Magritek reports how Assistant Professor Irosha Nawarathne in the Department of Chemistry at Lyon College, Arkansas, has incorporated the Spinsolve benchtop NMR into the undergraduate teaching curriculum and to aid their biomedical research program.
Lyon College is a selective liberal arts institution in rural Arkansas. Students taking the chemistry major courses are guided to understand the principles underlying the composition, structure, and properties of substances—both natural and man-made—and the transformations they undergo....
From field to lab to the loading dock, the perfect system for NIR materials testing.
Whether you’re performing ID testing or quantitative analysis for food, pharmaceuticals, polymers, or petroleum, you often need to test where the samples are – onsite, and on the fly. But you can’t sacrifice high performance for portability – which means your FT-NIR needs to deliver the same levels of sensitivity, resolution, and throughput, inside and outside the lab....
With just over six weeks to go until the Chromatographic Society’s second ‘grass roots’ event, organisers are keen to inform potential delegates of the available bursary awards.
A number of post-graduate student bursaries and industrial bursaries for chromatographers working in small and medium sized companies, are still available for those wishing to attend the four-day chromatography educational event, aimed at post-graduate students and novice chromatographers....
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee invites contributions to its new inquiry - Life Sciences and the Industrial Strategy.
The Government set out in its Industrial Strategy Green Paper its intention to create a new Life Sciences strategy to make the UK the best place in the world to invest in life sciences. To tackle challenges like cancer and dementia it is important that the UK has a strong life sciences sector.....
BioTek Instruments will be recognized as a 2017 Vermont Business Growth Award winner at a ceremony to be held September 12, 2017 at The Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, in Burlington, VT.
This award is sponsored by Vermont Business Magazine and KeyBank, and is presented to the five Vermont businesses that have experienced the greatest growth over the past five years in various business categories.....
Lab Innovations 2017 – the UK’s only dedicated showcase for laboratory technology, analytical and biotech equipment – is pleased to welcome Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), Eppendorf and GS Biotech to the NEC, Birmingham, on the 1st and 2nd of November.
The UK’s largest independent supplier of scientific products, SLS, is returning for its third consecutive year, as Josh Chapman, marketing director, explained: “Exhibiting at Lab Innovations is a great opportunity to meet with our customers and procurement partners from a variety of industries, and engage with members of our network of over 1,500 suppliers....
Unique online application helps to interpret statistics on cancer survival
Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed an online tool which presents a variety of measures that quantify the survival of patients with cancer from different perspectives. The ‘InterPreT Cancer Survival’ tool, which has been developed by University of Leicester PhD student Sarwar Islam...
Antimicrobial resistance Biopharma selects StarDrop to guide discovery of next generation of antibiotics
Optibrium™, a developer of software for small molecule discovery, and Bugworks Research Inc. (Bugworks), a company focused on discovering biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of critical and serious bacterial infections, today announced the signing of a two-year agreement to license Optibrium’s StarDrop™ software....
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and EVOSCIENCES, a world leader in management of high technology equipment, announced today that SCIEX mass spectrometry systems are now available to purchase through a wide range of flexible financing packages.
With these financing packages, SCIEX equipment is now accessible to a broader range of customers including those with limited or short-term mass spectrometry needs. The financing packages will also allow for greater flexibility meaning customers will easily be able to change from a previous contract and upgrade to new SCIEX technologies when they become available....
Olympus is celebrating art in science with a competition to find the best light microscopy images taken in the EMEA region this year.
For the chance to win a microscope, applicants can simply submit their best life science light microscopy images taken with Olympus equipment to the campaign website. Olympus’ Image of the Year European Life Science Light Microscopy Award recognizes the very best in life science imaging....
Unite, the country’s largest union, will meet with senior management at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), following the news that the company announced a significant change of investment direction in the UK, including a potential 240 job losses at the firm’s Worthing plant in Sussex.
Unite regional officer Mick Pollek said: “This is both extremely concerning news – and potentially devastating for the workers and their families as it appeared that GSK was investing significantly at the Worthing operation, and now these job losses are suddenly announced.” ....
Autoscribe Informatics, a leading provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and other database management applications, has moved into larger premises in Lakeville Corporate Park, Lakeville, MA.
This expansion of the US operation follows a similar move by the UK headquarters of Autoscribe Informatics into bigger offices in December 2017. Kristine Joyce, Operations Manager for Autoscribe Informatics in the US, explained....
New offering will include integrated and comprehensive product development services for fast tracking innovation, progressing ideas into commercial products
TTP plc, a leading technology and product development company, and New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®), an industry leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications, announce that they have established a non-exclusive partnership...
Innovative Molecular Spectroscopy Solution Provides Advanced Analysis for Food, Pharma and Industrial Applications
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of the Spectrum Two N™ FT-NIR system. This instrument is designed for laboratory technicians and staff conducting molecular spectroscopy analysis on a wide range of pharmaceutical, food and industrial samples....
Join Physik Instrumente (PI) on stand S18 to explore the world of ultra-precision motion, positioning and control.
As the leading manufacturer of nanopositioning systems, PI will be highlighting the capabilities and simplicity of its systems, with demonstrations of piezo tip/tilt mirrors for pinpoint optical laser accuracy and a chance to view a microscopy stage set-up with the PIFOC®
The Program Committee is pleased to announce that the 2014 Nobel Laureate, Stefan Hell, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, will deliver the Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2018....
A senior academic at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been handed a prestigious honour by a national pharmaceutical body.
Professor Donald Cairns, Head of the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, has recently been selected to be named an Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS). The appointment will be formally recognised at the Academy’s formal black tie dinner held as part of the PharmSci conference at the University of Hertfordshire....
INTEGRA has published a new video that demonstrates how US-based biotech contract research specialists Likarda LLC are using their VIAFLO ASSIST to cost effectively develop high throughput cell based assays for their customers.
Early phase drug discovery research requires the highest level of accurate and reproducible testing in order to give you the proof to move confidently forward. While Likarda developed and uses a proprietary approach to 3D cell-based testing...
The Pittcon Exposition Committee is now accepting booth space reservations for Pittcon 2018, which will be held February 27 to March 1. The discounted rate of $2,600 for a standard 10’ x 10’ space is available to all exhibitors until September 8, 2017...
Biognosys, a leading proteomics company, announce that it has secured USD 5m funding from new and existing investors in an extended series C round.
Biognosys' contract research services and tools are successfully applied in biomarker research, drug and target discovery, pathway modeling, mechanisms of action studies and many other areas. Its market leading expertise in next-generation proteomics is recognized...
Concept Life Sciences has added polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) analysis in edible oils to its range of ISO 17025 accredited services.
PAHs have been linked to a number of health issues including various forms of cancer, therefore, the food and allied industries have a responsibility to ensure product safety. The recently accredited service meets the demands of the edible oils industry for both food and pharmaceutical use and complies....
University of Leicester 37th place in clinical medicine by ShanghaiRanking
An international league table has ranked the University of Leicester amongst the top fifty in the world for Clinical Medicine. The ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2017, released on 28 June, contains rankings of universities in 52 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences.....
Lyon College is a selective liberal arts institution in rural Arkansas. Students taking the chemistry major courses are guided to understand the principles underlying the composition, structure, and properties of substances—both natural and man-made—and the transformations they undergo....
Whether you’re performing ID testing or quantitative analysis for food, pharmaceuticals, polymers, or petroleum, you often need to test where the samples are – onsite, and on the fly. But you can’t sacrifice high performance for portability – which means your FT-NIR needs to deliver the same levels of sensitivity, resolution, and throughput, inside and outside the lab....
A number of post-graduate student bursaries and industrial bursaries for chromatographers working in small and medium sized companies, are still available for those wishing to attend the four-day chromatography educational event, aimed at post-graduate students and novice chromatographers....
The Government set out in its Industrial Strategy Green Paper its intention to create a new Life Sciences strategy to make the UK the best place in the world to invest in life sciences. To tackle challenges like cancer and dementia it is important that the UK has a strong life sciences sector.....
This award is sponsored by Vermont Business Magazine and KeyBank, and is presented to the five Vermont businesses that have experienced the greatest growth over the past five years in various business categories.....
The UK’s largest independent supplier of scientific products, SLS, is returning for its third consecutive year, as Josh Chapman, marketing director, explained: “Exhibiting at Lab Innovations is a great opportunity to meet with our customers and procurement partners from a variety of industries, and engage with members of our network of over 1,500 suppliers....
Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed an online tool which presents a variety of measures that quantify the survival of patients with cancer from different perspectives. The ‘InterPreT Cancer Survival’ tool, which has been developed by University of Leicester PhD student Sarwar Islam...
Optibrium™, a developer of software for small molecule discovery, and Bugworks Research Inc. (Bugworks), a company focused on discovering biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of critical and serious bacterial infections, today announced the signing of a two-year agreement to license Optibrium’s StarDrop™ software....
With these financing packages, SCIEX equipment is now accessible to a broader range of customers including those with limited or short-term mass spectrometry needs. The financing packages will also allow for greater flexibility meaning customers will easily be able to change from a previous contract and upgrade to new SCIEX technologies when they become available....
For the chance to win a microscope, applicants can simply submit their best life science light microscopy images taken with Olympus equipment to the campaign website. Olympus’ Image of the Year European Life Science Light Microscopy Award recognizes the very best in life science imaging....
Unite regional officer Mick Pollek said: “This is both extremely concerning news – and potentially devastating for the workers and their families as it appeared that GSK was investing significantly at the Worthing operation, and now these job losses are suddenly announced.” ....
This expansion of the US operation follows a similar move by the UK headquarters of Autoscribe Informatics into bigger offices in December 2017. Kristine Joyce, Operations Manager for Autoscribe Informatics in the US, explained....
TTP plc, a leading technology and product development company, and New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®), an industry leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications, announce that they have established a non-exclusive partnership...
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of the Spectrum Two N™ FT-NIR system. This instrument is designed for laboratory technicians and staff conducting molecular spectroscopy analysis on a wide range of pharmaceutical, food and industrial samples....
As the leading manufacturer of nanopositioning systems, PI will be highlighting the capabilities and simplicity of its systems, with demonstrations of piezo tip/tilt mirrors for pinpoint optical laser accuracy and a chance to view a microscopy stage set-up with the PIFOC®
The Program Committee is pleased to announce that the 2014 Nobel Laureate, Stefan Hell, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, will deliver the Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2018....
Professor Donald Cairns, Head of the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, has recently been selected to be named an Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS). The appointment will be formally recognised at the Academy’s formal black tie dinner held as part of the PharmSci conference at the University of Hertfordshire....
Early phase drug discovery research requires the highest level of accurate and reproducible testing in order to give you the proof to move confidently forward. While Likarda developed and uses a proprietary approach to 3D cell-based testing...
The Pittcon Exposition Committee is now accepting booth space reservations for Pittcon 2018, which will be held February 27 to March 1. The discounted rate of $2,600 for a standard 10’ x 10’ space is available to all exhibitors until September 8, 2017...
Biognosys' contract research services and tools are successfully applied in biomarker research, drug and target discovery, pathway modeling, mechanisms of action studies and many other areas. Its market leading expertise in next-generation proteomics is recognized...
PAHs have been linked to a number of health issues including various forms of cancer, therefore, the food and allied industries have a responsibility to ensure product safety. The recently accredited service meets the demands of the edible oils industry for both food and pharmaceutical use and complies....