A new approach to tackling the spread of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, which combines affordable, easy-to-administer blood tests with machine learning and unbreakable encryption, has generated encouraging early results in Uganda. Malaria is one of the world's leading causes of illness and death, sickening around 228 million people each year, more than 400,000 of them fatally. Like COVID-19, malaria can spread asymptomatically, making widespread field testing vital to containing outbreaks and saving lives. ...

Markes International (Bridgend, UK) has signed an agreement with Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (‘ICS Maugeri’) of Italy to become distributors of ICS Maugeri’s radiello® range of passive samplers. Radiello is a well-established range of radial diffusive (passive) sampling devices for air sampling. The range of samplers are used for a wide range of analytes from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phenols through to nitrous and sulphur dioxides, aldehydes and more...

We spoke to scientists who are spending their careers trying to unlock the secrets and possibilities of cell research. Watch Heather read her incredible love letter as we begin our journey to explore the amazing connection between scientists and cells. Heather’s research sets out to uncover key indicators that will allow physicians to detect bone metastasis in breast cancer patients, allowing for greater survival rates....

Eli Lilly and Company and their industry partners, including sample management specialists – Ziath, are speeding the discovery of new medicines through the fully automated Lilly Life Sciences Studio (L2S2) lab in San Diego, USA. L2S2 was set up as part of the Lilly Discovery Automation Research and Technologies Group. The lab has brought together a team of talented automation engineers and scientists in the design, implementation, and operation of a variety of innovative automation projects which are introduced in an informative video...

The life science company Sartorius, through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech, acquired cell culture specialist Xell AG headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany. Xell AG develops, produces, and markets media and feed supplements for cell cultures, especially for manufacturing viral vectors that are used in gene therapeutics and vaccines....

Two new reconstruction technologies introduced today by ZEISS use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve data collection and analysis, and speed up decision-making significantly. Now available for the Advanced Reconstruction Toolkit (ART) on ZEISS Xradia 3D X-ray platforms, ZEISS DeepRecon Pro and ZEISS PhaseEvolve modules increase throughput by up to 10x while producing better than ever image quality....

HORIBA UK announces the first UK installation of its Fluorolog-QM modular research-grade fluorescence spectrometer, the world’s highest-performance fluorescence analyser. The spectrometer will form an integral part of research into novel fluorophores by Dr Marc Etherington of Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK). His team is opening up new scientific understanding of fluorophores in order to offer light-based solutions to real-world issues, including the development of new materials to reduce the energy consumption of household devices....

Bruker has launched the latest version of its NMR Honey-Profiling™ module for the advanced detection of the ever evolving modes of honey adulteration. The new module expands the growing database to 28,000 reference honey samples, covering over 50 countries, 100 monofloral varieties and many polyfloral varieties. It allows honey producers and distributors to check for purity, botanical source, country of origin, and identify atypical profiles for further investigation....

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Dr Mason and his team set about turning their knowledge of functional genomics to sequencing and understanding the clinical impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The lab developed multiple methods to detect infections, track strain evolution, and identify biomarkers of disease course to assist with clinical identification and treatment....

MolGen B.V., a single-source supplier of DNA/RNA extraction technology and services for the life sciences and biotechnology, announce its entrance into the U.S. market with the launch of MolGen USA, a joint venture with California-based, laboratory automation experts Todaro Robotics. MolGen USA will operate a complete commercial team and product showroom at the San Diego facility....

Agilent Technologies Inc., has announced the availability of an optimized and verified eMethod for PFAS Analysis in Water by LC/TQ for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking and surface water using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.  PFAS—known as ‘Forever Chemicals’—are a group of man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many others....

PerkinElmer announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire BioLegend, a leading, global provider of life science antibodies and reagents, for approximately $5.25 billion in a combination of cash and stock, subject to certain adjustments. BioLegend provides its academic and biopharmaceutical customers with best-in-class antibodies and reagents in high-growth areas such as cytometry...

We are delighted to announce the new Optima Laboratory Resource Management System - LRMS version 2021.1. It is a major milestone incorporating a sophisticated engine that automates the complex scheduling process of the laboratory resources. Optima’s algorithm combines all information collected in the system setting and the historical data generated, to provide a scheduling proposal...

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast are using microfluidics to fabricate particles for the encapsulation of drugs and biologics for imaging, treatment and cell targeting. Dr Dimitrios Lamprou, a Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering at the School of Pharmacy, explained: “Our work involves the microfluidic preparation of lipid (liposome) and polymer-based (PLGA) nanoparticles that can efficiently encapsulate cancer drugs...

New MBT Lipid Xtract™ Kit (RUO) expands MALDI Biotyper®microbial analysis capabilities to lipids fingerprinting and to rapid colistin-resistance testing. The MALDI Biotyper sirius® system supports workflows for the rapid, nearly universal and cost-effective microbial identification by ‘proteomic fingerprinting’ from culture plates and from positive blood cultures with the MBT Sepsityper® IVD Kit....

Micronic, leader in innovative sample storage and automation solutions, launches the new 138-2 High Density (HD) Rack. The Micronic 138-2 HD storage rack accommodates 138 individual 0.75ml internally threaded or externally threaded (hybrid) tubes or 0.80ml externally threaded tubes in an automation compatible ANSI/SLAS dimensional footprint....

Every day, regulatory, clinical, quality, and marketing teams at diagnostics manufacturers must refer to the EU’s upcoming In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR). In order to make this process easier, a new, freely available IVDR filtering tool is being offered to the market by RQM+, the world's leading medical device and diagnostics focused regulatory and quality consulting firm...

A new Zero-Bubble septa (ZB Seal™ Closure) has been engineered and designed by (ILT) specifically for EPA vials. This revolutionary compression molded PTFE/Silicone liner is assembled into a 24-414 Heavy Walled cap to create the ZB SEAL™ Closure system. This complete liner system reduces liner fallout and enhances long term storage of samples....

Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, has announced the acquisition of iGenomX, a company offering multiplex library preparation tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows. The acquisition is expected to enhance Twist’s capabilities to support multiplex sequencing preparations across multiple markets...