In spite of ever more effective therapies, HIV keeps managing to survive in the body.
A comprehensive project conducted by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has clarified the molecular processes which contribute to this effect. In the process, approaches were discovered. Thanks to modern therapies, HIV infections have become controllable – but these treatments cannot provide a cure.....
Sakura Finetek today announces the launch of the Tissue-Tek®VIP® 6 AI Tissue Processor.
The Tissue-Tek VIP 6 AI, provides the next level in reliability and safety from Tissue-Tek VIP processors and is a great investment for superior quality tissue processing, enabling easy and accurate diagnosis. Confidence that the required result can be produced first time, every time comes from generation after generation of gold standard technology producing the latest outstandingly reliable VIP....
Department moves into enhanced facility and increases headcount in response to continued demand for services
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics® company, a leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, today announced the expansion of its Data Sciences function with relocation to a larger office, staying in Edinburgh. The expansion comes in response to growing customer demand for the Data Sciences service....
Recent work has shown that Zika virus persists in semen for up to 6 months after infection.
In a correspondence published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the researchers, in addition to confirming its long persistence in semen (in this case for more than 130 days, i.e., over 4 months), reveal the presence of the virus even within spermatozoa. This work results from collaboration between researchers from Inserm, CNRS, and academic practitioners from University Toulouse III....
Vivantis launch a rapid detection kit for the Zika virus
Several countries are under threat of the Zika virus. Many of these countries have raised their respective alerts against a possible outbreak of the virus. Recently alerts were issued after new cases of Zika virus infections were reported in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Health experts have warned that Asia could be the next area of widespread outbreaks of the virus after South and Central America, including the U.S...
Read MoreBeckman Coulter Installs UKOct 13, 2016
New simple-to-use 5-part diff DxH 500 ideal for wide-ranging applications
Beckman Coulter has installed the first DxH 500 haematology analyser in the UK at the University of Chester’s Institute of Medicine on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Ideal for use in hospitals, clinics, research and point–of-care, the newly launched DxH 500 fully automated haematology system will be used in post graduate clinical research projects...
Clean, renewable energy is now powering BioTek Instruments!
The company’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in Winooski will receive power from their new five-acre photovoltaic solar energy farm in Whiting, Vermont. The solar farm has a maximum capacity of up to 500 kilowatts, and was designed and installed by Green Earth Energy...
An international startup team based in Copenhagen, Denmark is currently disrupting the field of DNA-testing by delivering cutting edge science from the lab to your doorstep.
The startup is named AthGene and has just launched the world’s first private genetics testing solution based on a subscription-model. Less than 10 years ago, DNA-tests would cost millions of € to do. Today the price has dropped dramatically, and this development has enabled AthGene to offer users their very own DNA-test supported by an interpretation of the genetics data....
Analytik Jena AG and the private Fresenius University of Applied Sciences are setting up a joint application center for customers for both teaching and research at the university’s site in Idstein in Hessen, Germany.
They signed a three-way cooperation agreement with the Wesemann laboratory furnishing company, which provides modern and flexible laboratory furniture of the LABterminal series. Under the agreement, Analytik Jena is making available six analytical instruments with a total value of approximately EUR 500,000 for use in water, environmental, food, and pharmaceutical analysis....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, has launched the single- use ultrafilter Sartocon® Slice 50.
The new crossflow filter device is designed for use in biotechnological applications, especially for membrane screening and small-volume process development. Sartocon® Slice 50 is offered as an encapsulated and ready-to-use crossflow module with a filter area of 50 cm2 and a wide variety of molecular weight cutoffs....
Arboviruses – viruses transmitted by insects such as mosquitoes – pose a considerable threat to both human and animal health.
Despite that, not enough is known about the complex interactions between the virus and the host, particularly in the early stages of infection. Now, research led by the University of Glasgow has discovered how arboviruses are able to suppress the immune system responses in the initial stages of infection...
Visit Booth # 401 to see innovative imaging solutions for materials science applications
ZEISS announces they will be showcasing the latest microscopy innovations and advancements at Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2016. At Booth #401 will be ZEISS Axio Observer.Z1m inverted microscope, ZEISS Axio Lab A.1 MAT manual routine microscope for materials, ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope, and ZEISS Stemi 508 stereo microscope...
Honeywell, Beckman Coulter, Miele UK and Total Laboratory Services are just some of the big name first-time exhibitors signed up for Lab Innovations 2016, the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory professionals, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 2 & 3 November 2016.
The event also has a record number of suppliers on board, many of whom will be launching new products to the UK market. The appearance of Honeywell at this year’s show is a real result for its show organisers, Easyfairs. Honeywell is internationally renowned for investing in and manufacturing technologies that address many of the world’s most critical challenges around the subjects of energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanisation...
Read MoreScymaris Creates 80 New Jobs in Brixham LaboratoryOct 11, 2016
Over 80 new jobs will be created by Scymaris ? a new company that has relaunched the former Astra Zeneca Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Brixham, Devon, UK ? following financial backing and support from Torbay Council and Plymouth University.
Scymaris has become the anchor tenant at Brixham Laboratory providing unrivalled environmental laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industries across the globe. ?Brixham Laboratory is a world-class facility with a deep 65-year history of environmental laboratory testing including: aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental fate and biodegradation services...
Scientists have discovered a new way to replicate the regenerative power of stem cells in the lab, which could lead to powerful treatments for injuries and diseases.
In a new paper published in the journal ACS Nano, Dr. Catherine Berry and Professor Matthew Dalby from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, describe how they have been able create and control bundles of bone marrow stem cells that act as the stem cells do in the body...
Lambda Advanced Technology (LAT) will have an impressive line-up of analytical instrumentation on show on Stand B18 at the Lab Innovations show.
This will include the Lotix TOC analyser, the Prodigy7 ICP spectrometer and Hydra II Mercury analyser, as well as a Hitachi Fluorescence spectrophotometer and the U-2900 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. This rich array of instrumentation can address a wide range of analytical challenges....
Gyros Japan KK provides sales, field applications and service for the immunoassay business
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has established a dedicated office in Tokyo, Japan and has established Gyros Japan KK....
Combination provides an enterprise platform for comprehensive data management, analysis and compound design in drug discovery
Optibrium™ and The Edge Software Consultancy, developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to provide an integrated solution linking the StarDrop™ and BioRails™ platforms....
New Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto automated sample purification system isolates nucleic acids and proteins for high-throughput labs
A new sample purification system automates the isolation of target nucleic acids and proteins for biopharma, biotech and research projects in high-throughput laboratories. The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto system is designed to be part of an automated workflow using a liquid handler with a gripper or robot arm to purify samples with volumes from 50µL to 5mL....
Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the use of their world-leading THMS600 heating/cooling stage for the study of water anomalies by looking at the Brillouin spectroscopy of fluid inclusions proposed as a paleothermometer for subsurface rocks.
Frédéric Caupin is a Professor in the Liquids and Interfaces Group at the Institute of Light and Matter CNRS at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. The main motivation of his research is the study of water anomalies. Indeed, water is the most common liquid, but also the most anomalous. For instance, it expands upon cooling below 4 °C. Water anomalies are due to the complex hydrogen bonded network present. These anomalies get even more pronounced in the...
JPK Instruments reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM and CellHesion® systems in the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Kristian Franze is a lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. His major goal is to understand when, where and how mechanical signals, such as forces and local tissue stiffness, are involved in controlling cell development and function in the nervous system....
SP Scientific, the market leader in freeze drying educational events, reports on the enthusiastic response from past attendees at its 'Hands-On' training courses and announces dates for its 2017 program.
Over the last 6 years, SP Scientific Hands-On freeze drying training courses have proven invaluable to attendees. Tangible benefits that attendees have immediately realised on returning to work include increased productivity through cutting hours from their freeze drying cycle recipes and troubleshooting real issues faced in their daily work environments....
The Tissue-Tek VIP 6 AI, provides the next level in reliability and safety from Tissue-Tek VIP processors and is a great investment for superior quality tissue processing, enabling easy and accurate diagnosis. Confidence that the required result can be produced first time, every time comes from generation after generation of gold standard technology producing the latest outstandingly reliable VIP....
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics® company, a leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, today announced the expansion of its Data Sciences function with relocation to a larger office, staying in Edinburgh. The expansion comes in response to growing customer demand for the Data Sciences service....
In a correspondence published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the researchers, in addition to confirming its long persistence in semen (in this case for more than 130 days, i.e., over 4 months), reveal the presence of the virus even within spermatozoa. This work results from collaboration between researchers from Inserm, CNRS, and academic practitioners from University Toulouse III....
Several countries are under threat of the Zika virus. Many of these countries have raised their respective alerts against a possible outbreak of the virus. Recently alerts were issued after new cases of Zika virus infections were reported in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Health experts have warned that Asia could be the next area of widespread outbreaks of the virus after South and Central America, including the U.S...
Beckman Coulter has installed the first DxH 500 haematology analyser in the UK at the University of Chester’s Institute of Medicine on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Ideal for use in hospitals, clinics, research and point–of-care, the newly launched DxH 500 fully automated haematology system will be used in post graduate clinical research projects...
The company’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in Winooski will receive power from their new five-acre photovoltaic solar energy farm in Whiting, Vermont. The solar farm has a maximum capacity of up to 500 kilowatts, and was designed and installed by Green Earth Energy...
The startup is named AthGene and has just launched the world’s first private genetics testing solution based on a subscription-model. Less than 10 years ago, DNA-tests would cost millions of € to do. Today the price has dropped dramatically, and this development has enabled AthGene to offer users their very own DNA-test supported by an interpretation of the genetics data....
They signed a three-way cooperation agreement with the Wesemann laboratory furnishing company, which provides modern and flexible laboratory furniture of the LABterminal series. Under the agreement, Analytik Jena is making available six analytical instruments with a total value of approximately EUR 500,000 for use in water, environmental, food, and pharmaceutical analysis....
The new crossflow filter device is designed for use in biotechnological applications, especially for membrane screening and small-volume process development. Sartocon® Slice 50 is offered as an encapsulated and ready-to-use crossflow module with a filter area of 50 cm2 and a wide variety of molecular weight cutoffs....
Despite that, not enough is known about the complex interactions between the virus and the host, particularly in the early stages of infection. Now, research led by the University of Glasgow has discovered how arboviruses are able to suppress the immune system responses in the initial stages of infection...
ZEISS announces they will be showcasing the latest microscopy innovations and advancements at Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2016. At Booth #401 will be ZEISS Axio Observer.Z1m inverted microscope, ZEISS Axio Lab A.1 MAT manual routine microscope for materials, ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope, and ZEISS Stemi 508 stereo microscope...
The event also has a record number of suppliers on board, many of whom will be launching new products to the UK market. The appearance of Honeywell at this year’s show is a real result for its show organisers, Easyfairs. Honeywell is internationally renowned for investing in and manufacturing technologies that address many of the world’s most critical challenges around the subjects of energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanisation...
Scymaris has become the anchor tenant at Brixham Laboratory providing unrivalled environmental laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industries across the globe. ?Brixham Laboratory is a world-class facility with a deep 65-year history of environmental laboratory testing including: aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental fate and biodegradation services...
This will include the Lotix TOC analyser, the Prodigy7 ICP spectrometer and Hydra II Mercury analyser, as well as a Hitachi Fluorescence spectrophotometer and the U-2900 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. This rich array of instrumentation can address a wide range of analytical challenges....
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has established a dedicated office in Tokyo, Japan and has established Gyros Japan KK....
Optibrium™ and The Edge Software Consultancy, developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to provide an integrated solution linking the StarDrop™ and BioRails™ platforms....
A new sample purification system automates the isolation of target nucleic acids and proteins for biopharma, biotech and research projects in high-throughput laboratories. The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto system is designed to be part of an automated workflow using a liquid handler with a gripper or robot arm to purify samples with volumes from 50µL to 5mL....
Frédéric Caupin is a Professor in the Liquids and Interfaces Group at the Institute of Light and Matter CNRS at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. The main motivation of his research is the study of water anomalies. Indeed, water is the most common liquid, but also the most anomalous. For instance, it expands upon cooling below 4 °C. Water anomalies are due to the complex hydrogen bonded network present. These anomalies get even more pronounced in the...
Dr Kristian Franze is a lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. His major goal is to understand when, where and how mechanical signals, such as forces and local tissue stiffness, are involved in controlling cell development and function in the nervous system....
Over the last 6 years, SP Scientific Hands-On freeze drying training courses have proven invaluable to attendees. Tangible benefits that attendees have immediately realised on returning to work include increased productivity through cutting hours from their freeze drying cycle recipes and troubleshooting real issues faced in their daily work environments....