Advances in technology mean that moving from microscopes to digital alternatives can now be achieved without sacrificing image quality. But this isn’t about the technology. Professor Gina Zini, reflects on the key benefits of digital developments, including better quality screening, saved time for busy morphologists, better clinical collaboration, improved training, and sharing expertise with developing countries...
The EXENT Solution enables clinical laboratories to measure, quantify and track specific endogenous M-proteins and exogenous therapeutic monoclonal antibodies with enhanced analytical sensitivity and specificity in serum. The EXENT Solution is easy to implement in routine laboratory use and features three integrated modules: EXENT-iP®500, an automated sample preparation instrument; EXENT-iX®500, a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer and...
PEAK Scientific unveiled their new branding at their annual, global company Communication Day. The rebrand aligns PEAK Scientific more closely with the PEAK Gas Generation brand to create a stronger bond between the two entities. While the values and mission of PEAK Scientific remain firmly rooted in a customer first approach, the new PEAK logo will reinforce the company’s purpose and story...
Lonza has launched the Nebula® Absorbance Reader, a new absorbance microplate reader which joins the company’s portfolio of optimized instruments for streamlined endotoxin and pyrogen testing. Pharmaceutical quality control (QC) laboratories worldwide rely on the traditional absorbance-based Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) and Tachypleus amebocyte lysate (TAL) assays to assure the safety of raw materials in-process samples and manufactured products...
Attendees of the prestigious European Congress of Veterinary Pathology will see the latest update of Autoscribe’s popular Veterinary Laboratory Management System. The world’s most configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Matrix Gemini, is well known for being used by veterinary laboratories across the world for managing the full testing lifecycle, from sample reception to final reporting...
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is collaborating with NASA on a solicitation to advance research on cancer and other diseases. ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) 2023-10: Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth, in partnership with NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division, will offer resource allocation and up to $5 million in total funding for an expected two to four awards for multiflight translational and transformative research and technology development projects...
Designing autoclaves that help prevent user accidents is a fundamental aspect of all steam sterilizers leaving the manufacturing facility of Priorclave Ltd. During a recent visit to a laboratory in North America, Priorclave North America’s CEO came across an incident in which first responders were there for an autoclave accident that had seriously injured at least one faculty member. This wasn’t a student, but an experienced technician...
Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £4 million to scale up market-testing of its technology platform Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The investment round was led by existing investors Archangels with participation from Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and new investor British Business Bank...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has announced a new line of Thermo Scientific ™ TSG Series Refrigerators to ensure the safe storage of critical vaccines and pharmaceuticals for laboratory, pharmacy and clinical* environments. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 50% of vaccines are wasted each year globally, primarily due to temperature control, logistics and shipment-related issues...
AMSBIO, a leading supplier of human cell lines and research tools, is proud to announce its collaboration with WARR Space Labs, a student group from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The students undertook an exciting project aimed at advancing our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, through spaceborne experiments.
Expert in sample characterisation, Linkam Scientific Instruments, has unveiled its enhanced HFS600E-PB4 probe stage for use in micro-sized electrical component temperature control applications. The new design was implemented in partnership with Linkam’s customer, Radiant Technologies, a major player in the design and manufacture of testing equipment for electrical systems...
Ziath reports how its 2ml CryzoTraq™ 2-ECT storage tube maintains high sample integrity by minimising the chance of cross-contamination as their externally threaded design eliminates the possibility of sample encountering the screw thread. Cryogenic storage is widely used in laboratories to preserve valuable samples in vapour phase liquid nitrogen, a method that requires special products that can tolerate low temperatures without compromising the samples...
The new H189 XYZ High Precision Motorized XYZ Deck is purposely designed to match the increased size and versatility of the latest generation of 2P/3P/Multiphoton/Confocal microscopy systems utilizing all the potential of the added sample space and microscope power of these new microscopes. Important features of the XYZ Deck include Large removable metric breadboard is ideal for remote sample prep, Sample height adjustable from 79.5mm to 410mm...
Biotech Fluidics has published a practical review paper that demonstrates how its MarvelX™ and MarvelXACT™ high pressure fluidic connections enable users to achieve reliable, repeatable, and consistent UHPLC performance. In this paper, fluidic experts explore the connection challenges facing users of modern UHPLC instruments. One of the biggest challenges in designing high performance fluidic connections for UHPLC is ensuring a reliable seal at the bottom of the connection port...
The BI-MwA Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detector from TESTA Analytical is proven to dramatically increase the capability of any GPC/SEC system to precisely determine the molecular weights of polymers and nanomaterials in solution. Additionally, if you are looking to determine absolute molecular weights of polysaccharides, proteins, and peptides or their aggregates by HPLC or uHPLC quickly and accurately, then look no further.
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the opening of a new full-scale Integrated Biology Center located at Monash University in Malaysia, focused on building local capabilities to accelerate research and development (R&D) in the field of science. The inauguration was held in conjunction with the company’s Academia-Industrial Day 2023, hosting distinguished guests from the research community...
Oligonucleotides must be of high purity when used within molecular biology applications such as qPCR, next-generation sequencing, and microarray analysis. In the following application note, Gilson explore how the VERITY® Oligo Purification System, configured with automated preparative and analytical HPLC capabilities, can be a solution to isolate, analyze, and desalt reagent-grade oligonucleotides in one continuous run...
LEEUWENHOEK’S THIRD CENTURY - Revealing the Sights of the Seventeenth Century by Brian J Ford Hon FRMS, Hon FLS. There was much excitement around the world when I revealed one of the most extraordinary revelations of my entire academic life – the original microscope specimens, prepared by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in the 1600s, had survived intact. They lay secure in folded paper envelopes hidden among his letters to London, and carefully preserved at the Royal Society...
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K. announce a new software tool for its AB4000X range of flowmeters to enable labs to automatically validate the performance of HPLC, uHPLC and GPC/SEC pumps. The Pump Validation Software Suite has been designed to accept raw data generated by the TESTA Analytical flowmeter PC-App and perform all necessary flow calculations automatically. Using this powerful software tool - all data and parameters are automatically validated for fitness of use for validation and a summary report generated...
CloudLIMS, a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified and SOC 2 compliant company offering a secure, configurable, high-quality Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled “From Data Management to Quality Assurance: Exploring the Integration of Healthcare LIMS Software and ISO 15189 in Diagnostic Labs” on August 22, 2023, at 9 A.M. PDT (5 P.M. BST). The webinar will be presented by Martha Hernández, Scientist...
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, has announced the launch of its PurePep® EasyClean (PEC) Auto Kit for the automated parallel purification of peptides, accelerating downstream processes for research, development, and production of simple to complex peptide drugs and therapies...
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced the expansion of Services Central, its online service platform, for customers across the United States and Western Europe. Customers can now use the platform to access service information on demand and expedite the support process for their analytical instruments and laboratory equipment. With Services Central, customers can save time and more efficiently manage their instruments and equipment...
Advances in technology mean that moving from microscopes to digital alternatives can now be achieved without sacrificing image quality. But this isn’t about the technology. Professor Gina Zini, reflects on the key benefits of digital developments, including better quality screening, saved time for busy morphologists, better clinical collaboration, improved training, and sharing expertise with developing countries...
The EXENT Solution enables clinical laboratories to measure, quantify and track specific endogenous M-proteins and exogenous therapeutic monoclonal antibodies with enhanced analytical sensitivity and specificity in serum. The EXENT Solution is easy to implement in routine laboratory use and features three integrated modules: EXENT-iP®500, an automated sample preparation instrument; EXENT-iX®500, a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer and...
PEAK Scientific unveiled their new branding at their annual, global company Communication Day. The rebrand aligns PEAK Scientific more closely with the PEAK Gas Generation brand to create a stronger bond between the two entities. While the values and mission of PEAK Scientific remain firmly rooted in a customer first approach, the new PEAK logo will reinforce the company’s purpose and story...
Lonza has launched the Nebula® Absorbance Reader, a new absorbance microplate reader which joins the company’s portfolio of optimized instruments for streamlined endotoxin and pyrogen testing. Pharmaceutical quality control (QC) laboratories worldwide rely on the traditional absorbance-based Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) and Tachypleus amebocyte lysate (TAL) assays to assure the safety of raw materials in-process samples and manufactured products...
Attendees of the prestigious European Congress of Veterinary Pathology will see the latest update of Autoscribe’s popular Veterinary Laboratory Management System. The world’s most configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Matrix Gemini, is well known for being used by veterinary laboratories across the world for managing the full testing lifecycle, from sample reception to final reporting...
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is collaborating with NASA on a solicitation to advance research on cancer and other diseases. ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) 2023-10: Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth, in partnership with NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division, will offer resource allocation and up to $5 million in total funding for an expected two to four awards for multiflight translational and transformative research and technology development projects...
Designing autoclaves that help prevent user accidents is a fundamental aspect of all steam sterilizers leaving the manufacturing facility of Priorclave Ltd. During a recent visit to a laboratory in North America, Priorclave North America’s CEO came across an incident in which first responders were there for an autoclave accident that had seriously injured at least one faculty member. This wasn’t a student, but an experienced technician...
Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £4 million to scale up market-testing of its technology platform Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The investment round was led by existing investors Archangels with participation from Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and new investor British Business Bank...
AMSBIO, a leading supplier of human cell lines and research tools, is proud to announce its collaboration with WARR Space Labs, a student group from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The students undertook an exciting project aimed at advancing our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, through spaceborne experiments.
Expert in sample characterisation, Linkam Scientific Instruments, has unveiled its enhanced HFS600E-PB4 probe stage for use in micro-sized electrical component temperature control applications. The new design was implemented in partnership with Linkam’s customer, Radiant Technologies, a major player in the design and manufacture of testing equipment for electrical systems...
Ziath reports how its 2ml CryzoTraq™ 2-ECT storage tube maintains high sample integrity by minimising the chance of cross-contamination as their externally threaded design eliminates the possibility of sample encountering the screw thread. Cryogenic storage is widely used in laboratories to preserve valuable samples in vapour phase liquid nitrogen, a method that requires special products that can tolerate low temperatures without compromising the samples...
The new H189 XYZ High Precision Motorized XYZ Deck is purposely designed to match the increased size and versatility of the latest generation of 2P/3P/Multiphoton/Confocal microscopy systems utilizing all the potential of the added sample space and microscope power of these new microscopes. Important features of the XYZ Deck include Large removable metric breadboard is ideal for remote sample prep, Sample height adjustable from 79.5mm to 410mm...
Biotech Fluidics has published a practical review paper that demonstrates how its MarvelX™ and MarvelXACT™ high pressure fluidic connections enable users to achieve reliable, repeatable, and consistent UHPLC performance. In this paper, fluidic experts explore the connection challenges facing users of modern UHPLC instruments. One of the biggest challenges in designing high performance fluidic connections for UHPLC is ensuring a reliable seal at the bottom of the connection port...
The BI-MwA Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detector from TESTA Analytical is proven to dramatically increase the capability of any GPC/SEC system to precisely determine the molecular weights of polymers and nanomaterials in solution. Additionally, if you are looking to determine absolute molecular weights of polysaccharides, proteins, and peptides or their aggregates by HPLC or uHPLC quickly and accurately, then look no further.
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the opening of a new full-scale Integrated Biology Center located at Monash University in Malaysia, focused on building local capabilities to accelerate research and development (R&D) in the field of science. The inauguration was held in conjunction with the company’s Academia-Industrial Day 2023, hosting distinguished guests from the research community...
Oligonucleotides must be of high purity when used within molecular biology applications such as qPCR, next-generation sequencing, and microarray analysis. In the following application note, Gilson explore how the VERITY® Oligo Purification System, configured with automated preparative and analytical HPLC capabilities, can be a solution to isolate, analyze, and desalt reagent-grade oligonucleotides in one continuous run...
LEEUWENHOEK’S THIRD CENTURY - Revealing the Sights of the Seventeenth Century by Brian J Ford Hon FRMS, Hon FLS. There was much excitement around the world when I revealed one of the most extraordinary revelations of my entire academic life – the original microscope specimens, prepared by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in the 1600s, had survived intact. They lay secure in folded paper envelopes hidden among his letters to London, and carefully preserved at the Royal Society...
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K. announce a new software tool for its AB4000X range of flowmeters to enable labs to automatically validate the performance of HPLC, uHPLC and GPC/SEC pumps. The Pump Validation Software Suite has been designed to accept raw data generated by the TESTA Analytical flowmeter PC-App and perform all necessary flow calculations automatically. Using this powerful software tool - all data and parameters are automatically validated for fitness of use for validation and a summary report generated...
CloudLIMS, a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified and SOC 2 compliant company offering a secure, configurable, high-quality Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled “From Data Management to Quality Assurance: Exploring the Integration of Healthcare LIMS Software and ISO 15189 in Diagnostic Labs” on August 22, 2023, at 9 A.M. PDT (5 P.M. BST). The webinar will be presented by Martha Hernández, Scientist...
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, has announced the launch of its PurePep® EasyClean (PEC) Auto Kit for the automated parallel purification of peptides, accelerating downstream processes for research, development, and production of simple to complex peptide drugs and therapies...
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced the expansion of Services Central, its online service platform, for customers across the United States and Western Europe. Customers can now use the platform to access service information on demand and expedite the support process for their analytical instruments and laboratory equipment. With Services Central, customers can save time and more efficiently manage their instruments and equipment...