The global market for chromatography instrumentation is expected to reach USD11.2 billion by the end of 2020, growing at a CAGR of around 6.3% from 2014 to 2021.
The rise in the investments in the field of R&D, the introduction of chromatography tests in drug approvals and advancements in the equipment of chromatography are some of the factors propelling the growth of the market....
Elpis BioMed Ltd has announced that it has raised funds to bring its human cell products and services to market.
Backed by a world-class investor team, led by industry expert Jonathan Milner, with co-investments from Darrin Disley, Weslie Janeway and Nikolaus Starzacher. The funds will be used to grow the Company’s catalogue of off-the-shelf human cell type products and expand its service offerings...
Scientists have been searching for it for decades: the enzyme that cuts the amino acid tyrosine off an important part of the cell’s skeleton.
Researchers of the Netherlands Cancer Institute have now identified this mystery player, which may be of vital importance to the understanding of cell function and division, and therefore the understanding of cancer. They published their finding in Science on November 16th....
Bigneat Ltd, winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise earlier this year, received their Award from Nigel Atkinson Esq, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire on 16th October at the Bigneat factory in Waterlooville.
The Queen’s Award for International Trade has been given to Bigneat in recognition of its outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the past three years. Bigneat equipment is used for protection in laboratories undertaking research, experimentation and measurements in biology, chemistry, drug discovery, education, electronics, food, medical, nanotechnology....
As one of the leading international technology groups in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics, SCHOTT exhibited its high-performance solutions portfolio for diagnostic applications at COMPAMED 2017.
A leading European manufacturer of health products is benefiting from the control capabilities of peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG).
The pumps are being used for the precise metering of water-based buffer agents such as hydrogen chloride (HCl) and glycerol, at one of its production facilities on the island of Sicily. Established in 1946, Fidia Farmaceutici SpA is headquartered in Abano Terne near Padua, Italy....
NeoGenomics Inc. a leading global specialty oncology testing laboratory, opened the doors of its new Rolle, Switzerland facility on Wednesday, November 8th to bring its unique Pharma Services offering to the global research community.
Rolle was chosen as NeoGenomics’ European Headquarters because of the existing talent pool, favorable business environment, and proximity to leading academic institutions in Geneva and Lausanne. The event kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by NeoGenomics’ Chairman and CEO, Douglas VanOort...
The MicroTAS Video Competition 2017, sponsored by Dolomite Microfluidics and Lab on a Chip, and supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, saw first prize awarded to Anu Kaushik and Alex Trick, PhD candidates in the BioMEMS and Single Molecule Dynamics Lab at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Anu explained the idea behind their entertaining and creative video: “A few months before the conference, we realized that we both had an interest in hip-hop and rap, as well as playing around with music-making software. We thought a rap parody explaining our research would be a great way to integrate our work with our love of music....
MR Solutions, of Guildford has won an Innovation Award from the Institute of Physics in recognition of the company’s development of the world’s first commercially available preclinical, helium-free high-field MRI imaging system.
The award was presented by the President of the Institute, Professor Dame Julia Higgins at a formal awards dinner presentation held on 7 November, 2017. Dame Julia Higgins said: “This year’s winners serve as tremendous examples of the many different ways in which physics can improve, save or protect lives.....
A jury of experts from the German Design Council has voted the ZEISS Crossbeam 550 focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) as a winner of the German Design Award 2018 in the "Material and Surfaces" category.
Users of this FIB-SEM investigate nanostructures such as composites, metals, biomaterials or semiconductors with analytical and imaging methods in parallel. ZEISS Crossbeam 550 allows simultaneous modification and monitoring of samples, resulting in fast sample preparation and high throughput....
Pittcon is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with WebsEdge to bring unique insight into the Pittcon Conference & Expo in February 2018.
Pittcon TV will highlight some of the most exciting and important issues in analytical chemistry. The daily hour long news style TV show will serve a diverse audience encompassing life sciences, pharmaceutical discovery and QA, food safety, environmental, bioterrorism and other...
Hayden Jeffreys joins CEGX as Chief Operating Officer and Dr Joanne Mason as VP of Biomarker Discovery
Cambridge Epigenetix (CEGX), a pioneer in the development and application of epigenetic technologies, has announced that it has appointed diagnostic experts, Hayden Jeffreys as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Dr Joanne Mason as Vice President (VP) of Biomarker Discovery....
The largest and most recent export contract won by Priorclave is for shipment to the USA of nine research grade autoclaves which will be destined for the campus of California State University, Fullerton
To manage the safe and efficient disposal of waste and sterilisation of glassware from the University’s research and academic programs Fullerton required energy efficient research grade autoclaves. Rightsizing the autoclave for the tasks and facilities can result in tremendous energy and water consumption savings....
Innovative animal-free cell culture improves consistency, safety and efficiency
InVitria, a division of Ventria Bioscience, has announced the launch of a new media formulation service at the international BIO-Europe conference in Berlin, Germany. Leveraging Ventria's proprietary ExpressTec technology, InVitria has developed and commercialized....
Asynt reports on an increasing demand for bespoke glass laboratory reactor systems, optimised to meet the exact demands of an application or project.
As a respected supplier of off-the-shelf laboratory reactor systems, Asynt has the in-depth knowledge and glassware manufacturing expertise to also offer customised glass reactor vessels ranging from tens of millilitres to 50 litres in capacity. A polymer resin manufacturer commissioned Asynt to develop a 20-litre jacketed glass laboratory reactor...
Weizmann Institute completes installation of system following start of EU grant funding for multicolor MR imaging
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, has announced the installation of the Biospec® 15.2 Tesla USR™ preclinical ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument from Bruker. The new instrument is installed in the Daniel Wolf building of the Department of Chemical Research....
User defined application available on Beckman AU clinical chemistry analyzers for LiquiColor® Procalcitonin (PCT) assay enabling quick and effective sepsis identification
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that its Stanbio Chemistry Procalcitonin (PCT) LiquiColor® assay has been FDA cleared and validated for use on Beckman AU 480, 680 and 5800 clinical chemistry analyzers.....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) have received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 European Customer Service Leadership Award for Bioanalytical Contract Testing Services.
Presented at the Frost & Sullivan ceremony in London, UK, this award recognizes the unique product and service combination and enhanced customer satisfaction provided by Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource, SSB’s subsidiary based in Glasgow....
Ingenza has reached a major technical milestone with Syngenta in their collaboration to develop efficient manufacturing technologies for innovative crop protection products.
Ingenza’s leadership in industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology has been validated by this application of key microbial gene maintenance and expression technologies which will now be further developed by Syngenta. The collaboration capitalises on Ingenza’s proprietary inABLE suite of capabilities in gene expression....
Extensive experience enables biopharmaceutical researchers to better navigate clinical trial complexities and minimize risks
ERT, a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials, today announced it has reached a significant milestone in its nearly 50 year history: Global biopharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) have relied on the company....
For many years Alpha Laboratories and Sartorius have delivered a popular training programme covering correct pipetting techniques, the ergonomic use of pipettes, plus basic service and maintenance of pipettes in everyday laboratory use.
User feedback has now led to the development of the Advanced Pipetting Academy™ to address the unique requirements of individual laboratories. The new Advanced Pipetting Academy™ is an ISO9001 and ISO 13485 accredited training programme....
PLYMOUTH Science Park has made two major appointments with the successful recruitment of both a new Chief Executive Officer and a Chair of its Board of Directors.
Ian McFadzen has taken up the role of CEO, moving from the University of Plymouth where he was Commercial Director of the Marine Innovation Centre, and Michael LeGoff, Founder and CEO of Plessey, has been appointed as the Park's Chairman....
The rise in the investments in the field of R&D, the introduction of chromatography tests in drug approvals and advancements in the equipment of chromatography are some of the factors propelling the growth of the market....
Backed by a world-class investor team, led by industry expert Jonathan Milner, with co-investments from Darrin Disley, Weslie Janeway and Nikolaus Starzacher. The funds will be used to grow the Company’s catalogue of off-the-shelf human cell type products and expand its service offerings...
Researchers of the Netherlands Cancer Institute have now identified this mystery player, which may be of vital importance to the understanding of cell function and division, and therefore the understanding of cancer. They published their finding in Science on November 16th....
The Queen’s Award for International Trade has been given to Bigneat in recognition of its outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the past three years. Bigneat equipment is used for protection in laboratories undertaking research, experimentation and measurements in biology, chemistry, drug discovery, education, electronics, food, medical, nanotechnology....
As one of the leading international technology groups in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics, SCHOTT exhibited its high-performance solutions portfolio for diagnostic applications at COMPAMED 2017.
The pumps are being used for the precise metering of water-based buffer agents such as hydrogen chloride (HCl) and glycerol, at one of its production facilities on the island of Sicily. Established in 1946, Fidia Farmaceutici SpA is headquartered in Abano Terne near Padua, Italy....
Rolle was chosen as NeoGenomics’ European Headquarters because of the existing talent pool, favorable business environment, and proximity to leading academic institutions in Geneva and Lausanne. The event kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by NeoGenomics’ Chairman and CEO, Douglas VanOort...
Anu explained the idea behind their entertaining and creative video: “A few months before the conference, we realized that we both had an interest in hip-hop and rap, as well as playing around with music-making software. We thought a rap parody explaining our research would be a great way to integrate our work with our love of music....
The award was presented by the President of the Institute, Professor Dame Julia Higgins at a formal awards dinner presentation held on 7 November, 2017. Dame Julia Higgins said: “This year’s winners serve as tremendous examples of the many different ways in which physics can improve, save or protect lives.....
A jury of experts from the German Design Council has voted the ZEISS Crossbeam 550 focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) as a winner of the German Design Award 2018 in the "Material and Surfaces" category.
Pittcon TV will highlight some of the most exciting and important issues in analytical chemistry. The daily hour long news style TV show will serve a diverse audience encompassing life sciences, pharmaceutical discovery and QA, food safety, environmental, bioterrorism and other...
Cambridge Epigenetix (CEGX), a pioneer in the development and application of epigenetic technologies, has announced that it has appointed diagnostic experts, Hayden Jeffreys as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Dr Joanne Mason as Vice President (VP) of Biomarker Discovery....
The largest and most recent export contract won by Priorclave is for shipment to the USA of nine research grade autoclaves which will be destined for the campus of California State University, Fullerton
InVitria, a division of Ventria Bioscience, has announced the launch of a new media formulation service at the international BIO-Europe conference in Berlin, Germany. Leveraging Ventria's proprietary ExpressTec technology, InVitria has developed and commercialized....
As a respected supplier of off-the-shelf laboratory reactor systems, Asynt has the in-depth knowledge and glassware manufacturing expertise to also offer customised glass reactor vessels ranging from tens of millilitres to 50 litres in capacity. A polymer resin manufacturer commissioned Asynt to develop a 20-litre jacketed glass laboratory reactor...
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, has announced the installation of the Biospec® 15.2 Tesla USR™ preclinical ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument from Bruker. The new instrument is installed in the Daniel Wolf building of the Department of Chemical Research....
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that its Stanbio Chemistry Procalcitonin (PCT) LiquiColor® assay has been FDA cleared and validated for use on Beckman AU 480, 680 and 5800 clinical chemistry analyzers.....
Presented at the Frost & Sullivan ceremony in London, UK, this award recognizes the unique product and service combination and enhanced customer satisfaction provided by Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource, SSB’s subsidiary based in Glasgow....
Ingenza’s leadership in industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology has been validated by this application of key microbial gene maintenance and expression technologies which will now be further developed by Syngenta. The collaboration capitalises on Ingenza’s proprietary inABLE suite of capabilities in gene expression....
ERT, a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials, today announced it has reached a significant milestone in its nearly 50 year history: Global biopharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) have relied on the company....
User feedback has now led to the development of the Advanced Pipetting Academy™ to address the unique requirements of individual laboratories. The new Advanced Pipetting Academy™ is an ISO9001 and ISO 13485 accredited training programme....
Ian McFadzen has taken up the role of CEO, moving from the University of Plymouth where he was Commercial Director of the Marine Innovation Centre, and Michael LeGoff, Founder and CEO of Plessey, has been appointed as the Park's Chairman....