The BI-MwA Molecular Weight Analyser from Testa Analytical Solutions e.K. is a high-performance tool for studying synthetic and natural polymers in solution as well as investigating protein aggregation, oligomerization, and complex formation. Employing a 30mW, 660 nm diode laser - the BI-MwA uses 7 angles to determine the intensity of scattered light as a function of angle and polymer concentration...
A plague of vampire horseflies bringing with them the threat of serious infection has illustrated why Britain must lead the race to develop new antibiotics – claims a charity. The hot weather has seen populations of bloodsucking clegs – or horseflies – reach Mediterranean levels. And with the female feeding off blood, Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) has warned that bites could result...
Proven in numerous installations worldwide, the Asynt High Pressure Parallel Reactor can be custom configured to optimally suit applications including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, hydrogenation, carbonylation, corrosion testing, parallel synthesis and screening. Typically constructed from durable 316 stainless steel - the High Pressure Parallel Reactor is an affordable...
Asynt has expanded its range of Lab Safety Shields. Manufactured in the UK, Asynt Lab Safety Shields fit neatly around all major stirrer hotplate brands providing lab scientists with enhanced safety while maintaining easy access to hotplate controls and good all-round visibility of the reaction or process....
UniFlow FM Fume Hoods are designed for synthesis, distillation and other rack type operations where tall apparatus is used or equipment is rolled into the work area. Full 70” viewing height for ease of access and unobstructed view of fume chamber. Chamber sizes include 48”, 60”, 72”, 96”, & 120” and depths of 30”, 36”, and 48”....
Porvair is a leading developer and manufacturer of sintered porous materials that offer optimum solutions in a wide range of applications. Developed for the Bioscience market - BioVyon™ is a high-performance porous polymeric material manufactured to the highest cleanliness standards. This unique material, produced from high-density polyethylene resin using a proprietary process that can be modified...
New Fungiplex™ Candida Auris PCR Assay for Hygiene and Infection Control (RuO) - New MALDI Biotyper® Diagnostic Workflow for C. Auris Identification. At the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (www.isham.org) meeting, Bruker announces Fungiplex™ Candida Auris, a new research-use-only, real-time PCR assay and kit for the detection of Candida auris in hospital hygiene applications...
Uniqsis introduces the FlowLab Plus™ for process research chemists looking for a flow chemistry system combining top performance with true operational flexibility. FlowLab Plus™ is a versatile flow chemistry system built around the Uniqsis Binary Pump™ dual channel reagent delivery system. The system is configured to run both manual and automated flow chemistry reactions....
Evotec AG has announced that the strategic transaction signed on 15 June 2018, to integrate Sanofi's infectious disease unit including licensing-in the majority of Sanofi's infectious disease research portfolio, has been successfully closed with effect from 01 July 2018. This closing marks the completion of the required legal social process, initiated on....
Validated tissue bank and pre-collected immuno-oncology datasets speed up investigative research projects through to clinical development. Bio-Techne has added new capabilities and options to its Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD)-branded RNAscope® and BaseScope™ in situ hybridization (ISH) Assay Services Portfolio to improve biotech and pharma discovery timelines and costs....
Cherwell Laboratories, UK based manufacturer of Redipor prepared media and supplier of environmental monitoring solutions, has successfully completed the migration of its quality management system to the new ISO9001:2015 version. This enhancement affirms that Cherwell is operating to stringent quality assurance and manufacturing standards...
Creative Diagnostics launches Nanclusters, which are functionalized with carboxyl groups that allow the covalent conjugation of antibodies by formation of stable amide bonds with primary amines. These newly released Nanoclusters can be applied for uses in bioconjugation, immunocytochemistry, microscopy probe, cellular uptake, and immunogold...
Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how the University of Tsukuba team of Professor Jun-Ichi Fujita have developed a method to visualise local fields at relatively low beam voltages using the Deben ARM2-STEM detector. Jun-Ichi Fujita is a Professor in the Institute of Applied Physics at the University...
AMSBIO announces MyEZGel™ 3D-iPSC Matrix - a powerful new tool for in vitro 3D human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) culture, enabling more accurate in vivo predictions in life science research and development. MyEZGel™ 3D-iPSC is a synthetic xeno-free hydrogel matrix inspired by muscle and spider silk proteins....
The new 8-strips are designed for sealing a single 8-well row of a 96-well plate or a single PCR 8-tube strip. Ideal for standard PCR, sample plate storage (DMSO resistant), light sensitive assays and robotics. Foil 8-Strips™ are an economical alternative to strip-caps, reducing finger fatigue. Each sheet has 6 foil strips on a continuous backing line. Strips can be used to selectively cover individual plate rows...
Metrohm is pleased to present Mira DS, a new handheld material identification system for police, hazmat teams, bomb technicians, and military personnel. At the push of a button, Mira DS identifies illicit substances and explosives. Mira DS was developed in close cooperation with professional first responders. While providing ease of use and speed...
This new bioreactor range featuring upgraded hardware and software, as well as a fully integrated, new design of Flexsafe STR® single-use bags, ensures quick and easy bioprocess scale-up of biologics and vaccines. The BIOSTAT STR® bioreactors are equipped with an improved stainless steel bag holder for userfriendly installation of the single-use Flexsafe STR® bag...
OHAUS Corporation, a leading worldwidemanufacturer of scales, balances and laboratory equipment announced the launch of their new Pioneer PX Analytical and Precision balances this week. The New Pioneer PX.OHAUS has now further expanded their laboratory weighing portfolio with the introduction of the new Pioneer PX balances which are designed for accuracy and...
Clone 73-10 now available to the global research community. Abcam, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools has announced the commercial launch of the new anti-PD-L1 antibody clone MKP1A07310 (clone 73-10) developed in collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Developed by Abcam for use by Merck as an analytical antibody to support...
For the first time, researchers have been able to use the Nobel Prize winning technology, cryo-electron microscopy, to reveal the detailed structure of the common herpes virus. Researchers at the University of Glasgow used the cutting-edge technique to reveal, in high resolution, the biological mechanisms the herpes virus uses to infect people....
Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that describes a new approach for analysis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens. The technique, which combines Inverse Supercritical Fluid Extraction (I-SFE) and Miniaturized Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation hyphenated with UV-Vis and MultiAngle Light Scattering...
By Rajeev Sehgal, Director of Informatics at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
Microbiology laboratories are facing challenges on a number of fronts: cost pressures and staff shortages constrain their ability to process samples, and increasing test volumes make it difficult for some labs to run tests and get results back to clinicians in a timely manner. Microbiology labs are constantly juggling at least four key priorities....
The BI-MwA Molecular Weight Analyser from Testa Analytical Solutions e.K. is a high-performance tool for studying synthetic and natural polymers in solution as well as investigating protein aggregation, oligomerization, and complex formation. 
A plague of vampire horseflies bringing with them the threat of serious infection has illustrated why Britain must lead the race to develop new antibiotics – claims a charity. The hot weather has seen populations of bloodsucking clegs – or horseflies – reach Mediterranean levels. And with the female feeding off blood, Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) has warned that bites could result...
Proven in numerous installations worldwide, the Asynt High Pressure Parallel Reactor can be custom configured to optimally suit applications including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, hydrogenation, carbonylation, corrosion testing, parallel synthesis and screening. Typically constructed from durable 316 stainless steel - the High Pressure Parallel Reactor is an affordable...
Asynt has expanded its range of Lab Safety Shields. Manufactured in the UK, Asynt Lab Safety Shields fit neatly around all major stirrer hotplate brands providing lab scientists with enhanced safety while maintaining easy access to hotplate controls and good all-round visibility of the reaction or process....
UniFlow FM Fume Hoods are designed for synthesis, distillation and other rack type operations where tall apparatus is used or equipment is rolled into the work area. Full 70” viewing height for ease of access and unobstructed view of fume chamber. Chamber sizes include 48”, 60”, 72”, 96”, & 120” and depths of 30”, 36”, and 48”....
Porvair is a leading developer and manufacturer of sintered porous materials that offer optimum solutions in a wide range of applications. Developed for the Bioscience market - BioVyon™ is a high-performance porous polymeric material manufactured to the highest cleanliness standards. This unique material, produced from high-density polyethylene resin using a proprietary process that can be modified...
New Fungiplex™ Candida Auris PCR Assay for Hygiene and Infection Control (RuO) - New MALDI Biotyper® Diagnostic Workflow for C. Auris Identification. At the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (www.isham.org) meeting, Bruker announces Fungiplex™ Candida Auris, a new research-use-only, real-time PCR assay and kit for the detection of Candida auris in hospital hygiene applications...
Uniqsis introduces the FlowLab Plus™ for process research chemists looking for a flow chemistry system combining top performance with true operational flexibility. FlowLab Plus™ is a versatile flow chemistry system built around the Uniqsis Binary Pump™ dual channel reagent delivery system. The system is configured to run both manual and automated flow chemistry reactions....
Evotec AG has announced that the strategic transaction signed on 15 June 2018, to integrate Sanofi's infectious disease unit including licensing-in the majority of Sanofi's infectious disease research portfolio, has been successfully closed with effect from 01 July 2018. This closing marks the completion of the required legal social process, initiated on....
Validated tissue bank and pre-collected immuno-oncology datasets speed up investigative research projects through to clinical development. 
Creative Diagnostics launches Nanclusters, which are functionalized with carboxyl groups that allow the covalent conjugation of antibodies by formation of stable amide bonds with primary amines. These newly released Nanoclusters can be applied for uses in bioconjugation, immunocytochemistry, microscopy probe, cellular uptake, and immunogold...
Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how the University of Tsukuba team of Professor Jun-Ichi Fujita have developed a method to visualise local fields at relatively low beam voltages using the Deben ARM2-STEM detector. Jun-Ichi Fujita is a Professor in the Institute of Applied Physics at the University...
AMSBIO announces MyEZGel™ 3D-iPSC Matrix - a powerful new tool for in vitro 3D human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) culture, enabling more accurate in vivo predictions in life science research and development. MyEZGel™ 3D-iPSC is a synthetic xeno-free hydrogel matrix inspired by muscle and spider silk proteins....
The new 8-strips are designed for sealing a single 8-well row of a 96-well plate or a single PCR 8-tube strip. Ideal for standard PCR, sample plate storage (DMSO resistant), light sensitive assays and robotics. 
Metrohm is pleased to present Mira DS, a new handheld material identification system for police, hazmat teams, bomb technicians, and military personnel. At the push of a button, Mira DS identifies illicit substances and explosives. Mira DS was developed in close cooperation with professional first responders. While providing ease of use and speed...
This new bioreactor range featuring upgraded hardware and software, as well as a fully integrated, new design of Flexsafe STR
OHAUS Corporation, a leading worldwidemanufacturer of scales, balances and laboratory equipment announced the launch of their new Pioneer PX Analytical and Precision balances this week. The New Pioneer PX. OHAUS has now further expanded their laboratory weighing portfolio with the introduction of the new Pioneer PX balances which are designed for accuracy and...
Clone 73-10 now available to the global research community. Abcam, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools has announced the commercial launch of the new anti-PD-L1 antibody clone MKP1A07310 (clone 73-10) developed in collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Developed by Abcam for use by Merck as an analytical antibody to support...
Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that describes a new approach for analysis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens. The technique, which combines Inverse Supercritical Fluid Extraction (I-SFE) and Miniaturized Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation hyphenated with UV-Vis and MultiAngle Light Scattering...
Microbiology laboratories are facing challenges on a number of fronts: cost pressures and staff shortages constrain their ability to process samples, and increasing test volumes make it difficult for some labs to run tests and get results back to clinicians in a timely manner. Microbiology labs are constantly juggling at least four key priorities....