Edinburgh Instruments is delighted to announce the release of its new benchtop FTIR Spectrometer, the IR5, designed and manufactured at their global headquarters in Scotland. The IR5 is the first Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer of the Edinburgh Instruments brand, renowned for its expertise in instrumentation for Raman, fluorescence, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopies...
ZEISS introduces the ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa X-ray microscope (XRM) for academic and industrial research. The newest addition to the ZEISS Xradia Versa family breaks resolution performance barriers, delivers an intuitive user experience, and accelerates productivity for all with easy, guided workflows and higher throughput. With the ZEISS Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox (ART) 3.0, the platform also leverages game-changing artificial intelligence (AI) for reconstruction...
ProColl are now able to offer their bovine and recombinant human collagen product ranges at a significantly lower price than ever seen before. Innovative manufacturing processes now allow ProColl to bring to market single figure prices per gram for native bovine collagen, where market prices are typically more than £2,000 per gram, opening up new applications in markets where structured collagen has been price prohibitive...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce that its first NovaSeq X Plus system was recently delivered to the Broad Institute. Alex Aravanis, PhD, chief technology officer of Illumina, made the announcement in a presentation at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference in Hollywood, Florida. Aravanis also announced much anticipated updates on Illumina's innovation roadmap including Illumina Complete Long Reads, the company's long-read sequencing technology...
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden are using INTEGRA Biosciences’ PIPETBOY pro pipette controllers with integrated LED lighting to study the physiological function of mast cells and their role in allergic reactions. Their ultimate aim is to develop novel vaccines and therapies to prevent and treat common allergies. The incidence of atopic allergies – such as hay fever and asthma – has dramatically increased in the past 50 years, with up to 30 percent of people in some western countries experiencing severe symptoms...
LTE Scientific are delighted to announce the launch of its latest line, the Touchclave-V series of laboratory autoclaves. The Touchclave-V series offer a cost-effective solution capable of processing most laboratory applications. Designed with simplicity in mind the Touchclave-V range come in 2 standard sizes of 50 and 80-litre capacities. The range consists of 3 models with each offering more expediency allowing for a greater range of applications to be processed...
Asynt are proud to confirm that age 16+ learners attending Thomas Rotherham College (South Yorkshire, UK) Sixth Form College are using the CondenSyn waterless air condenser and Distillation Adapter in their lessons after recent updates in the science department. Luke Hanson, Lead Science Technician at the college, shared the college’s excitement at this change: ”We are proud to be one of the first pioneering sixth form colleges in the country to adopt the use of the CondenSyn in our teaching...
InDevR, Inc., a provider of best-in-class analytical technologies for vaccines and biotherapeutics, announced that it has raised $9 million in series B financing. Adjuvant Capital has invested $4 million, and bioMérieux – a worldwide leader in in vitro diagnostics and microbiological quality control solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries – $5 million. Together, these investments will support InDevR’s commercial expansion and ongoing development of new reagent kits for its VaxArray® platform...
Particle Works, a leading provider of game-changing microfluidic nanoparticle synthesis platforms, is collaborating with NanoVation Therapeutics UK to reduce the time and costs associated with the screening of new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for use in drug delivery applications. Through this partnership, Oxfordshire-based NanoVation will benefit from Particle Works' Automated Library Synthesis (ALiS) System, which accelerates LNP formulation development while increasing throughput and precision...
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, contract research and scientific consultancy organization Broughton has released a whitepaper. Based on the experiences of five of its female scientists, the roundtable discussion shares their career journeys, gives behind the scenes access to what a career in science really looks like, and busts common myths. The whitepaper can be accessed here...
Scientists of all disciplines are aware of the gender imbalance across the industry. Today, on International Women's Day, Dr Carmen Guguta of Technobis Crystallization Systems speaks below about her experiences of growing up, studying and working as a woman in STEM. Growing up in Romania, influenced by her family, Dr Carmen Guguta, global head of business development at Technobis Crystallization Systems, had an interest in science from a very young age...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, and Element Biosciences, Inc., developer of a new DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics, have announced a partnership to demonstrate the capabilities of the Bio-Rad SEQuoia RNA Sequencing Library Preparation portfolio on the Element AVITI™ Benchtop Sequencer...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, March 15, with Financial Considerations When Purchasing a LIMS. This webcast will assist laboratory professionals in making an informed purchasing decision and maximizing their investment. Our discussion begins with creating a comprehensive plan based on stakeholder input and a thorough needs assessment...
SP Industries, Inc., (“Scientific Products”) a leading global provider of fill-finish drug manufacturing solutions, lyophilizers, and laboratory equipment and supplies, is now going to market as ATS Life Sciences Scientific Products. Scientific Products was acquired by industry-leading automation solutions provider, ATS Corporation, in November 2021, to better support the needs of customers throughout the lifecycle of pharmaceutical development and production, as well as in diagnostics and broader life sciences...
Inify Laboratories, a company providing fully digitalized laboratory services within prostate cancer diagnostics, has completed its new laboratory – including staffing up with skilled professionals – in less than a year. “The laboratory has been finished in record time. We now have an ultramodern AI-based laboratory, and a dedicated team with a broad spectrum of expertise within digital pathology,” says CEO Fredrik Palm at Inify Laboratories...
Precisa Gravimetrics AG is delighted to announce that it has successfully passed the EU/OIML and UKCA certification for their 520 PT and PB analytical and precision balances, designed and manufactured in Switzerland. The EU/OIML and UKCA certification provides assurance to Precisa Series 520 balance users that their equipment can be verified meet the official standards required by governmental bodies and industry regulations...
Waters Corp announces RapiZyme™ Trypsin, a chemically optimized, recombinant trypsin. This trypsin provides gold-standard performance while cutting lengthy digestion times from over three hours to just 30 minutes. RapiZyme trypsin’s industry-leading autolysis resistance enables use at higher enzyme-to-protein ratios, allowing for rapid and uncompromising 30-minute digestions without resorting to high temperature...
The globally positioned Eppendorf Group is expanding its production operation in the Chinese market. The company signed a contract for a new production site in Shanghai metropolitan region on February 8. Eppendorf centrifuges will be made here for the local market. “This is an important and strategic step for our company,” says Dr. Wilhelm Plüster, Eppendorf Chief Technology Officer. “It will strengthen the company’s global positioning and our worldwide production network.” ...
The new MagSi-DNA FFPE kit from AMSBIO enables quick and easy isolation of genomic DNA (gDNA) from mammalian formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue or cell samples. Developed using proprietary magnetic bead technology – the MagSi-DNA FFPE kit can be used for manual and automated isolation of gDNA from mammalian FFPE tissue or cell samples...
The BPMT program is a new NIH incubator with a collaborative reach across 11 NIH institutes, whose goal is to accelerate patient access to safe, effective, cutting-edge medical devices to diagnose and/or treat disorders of the nervous system. During each year of the contract, the BPMT incubator aims to support the development of multiple novel technologies from pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device companies...
Breakthrough in diagnostics testing enables ‘facial recognition for germs’. Nicolas Shiaelis and Dr Nicole Robb, Oxford University scientists and co-founders of health tech company Pictura Bio, have developed a world-first diagnostic, test powered by artificial intelligence, that can identify known respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID-19 within five minutes from just one nasal or throat swab...
Agilent Technologies Inc. highlights a suite of automated laboratory workflow solutions at the SLAS2023 International Conference and in San Diego. Agilent is also honored to receive an SLAS Lab of the Future designation, signifying going beyond automated instrumentation and bringing complete integrated automated workflow solutions to the lab. Agilent is a leader in advancing automation solutions to help customers improve efficiency and reproducibility across their entire pipeline...
Edinburgh Instruments is delighted to announce the release of its new benchtop FTIR Spectrometer, the IR5, designed and manufactured at their global headquarters in Scotland. The IR5 is the first Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer of the Edinburgh Instruments brand, renowned for its expertise in instrumentation for Raman, fluorescence, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopies...
ZEISS introduces the ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa X-ray microscope (XRM) for academic and industrial research. The newest addition to the ZEISS Xradia Versa family breaks resolution performance barriers, delivers an intuitive user experience, and accelerates productivity for all with easy, guided workflows and higher throughput. With the ZEISS Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox (ART) 3.0, the platform also leverages game-changing artificial intelligence (AI) for reconstruction...
ProColl are now able to offer their bovine and recombinant human collagen product ranges at a significantly lower price than ever seen before. Innovative manufacturing processes now allow ProColl to bring to market single figure prices per gram for native bovine collagen, where market prices are typically more than £2,000 per gram, opening up new applications in markets where structured collagen has been price prohibitive...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce that its first NovaSeq X Plus system was recently delivered to the Broad Institute. Alex Aravanis, PhD, chief technology officer of Illumina, made the announcement in a presentation at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference in Hollywood, Florida. Aravanis also announced much anticipated updates on Illumina's innovation roadmap including Illumina Complete Long Reads, the company's long-read sequencing technology...
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden are using INTEGRA Biosciences’ PIPETBOY pro pipette controllers with integrated LED lighting to study the physiological function of mast cells and their role in allergic reactions. Their ultimate aim is to develop novel vaccines and therapies to prevent and treat common allergies. The incidence of atopic allergies – such as hay fever and asthma – has dramatically increased in the past 50 years, with up to 30 percent of people in some western countries experiencing severe symptoms...
LTE Scientific are delighted to announce the launch of its latest line, the Touchclave-V series of laboratory autoclaves. The Touchclave-V series offer a cost-effective solution capable of processing most laboratory applications. Designed with simplicity in mind the Touchclave-V range come in 2 standard sizes of 50 and 80-litre capacities. The range consists of 3 models with each offering more expediency allowing for a greater range of applications to be processed...
Asynt are proud to confirm that age 16+ learners attending Thomas Rotherham College (South Yorkshire, UK) Sixth Form College are using the CondenSyn waterless air condenser and Distillation Adapter in their lessons after recent updates in the science department. Luke Hanson, Lead Science Technician at the college, shared the college’s excitement at this change: ”We are proud to be one of the first pioneering sixth form colleges in the country to adopt the use of the CondenSyn in our teaching...
InDevR, Inc., a provider of best-in-class analytical technologies for vaccines and biotherapeutics, announced that it has raised $9 million in series B financing. Adjuvant Capital has invested $4 million, and bioMérieux – a worldwide leader in in vitro diagnostics and microbiological quality control solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries – $5 million. Together, these investments will support InDevR’s commercial expansion and ongoing development of new reagent kits for its VaxArray® platform...
Particle Works, a leading provider of game-changing microfluidic nanoparticle synthesis platforms, is collaborating with NanoVation Therapeutics UK to reduce the time and costs associated with the screening of new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for use in drug delivery applications. Through this partnership, Oxfordshire-based NanoVation will benefit from Particle Works' Automated Library Synthesis (ALiS) System, which accelerates LNP formulation development while increasing throughput and precision...
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, contract research and scientific consultancy organization Broughton has released a whitepaper. Based on the experiences of five of its female scientists, the roundtable discussion shares their career journeys, gives behind the scenes access to what a career in science really looks like, and busts common myths. The whitepaper can be accessed here...
Scientists of all disciplines are aware of the gender imbalance across the industry. Today, on International Women's Day, Dr Carmen Guguta of Technobis Crystallization Systems speaks below about her experiences of growing up, studying and working as a woman in STEM. Growing up in Romania, influenced by her family, Dr Carmen Guguta, global head of business development at Technobis Crystallization Systems, had an interest in science from a very young age...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, and Element Biosciences, Inc., developer of a new DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics, have announced a partnership to demonstrate the capabilities of the Bio-Rad SEQuoia RNA Sequencing Library Preparation portfolio on the Element AVITI™ Benchtop Sequencer...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, March 15, with Financial Considerations When Purchasing a LIMS. This webcast will assist laboratory professionals in making an informed purchasing decision and maximizing their investment. Our discussion begins with creating a comprehensive plan based on stakeholder input and a thorough needs assessment...
SP Industries, Inc., (“Scientific Products”) a leading global provider of fill-finish drug manufacturing solutions, lyophilizers, and laboratory equipment and supplies, is now going to market as ATS Life Sciences Scientific Products. Scientific Products was acquired by industry-leading automation solutions provider, ATS Corporation, in November 2021, to better support the needs of customers throughout the lifecycle of pharmaceutical development and production, as well as in diagnostics and broader life sciences...
Inify Laboratories, a company providing fully digitalized laboratory services within prostate cancer diagnostics, has completed its new laboratory – including staffing up with skilled professionals – in less than a year. “The laboratory has been finished in record time. We now have an ultramodern AI-based laboratory, and a dedicated team with a broad spectrum of expertise within digital pathology,” says CEO Fredrik Palm at Inify Laboratories...
Precisa Gravimetrics AG is delighted to announce that it has successfully passed the EU/OIML and UKCA certification for their 520 PT and PB analytical and precision balances, designed and manufactured in Switzerland. The EU/OIML and UKCA certification provides assurance to Precisa Series 520 balance users that their equipment can be verified meet the official standards required by governmental bodies and industry regulations...
Waters Corp announces RapiZyme™ Trypsin, a chemically optimized, recombinant trypsin. This trypsin provides gold-standard performance while cutting lengthy digestion times from over three hours to just 30 minutes. RapiZyme trypsin’s industry-leading autolysis resistance enables use at higher enzyme-to-protein ratios, allowing for rapid and uncompromising 30-minute digestions without resorting to high temperature...
The globally positioned Eppendorf Group is expanding its production operation in the Chinese market. The company signed a contract for a new production site in Shanghai metropolitan region on February 8. Eppendorf centrifuges will be made here for the local market. “This is an important and strategic step for our company,” says Dr. Wilhelm Plüster, Eppendorf Chief Technology Officer. “It will strengthen the company’s global positioning and our worldwide production network.” ...
The new MagSi-DNA FFPE kit from AMSBIO enables quick and easy isolation of genomic DNA (gDNA) from mammalian formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue or cell samples. Developed using proprietary magnetic bead technology – the MagSi-DNA FFPE kit can be used for manual and automated isolation of gDNA from mammalian FFPE tissue or cell samples...
The BPMT program is a new NIH incubator with a collaborative reach across 11 NIH institutes, whose goal is to accelerate patient access to safe, effective, cutting-edge medical devices to diagnose and/or treat disorders of the nervous system. During each year of the contract, the BPMT incubator aims to support the development of multiple novel technologies from pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device companies...
Breakthrough in diagnostics testing enables ‘facial recognition for germs’. Nicolas Shiaelis and Dr Nicole Robb, Oxford University scientists and co-founders of health tech company Pictura Bio, have developed a world-first diagnostic, test powered by artificial intelligence, that can identify known respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID-19 within five minutes from just one nasal or throat swab...
Agilent Technologies Inc. highlights a suite of automated laboratory workflow solutions at the SLAS2023 International Conference and in San Diego. Agilent is also honored to receive an SLAS Lab of the Future designation, signifying going beyond automated instrumentation and bringing complete integrated automated workflow solutions to the lab. Agilent is a leader in advancing automation solutions to help customers improve efficiency and reproducibility across their entire pipeline...