ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, announce the release of v2023 software applications on the Spectrus® Platform. This release expands structure characterization functionality for scientists, improves analytical data management and assembly across analytical techniques and data formats, and further supports proliferation of data from the Spectrus platform to third party data science applications...
Biotech Fluidics has expanded its family of non-invasive flowmeters for real-time monitoring of liquid flow. The range now includes four discrete devices optimized to operate from nanoliters per minute right up to 650 milliliters per minute. Operating over the flow range 0.01 to 80 µL per minute, with a resolution of 1nl per minute, the Biotech Micro Flow Meter is the perfect tool for precise monitoring of extremely low flow rates...
The new Thermo Scientific Hydra Bio Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (Plasma-FIB) is designed for cell biologists seeking simplified workflows while undertaking volume electron microscopy for cryo or resin-embedded samples. Building on the cross-industry standard Thermo Scientific Helios Hydra DualBeam platform, the Hydra Bio Plasma-FIB is a versatile, multi-application instrument that supports volume electron microscopy and sample preparation for the cryo-electron tomography workflow...
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has launched its PURELAB® Pharma Compliance package for those who require a reliable supply of ultrapure water (UPW) for quality control (QC) laboratories and all the necessary validation and qualification software. This new package provides everything a QC laboratory could need in a tailored, easy to use combination of equipment and services...
CloudLIMS, a leading laboratory informatics company offering a secure, truly configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in ARABLAB LIVE 2023 from September 19-21, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its secure, zero upfront cost, out-of-the-box LIMS purpose-built for clinical and analytical testing labs, at booth 543 in Hall S1...
INTEGRA Biosciences is thrilled to be exhibiting at Lab Innovations 2023, an important networking opportunity for the UK’s entire laboratory community. The leading provider of productive pipetting solutions will be showcasing some of the latest liquid handling innovations at stand K40 on the 1st and 2nd of November at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. INTEGRA is looking to make its mark at the event with the launch of the MIRO CANVAS NGS prep system...
PEAK Scientific is pleased to announce its continued and growing partnership with Agilent with the addition of the Precision Hydrogen Trace 500cc model to the global Agilent corporate price list (CPL) on 8th September 2023. The Precision Hydrogen Trace generators are the only hydrogen generators which have been tested, validated and approved by Agilent for use with their GC/MS single quadrupole and triple quadrupole products...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the formation of its Engagement Strategy Work Group (ESWG). The group will provide strategic direction and guidance to help ensure the ELRIG community continues to grow and thrive. It aims to engage audiences in different ways, beyond face-to-face events, broadening access to high-quality science across a more diverse and inclusive network...
The Pistoia Alliance has announced an industry first for its Methods Hub project; the cloud-based collaborative tool now enables the instant transfer and overlaying of analytical methods and results data in a single platform and between different instrument hardware and software vendors. The proof of concept has been successfully implemented at GSK and will now be deployed to global open-access non-GMP fleet...
IVIS® Spectrum 2 and IVIS SpectrumCT 2 imaging systems — new flagship platforms setting the standard in high-throughput performance and versatility. QuantumTM GX3 microCT imaging solution — a high-throughput system with superior spatial resolution and fast, low-dose scanning for diverse in vivo and biological ex vivo applications...
Updated Waters™ OneLab™ software creates new, easy-to-use walk-up solutions integrating Waters BioAccord™ LC-MS system and Andrew+™ robot with upstream bioreactors to automate routine product quality and cell culture media analyses. New pre-developed LC-MS analytical workflows make it even easier for bioprocess engineers with limited LC-MS experience to accelerate upstream process development by up to six weeks.Automates sample prep and analysis from any bioreactor...
RETSCH’s latest addition to their extensive ball mill range, the Planetary Ball Mill PM 300, is equipped with advanced features to streamline daily lab work. The PM 300 has a maximum speed of 800 rpm, generating high energy for fast sample pulverization down to the nanometer range. The benchtop unit accommodates up to 4 stackable grinding jars, allowing for processing up to 440 ml of sample material in one run...
The COMBO-ONE Viscometer/DRI detector from TESTA Analytical sets a new standard for demanding GPC/SEC applications such as those focused on investigating the structure and branching of polymers. Viscometry detectors for GPC/SEC, based on four matched capillary tubes arranged in a manner analogous to a Wheatstone bridge, have been around for decades but have operational and performance shortfalls...
Axis Healthcare, a family-run care facility in Oklahoma, has introduced VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes from INTEGRA Biosciences into its PCR laboratory workflows. These multichannel pipettes offer the laboratory a straightforward and easy-to-use liquid handling solution to provide accurate and high throughput testing as part of a holistic strategy to support patients in overcoming opioid addiction...
A team of scientists, from the University of Bath’s Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability have found a way to create two of the world’s most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry. It is perhaps not widely known that many common pharmaceuticals are manufactured using chemical precursors derived from crude oil, presenting a niche sustainability challenge as the world targets Net Zero...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., provider of novel instrumentation, software, and services for structural biology announced the release of the AutoFox Protein Footprinting System, a massive innovation in protein HOS research, at the California Separation Science Society combined Mass Spectrometry and Higher Order Structure (CASSS MS/HOS) meetings. With the launch of the new AutoFox® System, GenNext is empowering structural biology researchers...
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, has announced it has received notification from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the Company is now a member of the UK GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) Compliance Monitoring Programme, and is therefore able to offer GLP compliant hERG ion channel screening services to the global life sciences community...
The life science group Sartorius and Repligen Corporation have announced the launch of an integrated bioreactor system that incorporates Repligen XCell® ATF upstream intensification technology into Sartorius’ Biostat STR® bioreactor, simplifying intensified seed train and N perfusion implementation for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The Biostat STR® now contains a fully compatible embedded XCell® ATF hardware and software module offering predefined advanced control recipes with integrated Process Analytical Technology...
Global life sciences strategy, design, and construction firm, Unispace Life Sciences, has acquired UK laboratory and office fit-out specialist Bulb. This is the second life sciences design company the business welcomes in less than two years, after attaining BioPharma Engineering (BPE) in Cork, Ireland in 2022. Bulb will operate as ‘Unispace Life Sciences’, part of the Unispace Group, with a highly experienced team fully dedicated to creating inspiring facilities, labs and workplaces for this sector...
SciMed, the UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, is set to host a series of three X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) spectrometry training courses at its Stockport headquarters between September 18 and 22. The comprehensive course covers everything from XRF fundamentals to sample preparation and analysis. Registration to attend is now open and spaces are filling rapidly...
A new six-month science expedition in low Earth orbit (LEO) begins when four astronauts launch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission. While onboard the space station, the Crew-7 astronauts, who will be part of Expeditions 69 and 70, will perform a variety of investigations sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory. This 7th rotational crewed mission from SpaceX, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce the opening of a new office and state-of-the-art Illumina Solutions Center in Bengaluru, India. Illumina's expansion comes after 16 years of working closely with the company's channel partner in India, Premas Life Sciences. Now with its own permanent facility, Illumina will continue to collaborate with Premas to grow the genomics market in India, recognized by the United Nations as the most populous country in the world with more than 1.4 billion people...
ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, announce the release of v2023 software applications on the Spectrus® Platform. This release expands structure characterization functionality for scientists, improves analytical data management and assembly across analytical techniques and data formats, and further supports proliferation of data from the Spectrus platform to third party data science applications...
Biotech Fluidics has expanded its family of non-invasive flowmeters for real-time monitoring of liquid flow. The range now includes four discrete devices optimized to operate from nanoliters per minute right up to 650 milliliters per minute. Operating over the flow range 0.01 to 80 µL per minute, with a resolution of 1nl per minute, the Biotech Micro Flow Meter is the perfect tool for precise monitoring of extremely low flow rates...
The new Thermo Scientific Hydra Bio Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (Plasma-FIB) is designed for cell biologists seeking simplified workflows while undertaking volume electron microscopy for cryo or resin-embedded samples. Building on the cross-industry standard Thermo Scientific Helios Hydra DualBeam platform, the Hydra Bio Plasma-FIB is a versatile, multi-application instrument that supports volume electron microscopy and sample preparation for the cryo-electron tomography workflow...
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has launched its PURELAB® Pharma Compliance package for those who require a reliable supply of ultrapure water (UPW) for quality control (QC) laboratories and all the necessary validation and qualification software. This new package provides everything a QC laboratory could need in a tailored, easy to use combination of equipment and services...
CloudLIMS, a leading laboratory informatics company offering a secure, truly configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in ARABLAB LIVE 2023 from September 19-21, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its secure, zero upfront cost, out-of-the-box LIMS purpose-built for clinical and analytical testing labs, at booth 543 in Hall S1...
INTEGRA Biosciences is thrilled to be exhibiting at Lab Innovations 2023, an important networking opportunity for the UK’s entire laboratory community. The leading provider of productive pipetting solutions will be showcasing some of the latest liquid handling innovations at stand K40 on the 1st and 2nd of November at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. INTEGRA is looking to make its mark at the event with the launch of the MIRO CANVAS NGS prep system...
PEAK Scientific is pleased to announce its continued and growing partnership with Agilent with the addition of the Precision Hydrogen Trace 500cc model to the global Agilent corporate price list (CPL) on 8th September 2023. The Precision Hydrogen Trace generators are the only hydrogen generators which have been tested, validated and approved by Agilent for use with their GC/MS single quadrupole and triple quadrupole products...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the formation of its Engagement Strategy Work Group (ESWG). The group will provide strategic direction and guidance to help ensure the ELRIG community continues to grow and thrive. It aims to engage audiences in different ways, beyond face-to-face events, broadening access to high-quality science across a more diverse and inclusive network...
The Pistoia Alliance has announced an industry first for its Methods Hub project; the cloud-based collaborative tool now enables the instant transfer and overlaying of analytical methods and results data in a single platform and between different instrument hardware and software vendors. The proof of concept has been successfully implemented at GSK and will now be deployed to global open-access non-GMP fleet...
IVIS® Spectrum 2 and IVIS SpectrumCT 2 imaging systems — new flagship platforms setting the standard in high-throughput performance and versatility. QuantumTM GX3 microCT imaging solution — a high-throughput system with superior spatial resolution and fast, low-dose scanning for diverse in vivo and biological ex vivo applications...
Updated Waters™ OneLab™ software creates new, easy-to-use walk-up solutions integrating Waters BioAccord™ LC-MS system and Andrew+™ robot with upstream bioreactors to automate routine product quality and cell culture media analyses. New pre-developed LC-MS analytical workflows make it even easier for bioprocess engineers with limited LC-MS experience to accelerate upstream process development by up to six weeks.Automates sample prep and analysis from any bioreactor...
RETSCH’s latest addition to their extensive ball mill range, the Planetary Ball Mill PM 300, is equipped with advanced features to streamline daily lab work. The PM 300 has a maximum speed of 800 rpm, generating high energy for fast sample pulverization down to the nanometer range. The benchtop unit accommodates up to 4 stackable grinding jars, allowing for processing up to 440 ml of sample material in one run...
The COMBO-ONE Viscometer/DRI detector from TESTA Analytical sets a new standard for demanding GPC/SEC applications such as those focused on investigating the structure and branching of polymers. Viscometry detectors for GPC/SEC, based on four matched capillary tubes arranged in a manner analogous to a Wheatstone bridge, have been around for decades but have operational and performance shortfalls...
Axis Healthcare, a family-run care facility in Oklahoma, has introduced VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes from INTEGRA Biosciences into its PCR laboratory workflows. These multichannel pipettes offer the laboratory a straightforward and easy-to-use liquid handling solution to provide accurate and high throughput testing as part of a holistic strategy to support patients in overcoming opioid addiction...
A team of scientists, from the University of Bath’s Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability have found a way to create two of the world’s most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry. It is perhaps not widely known that many common pharmaceuticals are manufactured using chemical precursors derived from crude oil, presenting a niche sustainability challenge as the world targets Net Zero...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., provider of novel instrumentation, software, and services for structural biology announced the release of the AutoFox Protein Footprinting System, a massive innovation in protein HOS research, at the California Separation Science Society combined Mass Spectrometry and Higher Order Structure (CASSS MS/HOS) meetings. With the launch of the new AutoFox® System, GenNext is empowering structural biology researchers...
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, has announced it has received notification from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the Company is now a member of the UK GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) Compliance Monitoring Programme, and is therefore able to offer GLP compliant hERG ion channel screening services to the global life sciences community...
The life science group Sartorius and Repligen Corporation have announced the launch of an integrated bioreactor system that incorporates Repligen XCell® ATF upstream intensification technology into Sartorius’ Biostat STR® bioreactor, simplifying intensified seed train and N perfusion implementation for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The Biostat STR® now contains a fully compatible embedded XCell® ATF hardware and software module offering predefined advanced control recipes with integrated Process Analytical Technology...
Global life sciences strategy, design, and construction firm, Unispace Life Sciences, has acquired UK laboratory and office fit-out specialist Bulb. This is the second life sciences design company the business welcomes in less than two years, after attaining BioPharma Engineering (BPE) in Cork, Ireland in 2022. Bulb will operate as ‘Unispace Life Sciences’, part of the Unispace Group, with a highly experienced team fully dedicated to creating inspiring facilities, labs and workplaces for this sector...
SciMed, the UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, is set to host a series of three X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) spectrometry training courses at its Stockport headquarters between September 18 and 22. The comprehensive course covers everything from XRF fundamentals to sample preparation and analysis. Registration to attend is now open and spaces are filling rapidly...
A new six-month science expedition in low Earth orbit (LEO) begins when four astronauts launch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission. While onboard the space station, the Crew-7 astronauts, who will be part of Expeditions 69 and 70, will perform a variety of investigations sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory. This 7th rotational crewed mission from SpaceX, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce the opening of a new office and state-of-the-art Illumina Solutions Center in Bengaluru, India. Illumina's expansion comes after 16 years of working closely with the company's channel partner in India, Premas Life Sciences. Now with its own permanent facility, Illumina will continue to collaborate with Premas to grow the genomics market in India, recognized by the United Nations as the most populous country in the world with more than 1.4 billion people...