Hudson, a global laboratory automation solutions provider, is pleased to announce that, effective January 26, 2025, the company will operate under the unified name Hudson Lab Automation. This rebranding signifies a major step forward, uniting our legacy brands—Hudson Robotics, Art Robbins Instruments, and Tomtec—into one cohesive organization dedicated to redefining laboratory automation...
Azenta Life Sciences announce, as part of their commitment to sustainable science, that they are increasing the use of recycled polypropylene in their FluidX sample storage consumables range. To support this initiative, from January 2025, all SBS tube rack bases will be manufactured with up to 90% recycled polypropylene, sourced from repurposed material generated during the production of FluidX sample storage tubes...
Hitachi High-Tech Europe has introduced the SU3800SE and SU3900SE Schottky field emission scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) to offer fully automatic optical alignment, allowing high-resolution results to be achieved quickly and easily by any user. The large sample handling and variable pressure operation means they can accommodate a wide range of sample types, and the powerful automation tools enable easy acquisition of large datasets...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Invitrogen™ EVOS™ S1000 Spatial Imaging System. This advanced system addresses the limitations of current fluorescent microscopy technologies by enabling researchers to generate a multiplexed high-quality image for multiple samples within several hours, thereby lowering the barrier to entry into spatial tissue proteomics...
The SF-10+ lab pump, an enhanced version of flow chemistry specialists Vapourtec’s SF-10, offers a host of features that widen the opportunities for new applications including the ability to pump hot reagents. The SF-10+ builds on the pump’s existing capabilities, already cited in many scientific breakthroughs since 2016, with enhanced temperature control and can be heated between ambient and 80C as well as allowing for the inlet and outlet tubes to be heated to the same temperature.
Anton Paar are proud to introduce Multiwave 5001 and Multiwave 3001, two microwave digestion systems designed to set new standards in laboratory efficiency, flexibility, and safety. With more than 50 years of expertise in sample preparation, this innovative system delivers reliable results for laboratories across a range of industries, from environmental analysis and pharmaceuticals, to battery materials and food testing...
Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces the Thermo Scientific™ Orion™ Pro Star electrochemistry bench meter series, a powerful solution for accurate and reliable electrochemistry analysis. Designed to provide sophisticated functionality in a simplified package, the Orion Pro Star series features an intuitive user experience that streamlines workflows and delivers dependable results...
South West London Pathology (SWLP) introduces cutting-edge technologies to its laboratories to create one of the most modern, innovative, and efficient clinical blood science services in the country. The installation of the analysers at Croydon is the first step of the rollout of new blood sciences services at all SWLP sites across the network, covering clinical chemistry, haematology, coagulation, serology, and pre-analytical automation, in collaboration with Beckman Coulter, a global leader in clinical diagnostics.
In the rapidly advancing world of laboratory research, precision is more critical than ever. Anticipating this demand, Micronic, the leader in sample storage innovation, introduces X-Clear Tubes—the first on the market to deliver unmatched optical clarity and optimal light transmittance. These innovative tubes set a new standard in sample preparation and analysis, making them the perfect solution for laboratories that require accuracy, reliability, and efficiency in sample handling...
Say hello to our newest, fastest and most intuitive imaging solution - providing deeper insights for every lab. Empower your team to quickly obtain high-definition images and robust data from a wide range of 2D and 3D cell assays - and upgrade the system as your research needs evolve.The ImageXpress HCS.ai system features a modular design and a wide array of configuration options, allowing for customization to meet your current needs and on-site upgrades as your requirements evolve - eliminating the need to purchase a new system...
Trilobio, developer of whole lab automation solutions for advancing biology research, has introduced the first version of its comprehensive robotics, lab equipment and software platform at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening conference, SLAS2025, alongside pilot customer data, demonstrating the platform’s abilities in advancing research workflows...
Tecan, the global leader in laboratory automation has announced the unveiling of Veya™, a transformative liquid handling platform designed to bring efficiency, precision and compliance to laboratories of all sizes. The platform, showcased at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) international conference, San Diego, underscores Tecan’s continued commitment to innovation and the democratization of lab automation...
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to purchase an ultrafast confocal spinning disc microscope. This instrument will accelerate AIME research, led by Professor Roslyn Bill, into treatments for dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. An ultrafast spinning disc confocal microscope enables faster, higher-resolution images of biological processes than is currently possible at AIME...
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) have agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote interdisciplinary training and develop innovative projects that address pressing challenges in human and planetary health. EMBL Director General Edith Heard and ELLIS President Bernhard Schölkopf signed the agreement at an event on “Shaping Europe’s AI Leadership” in Brussels on 14 January 2025...
Engineers from The University of Warwick’s Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre and Imperial College London’s Department of Bioengineering have unveiled how to engineer microbial ‘cell-factories’ to boost the manufacture of high-value chemicals that are used in everyday products like domestic goods, clothes and food. To date cell-based systems have been less efficient than existing petrochemical processes due to natural constraints within living cells...
Did you know some viruses don’t cause illness and can instead be used to treat disease? Biotechnology startup Axonis Therapeutics reprogrammed a virus to carry a novel gene therapy to neurons to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and spinal cord injury. The company needed a way to test the therapeutic in a mature human brain model, which is difficult to produce on Earth...
Scientists and engineers will collaborate to develop and verify platform workflows utilizing the broad offering of automation-enabled assays from the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Together, the custom workstation and automation-enabled assays will deliver increased consistency and higher throughput by reducing manual processing and repetitive tasks with a user-friendly robotic system...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, has announced the launch of Nuvia wPrime 2A Media, a scalable weak anion exchange and hydrophobic interaction (AEX-HIC) mixed-mode chromatography resin for small- to large-scale biomolecule purification. Bio-Rad's partners in the resin’s development successfully used the resin to remove host cell proteins, high and low molecular weight aggregates and impurities, and DNA from monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, and adeno-associated virus...
In materials science, achieving precise and repeatable scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis requires pristine sample surfaces. However, handling and preparation methods frequently degrade the sample’s condition, making it challenging to observe the material's essential features. Here, Britta Siefer, SEM expert at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how a reliable workflow can preserve sample integrity for quality analysis...
Labomatic Instruments AG and KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH are pleased to announce a strategic cooperation aimed at combining their complementary strengths to offer a larger portfolio to their respective customer bases. Customers in the liquid chromatography segment in particular are likely to benefit from the complementary expertise, especially in terms of flow rate and pressure ranges...
Revvity, Inc.has announced a strategic agreement to commercialize an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) workflow solution for neonatal sequencing, co-developed with Element Biosciences, Inc., a life science company democratizing access to advanced DNA and multi-omic sequencing solutions. This initiative builds upon Revvity's recent introduction of an automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow for newborn sequencing research and strengthens Element’s momentum towards regulatory approval of the benchtop AVITI™ sequencing system...
Pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) could cut the time it takes to bring life-saving treatments to patients. This represents just one example of innovation being championed by the UK's seven new regulatory science powerhouses. Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency, in partnership with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Office for Life Sciences, and the Medical Research Council have announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation...