SP Scientific has announced their next series of educational events to be held during 2016 for scientists involved with lyophilization.
Information and registration details for these upcoming events which include LyoLearn webinars, seminars and hands-on training courses is available through the SP LyoTech Center**. In addition to upcoming events, the LyoTech Center offers a comprehensive repository of previously recorded webinars; informative articles and technical papers; and a variety of free tools and programs to assist freeze dryer users. LyoLearn webinars...
Have superbugs breached the last line of antibiotic defences for the first time? Industry gathers next March to collaborate on tackling antimicrobial resistance
With a focus on pushing financial and collaborative incentives to accelerate clinical success of antibiotic drugs, the agenda for SMi’s 18th annual summit on Superbugs & Superdrugs will spotlight on models for successful partnerships, progressive R&D, strengthening the antibiotic pipeline and pioneering approaches to "smart" antibiotics.
Hot topics include food safety, homeland security, bioanalytical science
Pittcon is pleased to announce the 2016 Technical Program that includes over 2,000 technical presentations offered in symposia, oral sessions, workshops, awards, and posters. The core of the Technical Program, analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy, covers a wide range of applications such as, but not limited to, biotechnology, biomedical, drug discovery, environmental, food science, fuels/energy, genomics, lab...
The inaugural Diabetes Professional Care (DPC) 2015 conference and exhibition was a major success.
Clinical scientists right through to pharmacists flocked to the Barbican Exhibition Centre to see how the new event – the UK’s only free-to-attend CPD accredited – would shape up. The overwhelming consensus was that it worked brilliantly and has plugged a major hole in the UK diabetes market. Punya Liyanage, Health Economy Liaison Manager – Diabetes – Janssen, visiting the show, enthused: “Fantastic to have a free-to-attend...
Visitors at the SLAS in San Diego will witness the international premiere of the new reference multi-mode HTS reader PHERAstar® FSX.
The latest evolution in microplate reader instrumentation combines the best sensitivity on the market, highest speed and unmatched flexibility in plate formats up to 3456 wells. Visit booth #915 from January 23rd-27th to see German engineering at its best. The ultimate microplate reader for HTS applications. Built upon the successful PHERAstar® FS platform, the PHERAstar® FSX has improved features that make it superior...
Lab Innovations 2015, the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory equipment, technology and services, saw a record-breaking number of visitors through its doors, with over 2,000 in attendance.
The event, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC on 4 & 5 November, witnessed the UK’s largest collection of science and laboratory innovation under one roof. Daniel Gray, Lab Innovations Event Manager comments: “The attendance figures for this year’s show have exceeded our expectations. The show has once again proven that it is the go-to event for all lab professionals. This year more than ever we saw the show bring together the...
Leading industry experts will meet at the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference (20-21 January 2016, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK) to discuss the updates in Rapid Microbal Detection Techniques.
Exclusive speech on Bioburen test by Rapid Microbiological Methods will be given by Francesco Boschi, Microbiological Services Manager, GSK Manufacturing S.p.A. where he will present examples of implementation of new technologies for bioburen test. Adrianne Klijn, Group Leader Microbiological and Molecular Analytics, Nestle Research Center will discuss new mechanisms of bacterial detection using sequencing mechanism and give an insight into rapid microbiology sequencing methods.
Presents data on factors that affect the sensitivity of ADCC assays and discusses how to optimise methodology
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) BioOutsource today announced a new paper entitled, ‘As easy as ADCC’ has been published in the respected journal, European Biopharmaceutical Review. The article outlines the factors affecting the use of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays and discusses when to use different types of ADCC assays to guide the design of biosimilar drugs and determine comparability...
ESSLAB were crowned champions at this year’s Lions’ Lair, which took place at Lab Innovations 2015.
The company impressed this year’s panel of judges, beating off strong competition from Asynt, Falcon Scientific and Eppendorf UK. The panel of Lions’ included Phillip Broadwith, Business Editor of Chemistry World Magazine, Dr Roy Betts, Head of Microbiology at Campden BRI and Denny Tarnovska, Web Editor of Lab News. ESSLAB took to the stage third to pitch its pioneering product, the MicroLab-Gravimetric Dosing System (GDS), which has revolutionised how...
Science World, the United Kingdom’s premier laboratory experience, returned to Doncaster Racecourse on Oct. 7.
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, featured distinguished presenters and showcased the latest in laboratory innovations. This was the 25th Science World, a free event that welcomes laboratory industry personnel from across the UK. This year’s event attracted more than 350 delegates. Among the distinguished speakers at this year’s event were Baroness Susan Greenfield, who presented “Creativity in Science...
Birmingham’s NEC will feature the UK’s largest collection of science and engineering innovations on 4 & 5 November 2015.
Show organisers, Easyfairs, will be running Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest laboratory focused event, and Advanced Engineering UK, the largest annual engineering trade show, simultaneously. There will be more than 850 industry leading suppliers, over 80 hours of educational content and over 400 product launches taking place live on the show floor.
Read MoreLive Demos & New Learning Major New Features at Lab Innovations 2015Nov 3, 2015
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory equipment, technology and services, returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 4 & 5 November, with two new show initiatives.
This year’s show will see the launch of a Live Lab, where 8 leading lab suppliers, including Datech Scientific, Radleys, Bibby Scientific, Spectro Analytics, QCL and Asynt, will provide practical live demonstrations of their latest technologies. Also new for 2015 is the free-to-attend European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) seminar programme. This will provide highly practical seminar sessions and learning opportunities...
INTEGRA has published a new white paper that discusses how observing good pipetting practice helps to achieve better results in serial dilution assays.
Preparation of reproducible serial dilution assays, especially in 384-well plates, is a challenging task because they require many pipetting actions and are highly dependent on an operator's technique and experience. However, observing good pipetting practice helps immensely to improve reproducibility and accuracy. In this white paper the author focuses on a selection of good pipetting techniques, which if maintained offer the best chance of...
Trends and Challenges in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance
The Sartorius Lab Technology Forum will focus on the latest trends and challenges in quality assurance and regulatory compliance. This is the perfect opportunity to share knowledge and novel approaches with industry leaders and peers. International experts from the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, universities and the National Regulatory & Safety Institutes will cover topics of high interest around quality control, development...
Innovative coating on CELLview slide glass bottom provides a plastic like culture surface for use with sensitive cells
Greiner Bio-One, a technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry, is unveiling its new CELLview slide at the European Biotechnica trade show in Hanover, Germany. The slide’s glass bottom is now available with both a TC-treated surface, for simple applications, and an Advanced TC-treated surface for more complex experiments such as multiple immunological staining or live cell analysis of sensitive cells...
Pittcon and its sponsoring society, The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) are pleased to announce Sanford Asher as the recipient of the 2016 SACP Award.
Asher will accept this prestigious award at Pittcon 2016 which takes place March 6-10, in Atlanta, Georgia. His session, “Photonic Crystal Hydrogel and Organogel Sensors for Chemical and Biological Analytes,” will include a discussion of sensing motifs that utilize 2-D and 3-D arrays and monolayers of particles embedded onto a molecular recognition polymer hydrogel networks. The SACP Analytical Chemistry Award, established in 1957, is presented annually to recognize outstanding...
Greiner Bio-One presents new cell culture kits at Biotechnica 2015 in collaboration with U.S. specialist Nano3D Biosciences
Greiner Bio-One will be exhibiting new kits for 3D cell culture at the European Biotechnica trade show for biotechnology, life sciences and lab technology in Hanover, Germany. The kits – which are being distributed in cooperation with Nano3D Bio-sciences, based in Houston, Texas in the United States – simplify the cultivation of cells into three-dimensional structures. The physiological conditions of these types of 3D cultures are very similar...
British laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave will reveal the quality of its autoclave build through the QCS EH100 steam steriliser that will take centre stage on stand EO2 in Hall 1 at the forthcoming Medica exhibition.
A clear side panel will enable visitors to the Priorclave stand to view the clean, structure lines of the autoclave build, just part of a story that has helped the company’s gain a global presence, delivering durable and reliable autoclaves whatever the format - benchtop, top and front loading free-standing, double-door, stackable and powerdoor worldwide. The QCS EH100 that will be featured at Medica is a 100 litre capacity, front loading autoclave...
The Pittcon 2016 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 13 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.
Each award will be presented during a symposium during Pittcon 2016, March 6-10, 2016. Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations will include topics in applications such as bioanalytical, environmental, nanotechnology, material science, polymers/plastics, pharmaceutical, biomedical and homeland security. Methodologies include near infrared spectroscopy, molecular and vibrational spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; electrochemistry; liquid chromatography...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the UK’s largest independent British-owned supplier of scientific equipment, chemicals and consumables has relocated its Scottish operations to BioCity Scotland.
To mark this stage in the company’s development, SLS will host a Scottish Laboratory Show, organised in association with the Science Council, at BioCity Scotland on Thursday 29 October 2015. The move to the Newhouse bioscience business incubator signifies SLS’s commitment to investing in science in Scotland and will consolidate its existing relationship with the wider BioCity Group. BioCity Scotland provides biotech, pharmaceutical and...
Independent committee recognizes significant contributions in plasma spectrochemistry
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winners of the 2016 Winter Conference Awards in Plasma Spectrochemistry. Selected by an independent awards committee, these industry leading scientists have made noteworthy contributions over time or through a single, significant breakthrough in the field of plasma spectrochemistry. Award winners will be honored during the Winter Plasma Conference in...
Veolia Water Technologies will be showcasing the latest innovations in laboratory water purification technology. Whether you’re looking for trace levels of EDCs in the environment, APIs in pharmaceutical wastewater, DNA fragments or any other challenging analytes, you’ll be aware that limits of detection are getting lower. And that means water purity is even more critical. Veolia’s award winning PURELAB® Chorus range can be customized to deliver water purity from Type III for general laboratory...
Information and registration details for these upcoming events which include LyoLearn webinars, seminars and hands-on training courses is available through the 
Pittcon is pleased to announce the 
Clinical scientists right through to pharmacists flocked to the Barbican Exhibition Centre to see how the new event – the UK’s only free-to-attend CPD accredited – would shape up. The overwhelming consensus was that it worked brilliantly and has plugged a major hole in the UK diabetes market. 
The latest evolution in microplate reader instrumentation combines the best sensitivity on the market, highest speed and unmatched flexibility in plate formats up to 3456 wells. Visit booth #915 from January 23
The event, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC on 4 & 5 November, witnessed the UK’s largest collection of science and laboratory innovation under one roof. 
Exclusive speech on Bioburen test by Rapid Microbiological Methods will be given by Francesco Boschi, Microbiological Services Manager, GSK Manufacturing S.p.A. where he will present examples of implementation of new technologies for bioburen test. Adrianne Klijn, Group Leader Microbiological and Molecular Analytics, Nestle Research Center will discuss new mechanisms of bacterial detection using sequencing mechanism and give an insight into rapid microbiology sequencing methods.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) BioOutsource today announced a new paper entitled, ‘As easy as ADCC’ has been published in the respected journal, European Biopharmaceutical Review. The article outlines the factors affecting the use of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays and discusses when to use different types of ADCC assays to guide the design of biosimilar drugs and determine comparability...
The company impressed this year’s panel of judges, beating off strong competition from Asynt, Falcon Scientific and Eppendorf UK. 
The event, hosted by Thermo Fisher Scientific, featured distinguished presenters and showcased the latest in laboratory innovations. This was the 25th Science World, a free event that welcomes laboratory industry personnel from across the UK. This year’s event attracted more than 350 delegates. Among the distinguished speakers at this year’s event were Baroness Susan Greenfield, who presented “Creativity in Science...
Preparation of reproducible serial dilution assays, especially in 384-well plates, is a challenging task because they require many pipetting actions and are highly dependent on an operator's technique and experience. However, observing good pipetting practice helps immensely to improve reproducibility and accuracy. In this white paper the author focuses on a selection of good pipetting techniques, which if maintained offer the best chance of...
Greiner Bio-One, a technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry, is unveiling its new CELLview slide at the European Biotechnica trade show in Hanover, Germany. The slide’s glass bottom is now available with both a TC-treated surface, for simple applications, and an Advanced TC-treated surface for more complex experiments such as multiple immunological staining or live cell analysis of sensitive cells...
Asher will accept this prestigious award at Pittcon 2016 which takes place March 6-10, in Atlanta, Georgia. His session, “Photonic Crystal Hydrogel and Organogel Sensors for Chemical and Biological Analytes,” will include a discussion of sensing motifs that utilize 2-D and 3-D arrays and monolayers of particles embedded onto a molecular recognition polymer hydrogel networks. The SACP Analytical Chemistry Award, established in 1957, is presented annually to recognize outstanding...
A clear side panel will enable visitors to the Priorclave stand to view the clean, structure lines of the autoclave build, just part of a story that has helped the company’s gain a global presence, delivering durable and reliable autoclaves whatever the format - benchtop, top and front loading free-standing, double-door, stackable and powerdoor worldwide. The QCS EH100 that will be featured at Medica is a 100 litre capacity, front loading autoclave...
Each award will be presented during a symposium during Pittcon 2016, March 6-10, 2016. Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations will include topics in applications such as bioanalytical, environmental, nanotechnology, material science, polymers/plastics, pharmaceutical, biomedical and homeland security. Methodologies include near infrared spectroscopy, molecular and vibrational spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; electrochemistry; liquid chromatography...
To mark this stage in the company’s development, SLS will host a Scottish Laboratory Show, organised in association with the Science Council, at BioCity Scotland on Thursday 29 October 2015. The move to the Newhouse bioscience business incubator signifies SLS’s commitment to investing in science in Scotland and will consolidate its existing relationship with the wider BioCity Group. BioCity Scotland provides biotech, pharmaceutical and...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winners of the 2016 Winter Conference Awards in Plasma Spectrochemistry. Selected by an independent awards committee, these industry leading scientists have made noteworthy contributions over time or through a single, significant breakthrough in the field of plasma spectrochemistry. Award winners will be honored during the Winter Plasma Conference in...
Veolia Water Technologies will be showcasing the latest innovations in laboratory water purification technology. Whether you’re looking for trace levels of EDCs in the environment, APIs in pharmaceutical wastewater, DNA fragments or any other challenging analytes, you’ll be aware that limits of detection are getting lower. And that means water purity is even more critical. Veolia’s award winning PURELAB® Chorus range can be customized to deliver water purity from Type III for general laboratory...