Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2021 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, May 12th with Graduating from Spreadsheets to LIMS. This webcast is ideal for laboratory professionals who are currently using paper logbooks or Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets to perform sample tracking and result management, analysis, calculations, and reporting....
Have you ever experienced problems with a new method? Are your system suitability tests failing now for a method established years ago? Is is your HPLC column dying too fast? There are many possible reasons for these issues and their root cause can be hard to find. Our new (U)HPLC Troubleshooting Guide provides an easy breakdown of potential solutions for the most common issues in analytical liquid chromatography...
Illumina, Inc. has committed US $60 million in sequencing capabilities to a global pathogen genomics initiative, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other public and private entities. The initiative expands on the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI) announced in October 2020, and will help create a comprehensive pathogen genomic network around the world, building critical public health capabilities in areas of need....
Biosample Hub – a new ethical and transparent way of connecting Biobanks and Biotechs. Biosample Hub is a new worldwide platform providing a game-changing solution to enable researchers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to obtain the biosamples they need. Left-over clinical material like blood samples and excised tissue may be medical waste, but it can also be research treasure. This material is needed by researchers for the development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines....
Researchers based at The Rosalind Franklin Institute and the University of Oxford led by Professor Ben Davis have unravelled a mystery in damaged proteins. This work also incidentally solved a 20-year-old conundrum of an ‘orphan’ family of proteins (called LanCLs) that are found in all living organisms but whose function was previously unknown. The work was completed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Illinois and the UK Catalysis Hub...
Panthera has started vaccinating volunteers in Valneva’s double-blind, phase three, COVID prevention trial. The trial will compare Valneva’s inactivated vaccine, VLA2001, with AstraZeneca’s conditionally approved vaccine Vaxzeria. Unlike earlier COVID-19 vaccine trials, which involved a placebo dose, everyone involved in this study will receive two active vaccine doses....
CytoSMART Technologies has announced the release of its first fluorescence cell counter. The CytoSMART Exact FL is an automated, dual fluorescence cell counter with an expanded field of view and unmatched performance. Although the system’s footprint is very small, its specifications rival most, if not all alternative automated cell counters. The CytoSMART Exact FL sets new standards in terms of accuracy, speed, and performance thanks to a wide range of technological advancements....
ZEISS introduces SIM², a groundbreaking image reconstruction algorithm that increases the resolution and sectioning quality of structured illumination microscopy (SIM) data. With SIM² on the microscope system ZEISS Elyra 7, life science researchers can now double the conventional SIM resolution and discriminate the finest subcellular structures of living and fixed samples, even those no more than 60 nm apart....
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K reports how researchers at Lodz University of Technology (Poland) have combined the advanced analytical capabilities of its GPC/SEC triple detection system with a BI-200SM light scattering goniometer to derive in-depth information about an exciting new generation of polymer nanogels. Polymer nanogels with cross-linked structure provide a versatile platform for storage and release of biologically active compounds....
The Native Antigen Company, part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics and one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into diagnostics and vaccines for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, has announced the launch of its SARS-CoV-2 Neutralisation Assay Development Kit. The kit can be used to identify and qualitatively assess the ability of antibodies to neutralise SARS-CoV-2-receptor binding, to support research into variants and their effects on natural and vaccine-induced patient immunity....
Advanced MRI techniques may provide clues to how MS will progres. Research published in Brain1 has used new MRI techniques to show what is happening in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the early stages of their condition. Scientists say these previously unseen changes could have the potential to predict how disabled a person might become in the future....
PEAK Scientific have partnered with eForests, a not-for-profit organization who are creating and restoring woodlands throughout the UK, to fulfil their commitment to plant one tree for every PEAK gas generator sold from the 1st April 2021. The initiative is part of their continued efforts towards a more sustainable future which will complement their gas generators which already offer a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly option to workplaces around the world...
Greiner Assistec is currently working with Accensors, an innoME GmbH business unit specializing in film sensor technology, on a development project aimed at creating printed sensor systems. The first milestone came in the form of a proof of concept for an intelligent petri dish. In Accensors, Greiner Assistec was able to bring a strong sensor technology partner on board. The aim of this strategic partnership is to offer future customers the option of buying thermoformed plastic parts with printed sensor systems...
It is well known that flow properties of powders are governed by the intrinsic grain properties and forces acting on and between the grains. It is no surprise that the amount of API present in a blend impacts powder processability. To this end, GranuTools has developed, over the past years, a whole range of state-of-the-art equipments to allow characterizing the flow properties of powders and granular materials in many different geometries to match process conditions....
Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) has announced the CE-IVD registration of its UltraGene® SARS-CoV-2 Triplex Assay, now available for in-vitro diagnostics use. This innovative test is a real-time RT-PCR test intended for the qualitative detection of RNA from the SARS-CoV-2and genomic variations on the Spike (S) gene and on the ORF1ab gene in upper respiratory specimens from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider....
LABWorld China 2021, organized by Informa Markets and China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicine and Health Products and co-organized by Sinoexpo Informa Markets, will take place during 16-18 December 2021 at SNIEC Shanghai China. The event has been cultivating in the pharma industry for decades and will continue to be the bellwether of laboratory industry, promoting the laboratory construction and development in post-pandemic era....
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, has announced the launch of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant RT-PCR Assays for research use only (RUO). The assays can detect SARS-CoV-2 (the virus associated with COVID-19) variants of concern, including P.1, B.1.351, and B.1.1.7, by distinguishing specific mutations in SARS-CoV-2 using reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) often prior to a next generation sequencing (NGS) workflow for confirmation....
Designed to improve efficiency, the AFYS3G Recapper for Screw Cap Tubes can be used as a stand-alone instrument or be simply integrated into a fully automated laboratory environment. This makes the recapper ideal for high throughput workflows, to scale-up sample processing for (COVID-19) testing or research, and to relieve researchers from repetitive manual labor. The Sigma96 can (de)cap a whole rack of sample storage tubes in 30 seconds in a single action....
A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow has identified two known cases of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission in the UK. In the study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in the Veterinary Record, researchers describe two cases of human-to-cat SARS-CoV-2 transmission, found as part of a COVID-19 screening programme of the feline population in the UK....
Researchers have found that a natural molecule can effectively block the binding of a subset of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The discovery may help explain why some COVID-19 patients can become severely ill despite having high levels of antibodies against the virus. In their research, published in Science Advances, teams from the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with researchers at Imperial College London, Kings College London and UCL (University College London), found that biliverdin and bilirubin...
The Microlute™ PLR from Porvair Sciences is a benchmark product for phospholipid removal. The 96-well microplate provides effective removal (>99%) of phospholipids and proteins with higher levels of reproducibility from plasma and serum samples while maintaining maximum recovery of target analytes. Proven in comparative tests with competitive products to provide the most efficient removal of the widest range of phospholipids from plasma and serum samples...
Edwards nXRi high performance compact dry pump is the perfect vacuum solution for your lab environment due to its compact size and low power, reliable performance and reduced costs. With it, Edwards has brought a pump to the market with the highest pumping density of its kind. The nXRi range comes with lower input power and zero maintenance, bringing real performance improvements and cost benefits across a range of applications....