Merck, a leading science and technology company, has kicked off its 2023 Curiosity Cube tour in Europe and North America. This year, the Curiosity Cube, a retrofitted shipping container that offers hands-on experiments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), will engage 45,000 students at schools and public spaces through more than 250 events across 11 European countries and North America...
Aston University has been named as one of the UK’s leading lights in what is predicted to be the future of food - lab-made meat. The University is one of 17 higher education institutions that are expected to play a major role in the development of cultivated meat. Cultivated or lab-grown meat is made from cells taken from animals via biopsy. The cells are used to create meat which doesn’t involve the slaughter of animals...
Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo – taking place on 23-24 May 2023 at ExCeL London – has announced its top 5 ‘not to be missed’ highlights for this year’s inaugural conference. The event, which is being run in partnership with Genomics England, will explore the latest advancements and developments in genome sequencing and genomic testing, and the immediate and future potential for the development of precision medicine within the NHS and beyond...
Biosynth, a supplier of critical raw materials to the life science industry, announces that it has acquired Cambridge Research Biochemicals (“CRB”), a leading independent producer of custom-made peptide and antibody tools, based in the UK and supplying researchers in the pharmaceutical, life science and academic sectors. CRB brings a wealth of expertise to Biosynth’s peptide division, which has existing operations in the US and the Netherlands...
TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. announces the first installation of its UniTOM XL with the new Spectral CT capability at University of Pau’s DMEX Centre for X-ray Imaging, Pau, France. Spectral CT provides chemical information at any point inside a sample, which is not possible using micro-CT alone. With Spectral CT scientists can now see the most subtle changes in material composition and purity, and low contrast materials, such as polymers, can be differentiated from each other...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the appointment of Nick Clare to the ELRIG board. He will chair and lead the Vendor Strategy Work Group to help ensure the vendors’ perspectives and interests are represented within the ELRIG board. ELRIG aims to bring the life science and drug discovery communities accessible, high-quality scientific content and events with the support of its vendors...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of the Agilent 8697 Headspace Sampler -XL Tray with 120 vial capacity. Customers now have the choice of either 48 vial capacity, or an increased capacity of 120 vials through the new -XL Tray option. This new Agilent 8697 -XL Tray also includes the latest instrument intelligence features for increased uptime and operator ease-of-use compared to its predecessor, the 7697A Headspace Sampler....
Scientists have developed new technology which has made it possible to isolate and study how a single protein – 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – behaves and changes over time. The Nottingham Trent University team says the work – the first of its kind – enables them to see how a protein behaves in its natural environment and that it could help better understand proteins linked to disease and how they might respond to certain therapies...
England’s first centre of its kind is set to make significant improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment – by combining pioneering digital imaging with artificial intelligence. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and its academic research partner The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have today announced the opening of their new joint Integrated Pathology Unit (IPU)...
As part of the group’s Scientific Division Formulaction will be integrated into Microtrac MRB, a leading manufacturer of Particle Characterization Systems. Formulaction is a recognized innovator in the field of laboratory equipment for analyzing Dispersion Stability & Shelf Life, Curing and Drying processes and Rheology. The addition of Formulaction to the Microtrac MRB portfolio will create a comprehensive suite of instrumentation for materials characterization practitioners...
Indica Labs, an industry leader in quantitative digital pathology and image management innovations, and Lunit, a leading medical AI software platform company focused on cancer biomarkers announced an agreement to provide a fully interoperable solution between Indica Labs’ HALO AP® image management software platform and Lunit’s suite of AI pathology products. The combined solution is already in use at Guardant Health, a leading precision oncology company...
Revvity, Inc. officially launches as a science-based solutions company that leverages innovation across life sciences and diagnostics to help improve lives everywhere. Born from two words, “revolutionize” (rev) and “vita” (vit) meaning “life” in Latin, Revvity delivers end-to-end expertise and solutions from research discovery to development, and diagnosis to cure. The Company was previously affiliated with PerkinElmer, Inc.
Eppendorf - a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables and services for laboratories worldwide - has partnered with Clustermarket - the world-leading scheduling platform for laboratories - to offer a smooth integration between the Clustermarket equipment scheduler and Eppendorf’s VisioNize® Lab Suite. The integration combines software and hardware components from Eppendorf with Clustermarket’s operating system and gives scientists access to a holistic IoT device and lab management solution...
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine are streamlining their search for novel degenerative neurological disease biomarkers with INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes. The Roberts Lab is developing a simple blood test to screen for the presence of protein and metalloprotein biomarkers of disorders such as Alzheimer’s, ALS and Parkinson’s, with the aim of accelerating trial recruitment and drug development for these diseases...
In support of global initiatives to advance molecular profiling in oncology, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the latest recipients of the Oncomine Clinical Research Grant and the opening of its submissions for Spring 2023. Grant recipients are leading the exploration of new and expanded applications for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based testing so that more cancer patients can access the benefits of precision medicine...
Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly – in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers in a project at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Freiburg, Germany, have developed a method that speeds up the healing process, making wounds heal three times faster...
Applied Maintenance and Troubleshooting for Gas Chromatography and Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry. This course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development. This course looks at the parts of the GC and GC-MS system requiring maintenance. The frequency and how to identify when maintenance is required, are covered in detail. The course then looks at preparing for problems, how to identify problems and the troubleshooting process...
Tecan and DYNEX Technologies have announced a partnership to broaden the availability of quality ELISA products in the US. Customers will now have direct access to Tecan’s ELISA-related kits and comprehensive portfolio of reagents alongside DYNEX's fully automated ELISA workstations. This exciting collaboration between two market leaders will vastly expand customer reach across the US, providing access to a wide range of innovative laboratory solutions...
Prof. Dr. Immanuel Bloch, who is considered a leading quantum physicist, is to be commended with the ZEISS Research Award for his outstanding research in the field of quantum simulation using ultracold atoms. The company has been recognizing outstanding research in optics and photonics since 1990. The ceremony will take place at the Deutsches Museum in Munich on 26 June 2023. Three young scientists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will also receive awards. They will receive the Carl Zeiss Award for Young Researchers...
Chocolate...delicious for humans, challenging for analytical methods, perfect for demonstrating the benefits of high mass resolution PTR-TOFMS! The real-time, direct injection PTR technology combined with powerful TOF-MS enables rapid, highly selective and quantitative screening of food, flavor and fragrance samples. Recently, IONICON performed an extensive food and flavor study comparing their ultimate-resolution trace VOC analyzer PTR-TOF 10k to a common high-resolution PTR-TOFMS instrument...
Synthace, a digital life science experiment platform, announces it has had its most successful year on record with major adoption and expansion with customers, industry recognition, product innovation, and a key hire at board level. Synthace experienced 94% annual recurring revenue growth, 166% year-on-year growth in total contract value, and 170% net revenue retention (NRR) growth among customers...
When you pack for an extended trip, you usually bring everything you will need while you are away—food, clothing, medication, and other necessities. But what do you do if your trip takes you to space, where cargo room is extremely limited and expensive? A team of researchers from Rhodium Scientific and the University of Florida propose that you pack some useful microbes along with your essentials. These microbes could help make other products you might need during your stay...