The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has today outlined predictions for the life sciences industry in 2022. The predictions come from three experts recently appointed by the Alliance to drive collaboration efforts across its three key themes. Their insights span the urgent fights against antimicrobial resistance, the potential of quantum computing and commercial space travel, and autonomous laboratories.
Atik Cameras, the specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced scientific and industrial imaging solutions, has launched the first camera in the Apx series of high-resolution complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors. After much anticipation, Atik Cameras is launching its?most advanced?CMOS camera, the Apx60?into?the industrial, scientific?and?OEM sectors....
A Schlenk Line is a tubular glass apparatus commonly used in chemistry or material laboratory research to carry out experiments under a vacuum and an inert atmosphere (like nitrogen or argon). It is used when samples are sensitive to air/moisture and the vacuum is also often used to remove the last traces of solvent from a sample. A Schlenk Line typically contains a dual glass manifold with multiple ports; the number of ports is configurable....
Porvair Sciences has published an in-depth application report demonstrating how their Microlute® CP Reverse Phase Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) microplates provide a robust and highly reproducible SPE LC-MS sample preparation methodology for a range of neutral, acidic, and basic analytes. As a sample preparation method - Solid Phase Extraction is widely acknowledged as a 'go to' tool for the clean-up of samples before analysis by hyphenated techniques such as LC/MS or GC/MS...
MWE are delighted to announce ourselves as the headline sponsor for The Biomedical Scientist Live 2021. The virtual event, brought to you by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), will be delivered on the 24th–25th November 2021. MWE will be presenting their story and sharing their views on how the industry has changed over the last two years and will also be discussing what the future of medical devices will look like....
INTEGRA Biosciences – a leading provider of high quality laboratory equipment – supplies a comprehensive range of liquid handling tools that are ideal for sterile cell biology workflows. Each piece of equipment, from electronic pipettes to robotic pipetting systems and media dispensers, has been expertly designed to fit comfortably under a laminar flow hood to reduce the risk of cell culture contamination....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has unveiled a representative study on scientific research productivity. Research productivity is defined in this study as the ratio of measurable input (e.g. number of researchers, financial investment) to measurable output (e.g. patents, publications). The study identified four factors that impact on research productivity in organizations worldwide...
Benchling, pioneer of the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, announces its continued European expansion, following a strong year of growth. The company achieved triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth in the market in its most recent fiscal quarter, with the number of customers in Europe increasing 184% from last year. This expansion comes as Benchling reveals it has raised $100 million in Series F funding at a $6.1 billion valuation...
Lab Innovations 2021 was a great opportunity for the scientific community to hear about innovative new product launches available from SLS. As the scientific world continues to evolve and seek more innovative and sustainable laboratory solutions, SLS showcased a range of excellent new products available now. Jellagen®, the winner of the Most Impactful Sustainable Product Development 2021 from the Lab Awards...
Pharmaceutical solutions provider Pharmidex Pharmaceutical Services Ltd has massively increased its testing capacity with the help of a hire purchase solution from Siemens Financial Services (SFS). Founded in 2002, Pharmidex is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) that provides high-quality bespoke experimental data to support drug discovery and development. Following its Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) accreditation, the company wanted to invest in the best possible technology to pursue its research...
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it has acquired Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory LLC (“ADL Health”), a Texas based PCR-focused testing laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (“CLIA”) for high-complexity molecular diagnostics testing. ADL Health’s CLIA-certified laboratory covers the fields of clinical, forensic and microbiological tests...
Vision Engineering Limited (Woking, UK) has announced the launch of VE Cam, a new, simple to use compact digital microscope for a wide range of applications. Launching at Productronica 2021 in Munich, VE Cam is available in two variants with differing fields of view (FOV).VE Cam 50 (50mm FOV) & VE Cam 80 (80mm FOV) offer the power, speed and efficiency of digital imaging in a compact package...
(Education and Skills Funding Agency) assessment and has been successful in their application to the RoATP (Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers) to deliver apprenticeships to train the lab technicians and scientists of the future. This will help bridge the huge skills shortage of lab technicians and scientists across the UK....
CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), has announced a research collaboration with the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), a global collaborative infectious disease R&D programme, to validate the next generation of COVID-19 research tools. iiCON’s £174 million programme brings together industry, academia, and clinicians to accelerate the discovery, development...
SCION Instruments announce the launch of the next generation of GCs designed for the ultimate user-experience. Combining high performance, productivity and flexibility, the launch of the GC8300 and GC8500 takes Scion’s gas chromatographers to the next level. Both the GC8300 and GC8500 benefit from an improved, intuitive user interface with larger 10” full colour touch screen providing improved visual quality and a superior overview of all instrument status, access to methods and automation...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announce innovative proteomics solutions and a series of co-marketing agreements with industry experts, advancing the throughput, comprehensiveness and quality of proteomics workflows for applications such as single-cell studies and translational research. The company will showcase these relationships, as well as new additions to its industry-leading offering of mass spectrometry (MS) and chromatography instruments, during the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Reconnect event...
Torx Software Limited, provider of technology for managing small molecule discovery chemistry, announces the release of Torx Test™ and Torx Analyze™ to complete the Torx platform. Torx is a single web-based solution that enables drug discovery teams to work together, share knowledge, manage resources and track progress throughout the Design-Make-Test-Analyze (DMTA) workflow....
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists. Both the antibody-based treatment and the protein-based vaccine developed by the team reduced Alzheimer’s symptoms in mouse models of the disease. The research is published in Molecular Psychiatry. The work is a collaboration between researchers at the University of Leicester, the University Medical Center Göttingen and the medical research charity LifeArc....
Biofortuna (Deeside UK), a specialist contract development and manufacturing partner to the IVD and point of care testing sectors, has more than doubled its manufacturing capacity following its relocation to new state-of-the-art facilities in Deeside, North Wales. The purpose-built facilities have been designed by the Company to provide the most efficient and modern manufacturing laboratories from which to meet the evolving needs of the world’s leading IVD and point of care businesses...
Automata has announced the launch of Automata Labs: an accessible automated robotic system to empower life science labs to innovate and upscale at pace. Automata Labs is a complete workflow robotic automation system. It transforms labs of all shapes and sizes, providing scientists with accessible, and flexible, end-to-end lab automation. Until now, robotic automation has often been out of reach for lab managers with ambitions to scale up their lab’s capability and capacity...
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the launch of its Signals Research™ Suite , a full cloud based solution, deployed on Amazon Web Services. The suite is a secure, informatics platform, providing integrated, end-to-end scientific data and workflow management for pharmaceutical and industrial customers. Designed to help drive more informed and accelerated decision making around drug, compound and formulation candidates...
Eppendorf Lab Channel is a virtual platform where anyone can watch live and on-demand webinars for free, along with new product and application demonstrations. Peek over the shoulders of Eppendorf experts and let the details and insights illuminate the lab world. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, interact with the experts, and gain new experiences up close and live....