Leading science and innovation campus, Discovery Park, in Sandwich, Kent has launched applications for the fourth cohort of its immersive business growth competition, ‘Discovery Spark’. Supported by Capital Enterprise Network and Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Discovery Park’s latest Discovery Spark programme will have an oncology theme. It invites cancer tech start-ups looking to accelerate their business to apply...
In materials science, achieving precise and repeatable scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis requires pristine sample surfaces. However, handling and preparation methods frequently degrade the sample’s condition, making it challenging to observe the material's essential features. Here, Britta Siefer, SEM expert at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how a reliable workflow can preserve sample integrity for quality analysis...
Pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) could cut the time it takes to bring life-saving treatments to patients. This represents just one example of innovation being championed by the UK's seven new regulatory science powerhouses. Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency, in partnership with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Office for Life Sciences, and the Medical Research Council have announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation...
Illumina, Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has announced a pilot proteomics program to analyze 50,000 UK Biobank samples in collaboration with deCODE Genetics, Standard BioTools, Tecan, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis. The pilot program is based on Illumina's upcoming proteomics assay, Illumina Protein Prep™, powered by SOMAmer® technology, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) based solution that will help scale access to proteomic insights...
The Roslin Institute, located on the Easter Bush Campus at the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, is a thriving hub of innovation in the field of animal biosciences. Research groups hosted by the institute carry out various cutting-edge projects and frequently rely on biological samples, which must be stored at low or ultra-low temperatures (ULT) around the clock to preserve their viability. This article discusses key considerations when choosing cold chain storage solutions for any lab...
AMSBIO has implemented a program of investment to support the students at Penn State Lehigh Valley, part of Pennsylvania State University, in their transformative Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) program. The CURE program, led by Dr. Jacqueline McLaughlin, allows students to dive into real-world research projects that tackle critical challenges in health and medicine...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) has selected its Olink® Explore Platform to support the world’s largest human proteomics study of its kind. UKB-PPP aims to analyze more than 5,400 proteins from 600,000 samples to fuel the discovery of new protein biomarkers that can be used to predict, diagnose and treat diseases...
Maximise efficiency and precision in the analysis of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-drug-conjugates (ADCs) with YMC's tailored solutions. This collection of applications combines proven reliability with cutting-edge technologies to optimise your workflows and save valuable lab time. From intact to fragmented mAbs, DAR determination, or native LC-MS techniques, YMC columns provide highly sensitive and reliable methods using ion exchange (IEX), size exclusion (SEC), hydrophobic interaction (HIC), and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RP)...
Physicists are getting closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions – could this shape the future of pharmaceutical research? A new study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, set out to demonstrate for the first time that competing chemical reaction outcomes can be influenced by using the atomic resolution of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM).
In a new study, published in the journal Nature, researchers from EMBL Barcelona, the University of Texas, the University of Copenhagen, and The Scripps Research Institute have discovered human antibodies that can recognise and target some of the proteins that cause severe malaria. This breakthrough could pave the way for future vaccines or anti-malaria treatments...
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”...
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...
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).
Titian Software (“Titian”), a market leader in life sciences sample management software, has announced that Griffith University’s Compounds Australia, Australia’s only dedicated compound management facility, has selected Titian’s Mosaic Sample Management platform (“Mosaic”) to manage their extensive compound collection and support future growth. Mosaic will enable optimisation of workflow efficiencies at Compounds Australia, underpinning the facility’s strategic growth to meet the needs of a growing drug discovery sector. ..
Clinisys WinPath go-lives at Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the cervical cytology screening service complete phase three of the CoreLIMS programme to transform pathology services across the country. The transformation of pathology services across Northern Ireland has achieved another milestone, with the completion of phase three of the CoreLIMS programme to deploy Clinisys WinPath to all five health and social care trusts and the blood transfusion service...
Revvity, Inc. has announced an expansion of its work with Genomics England that leverages both organizations' expertise and resources to advance critical genomic initiatives across the United Kingdom. Building on the parties’ long and productive work history, this advanced collaboration is dedicated to accelerating Genomics England’s renowned research programs, supporting diverse areas in genomics, and fostering talent in innovative healthcare fields...
Spin-out ChromaTwist has won a prestigious Innovate UK Smart grant to co-fund a £0.5m project. The funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, covers 70% of the cost of a project that will take ChromaTwist’s novel dyes to the next level in terms of enhanced brightness and staining indices, to make cells and cellular structures stand out more clearly during bio-imaging...
After successful sandpit events in Liverpool and London earlier this year, iiCON (Infection Innovation Consortium) is excited to announce 11 new projects during World AMR Awareness Week. These projects are focused on combating infectious diseases and have received a share of £1.5 million in funding from UKRI as part of its ongoing work to support innovative ways of tackling infections...
Biotechnology startup MicroQuin leveraged the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to grow 3D breast and prostate cancer cell cultures to learn more about how these cancers develop and grow. However, the research team found something incredible that could lead to a way to treat not just breast and prostate cancers but all cancers. Through MicroQuin’s ISS National Lab-sponsored research, the team identified microgravity-induced changes in cancer cell signaling that revealed something critical to cancer cell survival...
Whether discovering new materials or working to overcome challenges with existing products, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a valuable instrument for industry. Here, Britta Siefer, Senior Sales Account Manager at industrial SEM specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the considerations when investing in an SEM microscope for an industrial application...
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science have announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition. Tina Jin, 13, from San Jose, Calif., won the $25,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring Scientists Cultivating Exciting New Discoveries) Award, the top prize in the competition...
A new imaging technique could mean patients with aggressive brain tumours benefit from cutting edge immunotherapy treatments, according to researchers. A team from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a new immuno-PET imaging technique that could spot which glioblastoma patients would respond well to immunotherapy, and track the response over time...
Leading science and innovation campus, Discovery Park, in Sandwich, Kent has launched applications for the fourth cohort of its immersive business growth competition, ‘Discovery Spark’. Supported by Capital Enterprise Network and Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Discovery Park’s latest Discovery Spark programme will have an oncology theme. It invites cancer tech start-ups looking to accelerate their business to apply...
In materials science, achieving precise and repeatable scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis requires pristine sample surfaces. However, handling and preparation methods frequently degrade the sample’s condition, making it challenging to observe the material's essential features. Here, Britta Siefer, SEM expert at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how a reliable workflow can preserve sample integrity for quality analysis...
Pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) could cut the time it takes to bring life-saving treatments to patients. This represents just one example of innovation being championed by the UK's seven new regulatory science powerhouses. Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency, in partnership with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Office for Life Sciences, and the Medical Research Council have announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation...
Illumina, Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has announced a pilot proteomics program to analyze 50,000 UK Biobank samples in collaboration with deCODE Genetics, Standard BioTools, Tecan, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis. The pilot program is based on Illumina's upcoming proteomics assay, Illumina Protein Prep™, powered by SOMAmer® technology, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) based solution that will help scale access to proteomic insights...
The Roslin Institute, located on the Easter Bush Campus at the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, is a thriving hub of innovation in the field of animal biosciences. Research groups hosted by the institute carry out various cutting-edge projects and frequently rely on biological samples, which must be stored at low or ultra-low temperatures (ULT) around the clock to preserve their viability. This article discusses key considerations when choosing cold chain storage solutions for any lab...
AMSBIO has implemented a program of investment to support the students at Penn State Lehigh Valley, part of Pennsylvania State University, in their transformative Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) program. The CURE program, led by Dr. Jacqueline McLaughlin, allows students to dive into real-world research projects that tackle critical challenges in health and medicine...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) has selected its Olink® Explore Platform to support the world’s largest human proteomics study of its kind. UKB-PPP aims to analyze more than 5,400 proteins from 600,000 samples to fuel the discovery of new protein biomarkers that can be used to predict, diagnose and treat diseases...
Maximise efficiency and precision in the analysis of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-drug-conjugates (ADCs) with YMC's tailored solutions. This collection of applications combines proven reliability with cutting-edge technologies to optimise your workflows and save valuable lab time. From intact to fragmented mAbs, DAR determination, or native LC-MS techniques, YMC columns provide highly sensitive and reliable methods using ion exchange (IEX), size exclusion (SEC), hydrophobic interaction (HIC), and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RP)...
Physicists are getting closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions – could this shape the future of pharmaceutical research? A new study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, set out to demonstrate for the first time that competing chemical reaction outcomes can be influenced by using the atomic resolution of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM).
In a new study, published in the journal Nature, researchers from EMBL Barcelona, the University of Texas, the University of Copenhagen, and The Scripps Research Institute have discovered human antibodies that can recognise and target some of the proteins that cause severe malaria. This breakthrough could pave the way for future vaccines or anti-malaria treatments...
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”...
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...
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).
Titian Software (“Titian”), a market leader in life sciences sample management software, has announced that Griffith University’s Compounds Australia, Australia’s only dedicated compound management facility, has selected Titian’s Mosaic Sample Management platform (“Mosaic”) to manage their extensive compound collection and support future growth. Mosaic will enable optimisation of workflow efficiencies at Compounds Australia, underpinning the facility’s strategic growth to meet the needs of a growing drug discovery sector. ..
Clinisys WinPath go-lives at Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the cervical cytology screening service complete phase three of the CoreLIMS programme to transform pathology services across the country. The transformation of pathology services across Northern Ireland has achieved another milestone, with the completion of phase three of the CoreLIMS programme to deploy Clinisys WinPath to all five health and social care trusts and the blood transfusion service...
Revvity, Inc. has announced an expansion of its work with Genomics England that leverages both organizations' expertise and resources to advance critical genomic initiatives across the United Kingdom. Building on the parties’ long and productive work history, this advanced collaboration is dedicated to accelerating Genomics England’s renowned research programs, supporting diverse areas in genomics, and fostering talent in innovative healthcare fields...
Spin-out ChromaTwist has won a prestigious Innovate UK Smart grant to co-fund a £0.5m project. The funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, covers 70% of the cost of a project that will take ChromaTwist’s novel dyes to the next level in terms of enhanced brightness and staining indices, to make cells and cellular structures stand out more clearly during bio-imaging...
After successful sandpit events in Liverpool and London earlier this year, iiCON (Infection Innovation Consortium) is excited to announce 11 new projects during World AMR Awareness Week. These projects are focused on combating infectious diseases and have received a share of £1.5 million in funding from UKRI as part of its ongoing work to support innovative ways of tackling infections...
Biotechnology startup MicroQuin leveraged the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to grow 3D breast and prostate cancer cell cultures to learn more about how these cancers develop and grow. However, the research team found something incredible that could lead to a way to treat not just breast and prostate cancers but all cancers. Through MicroQuin’s ISS National Lab-sponsored research, the team identified microgravity-induced changes in cancer cell signaling that revealed something critical to cancer cell survival...
Whether discovering new materials or working to overcome challenges with existing products, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a valuable instrument for industry. Here, Britta Siefer, Senior Sales Account Manager at industrial SEM specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the considerations when investing in an SEM microscope for an industrial application...
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science have announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition. Tina Jin, 13, from San Jose, Calif., won the $25,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring Scientists Cultivating Exciting New Discoveries) Award, the top prize in the competition...
A new imaging technique could mean patients with aggressive brain tumours benefit from cutting edge immunotherapy treatments, according to researchers. A team from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a new immuno-PET imaging technique that could spot which glioblastoma patients would respond well to immunotherapy, and track the response over time...