European wheat harvests could be increased by more than 5 tonnes a hectare according to newly published research into the crop’s untapped genetic potential. The first of its kind study from agricultural institute Rothamsted Research shows that in some European countries the grain yield could be increased by up to 90% when compared to typical harvests from today’s commonly used varieties. Yields in the UK could be increased by half as much again....

Collaboration to initially focus on the development and global commercialisation of a suite of CelLuminate dyes, specifically created to revolutionise live cell imaging by enabling cells to remain functional and viable for up to 14 days. Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, and SomaServe Ltd, a Pharma service and specialist reagent business exploiting PolyNaut® Technology, have announced a partnership to commercialise the cell delivery potential of...

Arctoris Ltd, the developer of the world’s first fully automated drug discovery platform, has opened the doors to its new global headquarters and state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility in Oxford, UK. Housing the company’s proprietary technology and providing space for its rapidly growing commercial and scientific teams, the facility will enable Arctoris to continue to support its research partners around the world with its structured, automated approach to drug discovery....

Researchers all over the world are working on powerful batteries for the energy revolution. Modern analysis technology is indispensable for this. Analytica therefore focuses on new devices and methods for battery research. The world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology with accompanying analytica conference will take place from March 31 to April 03, 2020, on the fairgrounds of Messe München...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasingly the source of deadly infections. A team of scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig have now modified an approved cancer drug to develop an active agent against multidrug-resistant pathogens. The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the source of severe and persistent infections....

TTP Labtech Ltd, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, has announced its corporate name change to SPT Labtech effective from January 6, 2020. The change of name is a contractual requirement of its divestment from TTP Group in 2018 with the backing of technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures....

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that it has signed a license agreement providing Promega Corp., a global life science manufacturer based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA access to Merck’s foundational CRISPR intellectual property. Promega will use Merck’s CRISPR genome-editing technology to create research products and services, including those for drug development.

Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have established the Sartorius AI Lab (SAIL) research laboratory. On the DFKI campus in Kaiserslautern, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Sartorius products and platform solutions is being experimentally tested and further developed at SAIL....

Hot on the heels of its new site-opening in Waterloo (Canada), laboratory instrument provider SepSolve Analytical Ltd has relocated its Cambridgeshire headquarters to a new, larger premises. “Our new Peterborough premises are three times larger than the previous site”, said Bob Green, Director of SepSolve. “Having grown so rapidly over the last two years in particular, we’re very relieved to have the extra space, not just to accommodate our growing staff numbers, but also to enable....

BioAscent scientists, working in collaboration with teams at the German Cancer Research Center and the Pivot Park Screening Centre as part of the European Lead Factory project, have helped to discover potent and selective inhibitors of enzymes associated with the development of some cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. The findings, published in ChemMedChem, represent an initial step in the development of potential new cancer treatments....

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), kicks off the 2020 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, January 15th with Lab Automation Today: Five Key Trends Currently Impacting Your Laboratory. This webcast will focus on five trends challenging many analytical testing laboratories today and the role that a LIMS can play in addressing the impact of these trends....

Medlab Middle East, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory exhibition and congress, which takes place from 3 – 6 February 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, has revealed a 6% YoY increase in attendees to over 25,661 and more than US$152 million worth of business generated during the 2019 edition of the show. Wise Guy Research Consultants indicated the value of the MEA clinical services market to reach over US$14 billion by 2023....

Congratulations to Christophe Deben and the team at the University of Antwerp's Center for Oncological Research (CORE) on winning a fully loaded Tecan Spark® Cyto plate reader with live cell imaging and real-time cytometry. This competition, which ran from April to September 2019, required labs to submit a written proposal explaining how they would use the system to further their research and advance scientific understanding....

The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK and the British Pharmacological Society, announce that they have formed a strategic alliance. The two-year agreement offers the organisations the opportunity to benefit from each other’s scientific communities to help strengthen their positions and reach. Members of ELRIG UK and the British Pharmacological Society will gain access to new openings for scientific exchange and collaboration between industry, academia...

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has been named best supplier in the ‘Best Cost Saving Initiative’ category at the prestigious ‘Excellent Supplier and Contractor Event 2019’ held by Newcastle University. Only seven awards are made in a variety of categories and no other laboratory suppliers were nominated in any of these. Neil Addison, Head of Procurement at Newcastle University, when introducing the event stated “The awards are designed to recognise and acknowledge ‘excellence’ where suppliers have gone above and beyond”....

To enable researchers from European institutes to extend innovative structural biology research, the EU has invested 10 million euro to iNEXT-Discovery, through its Horizon 2020 program. The iNEXT-Discovery consortium, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Anastassis Perrakis from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute, aims to facilitate the generation of knowledge for the development of new drugs, advanced vaccines, novel biomaterials, engineered enzymes for food production, efficient biofuels, and other benefits....

Until January 15, 2020, researchers up to 35 years, with an advanced degree, who are working in Europe are invited to apply online for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators 2020. This prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. It has been awarded, in partnership with Nature, since 1995....

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer facing women worldwide. To help fight this disease, INTEGRA launched PIPETGIRL – a limited edition of the PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controller – in 2015 to support internationally renowned research institutes dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer, donating 10€ / US$15 from each sale....

Climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and vaccines top the list of 2019’s most discussed research. From the increasing use of artificial intelligence to the climate emergency facing us all, many of this year’s most polarizing issues feature in the Altmetric Top 100. The annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights research published in 2019 that has generated significant international online attention and discussion...