Biotech Fluidics has expanded its family of non-invasive flowmeters for real-time monitoring of liquid flow. The range now includes four discrete devices optimized to operate from nanoliters per minute right up to 650 milliliters per minute. Operating over the flow range 0.01 to 80 µL per minute, with a resolution of 1nl per minute, the Biotech Micro Flow Meter is the perfect tool for precise monitoring of extremely low flow rates...
The new Thermo Scientific Hydra Bio Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (Plasma-FIB) is designed for cell biologists seeking simplified workflows while undertaking volume electron microscopy for cryo or resin-embedded samples. Building on the cross-industry standard Thermo Scientific Helios Hydra DualBeam platform, the Hydra Bio Plasma-FIB is a versatile, multi-application instrument that supports volume electron microscopy and sample preparation for the cryo-electron tomography workflow...
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has launched its PURELAB® Pharma Compliance package for those who require a reliable supply of ultrapure water (UPW) for quality control (QC) laboratories and all the necessary validation and qualification software. This new package provides everything a QC laboratory could need in a tailored, easy to use combination of equipment and services...
CloudLIMS, a leading laboratory informatics company offering a secure, truly configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in ARABLAB LIVE 2023 from September 19-21, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its secure, zero upfront cost, out-of-the-box LIMS purpose-built for clinical and analytical testing labs, at booth 543 in Hall S1...
PEAK Scientific is pleased to announce its continued and growing partnership with Agilent with the addition of the Precision Hydrogen Trace 500cc model to the global Agilent corporate price list (CPL) on 8th September 2023. The Precision Hydrogen Trace generators are the only hydrogen generators which have been tested, validated and approved by Agilent for use with their GC/MS single quadrupole and triple quadrupole products...
The Pistoia Alliance has announced an industry first for its Methods Hub project; the cloud-based collaborative tool now enables the instant transfer and overlaying of analytical methods and results data in a single platform and between different instrument hardware and software vendors. The proof of concept has been successfully implemented at GSK and will now be deployed to global open-access non-GMP fleet...
IVIS® Spectrum 2 and IVIS SpectrumCT 2 imaging systems — new flagship platforms setting the standard in high-throughput performance and versatility. QuantumTM GX3 microCT imaging solution — a high-throughput system with superior spatial resolution and fast, low-dose scanning for diverse in vivo and biological ex vivo applications...
Updated Waters™ OneLab™ software creates new, easy-to-use walk-up solutions integrating Waters BioAccord™ LC-MS system and Andrew+™ robot with upstream bioreactors to automate routine product quality and cell culture media analyses. New pre-developed LC-MS analytical workflows make it even easier for bioprocess engineers with limited LC-MS experience to accelerate upstream process development by up to six weeks.Automates sample prep and analysis from any bioreactor...
RETSCH’s latest addition to their extensive ball mill range, the Planetary Ball Mill PM 300, is equipped with advanced features to streamline daily lab work. The PM 300 has a maximum speed of 800 rpm, generating high energy for fast sample pulverization down to the nanometer range. The benchtop unit accommodates up to 4 stackable grinding jars, allowing for processing up to 440 ml of sample material in one run...
The COMBO-ONE Viscometer/DRI detector from TESTA Analytical sets a new standard for demanding GPC/SEC applications such as those focused on investigating the structure and branching of polymers. Viscometry detectors for GPC/SEC, based on four matched capillary tubes arranged in a manner analogous to a Wheatstone bridge, have been around for decades but have operational and performance shortfalls...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., provider of novel instrumentation, software, and services for structural biology announced the release of the AutoFox Protein Footprinting System, a massive innovation in protein HOS research, at the California Separation Science Society combined Mass Spectrometry and Higher Order Structure (CASSS MS/HOS) meetings. With the launch of the new AutoFox® System, GenNext is empowering structural biology researchers...
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, has announced it has received notification from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the Company is now a member of the UK GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) Compliance Monitoring Programme, and is therefore able to offer GLP compliant hERG ion channel screening services to the global life sciences community...
The life science group Sartorius and Repligen Corporation have announced the launch of an integrated bioreactor system that incorporates Repligen XCell® ATF upstream intensification technology into Sartorius’ Biostat STR® bioreactor, simplifying intensified seed train and N perfusion implementation for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The Biostat STR® now contains a fully compatible embedded XCell® ATF hardware and software module offering predefined advanced control recipes with integrated Process Analytical Technology...
SciMed, the UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, is set to host a series of three X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) spectrometry training courses at its Stockport headquarters between September 18 and 22. The comprehensive course covers everything from XRF fundamentals to sample preparation and analysis. Registration to attend is now open and spaces are filling rapidly...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce the opening of a new office and state-of-the-art Illumina Solutions Center in Bengaluru, India. Illumina's expansion comes after 16 years of working closely with the company's channel partner in India, Premas Life Sciences. Now with its own permanent facility, Illumina will continue to collaborate with Premas to grow the genomics market in India, recognized by the United Nations as the most populous country in the world with more than 1.4 billion people...
AMSBIO, a provider of cutting-edge products and services for accelerating stem cell research, has sponsored two aspiring life scientists to attend and present posters at the recent ISSCR 2023 conference in Boston, USA. Whilst the original award was for one researcher, AMSBIO doubled the fund and awarded two grants based on the high quality of the entries. Krystyna Joyce, AMSBIO’s marketing manager, said "The entries were so impressive that we ended up sponsoring two winners instead of one"...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, has announced the launch of the 29th StarBright Dye, StarBright Red 670, and an expansion of its current range with 29 additional highly validated antibodies conjugated to StarBright Blue 700 and StarBright Violet 610 Dyes. Including additional human and mouse targets and introducing dog, cow, and pig targets, the new range provides greater choice and flexibility in conventional and full-spectrum multicolor flow cytometry panels...
Promega scientists contribute to new research to improve precision and efficiency of groundbreaking gene editing technique. A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how small molecule inhibitors can be used to improve the precision and efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. The results demonstrate how this groundbreaking technique can be enhanced by using two inhibitors to boost insertion rates and reduce off-target effects...
Renowned laboratory experts, Asynt, launch the NEW DrySyn Prodigy which offers oil-free heating of round bottom flasks up to 500 mL using fully recyclable materials. Ideal for synthetic chemistry research, the DrySyn Prodigy works seamlessly with any laboratory magnetic stirring hotplate with its unique adjustable and removable feet. It also comes with heat and chemical-resistant handles for optimum user-safety...
ScreenIn3D reports on how their proprietary lab-on-a-chip technology is enabling cancer researchers to miniaturize their testing of biopsy tissue samples across a wide range of modalities and to test both single and combination drug therapies on live tissue samples. Combining the latest advances in microfluidics and 3D cell culture – ScreenIn3D’s unique chip technology enables researchers to use as few as 1000 cells for tens of 3D cancer screening experiments...
Growing demand for analytical laboratory services (and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) will see the industry grow globally to about $492 million by 2027. Batch Release Testing shows the biggest growth in the market, estimated to increase at 9% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). To keep up with the expected demand over the next seven years, you’ll need to know all the latest techniques and analytical methods that could affect your SPE workflows. Here, Gilson discuss some of the latest considerations for your SPE processes...
Researchers in the Cho Lab at Seoul National University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, are using the VACUSAFE safe aspiration system and VACUSIP portable aspiration system from INTEGRA Biosciences to help them culture organoids from cancer-stricken domesticated dogs as part of a comparative medicine research initiative. Collaborating closely with the university’s veterinary practitioners, researchers aim to expand the number of canine NGS datasets, in a bid to advance our understanding of the biological progression of tumors...
Biotech Fluidics has expanded its family of non-invasive flowmeters for real-time monitoring of liquid flow. The range now includes four discrete devices optimized to operate from nanoliters per minute right up to 650 milliliters per minute. Operating over the flow range 0.01 to 80 µL per minute, with a resolution of 1nl per minute, the Biotech Micro Flow Meter is the perfect tool for precise monitoring of extremely low flow rates...
The new Thermo Scientific Hydra Bio Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (Plasma-FIB) is designed for cell biologists seeking simplified workflows while undertaking volume electron microscopy for cryo or resin-embedded samples. Building on the cross-industry standard Thermo Scientific Helios Hydra DualBeam platform, the Hydra Bio Plasma-FIB is a versatile, multi-application instrument that supports volume electron microscopy and sample preparation for the cryo-electron tomography workflow...
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has launched its PURELAB® Pharma Compliance package for those who require a reliable supply of ultrapure water (UPW) for quality control (QC) laboratories and all the necessary validation and qualification software. This new package provides everything a QC laboratory could need in a tailored, easy to use combination of equipment and services...
CloudLIMS, a leading laboratory informatics company offering a secure, truly configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in ARABLAB LIVE 2023 from September 19-21, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its secure, zero upfront cost, out-of-the-box LIMS purpose-built for clinical and analytical testing labs, at booth 543 in Hall S1...
PEAK Scientific is pleased to announce its continued and growing partnership with Agilent with the addition of the Precision Hydrogen Trace 500cc model to the global Agilent corporate price list (CPL) on 8th September 2023. The Precision Hydrogen Trace generators are the only hydrogen generators which have been tested, validated and approved by Agilent for use with their GC/MS single quadrupole and triple quadrupole products...
The Pistoia Alliance has announced an industry first for its Methods Hub project; the cloud-based collaborative tool now enables the instant transfer and overlaying of analytical methods and results data in a single platform and between different instrument hardware and software vendors. The proof of concept has been successfully implemented at GSK and will now be deployed to global open-access non-GMP fleet...
IVIS® Spectrum 2 and IVIS SpectrumCT 2 imaging systems — new flagship platforms setting the standard in high-throughput performance and versatility. QuantumTM GX3 microCT imaging solution — a high-throughput system with superior spatial resolution and fast, low-dose scanning for diverse in vivo and biological ex vivo applications...
Updated Waters™ OneLab™ software creates new, easy-to-use walk-up solutions integrating Waters BioAccord™ LC-MS system and Andrew+™ robot with upstream bioreactors to automate routine product quality and cell culture media analyses. New pre-developed LC-MS analytical workflows make it even easier for bioprocess engineers with limited LC-MS experience to accelerate upstream process development by up to six weeks.Automates sample prep and analysis from any bioreactor...
RETSCH’s latest addition to their extensive ball mill range, the Planetary Ball Mill PM 300, is equipped with advanced features to streamline daily lab work. The PM 300 has a maximum speed of 800 rpm, generating high energy for fast sample pulverization down to the nanometer range. The benchtop unit accommodates up to 4 stackable grinding jars, allowing for processing up to 440 ml of sample material in one run...
The COMBO-ONE Viscometer/DRI detector from TESTA Analytical sets a new standard for demanding GPC/SEC applications such as those focused on investigating the structure and branching of polymers. Viscometry detectors for GPC/SEC, based on four matched capillary tubes arranged in a manner analogous to a Wheatstone bridge, have been around for decades but have operational and performance shortfalls...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., provider of novel instrumentation, software, and services for structural biology announced the release of the AutoFox Protein Footprinting System, a massive innovation in protein HOS research, at the California Separation Science Society combined Mass Spectrometry and Higher Order Structure (CASSS MS/HOS) meetings. With the launch of the new AutoFox® System, GenNext is empowering structural biology researchers...
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, has announced it has received notification from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the Company is now a member of the UK GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) Compliance Monitoring Programme, and is therefore able to offer GLP compliant hERG ion channel screening services to the global life sciences community...
The life science group Sartorius and Repligen Corporation have announced the launch of an integrated bioreactor system that incorporates Repligen XCell® ATF upstream intensification technology into Sartorius’ Biostat STR® bioreactor, simplifying intensified seed train and N perfusion implementation for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The Biostat STR® now contains a fully compatible embedded XCell® ATF hardware and software module offering predefined advanced control recipes with integrated Process Analytical Technology...
SciMed, the UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, is set to host a series of three X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) spectrometry training courses at its Stockport headquarters between September 18 and 22. The comprehensive course covers everything from XRF fundamentals to sample preparation and analysis. Registration to attend is now open and spaces are filling rapidly...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce the opening of a new office and state-of-the-art Illumina Solutions Center in Bengaluru, India. Illumina's expansion comes after 16 years of working closely with the company's channel partner in India, Premas Life Sciences. Now with its own permanent facility, Illumina will continue to collaborate with Premas to grow the genomics market in India, recognized by the United Nations as the most populous country in the world with more than 1.4 billion people...
AMSBIO, a provider of cutting-edge products and services for accelerating stem cell research, has sponsored two aspiring life scientists to attend and present posters at the recent ISSCR 2023 conference in Boston, USA. Whilst the original award was for one researcher, AMSBIO doubled the fund and awarded two grants based on the high quality of the entries. Krystyna Joyce, AMSBIO’s marketing manager, said "The entries were so impressive that we ended up sponsoring two winners instead of one"...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, has announced the launch of the 29th StarBright Dye, StarBright Red 670, and an expansion of its current range with 29 additional highly validated antibodies conjugated to StarBright Blue 700 and StarBright Violet 610 Dyes. Including additional human and mouse targets and introducing dog, cow, and pig targets, the new range provides greater choice and flexibility in conventional and full-spectrum multicolor flow cytometry panels...
Promega scientists contribute to new research to improve precision and efficiency of groundbreaking gene editing technique. A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how small molecule inhibitors can be used to improve the precision and efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. The results demonstrate how this groundbreaking technique can be enhanced by using two inhibitors to boost insertion rates and reduce off-target effects...
Renowned laboratory experts, Asynt, launch the NEW DrySyn Prodigy which offers oil-free heating of round bottom flasks up to 500 mL using fully recyclable materials. Ideal for synthetic chemistry research, the DrySyn Prodigy works seamlessly with any laboratory magnetic stirring hotplate with its unique adjustable and removable feet. It also comes with heat and chemical-resistant handles for optimum user-safety...
ScreenIn3D reports on how their proprietary lab-on-a-chip technology is enabling cancer researchers to miniaturize their testing of biopsy tissue samples across a wide range of modalities and to test both single and combination drug therapies on live tissue samples. Combining the latest advances in microfluidics and 3D cell culture – ScreenIn3D’s unique chip technology enables researchers to use as few as 1000 cells for tens of 3D cancer screening experiments...
Growing demand for analytical laboratory services (and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) will see the industry grow globally to about $492 million by 2027. Batch Release Testing shows the biggest growth in the market, estimated to increase at 9% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). To keep up with the expected demand over the next seven years, you’ll need to know all the latest techniques and analytical methods that could affect your SPE workflows. Here, Gilson discuss some of the latest considerations for your SPE processes...
Researchers in the Cho Lab at Seoul National University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, are using the VACUSAFE safe aspiration system and VACUSIP portable aspiration system from INTEGRA Biosciences to help them culture organoids from cancer-stricken domesticated dogs as part of a comparative medicine research initiative. Collaborating closely with the university’s veterinary practitioners, researchers aim to expand the number of canine NGS datasets, in a bid to advance our understanding of the biological progression of tumors...