AN influential cross-party Lords Committee has written to the Government to raise concerns about its preparedness for future pandemics, describing the current situation as “troubling”. In a letter to Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, said experts had raised “troubling concerns about (the UK’s) capacity to manufacture vaccines for future biological threats”...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, and a company of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), launches the Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System, a revolutionary high-throughput microbioreactor platform for automated top clone screening. The new Cydem VT System significantly reduces time to market for biologic drug discovery and monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, by slashing manual laboratory steps in Cell Line Development up to 90%...
Conducting quality control analysis in-house can offer time-saving benefits and help to control costs and protect confidential information. However, for companies that are not experienced in selecting an appropriate microscope, outsourcing SEM capabilities to a university or laboratory can be a tempting option. Here, Robbie O’Connell, Sales Account Manager (Electron Microscopy) at SEM specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific, offers advice on what to look for when purchasing an SEM for quality control purposes...
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, today announced the highly anticipated speaker lineup and agenda for SapioCon 2025. Taking place from February 26–28, 2025, at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, the event will bring together leading experts in research and technology to explore the transformative role of AI and science-aware lab informatics in accelerating research, discovery, diagnostics, manufacturing, and business operations in the life sciences.
Agilent Technologies Inc. announces the new Mito-rOCR Assay Kit. This easy and streamlined end-to-end solution makes sophisticated analysis of mitochondrial function available to researchers of all skill levels. Whis cost-effective and versatile kit, researchers can easily incorporate functional assessment of relative mitochondrial respiration into their cell physiology and disease pathology studies...
INTEGRA Biosciences is excited to announce the launch of MAGFLO magnetic beads for precise and accurate nucleic acid purification, helping to ensure high recovery and maximum purity for next generation sequencing (NGS) and PCR protocols. These magnetic beads can be seamlessly combined with INTEGRA’s MAG or HEATMAG modules for magnetic separation and liquid handling systems for a complete nucleic acid preparation solution from a trusted provider...
Azenta, Inc. has announced the launch of a long-read Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) test for clinical applications. Azenta becomes the first commercial provider to obtain regulatory approval to offer this test in the United States. Traditional short-read sequencing methods often struggle with identifying genetic variants in repetitive regions of the genome that underpin many rare diseases, hindering accurate diagnoses and targeted treatments...
PacBio, developer of the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies, has announced the Vega™ system, the company’s first benchtop long-read sequencing platform. Vega delivers all the functionality of the Revio system, PacBio’s high-throughput long-read sequencer, into a compact, lower-throughput benchtop platform. Offering exceptional data accuracy with HiFi technology, fast turnaround time, and a U.S. list price of $169,000...
AchemAsia is back: from 14 to 16 October 2025, the trade show in Shanghai will once again present itself as the leading platform for the Chinese process industry as well as the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. As the ‘International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production’, the focus will be on innovative technologies for a climate-neutral future, including process technology, pharmaceutical technology and digitalisation...
Astoriom, a global leader in the life sciences R&D sample stability and biorepository storage industry, has developed a new state-of-the-art cryogenic storage suite at its Tramore facility, bringing unmatched capabilities for biological sample storage to Ireland. Local representative Gerald Hurley, CEO of Waterford Chamber of Commerce, joined the Astoriom’s team for the company’s expansion into a new purpose built cryo suite, marking the significant milestone for the local community and Ireland’s growing life science sector...
Tracamyl has announced the acquisition of the Hektros brand formerly owned by Tratter Engineering. Hektros is the laboratory products entity of the plastic injection molding manufacturer Tratter Engineering. Tratter Engineering has a long-standing history in the automotive sector, being an important supplier of complex molded plastic parts for various car brands. Hektros develops and manufactures numerous devices and disposables for laboratory use in a broad range of chemical, biotechnological and medical-pharmaceutical fields....
Queensgate and the United Kingdom's National Metrology Institute have revealed their latest breakthrough at Euspen’s Special Interest Conference: Precision Motion Systems and Control in November. The development is a novel control system for a two-axis flexure stage with a 100 µm x 100 µm scanning range that enables high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) over large areas. The result is an HS-AFM system capable of imaging large areas with molecular-level resolution...
Choosing a film for a movie night is always a battle. Now imagine if you could pick one that provided a window into some of the most fundamental biological processes that keep us alive. For the first time ever, researchers have captured a real-time molecular movie to show how two essential cellular processes – transcription and translation – interact with each other in bacteria...
Indica Labs, the global leader in AI-powered digital pathology, announces that the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology at the University of Bern, a leading university based pathology institute in Switzerland, has selected HALO AP® for the Institute’s first-in-country digital pathology deployment in the cloud powered by Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). The Institute selected Indica Labs for its ability to provide dependable, pathologist-centered software and AI in a powerful and highly flexible platform.
Biotech Fluidics reports that a major pharmaceutical customer has purchased 17 SPR-200 solvent recycler units to improve sustainable use of solvents by HPLC systems in their analytical laboratories. Externally powered, the standalone SPR-200 solvent recycler does not require an external computer thereby avoiding potential connectivity issues with user I.T systems. Compatible with most HPLC systems, the SPR-200 continuously monitors the output signal of liquid chromatography instrument detectors
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has announced the results of a global survey in conjunction with CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, on the impact of AI and copyright legislation on pharma R&D. While 83% of life science professionals are now using generative AI in their research, there is still widespread concern about the impact of differing AI...
Researchers have developed a new multiple organ-on-chip system to help study how neurotoxins move from the gut to the brain. The model system simulated how a neurotoxin in the gut can trigger the brain cell death seen in Parkinson’s disease, in a proof-of-concept study from the Quadram Institute, University of Hull, University of Essex and at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UK-based Concept Life Sciences (Concept) and Accelero Biostructures (Accelero) in the US have formed an industry-leading partnership which will help pharma businesses worldwide speed up drug development by up to tenfold. The collaboration accelerates the timeline for progressing from drug discovery to clinical trials through the integration of Accelero’s specialised X-ray crystallography and structural biology platforms...
PHC Corporation of North America (PHCNA), supplier of the PHCbi brand of cell preservation and growth products in North America and Latin America, will showcase a prototype of its cell expansion system LiCellGrow at Advanced Therapies Week in Dallas, Texas in January. LiCellGrow, currently under development, is being designed to allow pharmaceutical companies to visualize continuous metabolic changes in cells in real time and adjust the cell culture automatically to optimize conditions for cell growth...
With the brand new VALEGRO recirculating coolers, JULABO is launching modern, powerful cooling units with natural refrigerant. The recirculating coolers have been developed with the greatest focus on user-friendliness and operational safety within a working temperature range of -20 ... +40°C. With a cooling capacity of 350 W (Valegro 350) and 500 W (Valegro 500) at 20 °C, the new recirculating coolers score with a very high performance/output in relation to their small size...
FlowChrom from TESTA Analytical is an automated non-invasive, real-time monitoring system providing a continuous digital record of your HPLC system performance. While most HPLC and UHPLC are designed to operate 24/7, it is common for issues to arise when liquid chromatography systems are left unattended. In many instances, it is then difficult to understand what the source of the operating problem was and to determine when it occurred and how many HPLC separations were affected and must therefore be repeated...
Bio-aerosols aren’t welcome in any laboratory. They can consist of bacteria, cell fragments, fungal spores or viruses, as well as byproducts of microbial metabolism. Aerosols are easily generated in various concentrations during simple routine tasks in the laboratory, such as centrifugation, pipetting or shaking. For this reason, Eppendorf has taken another detailed look at the risk of contamination during pipetting and put their filter pipette tips to the test once again...
AN influential cross-party Lords Committee has written to the Government to raise concerns about its preparedness for future pandemics, describing the current situation as “troubling”. In a letter to Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, said experts had raised “troubling concerns about (the UK’s) capacity to manufacture vaccines for future biological threats”...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, and a company of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), launches the Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System, a revolutionary high-throughput microbioreactor platform for automated top clone screening. The new Cydem VT System significantly reduces time to market for biologic drug discovery and monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, by slashing manual laboratory steps in Cell Line Development up to 90%...
Conducting quality control analysis in-house can offer time-saving benefits and help to control costs and protect confidential information. However, for companies that are not experienced in selecting an appropriate microscope, outsourcing SEM capabilities to a university or laboratory can be a tempting option. Here, Robbie O’Connell, Sales Account Manager (Electron Microscopy) at SEM specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific, offers advice on what to look for when purchasing an SEM for quality control purposes...
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, today announced the highly anticipated speaker lineup and agenda for SapioCon 2025. Taking place from February 26–28, 2025, at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, the event will bring together leading experts in research and technology to explore the transformative role of AI and science-aware lab informatics in accelerating research, discovery, diagnostics, manufacturing, and business operations in the life sciences.
Agilent Technologies Inc. announces the new Mito-rOCR Assay Kit. This easy and streamlined end-to-end solution makes sophisticated analysis of mitochondrial function available to researchers of all skill levels. Whis cost-effective and versatile kit, researchers can easily incorporate functional assessment of relative mitochondrial respiration into their cell physiology and disease pathology studies...
INTEGRA Biosciences is excited to announce the launch of MAGFLO magnetic beads for precise and accurate nucleic acid purification, helping to ensure high recovery and maximum purity for next generation sequencing (NGS) and PCR protocols. These magnetic beads can be seamlessly combined with INTEGRA’s MAG or HEATMAG modules for magnetic separation and liquid handling systems for a complete nucleic acid preparation solution from a trusted provider...
Azenta, Inc. has announced the launch of a long-read Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) test for clinical applications. Azenta becomes the first commercial provider to obtain regulatory approval to offer this test in the United States. Traditional short-read sequencing methods often struggle with identifying genetic variants in repetitive regions of the genome that underpin many rare diseases, hindering accurate diagnoses and targeted treatments...
PacBio, developer of the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies, has announced the Vega™ system, the company’s first benchtop long-read sequencing platform. Vega delivers all the functionality of the Revio system, PacBio’s high-throughput long-read sequencer, into a compact, lower-throughput benchtop platform. Offering exceptional data accuracy with HiFi technology, fast turnaround time, and a U.S. list price of $169,000...
AchemAsia is back: from 14 to 16 October 2025, the trade show in Shanghai will once again present itself as the leading platform for the Chinese process industry as well as the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. As the ‘International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production’, the focus will be on innovative technologies for a climate-neutral future, including process technology, pharmaceutical technology and digitalisation...
Astoriom, a global leader in the life sciences R&D sample stability and biorepository storage industry, has developed a new state-of-the-art cryogenic storage suite at its Tramore facility, bringing unmatched capabilities for biological sample storage to Ireland. Local representative Gerald Hurley, CEO of Waterford Chamber of Commerce, joined the Astoriom’s team for the company’s expansion into a new purpose built cryo suite, marking the significant milestone for the local community and Ireland’s growing life science sector...
Tracamyl has announced the acquisition of the Hektros brand formerly owned by Tratter Engineering. Hektros is the laboratory products entity of the plastic injection molding manufacturer Tratter Engineering. Tratter Engineering has a long-standing history in the automotive sector, being an important supplier of complex molded plastic parts for various car brands. Hektros develops and manufactures numerous devices and disposables for laboratory use in a broad range of chemical, biotechnological and medical-pharmaceutical fields....
Queensgate and the United Kingdom's National Metrology Institute have revealed their latest breakthrough at Euspen’s Special Interest Conference: Precision Motion Systems and Control in November. The development is a novel control system for a two-axis flexure stage with a 100 µm x 100 µm scanning range that enables high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) over large areas. The result is an HS-AFM system capable of imaging large areas with molecular-level resolution...
Choosing a film for a movie night is always a battle. Now imagine if you could pick one that provided a window into some of the most fundamental biological processes that keep us alive. For the first time ever, researchers have captured a real-time molecular movie to show how two essential cellular processes – transcription and translation – interact with each other in bacteria...
Indica Labs, the global leader in AI-powered digital pathology, announces that the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology at the University of Bern, a leading university based pathology institute in Switzerland, has selected HALO AP® for the Institute’s first-in-country digital pathology deployment in the cloud powered by Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). The Institute selected Indica Labs for its ability to provide dependable, pathologist-centered software and AI in a powerful and highly flexible platform.
Biotech Fluidics reports that a major pharmaceutical customer has purchased 17 SPR-200 solvent recycler units to improve sustainable use of solvents by HPLC systems in their analytical laboratories. Externally powered, the standalone SPR-200 solvent recycler does not require an external computer thereby avoiding potential connectivity issues with user I.T systems. Compatible with most HPLC systems, the SPR-200 continuously monitors the output signal of liquid chromatography instrument detectors
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has announced the results of a global survey in conjunction with CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, on the impact of AI and copyright legislation on pharma R&D. While 83% of life science professionals are now using generative AI in their research, there is still widespread concern about the impact of differing AI...
Researchers have developed a new multiple organ-on-chip system to help study how neurotoxins move from the gut to the brain. The model system simulated how a neurotoxin in the gut can trigger the brain cell death seen in Parkinson’s disease, in a proof-of-concept study from the Quadram Institute, University of Hull, University of Essex and at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UK-based Concept Life Sciences (Concept) and Accelero Biostructures (Accelero) in the US have formed an industry-leading partnership which will help pharma businesses worldwide speed up drug development by up to tenfold. The collaboration accelerates the timeline for progressing from drug discovery to clinical trials through the integration of Accelero’s specialised X-ray crystallography and structural biology platforms...
PHC Corporation of North America (PHCNA), supplier of the PHCbi brand of cell preservation and growth products in North America and Latin America, will showcase a prototype of its cell expansion system LiCellGrow at Advanced Therapies Week in Dallas, Texas in January. LiCellGrow, currently under development, is being designed to allow pharmaceutical companies to visualize continuous metabolic changes in cells in real time and adjust the cell culture automatically to optimize conditions for cell growth...
With the brand new VALEGRO recirculating coolers, JULABO is launching modern, powerful cooling units with natural refrigerant. The recirculating coolers have been developed with the greatest focus on user-friendliness and operational safety within a working temperature range of -20 ... +40°C. With a cooling capacity of 350 W (Valegro 350) and 500 W (Valegro 500) at 20 °C, the new recirculating coolers score with a very high performance/output in relation to their small size...
FlowChrom from TESTA Analytical is an automated non-invasive, real-time monitoring system providing a continuous digital record of your HPLC system performance. While most HPLC and UHPLC are designed to operate 24/7, it is common for issues to arise when liquid chromatography systems are left unattended. In many instances, it is then difficult to understand what the source of the operating problem was and to determine when it occurred and how many HPLC separations were affected and must therefore be repeated...
Bio-aerosols aren’t welcome in any laboratory. They can consist of bacteria, cell fragments, fungal spores or viruses, as well as byproducts of microbial metabolism. Aerosols are easily generated in various concentrations during simple routine tasks in the laboratory, such as centrifugation, pipetting or shaking. For this reason, Eppendorf has taken another detailed look at the risk of contamination during pipetting and put their filter pipette tips to the test once again...