INTEGRA announces that their VIAFLO ASSIST personal pipetting assistant has been optimized for use with Linkage Biosciences LinkS?q™ tissue typing products.
The VIAFLO ASSIST has been demonstrated to increase confidence in and the simplicity of a laboratory’s tissue typing workflow. Offering consistent dispensing volume, consistent immersion depth, and consistent pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased....
International team led by University of Leicester designed a new method to find RNA structures linked to cancer
An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs. The advance is announced today in an online publication in Nature Chemical Biology....
Following more than 12 years of success with colour touchscreen controllers, Astell Scientific is introducing its latest version controller as standard fitment to all models in the range.
Incorporating new innovations in control system technology, the Astell controller consists of a wipe clean touchscreen measuring 5.7 inches which is based on an industrial PLC system, combined with a number of analogue and digital input/output modules....
FLIR Systems announces a web page that brings together the opportunity to sign-up for forthcoming free live online tutorials and review recent popular thermal imaging webinars, seminars and events.
Due to air on December 20th 2016, the 'Tips for Capturing Great Thermal Images' tutorial will address how to capture quality thermal data with your infrared camera, covering the key basics of infrared imaging in an easy to understand presentation. The 'How to Create a Report with FLIR Tools' live tutorial, taking place....
A new type of lab-created protein could help create valuable new treatments for cancer, scientists report in a new paper.
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Leicester, Leeds and Tsukuba (Japan) discuss how they have built a ‘better’ protein which could lead to a biological drug to treat cancer....
Dolomite Bio’s Single Cell RNA-Seq System is helping researchers at the University of Helsinki to investigate autoimmune diseases.
Focusing on gastrointestinal conditions – such as coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease – the Molecular Genetics of Immunological Diseases group is using the system to study T-cell activation and response at the single cell level...
At the recent International Symposium on GPC/SEC and Related Techniques in Amsterdam, Postnova Analytics presented a well-received lecture entitled 'Comprehensive Characterization of Natural Rubber Samples using Thermal Field-Flow-Fractionation coupled with MALS and Triple Detection'.
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample....
Automated Microscopy Platform Offers High Flexibility and Throughput
ZEISS introduces a new system for automated microscopy in life sciences research. ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 combines the user-friendly automation features of a boxed microscope with the image quality and flexibility of a classic inverted research microscope. Scientists acquire better data in shorter times with 2D or 3D cell cultures, tissue sections or small model organisms.
Connectivity package for Quo-Lab™ and Quo-Test™ analyzers uses POCT1-A2 communication protocol for diabetic HbA1c testing.
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it will be previewing a new point-of-care (POC) connectivity solution for its range of HbA1c analyzers at Medica 2016 in Düsseldorf from 14–17th November. In Hall 3 / C70, EKF will be showcasing the new connectivity package for Quo-Test™ and Quo-Lab™ HbA1c analyzers...
Users of Autoscribe Informatics’ Matrix LIMS recently attended a busy User Group Meeting at the Williams F1 Centre in Oxfordshire, UK.
Presentations from users and Autoscribe technical specialists were interwoven with live link-ups to Autoscribe experts at a number of locations in the US to provide a varied perspective on current and future uses of Matrix. The key theme that ran through the meeting was the flexibility provided by the Matrix Gemini configuration tools to allow users to organise their LIMS to their exact needs....
Re-Pharm, an early-stage drug discovery and development company that uses computational chemistry for re-profiling, is pleased to announce that Dr Robert Scoffin, CEO, will be presenting at the Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST) in Nanjing, China.
Dr Scoffin will also be available for one-to-one partnering meetings throughout the show. Dr Scoffin’s talk, ‘Finding new uses for an old drug through computational chemistry – re-profiling of RP0217 as a novel topical anti-inflammatory treatment’, on Saturday 19th November, will describe Re-Pharm’s smart re-profiling platform...
BBI Solutions is showcasing its Morffi™ signal enhancement technology on Stand F26 in Hall 1 at MEDICA 2016.
This year’s exhibition, which takes place in Dusseldorf from the 14th to the 17th of November, will give delegates a chance to explore this innovative technology and learn about the complete range of high quality raw materials and services the company offers to the IVD industry. Morffi technology can improve performance for lateral flow immunoassays by increasing signal intensity and sensitivity up to 10-fold, as well as offering a faster time to result.
A newly identified method of activating drugs to combat one of the world’s most destructive `neglected’ diseases could lead to better medicines according to new research led by the University of Dundee.
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease which blights the developing world with 200,000 to 400,000 new cases and an estimated 40,000 deaths annually, making it the second biggest parasitic killer after malaria. The vast majority of cases are seen in seven countries - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan. There are no vaccines available and current drug treatments all have serious limitations such as prolonged administration...
Lonza, a global leader in chemical and biological manufacturing, held the grand opening of its state-of-the-art pharmaceutical Drug Product Services laboratories in the Stücki Science Park Basel (CH).
Scientists in the new 1300 m2 facility will focus initially on formulation development, drug product analytical development and quality control. Approximately 75 guests and Lonza participants attended the ribbon-cutting event, which featured a tour of the facility, hands-on experimental stations, and a virtual reality journey into the world of Drug Product development, manufacture and administration....
Avacta Group plc announces a research collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to evaluate the use of Avacta’s Affimer technology in novel CAR-T cell-based immunotherapy.
CAR-T immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment in which the patient’s own immune system T cells are modified to give them greater potency with which to attack cancer cells .Treatments using these engineered immune cells have generated promising responses in patients with advanced cancers and CAR-T immunotherapy has become an intense area of research, clinical development and investment.
Optibrium™ and Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD), developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to integrate the StarDrop™ and CDD Vault® platforms.
This creates a seamless connection in real time between project data, securely held and managed in CDD Vault, and StarDrop’s unique compound design and optimisation capabilities. Instant access to the latest assay and compound data, with which a project team can share, interpret and model their chemistry, will lead to better decisions and shorter project timelines. CDD Vault is a hosted biological and chemical database that securely manages project data...
The NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, an international research center which is part of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) has installed MR Solution’s - MRS 3017 - 3T cryogen-free MRI preclinical scanner to further cancer research with a particular focus on malignant brain tumours.
Not only does this 17 cm bore scanner provide state of the art images but its small footprint – the size of a desk - means it can easily be accommodated while the integrity of the specific pathogen free (SPF) environment remains intact as there is no need for an emergency liquid helium venting system. It is also the only 3T scanning system which has the ability to operate at various clinical field strengths allowing easy translation of the researchers’ applications to the clinic. Further...
Chromatrap® has published a comprehensive Applications Compendium that includes hints and tips to improve your Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments, increase the effectiveness of your ChIP-seq library preparation and brings together its latest application notes in one informative document.
Chromatrap® solid-state ChIP technology has been adopted and shown by leading research groups worldwide to be more efficient than conventional bead-based methodologies. This is because the solid phase porous polymer, functionalized with either protein A or G, provides a greater surface area for chromatin antibody binding with very low non-specific binding....
Innovative product development exemplifies commitment to sustainability—reduces waste and saves costs
Integrated DNA Technologies, has developed a unique master mix for probe-based qPCR assays that is stable for ambient shipping. The company’s PrimeTime® Gene Expression Master Mix is the only widely distributed commercial master mix shipped in solution at ambient temperature. Under these conditions, the master mix, which is compatible with a wide range of real-time PCR instruments....
Breath analysis technology to be used in leading clinical study to predict and characterise onset of severe asthma attacks
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, today announced it has entered into collaboration with Imperial College London, the world leading science-based research institution and university. The company’s breath analysis technology will be deployed in an ongoing study led by Imperial College to evaluate underlying causes of exacerbations in severe asthma patients....
Why Choose Between Fast or Accurate When You Can Have Both?
With the flu season fast approaching, healthcare providers no longer need to choose between a fast test result or an accurate test result for patients suspected of influenza infection. Now, they can have both, with Xpert® Xpress Flu/RSV from Cepheid, a new test that delivers reference-quality molecular test results in as little as twenty minutes...
DHL Customer Solutions & innovation has appointed Scott Allison as President, DHL Life Sciences & Healthcare.
In his new role, Scott will be in charge of global key account management for DHL’s largest customers in Life Sciences and Healthcare, driving growth and development of the sector and overseeing strategy and solutions development in addition to his commercial duties. Previously Senior Vice President, DHL Technology Americas, Scott is a supply chain professional with over 25 years of experience and has been with the Deutsche Post DHL Group since 1992...
The VIAFLO ASSIST has been demonstrated to increase confidence in and the simplicity of a laboratory’s tissue typing workflow. Offering consistent dispensing volume, consistent immersion depth, and consistent pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased....
An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs. The advance is announced today in an online publication in Nature Chemical Biology....
Incorporating new innovations in control system technology, the Astell controller consists of a wipe clean touchscreen measuring 5.7 inches which is based on an industrial PLC system, combined with a number of analogue and digital input/output modules....
Due to air on December 20th 2016, the 'Tips for Capturing Great Thermal Images' tutorial will address how to capture quality thermal data with your infrared camera, covering the key basics of infrared imaging in an easy to understand presentation. The 'How to Create a Report with FLIR Tools' live tutorial, taking place....
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Leicester, Leeds and Tsukuba (Japan) discuss how they have built a ‘better’ protein which could lead to a biological drug to treat cancer....
Focusing on gastrointestinal conditions – such as coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease – the Molecular Genetics of Immunological Diseases group is using the system to study T-cell activation and response at the single cell level...
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample....
ZEISS introduces a new system for automated microscopy in life sciences research. ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 combines the user-friendly automation features of a boxed microscope with the image quality and flexibility of a classic inverted research microscope. Scientists acquire better data in shorter times with 2D or 3D cell cultures, tissue sections or small model organisms.
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it will be previewing a new point-of-care (POC) connectivity solution for its range of HbA1c analyzers at Medica 2016 in Düsseldorf from 14–17th November. In Hall 3 / C70, EKF will be showcasing the new connectivity package for Quo-Test™ and Quo-Lab™ HbA1c analyzers...
Presentations from users and Autoscribe technical specialists were interwoven with live link-ups to Autoscribe experts at a number of locations in the US to provide a varied perspective on current and future uses of Matrix. The key theme that ran through the meeting was the flexibility provided by the Matrix Gemini configuration tools to allow users to organise their LIMS to their exact needs....
Dr Scoffin will also be available for one-to-one partnering meetings throughout the show. Dr Scoffin’s talk, ‘Finding new uses for an old drug through computational chemistry – re-profiling of RP0217 as a novel topical anti-inflammatory treatment’, on Saturday 19th November, will describe Re-Pharm’s smart re-profiling platform...
This year’s exhibition, which takes place in Dusseldorf from the 14th to the 17th of November, will give delegates a chance to explore this innovative technology and learn about the complete range of high quality raw materials and services the company offers to the IVD industry. Morffi technology can improve performance for lateral flow immunoassays by increasing signal intensity and sensitivity up to 10-fold, as well as offering a faster time to result.
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease which blights the developing world with 200,000 to 400,000 new cases and an estimated 40,000 deaths annually, making it the second biggest parasitic killer after malaria. The vast majority of cases are seen in seven countries - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan. There are no vaccines available and current drug treatments all have serious limitations such as prolonged administration...
Scientists in the new 1300 m2 facility will focus initially on formulation development, drug product analytical development and quality control. Approximately 75 guests and Lonza participants attended the ribbon-cutting event, which featured a tour of the facility, hands-on experimental stations, and a virtual reality journey into the world of Drug Product development, manufacture and administration....
CAR-T immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment in which the patient’s own immune system T cells are modified to give them greater potency with which to attack cancer cells .Treatments using these engineered immune cells have generated promising responses in patients with advanced cancers and CAR-T immunotherapy has become an intense area of research, clinical development and investment.
This creates a seamless connection in real time between project data, securely held and managed in CDD Vault, and StarDrop’s unique compound design and optimisation capabilities. Instant access to the latest assay and compound data, with which a project team can share, interpret and model their chemistry, will lead to better decisions and shorter project timelines. CDD Vault is a hosted biological and chemical database that securely manages project data...
Not only does this 17 cm bore scanner provide state of the art images but its small footprint – the size of a desk - means it can easily be accommodated while the integrity of the specific pathogen free (SPF) environment remains intact as there is no need for an emergency liquid helium venting system. It is also the only 3T scanning system which has the ability to operate at various clinical field strengths allowing easy translation of the researchers’ applications to the clinic. Further...
Chromatrap® solid-state ChIP technology has been adopted and shown by leading research groups worldwide to be more efficient than conventional bead-based methodologies. This is because the solid phase porous polymer, functionalized with either protein A or G, provides a greater surface area for chromatin antibody binding with very low non-specific binding....
Integrated DNA Technologies, has developed a unique master mix for probe-based qPCR assays that is stable for ambient shipping. The company’s PrimeTime® Gene Expression Master Mix is the only widely distributed commercial master mix shipped in solution at ambient temperature. Under these conditions, the master mix, which is compatible with a wide range of real-time PCR instruments....
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, today announced it has entered into collaboration with Imperial College London, the world leading science-based research institution and university. The company’s breath analysis technology will be deployed in an ongoing study led by Imperial College to evaluate underlying causes of exacerbations in severe asthma patients....
With the flu season fast approaching, healthcare providers no longer need to choose between a fast test result or an accurate test result for patients suspected of influenza infection. Now, they can have both, with Xpert® Xpress Flu/RSV from Cepheid, a new test that delivers reference-quality molecular test results in as little as twenty minutes...
In his new role, Scott will be in charge of global key account management for DHL’s largest customers in Life Sciences and Healthcare, driving growth and development of the sector and overseeing strategy and solutions development in addition to his commercial duties. Previously Senior Vice President, DHL Technology Americas, Scott is a supply chain professional with over 25 years of experience and has been with the Deutsche Post DHL Group since 1992...