Grant will allow company to launch large-scale prospective validation study of METAglut1 test to help early diagnosis of rare De Vivo disease (Glut1 deficiency syndrome) Metafora biosystems, a company developing diagnostic tests to detect abnormalities in cellular energetics, today announces that it has received a European grant of €3.2 million ($3.75M) as part of the phase 2 of the European...
The Siemens technology group and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, have agreed on long-term cooperation in the area of automation. This agreement provides that Sartorius Stedim Biotech will preferably use Siemens automation technologies, which will include....
Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely to benefit from immunotherapy. Developing a genetic test to pick out these men could speed up the path of immunotherapy into use for prostate cancer patients. A major clinical trial earlier this month became the first to show that immunotherapy could work in advanced prostate cancer...
Discovery Park, one of the UK’s leading science parks has announced a number of changes to its senior management team to drive forward the site’s future growth and development. The new team, detailed below, will provide additional insight, experience and knowledge of the life science sector that will support the evolution of Discovery Park as a global centre for the life sciences and technology and...
International competition rewards four top proteomics researchers for outstanding innovation and impact. Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, recognize the winners of the 2018 Thermo Scientific Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) Research Award at the opening of a breakfast workshop held on June 6, 2018, in conjunction with the 66th American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference
The Wasdell Group (Wasdell), a leading outsourcing partner to companies within the pharmaceutical, medical device and clinical trials industries, is investing £500k in a new laboratory at its Newcastle site. The purpose built 1,200 sq. ft facility will allow Wasdell to offer in-house microbiological and analytical services to its customers and will support the business’ manufacturing, packaging and quality control (QC) teams...
Midland Certified Reagent Company, a custom manufacturer of synthetic DNA and RNA products has launched www.oligos.com. The new website is an online store offering more than 400 oligo modifications, including phosphotyrosine and thiazole orange—from one to seventeen in a single oligo. Sequences are as small as 2 mers, 3 mers and 4 mers...
Biodegradable crop protection products without risks or side effects. Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as affecting biodiversity in soils, lakes, rivers and seas. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed an alternative: A biodegradable agent that keeps pests at bay without poisoning them...
State-of-the-art facility in high-tech industrial park will accommodate the company’s continued growth trajectory. Hamilton Storage GmbH, a global leader in automated sample management systems, announces that it has relocated all operations to a high-technology industrial park in Domat/Ems, Switzerland. The Company is the first business to open within the industrial park and will be followed in due course by...
The new SLS Catalogue is out now! This new edition builds on the great changes that were made for the last edition. One of the new features is the ‘At a Glance’ information which highlights 3 of the key attributes of the product. SLS first began trading in 1991 and has grown to become the UK’s largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables...
The versatile Asia flow chemistry system from Syrris is helping researchers at the University of Perugia in Italy to develop novel integrated systems for medicinal chemistry programs. Antimo Gioiello, Associate Professor in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, explained...
High quality glassware is essential to reliable and accurate laboratory results, and requires appropriate reprocessing to ensure continued performance and a long service life. Miele, a global leader in washing equipment, is delighted to partner with DWK Life Sciences by supporting training initiatives in glassware use and becoming its recommended brand for laboratory washer disinfectors....
Inspired by the beauty and breadth of images submitted for Image of the Year 2017, Olympus continues its quest for the best light microscopy art in 2018. For the chance to win a microscope or camera, applicants can now submit their best life science light microscopy images. Olympus’ Image of the Year European Life Science Light Microscopy Award 2018 recognizes the very best in...
SP Scientific, a leading innovator in freeze drying and lyophilization equipment, has announced the dates, venues and agendas for its September 2018 international ‘Insights in Lyophilization Science’ tour. With informative seminar programs published for Basel (Switzerland), Dublin (Ireland), Boston (USA) and Warminster (USA), attending the tour is a must for anyone involved or interested in lyophilization science...
Expanding global oncology testing for clinical trials. Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a leading provider of cancer-focused genetic testing services, are forming a strategic alliance to provide a seamless and fully integrated global pathology and molecular testing solution....
FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc. (ISUS) and IS JAPAN CO.,LTD. (ISJ), leading companies in cell culture media for about US$800 million on June 1 in the United States. To advance its growth strategies in the healthcare area, Fujifilm continues to invest in contract development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals...
Postnova Analytics has published a new poster that compares the suitability of Electrical Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation (EAF4) and Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) for determining the physicochemical and biophysical attributes of monoclonal antibodies. In the described work, a reference monoclonal antibody (RM 8671 mAb), from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology...
Johan Rockberg and Johan Nilvebrant at KTH in Stockholm have edited a new book "Epitope Mapping Protocols", which describes different methods to optimize antibodies properties to identify and interact with receptors in the body for pharmaceutical and diagnostic applications. In the chapter "Label-Free Cell-Based Assay for Characterization of Biomolecules and Receptors" illustrates the use of Attana's cell based technology within those areas...
AMSBIO, a global provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, has launched a service for high throughput gene expression analysis. Based on the NanoString nCounter platform, the service works with a large array of sample types, including formats such as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE), which have been difficult to analyse by more traditional quantitative PCR...
BBI Solutions has released four new antibodies specific for the HIV-1 p24 capsid protein. The antibodies are the first evidence of BBI using the internal antibody custom service expertise gained through the acquisition of Maine Biotechnology Services, to develop products for their reagent suite. Having a combined team of antibody and assay development specialists allowed...
New York-based Oramed begins its largest clinical trial to date under FDA, recruiting type 2 diabetics across the country. Oral insulin, the Holy Grail of diabetes care that has alluded researchers for decades, is taking a major step towards becoming reality. Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc is working to...
Nosopharm, a company dedicated to the research and development of new anti-infective drugs, announces that it has renewed its partnership with the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (Inra). This partnership with Inra’s Diversity, Genomes and Insects-Microorganisms Interactions laboratory (DGIMI) aims...
Grant will allow company to launch large-scale prospective validation study of METAglut1 test to help early diagnosis of rare De Vivo disease (Glut1 deficiency syndrome) Metafora biosystems, a company developing diagnostic tests to detect abnormalities in cellular energetics, today announces that it has received a European grant of €3.2 million ($3.75M) as part of the phase 2 of the European...
The Siemens technology group and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, have agreed on long-term cooperation in the area of automation. This agreement provides that Sartorius Stedim Biotech will preferably use Siemens automation technologies, which will include....
Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely to benefit from immunotherapy. Developing a genetic test to pick out these men could speed up the path of immunotherapy into use for prostate cancer patients. A major clinical trial earlier this month became the first to show that immunotherapy could work in advanced prostate cancer...
Discovery Park, one of the UK’s leading science parks has announced a number of changes to its senior management team to drive forward the site’s future growth and development. The new team, detailed below, will provide additional insight, experience and knowledge of the life science sector that will support the evolution of Discovery Park as a global centre for the life sciences and technology and...
International competition rewards four top proteomics researchers for outstanding innovation and impact. 
The Wasdell Group (Wasdell), a leading outsourcing partner to companies within the pharmaceutical, medical device and clinical trials industries, is investing £500k in a new laboratory at its Newcastle site. 
Midland Certified Reagent Company, a custom manufacturer of synthetic DNA and RNA products has launched www.oligos.com. The new website is an online store offering more than 400 oligo modifications, including phosphotyrosine and thiazole orange—from one to seventeen in a single oligo. Sequences are as small as 2 mers, 3 mers and 4 mers...
Biodegradable crop protection products without risks or side effects. Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as affecting biodiversity in soils, lakes, rivers and seas. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed an alternative: A biodegradable agent that keeps pests at bay without poisoning them...
State-of-the-art facility in high-tech industrial park will accommodate the company’s continued growth trajectory. Hamilton Storage GmbH, a global leader in automated sample management systems, announces that it has relocated all operations to a high-technology industrial park in Domat/Ems, Switzerland. The Company is the first business to open within the industrial park and will be followed in due course by...
The new SLS Catalogue is out now! This new edition builds on the great changes that were made for the last edition. One of the new features is the ‘At a Glance’ information which highlights 3 of the key attributes of the product. SLS first began trading in 1991 and has grown to become the UK’s largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables...
The versatile Asia flow chemistry system from Syrris is helping researchers at the University of Perugia in Italy to develop novel integrated systems for medicinal chemistry programs. Antimo Gioiello, Associate Professor in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, explained...
High quality glassware is essential to reliable and accurate laboratory results, and requires appropriate reprocessing to ensure continued performance and a long service life. Miele, a global leader in washing equipment, is delighted to partner with DWK Life Sciences by supporting training initiatives in glassware use and becoming its recommended brand for laboratory washer disinfectors....
SP Scientific, a leading innovator in freeze drying and lyophilization equipment, has announced the dates, venues and agendas for its September 2018 international ‘Insights in Lyophilization Science’ tour. 
Expanding global oncology testing for clinical trials. Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a leading provider of cancer-focused genetic testing services, are forming a strategic alliance to provide a seamless and fully integrated global pathology and molecular testing solution....
FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc. (ISUS) and IS JAPAN CO.,LTD. (ISJ), leading companies in cell culture media for about US$800 million on June 1 in the United States. 
Johan Rockberg and Johan Nilvebrant at KTH in Stockholm have edited a new book "Epitope Mapping Protocols", which describes different methods to optimize antibodies properties to identify and interact with receptors in the body for pharmaceutical and diagnostic applications. In the chapter "Label-Free Cell-Based Assay for Characterization of Biomolecules and Receptors" illustrates the use of Attana's cell based technology within those areas...
AMSBIO, a global provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, has launched a service for high throughput gene expression analysis. Based on the NanoString nCounter platform, the service works with a large array of sample types, including formats such as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE), which have been difficult to analyse by more traditional quantitative PCR...
BBI Solutions has released four new antibodies specific for the HIV-1 p24 capsid protein. The antibodies are the first evidence of BBI using the internal antibody custom service expertise gained through the acquisition of Maine Biotechnology Services, to develop products for th
New York-based Oramed begins its largest clinical trial to date under FDA, recruiting type 2 diabetics across the country. Oral insulin, the Holy Grail of diabetes care that has alluded researchers for decades, is taking a major step towards becoming reality. Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc is working to...
Nosopharm, a company dedicated to the research and development of new anti-infective drugs, announces that it has renewed its partnership with the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (Inra). This partnership with Inra’s Diversity, Genomes and Insects-Microorganisms Interactions laboratory (DGIMI) aims...