Infonote Datasystems has developed an enhanced version of its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) designed specifically to deliver a range of extended features needed across the laboratory sector, including the ability to administer and control interactions beyond the immediate lab environment. The Infonote LIMS is a configurable cloud-based software solution that manages complex data and human resources interactions centred around a laboratory...
Delivering a boost to immuno-oncology and immunotherapy researchers, Cytek Biosciences, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading life science research and clinical diagnostics products company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Bio-Rad’s exceptionally bright, high-performing new StarBright™ Dyes will be available to Cytek to develop and commercialize reagent products to support high-parameter applications on Aurora and Northern Lights™ flow cytometry systems...
Automata, a leading automation company powering life sciences labs, has announced it is partnering with the Advanced Sequencing Facility (ASF) at The Francis Crick Institute, a world-leading laboratory at the forefront of genomics, to unlock the power of open, integrated automation for genomics sample preparation. Integrated automation will support the Crick’s cutting-edge advanced genomics laboratory with greater walkaway time, R&D flexibility and data quality than ever before...
Tecan and Element Biosciences, Inc. – the developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics – are collaborating to offer a true benchtop NGS workflow with MagicPrep™ NGS* and the AVITI™ System. The collaboration will bring together Tecan’s automation expertise and Element Biosciences’ unique sequencing technologies, employing proprietary chemistries from both companies to deliver a hands-free NGS solution offering unprecedented performance and flexibility for a benchtop set-up...
Benchling – the cloud R&D powering the biotechnology industry – launches a new whitepaper in partnership with AstraZeneca, exploring how AstraZeneca has become the first company to recycle critical DNA constructs at scale, reducing the cost of creating DNA constructs by 80-90%. The whitepaper explores how AstraZeneca’s combined team of computational and molecular biologists, along with Benchling, have created the FRAGLER (FRAGment recycLER), a novel solution for the whole DNA synthesis industry..
Computer modelling of our very first cells following conception has provided new insights that could lead to new ways of tackling disease through personalised medicine and cell therapy. A scientist at the University of Leicester has created the first computer model that captures the gene networks involved in human gastrulation, the point at which our cells start to develop our tissues and organs, once dubbed ‘the most important time in your life’...
Tecan has partnered with Singular Genomics to use the turnkey MagicPrep™ NGS system to create sequencing-ready libraries for the G4™ Sequencing Platform. The agreement will bring together Tecan’s expertise in laboratory automation, genomics and bioinformatics with Singular Genomics’ fast, flexible and highly accurate sequencing technology to simplify life in the lab. MagicPrep NGS draws on Tecan’s many years of experience in robust liquid handling and NGS...
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Wyatt Technology, a pioneer in innovative light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories, and services, for $1.36 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions...
PEAK Scientific Instruments has been awarded a new Seal of Quality award, in recognition of outstanding feedback received from scientists globally. The Genius NM32LA Nitrogen Generator, with over 80 reviews and an average star rating of 4.7 out of 5, has earned a Silver Seal of Quality award. Seals of Quality recognize the top 0.1% of products that consistently get the highest customer review ratings on leading independent laboratory technology website...
Top 5 Questions to fnd the Perfect Preparative HPLC System for your Purification needs. There are many variables to consider when configuring an HPLC system. To help, here are the top five questions you need to answer. Sample Injection, do you need manual or automated sample injection?. Pumping System, what size of column do you need? Detection, what type of detector do you require? Top tips from Gilson...
Waters Corp announces a new test protocol for its Waters LC/GC Certified Vials along with a new addition to its line of Waters TruView pH Control LC/MS Certified Vials. The Waters LC/GC Certified Vials undergo a new and highly-sensitive UPLC-UV Certification test at 195nm at a contamination level of <100 ppb to ensure that not just the sample vial – but its cap and septum too – are all free of contamination...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Celltrio, a leading manufacturer of robotics-based solutions for the life sciences industry, have announced their collaboration to bring a fully automated cell culture system to biotherapeutics customers. The collaboration will integrate the Thermo Scientific Momentum workflow scheduling software with the Celltrio RoboCell cell line automation platform to address the critical unmet market need for high-throughput automated cell line culturing and maintenance...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2023...
TransCure bioServices adds BioVolume 3D imaging to its service offerings, enabling them to deliver even higher quality tumor growth results to customers. With a deeper understanding of how tumors grow and respond to stimuli, researchers can more quickly develop the highly efficacious treatments urgently needed to tackle different cancers. The new service is a world first in 3D imaging, allowing the measurement and visualization of tumor growth in animal models across preclinical research, oncology, and drug development.
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Mateo TL, a digital transmitted light inverted microscope for cell culture routine. Mateo TL enables all lab members to check and document cell growth conveniently and comfortably. By measuring confluency consistently, they can also be confident in the sample readiness for their downstream experiments...
Ziath has launched its next generation DataPaq™ Handheld 2 tube reader – designed to be held and operated in one hand, leaving the other free for tube handling. Designed for easy portability, the new DataPaq™ Handheld 2 is a dedicated standalone device for rapidly reading single 2D bar-coded tubes. Its highly intuitive interface, and easy-to-read display, simplify and speed operation...
JEOL has developed a new Focused Ion Beam (FIB) solution for preparation of specimens prior to observation in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The new JIB-PS500i is a multipurpose FIB-SEM that delivers the synergy of fast sample preparation, SEM imaging and EDS analysis in a single instrument. The new FIB sample stage offers fast transitioning between processing and imaging, allowing for real-time feedback of specimen quality...
Optimize your lab space, accuracy and flexibility with Microtrac's BELSORP MAX X, the latest model in the BELSORP MAX series. This high-precision gas / vapor adsorption analyzer can measure up to four samples over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. BELSORP MAX X covers a broad array of analysis capabilities from specific surface area, pore size distribution, gas and vapor adsorption to chemisorption. Thanks to its compact design, it fits on any lab bench...
New chemistry for DNA analysis will empower forensic laboratories to overcome common challenges including degraded and inhibited samples. PowerPlex® 35GY System, launched by Promega Corporation, is a first-of-its-kind eight-colour DNA analysis kit that helps forensic laboratories get more information out of their most challenging samples. The kit works in tandem with Spectrum CE System, a capillary electrophoresis instrument launched by Promega in 2022...
Novel method of image analysis reveals how cancer cells manipulate their size to resist treatment. Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses to reveal how genetic changes lead to differences in the size of cancer cells – and how these changes could be exploited by new treatments...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products,has announced the launch of the CFX Opus Deepwell Dx Real-Time PCR System, a real-time PCR system listed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing, and developed in accordance with the European Union’s regulations for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (EU 2017/746)...
Wastewater testing labs can now scale up their infectious disease surveillance using two reliable technologies in a single kit. The new system released by Promega Corporation pairs the company’s Maxwell HT chemistry® with Ceres Nanosciences’ Nanotrap® particles, an established technology for capturing and concentrating low-abundance analytes such as viral particles. Together, these technologies empower labs to purify pathogen nucleic acids from wastewater samples in high-throughput workflows...