Artel, a developer of operator-friendly liquid handling technology, is proud to announce the launch of its next-generation PCS® Software version 1.2.

Designed following extensive feedback from customers, Artel’s latest version of its popular pipette quality and management software features superior ease-of-use, and promises a streamlined laboratory workflow and improved overall user experience. The state-of-the-art software is fully compatible with Artel’s first generation PCS (Pipette Calibration System) instruments and is integrated with the current generation PCS...

Saving time with a four times higher scan speed, Olympus’ new confocal microscope improves efficiency in industrial inspection.

The LEXT OLS5000 combines 4K scanning and a large working distance with intuitive software to capture the shape of any sample under any angle. Olympus’ LEXT OLS5000 3D measuring laser microscope helps users reach the next level of metrology....

Phasefocus continues to increase its global international profile with the appointment of Nuohai Life Sciences as the company’s exclusive distributor for mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

Nuohai Life Sciences will provide sales, service and technical support for the Livecyte™ Cell Imaging System throughout the region, building on their reputation for introducing innovative new technologies for the Life Science Industry into the Chinese market....

Porvair Sciences Ltd, a leading supplier of separation and filtration technology for life science and healthcare applications, is hitting the small screen in a special showcase of its healthcare expertise.

The fight against antibiotic resistance is real and is something we all have a responsibility in tackling.

In fact, Antibiotic resistance kills an estimated 700,000 people each year and has fuelled the re-emergence of illnesses that had become a rarity in many parts of the world....

First ZEISS ZEN Intellesis solution enables segmentation of correlative microscopy datasets

 ZEISS announces ZEISS ZEN Intellesis, a new machine learning capability that enables researchers to perform advanced analysis of their imaging samples across multiple microscopy methods. The first algorithmic solution introduced by the ZEISS ZEN Intellesis platform makes...

NanoHybrids has been awarded $300,000 by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in oral cancers using a novel nano-enabled hybrid technology.

Introducing the World’s Lightest, Most Accurate, Pen-Sized Pipettor

pipetty™ is the smallest and lightest electric pipettor in the world. The ultralight design ensure user comfort and precision. In addition to normal single dispensing and mixing, multiple continuous dispensing is available....

Porvair Sciences has posted a new online video demonstrating how nitrogen blowdown evaporators offer a useful tool for removing the solvent dry-down bottleneck in LC/MS sample preparation.

In the new video the presenter demonstrates how nitrogen blowdown evaporators can quickly and easily remove most chromatographic solvents, enabling fast recovery of dry compounds and allowing re-suspension of unknown mixtures in optimised solvents for LC/MS analysis. Additionally, the video introduces Porvair Sciences complete range of MiniVap and UltraVap blowdown evaporators. Blowdown evaporators give significant throughput advantages...

HSC-BANKER® from AMSBIO is a new optimised GMP grade cryopreservation medium for the banking of hematopoietic stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow.    

In a comparative study on the cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells, performed by the Cord Blood Bank of the Japanese Red Cross Society, results using HSC-BANKER® were shown to at least equivalent to conventional protocols using DMSO and DEXTRAN. Manufactured to be completely free of serum and animal derived components, HSC-BANKER® contains only European or US Pharmacopoeia graded ingredients making it suitable for storage of...

Key processes in the body are controlled by the concentration of calcium in and around cells. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed the first sensor molecule that is able to visualize calcium in living animals....

Addressing the highest demands in imaging and analytics from any sample, ZEISS introduces its new field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) ZEISS GeminiSEM 450. The instrument combines ultrahigh resolution imaging with the capability to perform advanced analytics while maintaining flexibility and ease-of-use. 

Fast Track Diagnostics S.à.r.l., one of the leading global suppliers of syndromic real-time PCR multiplexing kits, has been partnering for several months with UgenTec NV, an innovative European medical device software company that develops artificially intelligent PCR interpretation software. 

From the first of January 2018, all Fast Track Diagnostics´ kits will be available on UgenTec´s FastFinder, a fully automated real-time PCR interpretation platform. This module will allow technicians to fully automate and standardise analysis of FTD´s kits with Applied Biosystems 7500 and LightCycler® 480 PCR platforms.....

First in class anti-AMHRII monoclonal antibody is currently completing early clinical phases in ovarian cancer

GamaMabs Pharma, a biotechnology company developing optimized therapeutic antibodies targeting AMHR2 for the treatment of cancer, announces that two peer-reviewed articles have been published in the prestigious journal, Oncotarget, elaborating on the anti-tumor activity of GamaMabs’ lead compound GM102/3C23K for ovarian cancer....

Fluid Metering, Inc.(FMI) introduces their new 400 µl Dispensing Pump ideal for Medical, Analytical and Biotech Instrumentation. 

Having the identical compact design dimensions as their STH & STF OEM Pump lines, the STF1-9 expands dispense and metering capabilities of previous STH designs by 100% while maintaining 0.5% precision. The STF1-9 is available in nine drive configurations ranging from 200 µl through 400 µl in 50 µl increments.....

Grundium is developing the first portable digital microscope scanner in the world

China based investment firm, Ascend Capital Partners, has invested two million Euros to help Grundium OY develop their innovative portable digital microscope scanner. Grundium’s vision is to bring digital microscope scanners to every pathologist’s desk.....

Sectra announces that all St. Antonius Hospital locations have now gone live with Sectra’s enterprise image management solution for radiology, nuclear medicine and cardiology. With this solution for handling medical images across multiple locations and medical disciplines in a single system, physicians at St. Antonius can seamlessly share images and information with each other. Using a single system that is tightly integrated with the Epic EMR system will also reduce the workload of the IT department....

APAS® is a breakthrough artificial intelligence technology for the automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and reporting of growth on microbiology plates after incubation. The APAS® Independence, which is about the size of a large photocopier, improves the diagnostic efficiency of microbiology laboratories and enables faster reporting of infectious diseases

Horizon Discovery (LSE: HZD), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, announces the launch of its new cell line-derived epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Multiplex cell-free DNA (cfDNA) Reference Standard.

The new Reference Standard allows laboratories and assay developers to optimize, validate and routinely monitor performance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based tests, next generation sequencing (NGS), and other novel assays designed to detect EGFR mutations from cfDNA.

AUREA gTOXXs: the robust and efficient alternative to conventional Genotox screening assays

Our genetic makeup affects our height, eye color, personality or life expectancy, but also the likelihood of getting vascular disease, cancer or mental illness. The integrity of our genome, the DNA, is essential to prevent, for example, cancer, premature aging and neurodegenerative diseases.....

The Asynt GP540 is a new bench-mounted, general-purpose, ventilated laboratory cabinet designed for use in a wide-range of applications.

In the modern laboratory, where space is always at a premium, the compact GP540 uniquely combines true affordability with great flexibility. The GP540 is optimised for applications such as weighing, handling and examination of samples but can also be simply reconfigured to change....

Deben reports on a publication in Microscopy & Microanalysis from the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science.

This shows a Deben CT500 tensile and compression stage being used in conjunction with a ZEISS Xradia Micro XCT system to enable a better understanding of ceramic matrix composites under various tensile bending loads. Dr Benedicta Arhatari is X-ray Tomography Laboratory Manager....