Technology innovators in super-resolution microscopy, Amsterdam-based Confocal.nl, have been selected as one of ten winners of the Academic Startup Competition in the Netherlands, an initiative of the Association of Universities (VSNU), the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI) and StartupDelta....
Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, announce that it has closed an additional tranche of investment of $2.9 million (£2.2 million), securing a total of $4.8 million (£3.7 million) in investment. The funding will be used as working capital for the Company’s Cyto-Mine ®Single Cell Analysis System, expansion of the UK facility and enable....
The independent Eppendorf Award Jury chaired by Prof. Reinhard Jahn selected Dr. Georg Winter, Principal Investigator at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, as the 2019 winner of the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators....
Promega UK, the life sciences company, based on the University of Southampton Science Park in Hampshire, has announced the winners of this year’s Helix® Sustainability Awards. The Promega Helix On-Site Stocking System is an automated, onsite RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) inventory management system used to support scientists in their laboratories. Helix tracks product use in real time....
Specialist autoclave manufacturer Priorclave has extended its support to laboratories by offering a complete lab decontamination service, the additional service has been made available through a working relationship with The Decontaminator. Bacteria are increasingly becoming impervious to antibiotics. Through its comprehensive range of laboratory autoclaves and research sterilisers Priorclave already provides a solution for sterilising/decontaminating waste that is being discarded as well as sterilising equipment to be re-used.
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) are delighted to announce the arrival of the new edition of Back to Basics – the promotional brochure designed to give exceptional value for money on many commodity laboratory products. An annual brochure - this edition has surpassed previous versions in the sheer number and quality of offers....
Greyhound Chromatography’s Gas Purifiers and Filters are supplied in two designs, In-line and Base Plate. CRS ZPure Glass In-line Gas Purifiers are convenient point-of-use purifiers with high sensitivity visual indicators for oxygen and water breakthrough. They are available with compression or quick connect fittings in brass and S/S.....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation has awarded the University of Hamburg one of its 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzers which is one of the most advanced physisorption instruments in the market. The 3Flex will benefit Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba’s group at the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry which is well-known for research in materials science....
Advanced Instruments, LLC announces the launch of their new web-based Advanced QC™ Peer Group program that allows laboratories to compare their osmometer serum and urine QC to their peers’ data on a real-time and monthly basis. The Advanced QC Peer Group program was designed in collaboration with Advanced Instruments’ customers. It allows laboratories to troubleshoot issues quickly by providing instant
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has launched free advance registration for all visitors. Returning to the NEC, Birmingham on 30 & 31 October, Lab Innovations enables laboratory professionals across all sectors to source new products, network with peers and earn CPD points in the free-to-attend conference programme....
A reliable and precise pipette is a must in every laboratory. The Sartorius Tacta® pipette is chemically very durable and offers you the possibility to use Safe-Cone filters, which protect the pipette from any solvent fumes that may occur while preparing Cannabis products for chemical analysis. Furthermore, with it’s easy-to-clean design Tacta® facilitates thorough decontamination of its pipette parts before microbiological testing....
Efficient cross city haematology working enabled in Cardiff. Medical announces the go live of the first multi-site installation of its new HELO high throughput fully automated haematology platform within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The new system is already delivering laboratory efficiencies across Cardiff in line with NHS requirements through the next generation haematology analysers installed at the University Hospital of Wales...
Merck and Rigaku Corp. have signed a joint development agreement to develop lab consumables based on highly innovative crystalline sponge technology. Merck and Rigaku are collaborating to develop commercially available lab solutions employing highly innovative crystalline sponge technology. Merck will develop lab consumables to determine the absolute chemical structure of substances on sub-microgram scale.....
Preclinical image submissions came in from most of MR Solutions’ users across the world. The winners which were presented at the ISMRM conference in May were chosen by a panel of leading academics who examined images from MRI, PET or CT – or a combination of imaging modalities. The winning submission was carried out by Amsterdam PhD researcher, Gustav Strijkers. This technique was used in cardiac research to produce a high fidelity 3D tractography....
Postnova Analytics reports on growing use of its pioneering EAF2000 system to separate and characterize complex proteins, antibodies and viruses as well as charged nanoparticles, colloids and polymers. Launched in 2018, the EAF2000 is the only field-proven system that combines the principle of Electrical and Asymmetrical Field Flow Fractionation in a single platform. In an EAF2000 system - Electrical and Cross Flow Fields are applied simultaneously across the...
First-of-its-Kind Cyclic IMS Provides Unlimited Experimental Opportunities while the Research-Grade SYNAPT XS Brings Analytical Flexibility. Waters Corporation has unveiled two new high resolution mass spectrometry systems addressing the most challenging analytical needs of leading R&D scientists at the 67th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (ASMS). The first-of-its-kind Waters™ SELECT SERIES Cyclic™ IMS seamlessly....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the results of its first Pharma Lab Leaders Survey looking to gather insights from pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and contract research laboratories in seven countries around the world. Respondents included 650 laboratory managers, directors, and supervisors from China, Germany, India, South Korea, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States. The laboratories surveyed are involved in a range of activities from disease research to manufacturing...
Using artificial intelligence, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in making the mass analysis of proteins from any organism significantly faster than before and almost error-free. This new approach is set to provoke a considerable change in the field of proteomics, as it can be applied in both basic and clinical research. The genome of any organism contains the blueprints for thousands of proteins which control almost all the functions of life...
Results of the largest study to date of the pathology of dementia in former footballers and rugby players have been revealed. In a study published in Acta Neuropathologica and led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, the researchers report that while a pathology associated with brain injury – chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – might be common in former athletes with dementia....
SelectScience has presented INTEGRA Biosciences with the prestigious Reviewers’ Choice Life Sciences Company of the Year award. INTEGRA was chosen in recognition of the quantity of positive feedback it has received from customers sharing their opinions on the SelectScience website over the past year. INTEGRA offers an extensive range of manual and automated pipetting solutions, providing customers....
Pharmaceutical company Hemofarm, based in Vršac, Serbia, has started a project with the Matrix Gemini Stability Management System from Autoscribe Informatics. Hemofarm is a member of STADA Group, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Matrix Gemini Stability Management System will be for stability studies across Hemofarm’s rich product range of...
As an advocate for the needs of researchers working at the forefronts of genomic research, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)releases its latest CRISPR enzyme Alt-R® Cas12a (Cpf1) Ultra. Cas12a Ultra is a powerful addition to IDT’s Alt-R CRISPR enzyme arsenal – its vastly improved performance makes it easier to achieve precision genome editing at new sites across genomes...