sealing system designed to work with reusable mat caps (friction seals) from all the major manufacturers. Set-up to quickly and securely seal 96-well deep well microplates as standard, the Autocapper is compatible with shallow well and several other plate formats (24-well, 48-well) using a range of supplied adapter blocks. Designed to meet the needs of laboratories for low to medium throughput microplate sealing, the Autocapper is compact and easy-to-use....
MediSapiens, a leading developer and provider of genomic, biomedical and health data solutions, has partnered with Terveystalo, a leading private healthcare service provider in Finland, to support their biobank operations with scalable, interactive and secure genomic and clinical data solutions. MediSapiens is providing Terveystalo with an integral solution to support Terveystalo's biobank, enabling effective use of genomic and clinical data in the daily...
BioTek Instruments extends congratulations to Dr. Benjamin R. King as this year’s recipient of the Norman R. Alpert Research Prize. The honor, which includes an engraved plaque and cash award, was announced at the Larner College of Medicine Research Day event held at The University of Vermont (UVM) on October 30, 2018. Dr. King is a 2018 graduate in the UVM Department of Medicine, and under the mentorship of...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), wraps up the 2018 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, December 12th with Lab Automation Today: Five Key Trends Currently Impacting Your Laboratory. This webcast will focus on five trends challenging many testing laboratories today and the role that a LIMS can play in addressing the impact of these trends....
The breath-taking winners of the 44th annual competition unveil the microscopic beauty hidden from the naked eye. Nikon Instruments Inc. has announced the winners of the forty-fourth annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. First place was awarded to Emirati photographer Yousef Al Habshi, who sees the eyes as the windows to stunning insect artwork and research. The 2018 winning image captures part of the compound eyes and surrounding greenish scales of an Asian Red Palm weevil.....jpg)
The Olympus high-sensitivity SpinSR10 super resolution microscope combines fast 0.005 seconds/frame acquisition speed and 120-nanometer super resolution with improvements that provide clearer images and three times the brightness of the standard SpinSR10 model. Super resolution microscopes are used in medical and biological research to observe the internal structure of cells in fine detail, and brightness and clarity are essential to image quality....
Chosen by Independent Expert Panel at the 2018 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards. Elpis Biomed Ltd. (Elpis), a University of Cambridge spin-out developing high quality human cells via its proprietary OPTi-OX platform, is pleased to announce that the Company has been selected as winner in the category Start-Up of the Year at the 2018 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards...
Lactic acid is one of the world’s most popular biochemicals, especially in the food and cosmetics industries. It is used as a raw material for the production of sustainable biopolymers and is a preservative, taste-enhancer, or PH-regulating component in many foods. High-quality lactic acid is crucial for subsequent production processes as well as the quality of the finished product. So, it is important to consistently avoid containments...