Lab discoveries of single mutations that increase infectiousness have quadrupled since 2015. Far more bacteria are one step away from becoming dangerous than previously thought, say the team managing the world’s only specialist database on the disease-causing genes of microbes. The scientists, led from Rothamsted Research, say there has been a sharp rise in the number of laboratory studies that show how just a single mutation can create highly infectious or ‘hypervirulent’ strains of disease-causing bacteria, fungi and water moulds...
Anima Biotech, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96/384 handheld electronic pipette to study protein translation in the drive to tackle undruggable targets in diseases such as fibrosis, respiratory syncytial virus, oncology and Huntington's disease. The VIAFLO 96/384’s ability to simultaneously transfer liquids into every well of a multi-well plate has increased the speed of pipetting, improved throughput and enhanced the accuracy of the process....
Today’s High Tech laboratory environment demands the best results, achieved using the latest safety and production solutions. Combined with the best consumables and equipment HPLC is a powerful tool in analysis, a must for today’s results driven, cost conscious laboratory. Whatever HPLC/UHPLC method is used in the lab, choosing the right solvents and safety handling equipment is a very important factor to consider when working to achieve the best analytical results....
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced a new generation of ICP-OES systems for laboratories serving the environmental, food, energy, chemicals, and materials markets. The new Agilent 5800 ICP-OES and 5900 ICP-OES systems incorporate an entirely new layer of smart capabilities that deliver deeper insight into samples, processes, and operational status. Greater instrument intelligence enables labs to avoid unplanned downtime, and take a more pro-active approach to reduce the need to remeasure samples....
For decades, Gilson and our legendary PIPETMAN® instruments have been synonymous with pipetting. We believe nobody knows more about liquid handling than we do and, certainly, nobody cares more about our pipettes than us. Regular pipette maintenance, calibration and servicing are essential to ensure reliable performance and verifiable results. By using our Gilson accredited Pipette Service Centres, you can entrust us to service, calibrate and repair your Gilson pipette...
The new line of Thermo Scientific™ General Purpose centrifuges are designed to offer improved performance, reliability, consistency and safety. With fixed-angle rotor RCF (Relative Centrifugal Force) of over 25000 x g, and swinging buckets rotor RCF of over 7000 x g, even the toughest separations can be completed better and faster. Scientists working across biopharmaceutical, academic research and clinical diagnostic applications can choose....
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to improve ergonomic pipetting in the lab, helping you to avoid repetitive strain injuries (RSIs). Prolonged manual pipetting is an occupation that puts you at risk of developing hand, neck and shoulder injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and tennis elbow. INTEGRA supplies a wide range of electronic and manual pipettes suited to various applications....
TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has announced that its Desktop Biology™ service has enabled the fast-track development of a novel technology in partnership with DnaNudge Ltd, the developer of the world’s first DNA-based service to “nudge” consumers towards genetically optimal buying behaviour. The technology is designed to help consumers make healthier food and drink choices based on their unique genetic profile...
With years of experience in the pharmaceutical and life science sector, Creative Diagnostics now launches the DiagNano™ silica magnetic particles for researchers, which can be used for nucleic acids isolation and purification though the DNA/RNA-silica interaction method. The new silica magnetic particles are also available with functional protein ligands (avidin, streptavidin, protein A, albumin) or biotin....
Hamilton announced that a new Southeast Regional Office joins with its Reno, NV, Franklin, MA, and global locations in providing training programs specific to the software powering their precision liquid handling workstations. The office, located in close proximity to the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area and local airports, opened earlier this year to expand upon Hamilton’s well-known customer service excellence at the local level....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the official opening of a Customer Solution Center in Shanghai, China. This follows the recent announcements of a Biosciences Customer Exploration Center in Shanghai and the expansion of our clinical trials logistics facility in Suzhou. The new Pharma and BioPharma Center will support the rapid delivery of novel and high-quality therapeutics by providing expertise in critical analytical processes and specialized workflows....
Tecan has unveiled its new Cavro® Magni Flex OEM robotic liquid handling instrument development platform at this year’s AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. This modular and scalable solution is intended for low to medium throughput workflows, offering the flexibility and functionality to quickly and easily create innovative automation systems for virtually any life sciences application, from immunoassay processing to molecular diagnostics...
Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a global leader in surface area measurement, has introduced a new range of secondary standards which makes it easier to demonstrate the highest levels of data integrity when characterizing surface area by gas adsorption. Traceable to either NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) or BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung) standards the new materials are particularly relevant for analysis in highly-regulated environments....
Humane Technologies Limited (HTL) has announced that it has successfully developed a prototype for the next generation of its microbial growth measurement device, the MicrobeMeter. The new device will build upon the success of the first-generation product, which offers a compact and low-cost portable technology with wireless measurement features. The MicrobeMeter Pro is a high-resolution photometer and incubator with new features including in-built shaking and heating....
The Purair® Laminar Flow Hoods are a series of high efficiency products designed to protect equipment and other contents of the work zone from particulates, for applications sensitive to such contamination. The series includes Vertical Laminar Flow (VLF) cabinets and Horizontal Laminar Flow (HLF) cabinets and is ideally suited for use with non-hazardous contaminants and when flexible access to the equipment in the work zone is desired....
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced a micro gas chromatograph that is small, fast, smart, and easy to use. The new Agilent 990 Micro GC system is designed to monitor the safe distribution, calorific valuation, and odorant level in natural gas. Compact and rugged, it delivers laboratory-quality data whenever and wherever it is needed. The 990 Micro GC combines Agilent's proven microfabrication and smart-connected digital technologies in an all-new modular platform....
The new Quantitative Assay Apps from BioTek Instruments, Inc. provide convenience and simplicity for researchers performing four commonly used detection-based applications: absorbance-based BCA, Bradford, Lowry protein assays, and fluorescence-based DNA assays. These easy-to-use Apps are powered through Gen5™ Data Analysis Software and are compatible with BioTek microplate readers equipped with the relevant detection mode....
The Deep Reality Viewer (DRV) is a world-first technology which produces high-resolution 3-dimensional stereo images without the need for a monitor, headset or glasses. Essentially, images “float” in front of a viewing mirror for the user. Based on this new technology, the digital 3D viewing system, DRV-Z1, was developed as a microscope version with stereo zoom....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that it has signed a license agreement providing Evotec SE access to Merck’s foundational CRISPR intellectual property. Evotec, an international biotechnology company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, will use Merck’s CRISPR genome-editing technology to create edited cell lines for Evotec’s commercial and internal research purposes....
Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences have uncovered a new form of a virus that infects bacteria. An international team based in Austria has unearthed a previously unknown type of virus in samples of human bodily fluids. The researchers were looking for viruses that infect bacteria – known as bacteriophages – with an emphasis on those that attack the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium found in the human gut....
Sygnature Discovery has added in-house high-throughput screening (HTS) to its range of drug discovery services. This is backed up by its new Leadfinder compound library. HTS allows many thousands of molecules to be tested for activity in a short period of time, providing a rapid way of identifying starting points for drug discovery programmes. Sygnature’s new HTS system combines Titian Mosaic sample management technology with an automation platform....
The new Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 slide scanner captures high-quality virtual slide images and offers flexibility to empower advanced quantitative image analysis for brain, cancer and stem cell research, as well as drug discovery. Simple to use, its intuitive workflows enable users to start scanning a slide in as few as two clicks. By employing Olympus X Line objectives at the core of the system, users obtain flatter images with a wider field of view....
Lab discoveries of single mutations that increase infectiousness have quadrupled since 2015. Far more bacteria are one step away from becoming dangerous than previously thought, say the team managing the world’s only specialist database on the disease-causing genes of microbes. The scientists, led from Rothamsted Research, say there has been a sharp rise in the number of laboratory studies that show how just a single mutation can create highly infectious or ‘hypervirulent’ strains of disease-causing bacteria, fungi and water moulds...
Anima Biotech, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96/384 handheld electronic pipette to study protein translation in the drive to tackle undruggable targets in diseases such as fibrosis, respiratory syncytial virus, oncology and Huntington's disease. The VIAFLO 96/384’s ability to simultaneously transfer liquids into every well of a multi-well plate has increased the speed of pipetting, improved throughput and enhanced the accuracy of the process....
Today’s High Tech laboratory environment demands the best results, achieved using the latest safety and production solutions. Combined with the best consumables and equipment HPLC is a powerful tool in analysis, a must for today’s results driven, cost conscious laboratory. Whatever HPLC/UHPLC method is used in the lab, choosing the right solvents and safety handling equipment is a very important factor to consider when working to achieve the best analytical results....
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced a new generation of ICP-OES systems for laboratories serving the environmental, food, energy, chemicals, and materials markets. The new Agilent 5800 ICP-OES and 5900 ICP-OES systems incorporate an entirely new layer of smart capabilities that deliver deeper insight into samples, processes, and operational status. Greater instrument intelligence enables labs to avoid unplanned downtime, and take a more pro-active approach to reduce the need to remeasure samples....
For decades, Gilson and our legendary PIPETMAN® instruments have been synonymous with pipetting. We believe nobody knows more about liquid handling than we do and, certainly, nobody cares more about our pipettes than us. Regular pipette maintenance, calibration and servicing are essential to ensure reliable performance and verifiable results. By using our Gilson accredited Pipette Service Centres, you can entrust us to service, calibrate and repair your Gilson pipette...
The new line of Thermo Scientific™ General Purpose centrifuges are designed to offer improved performance, reliability, consistency and safety. With fixed-angle rotor RCF (Relative Centrifugal Force) of over 25000 x g, and swinging buckets rotor RCF of over 7000 x g, even the toughest separations can be completed better and faster. Scientists working across biopharmaceutical, academic research and clinical diagnostic applications can choose....
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to improve ergonomic pipetting in the lab, helping you to avoid repetitive strain injuries (RSIs). Prolonged manual pipetting is an occupation that puts you at risk of developing hand, neck and shoulder injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and tennis elbow. INTEGRA supplies a wide range of electronic and manual pipettes suited to various applications....
TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has announced that its Desktop Biology™ service has enabled the fast-track development of a novel technology in partnership with DnaNudge Ltd, the developer of the world’s first DNA-based service to “nudge” consumers towards genetically optimal buying behaviour. The technology is designed to help consumers make healthier food and drink choices based on their unique genetic profile...
With years of experience in the pharmaceutical and life science sector, Creative Diagnostics now launches the DiagNano™ silica magnetic particles for researchers, which can be used for nucleic acids isolation and purification though the DNA/RNA-silica interaction method. The new silica magnetic particles are also available with functional protein ligands (avidin, streptavidin, protein A, albumin) or biotin....
Hamilton announced that a new Southeast Regional Office joins with its Reno, NV, Franklin, MA, and global locations in providing training programs specific to the software powering their precision liquid handling workstations. The office, located in close proximity to the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area and local airports, opened earlier this year to expand upon Hamilton’s well-known customer service excellence at the local level....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the official opening of a Customer Solution Center in Shanghai, China. This follows the recent announcements of a Biosciences Customer Exploration Center in Shanghai and the expansion of our clinical trials logistics facility in Suzhou. The new Pharma and BioPharma Center will support the rapid delivery of novel and high-quality therapeutics by providing expertise in critical analytical processes and specialized workflows....
Tecan has unveiled its new Cavro® Magni Flex OEM robotic liquid handling instrument development platform at this year’s AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. This modular and scalable solution is intended for low to medium throughput workflows, offering the flexibility and functionality to quickly and easily create innovative automation systems for virtually any life sciences application, from immunoassay processing to molecular diagnostics...
Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a global leader in surface area measurement, has introduced a new range of secondary standards which makes it easier to demonstrate the highest levels of data integrity when characterizing surface area by gas adsorption. Traceable to either NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) or BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung) standards the new materials are particularly relevant for analysis in highly-regulated environments....
Humane Technologies Limited (HTL) has announced that it has successfully developed a prototype for the next generation of its microbial growth measurement device, the MicrobeMeter. The new device will build upon the success of the first-generation product, which offers a compact and low-cost portable technology with wireless measurement features. The MicrobeMeter Pro is a high-resolution photometer and incubator with new features including in-built shaking and heating....
The Purair® Laminar Flow Hoods are a series of high efficiency products designed to protect equipment and other contents of the work zone from particulates, for applications sensitive to such contamination. The series includes Vertical Laminar Flow (VLF) cabinets and Horizontal Laminar Flow (HLF) cabinets and is ideally suited for use with non-hazardous contaminants and when flexible access to the equipment in the work zone is desired....
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced a micro gas chromatograph that is small, fast, smart, and easy to use. The new Agilent 990 Micro GC system is designed to monitor the safe distribution, calorific valuation, and odorant level in natural gas. Compact and rugged, it delivers laboratory-quality data whenever and wherever it is needed. The 990 Micro GC combines Agilent's proven microfabrication and smart-connected digital technologies in an all-new modular platform....
The new Quantitative Assay Apps from BioTek Instruments, Inc. provide convenience and simplicity for researchers performing four commonly used detection-based applications: absorbance-based BCA, Bradford, Lowry protein assays, and fluorescence-based DNA assays. These easy-to-use Apps are powered through Gen5™ Data Analysis Software and are compatible with BioTek microplate readers equipped with the relevant detection mode....
The Deep Reality Viewer (DRV) is a world-first technology which produces high-resolution 3-dimensional stereo images without the need for a monitor, headset or glasses. Essentially, images “float” in front of a viewing mirror for the user. Based on this new technology, the digital 3D viewing system, DRV-Z1, was developed as a microscope version with stereo zoom....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that it has signed a license agreement providing Evotec SE access to Merck’s foundational CRISPR intellectual property. Evotec, an international biotechnology company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, will use Merck’s CRISPR genome-editing technology to create edited cell lines for Evotec’s commercial and internal research purposes....
Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences have uncovered a new form of a virus that infects bacteria. An international team based in Austria has unearthed a previously unknown type of virus in samples of human bodily fluids. The researchers were looking for viruses that infect bacteria – known as bacteriophages – with an emphasis on those that attack the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium found in the human gut....
Sygnature Discovery has added in-house high-throughput screening (HTS) to its range of drug discovery services. This is backed up by its new Leadfinder compound library. HTS allows many thousands of molecules to be tested for activity in a short period of time, providing a rapid way of identifying starting points for drug discovery programmes. Sygnature’s new HTS system combines Titian Mosaic sample management technology with an automation platform....
The new Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 slide scanner captures high-quality virtual slide images and offers flexibility to empower advanced quantitative image analysis for brain, cancer and stem cell research, as well as drug discovery. Simple to use, its intuitive workflows enable users to start scanning a slide in as few as two clicks. By employing Olympus X Line objectives at the core of the system, users obtain flatter images with a wider field of view....