FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a world leader in the innovation, development, and manufacture of cell culture media and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), announces the release of Vit Kit-NX - the latest addition to an established portfolio of vitrification solutions for in vitro fertilization (IVF). The advanced formulas, which now include trehalose, are designed to vitrify and warm oocytes and embryos in a consistent, stable environment to achieve high survival and pregnancy rates....
UKSPA will gather on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November at Culham Science Centre. The event will see leading experts discussing the latest innovation trends and opportunities within the UK's Innovation and technology sectors. The two days will consider the drivers for Oxford's knowledge economy and current national trends for the science and innovation sector.
Micronic has launched the Rack Reader DR700 complete with in-house designed Micronic Code Reader Software and an optional Side Barcode Reader. The DR700 is equipped with an anti-frost system and a deep focus image sensor ensuring the highest accuracy 2D code reading even if the tubes aren't flush with the scanner plate or codes are partially compromised. The anti-frost system minimizes condensation of frozen samples on the scanner plate....
The TOC (total organic carbon) analyzers of the multi N/C pharma series from Analytik Jena are being expanded. With the multi N/C 2100S pharma and 3100 pharma, two new device models are being introduced. Both systems are aligned even more closely with the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. The multi N/C 2100S pharma specializes in vaccine quality control using the measurement of total nitrogen....
Syrris has upgraded the touchscreen firmware for its popular Atlas HD jacketed reactor systems to offer many of the advanced automation features previously only available using the system’s PC-based control software. These enhanced automation options – such as pH-controlled and temperature-dependent dosing – add to the system’s existing functionality to offer even greater flexibility in protocol design....
SP Scientific report that AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D (Gothenburg, Sweden) has invested in a LyoConstellation™ S10 freeze dryer intended to help drive research and development of small scale GMP production. The SP Scientific LyoConstellation system is planned for use on multiple projects to support early to late phase development including GMP production of small batches for Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials....
The expansion reflects the increasing business opportunities for the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in both Australia, New Zealand and the whole Asia Pacific region. The new offices provide dedicated rooms for technical, support and sales staff as well as a learning space for customer and distributor training. Matrix Gemini LIMS leads the market in system configuration techniques, ensuring that the customer’s exact requirements can be implemented...
INTEGRA Biosciences has a suite of products designed to lower the cost of PCR setup and NGS library preparation. From Clear Advantage™ multichannel reagent reservoirs to VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic multichannel pipettes, the company’s products can help to ensure efficient and reliable pipetting while reducing experimental costs.
With Thermo Fisher’s latest offering, scientists working across biopharmaceutical, bioproduction and applied research applications can now benefit from a new technologically advanced Class II biological safety cabinet (BSC), which has been developed to optimize contamination prevention, information protection and management, and user convenience....
Free Lonza webinar to discuss the benefits of working with serum-free cell culture media and provide guidance on how to get the best results. On 15 October, Lonza will host a free 60-minute webinar that will address current concerns regarding the use of serum in cell culture media, explore viable alternatives and provide guidance on how to adapt cells to a serum-free environment...
Digital Surf releases the Mountains® 8 software platform. This release builds extensively on the Mountains® 7 platform introduced in 2013 and now supplied by most major manufacturers with their instruments. It also sees the coming together of Mountains® (internationally renowned for profilometer and scanning electron microscope data analysis) and SPIP™ (widely recognized for scanning probe microscopy), thus setting a new standard for surface metrology and image analysis...
Dynamic SIMS provides localized elemental and isotopic characterization of a sample over depths ranging from nanometers to tens of micrometers. First commercialized by CAMECA in the early 1960s, SIMS involves bombarding the surface of a sample with a focused ion beam and collecting the ejected secondary ions that are representative of the sample surface composition. SIMS consists of analyzing these secondary ions with a mass spectrometer....
A new study has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for children with cancer to extend and improve their lives – signalling a new era of precision medicine for young patients. The pilot including more than 200 children found that half had gene mutations that are targetable by adult cancer drugs that are either available as standard treatment or via clinical trials....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2019 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, October 16th with Top 10 Reasons to Purchase a LIMS. This webcast will be ideal for organizations who know they need to automate their laboratory and want guidance on gathering business requirements and return on investment (ROI) justification to purchase a LIMS....
HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical showcased its approach to ‘hub and spoke’ laboratories at the IBMS Congress 2019. On display a wide range of instrumentation for central laboratory and near patient use, and also a newly CE-marked benchtop instrument for rapid infectious disease detection. Visitors to the stand were also invited to support leukaemia research by making an origami crane bird....
A2LA is pleased to announce both the accreditation of Demeter Laboratory and the renewal of accreditation of Galbraith Laboratories, Inc. to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for cannabis testing. Demeter Laboratory, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Galbraith Laboratories, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, are each their first cannabis testing laboratories accredited within their respective states....
Markes International Ltd, Llantrisant-based manufacturer of world-leading scientific laboratory instrumentation for detecting very small amounts of chemicals, has officially received its two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Markes is one of only of 10 Welsh companies to receive an award and one of only 6 British companies to be recognised in two categories. The Awards were presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan...
Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA), a global leader at the heart of laboratory automation, has released a series of new application notes demonstrating the versatility and flexibility of its benchtop S-LAB™ automated plate handler. The S-LAB is PAA’s entry-level automation solution, designed to easily enable multiple applications for faster scientific breakthroughs....
A classic boxing move, the ‘one-two punch’, could also be effective against cancer: a left jab knocks cancer cells senseless, quickly followed by a right hook that knocks them out altogether. Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have shown that cancer cells are vulnerable to this kind of approach. “This is a beautiful, universal principle, that could be used for all forms of cancer.” On October 2nd the researchers publish their results in Nature....
Source new technologies, future-proof your laboratory and find out ways to make procurement sustainable. Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will showcase at Birmingham’s NEC, 30 & 31 October, multiple options to help visitors future-proof their laboratories - from innovative products, to waste reduction (time included!) and sustainability....
Research published in Nature by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST) found that lymphatic vessels in the scull involved in the clearance of cerebrospinal fluid often become compromised with age. This finding was only possible through advances in imaging technology. Using MR Solutions’ 3T/17 preclinical liquid-helium free MRI system the KAIST researchers observed how the meningeal lymphatic vessels (mLVs), mainly in the basal part of the skull...