Presents data showing how the system can be used to support batch and high density fed batch microbial screening

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) today announced a poster presented at BPI Europe, entitled, ‘A novel automated micro bioreactor for high density fed batch microbial screening applications’ is now available online. The poster details how scientists at SSB assessed the new ambr^® 15 fermentation system as a model for benchtop bioreactors to support development of batch and high density fed-batch microbial cultures...

AMSBIO has launched the 96-Well CometChip® System - a high-throughput platform developed to simultaneously treat and measure DNA damage induced by different treatments, or among different cell types on a single slide using the Comet assay.

DNA damaging agents can promote aging, disease and cancer and are widespread in the environment as well as being produced within human cells as normal cellular metabolites. The ability to quantify DNA damage responses is consequently critical to researchers in public health, pharmaceutical or clinical labs. The CometChip® is based upon the well-established single cell gel electrophoresis “Comet Assay”, which...

Autoscribe Informatics has updated the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) with a number of performance enhancements.

Released at the end of Q2 2016, these improvements will be available to all current Matrix Gemini V5 users and, of course, to all new customers. The latest version of software provides more flexibility for importing documents, pictures and files by allowing the file path to be defined beforehand to automate the process. This speeds up sample entry and other common tasks by reducing the number of clicks required to...

SMi Groups 5th annual Cancer Vaccines conference returns to London this autumn to discuss new breakthroughs in cancer vaccine development.

SMi Group is thrilled to present the 5th annual Cancer Vaccines conference, taking place on 21st & 22nd September 2016 in Central London, UK. Aimed at an audience of senior scientists and oncology specialists involved in targeted vaccines and drug research, Cancer Vaccines 2016 will aim to provide a perfect platform to discuss pioneering clinical developments and the next generation of cancer immunotherapy.

George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences, has revealed that Life Science businesses in the Northern Powerhouse are contributing over £10.8 billion to the UK economy each year – helping to support over 38,000 highly skilled jobs.

Data published has also showed there are 1,000 life and health science companies in the Northern Powerhouse, with 97 per cent of these companies are SMEs providing a strong supply chain for new investors to the region. It was also revealed that these companies manufacture and export over £8.1bn of medicinal and pharmaceutical products per year.

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the research program running at the University of Brighton by the Brighton Centre for Regenerative Medicine where a GeSiM BioScaffolder system is being used to develop bionic histological lattices for a variety of tissues for regenerative medicine applications. 

The interdisciplinary character of the BCRM allows the implementation of a research strategy based on the control of biological processes through the means of advanced, biomimetic and bioresponsive biomaterials suitable for minimally-invasive surgery. The surfaces of medical implants and scaffolds are functionalised with macromolecules, thin films and polymeric coatings capable of controlling cell activity at the...

Computer simulations of disease processes and detailed digital models of our organs could provide more accurate monitoring and outcome measurements for clinical trials, according to research being presented in Sheffield.

Researchers and students across Georgia and Armenia are now able to participate in collaborative work with their peers in Europe and other parts of the world thanks to two direct internet links to the pan-European GÉANT network recently implemented through the EU-funded EaPConnect project.

EaPConnect aims to create a world-class regional research and education (R&E) network in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, and connect it to the European network. It is in line with the recently revised European Neighbourhood policy that aims for increased interconnectivity and economic development for the European Union and its neighbours. "The project will further...

XEI Scientific Inc. reports on the latest publication from their user group at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

The paper released in the ACS Photonics Journal. The authors describe their work with multilayer molybdenum disulfide and their use of XEI's Soft Clean plasma cleaning system for sample preparation. The research team of Associate Professor Stephen Cronin is located in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering at USC Los Angeles. They focus mainly on optical spectroscopy and electron transport at...

Cresset, an innovative provider of software and contract research services for small molecule discovery and design, is pleased to announce that SAI Life Sciences, a CDMO service provider with headquarters in Hyderabad India, has licensed several Cresset molecular design tools to advance their customer projects.

“We are pleased to associate with Cresset and have licensed cresset tools (Torch with Activity Miner, Spark), as the best tools to help our medicinal chemists design and optimize new drug candidates for our innovator clients,” says Sarma BVNBS, Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry at SAI Life Sciences. “We will be using Torch and Activity Miner to gain new insights into our SAR data, while Spark will help us to...

Designed by chemists, Asynt ReactoMate Controlled Laboratory Reactor (CLR) systems enable precise control of reaction variables, simple manipulation of vessels and connected apparatus, and the safest possible working conditions.

Compact in design, ReactoMate CLR systems offers the flexibility to accommodate reaction vessels from benchtop to pilot plant scale. Asynt is pleased to announce a new agreement with METTLER TOLEDO to integrate their market-leading RX-10 automation system with ReactoMate CLR systems (www.asynt.com/product-category/chemistry/controlled-lab-reactors/). The METTLER TOLEDO RX-10 automation system provides an interface connecting any...

The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that Charles “Chuck” Gardner was named president for Pittcon 2019.

Chuck has been a volunteer member of Committee since 1987. Since then, he has served in a number of key leadership positions including secretary of the board of directors and treasurer and was chairman for both the program and exposition committees. In his professional career, Dr. Gardner is the director of product management at ChemImage Corporation where he leads the development of microscopic and standoff hyperspectral imaging systems for...

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the UK’s largest independent British-owned supplier of scientific equipment, chemicals and consumables has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the UK’s largest independent British-owned supplier of scientific equipment, chemicals and consumables has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.

Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.

Headquartered in Nottingham, SLS operates a warehousing, technical storage and logistics service across the UK and in over 70 international territories. The company works closely with leading international industry brands such as Thermo Scientific, Sigma Aldrich, Becton Dickinson, Eppendorf, GE Whatman, Scilabware, Corning, Lonza and Roche. Customers include universities, colleges and secondary schools, commercial research and government scientific laboratories.

Peter Lister, Operations Director for Scientific Laboratory Supplies said: “The company’s application for Safecontractor accreditation was driven by our desire to maintain a uniform standard across the business. We are delighted to have received this recognition which is both reassuring for existing customers and will enhance our ability to attract new contracts.”

The Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics allows QC laboratories in the dairy industry to accurately record, evaluate and trace test results throughout the production process.

Matrix Gemini LIMS can be used to automate the logging of samples, expedite the QC tasks, collate and merge all the data and extract management information quickly. Samples for analysis can be taken at any stage in the production process from ad hoc sampling at the farmyard, through transportation of the milk to shelf-life tests for the final product and at almost any point in between. Managing data for a wide range of...

SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) has introduced the MicroFISH™ Assay System, a clinically validated method combining microvolume, multiwell slides with SciGene slide processing instruments to economically perform routine cellular FISH in cytogenetic laboratories.

The system uses 1 µl probe for each 1 µl sample on specially coated 8-well MicroFISH slides. The lower volume conserves precious samples while reducing probe cost by 75%. About SciGene SciGene (Sunnyvale, California, USA) is a privately held company, founded in 2003, that develops instruments and reagents to simplify the FISH workflow used in research and clinical cytogenetic laboratories...

Life science companies combine expertise to enhance transcriptome research 

Takara Bio USA, Inc. (TBUSA, formerly Clontech Laboratories, Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) today announced a new collaboration to support targeted RNA sequencing. This relationship will leverage IDT’s unrivalled proficiency in the manufacture and quality control of long oligonucleotides and TBUSA’s expertise in developing low-input solutions for...

Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announces an expansion of products and services available through direct channels in North America.

Working together with Lab Synergy, this agreement supports Xylem’s strategic goals to expand geographically and accelerate growth. Lab Synergy has been the exclusive distributor of Xylem’s SI Analytics titration products in North America, and has been a key Xylem partner for many years. With deep technical application expertise in industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceutical and life science...

Researchers at the University of Leicester have solved the three-dimensional structure of a gene repression complex that is known to play a role in cancer

A team of researchers led by the University of Leicester has shed new light on how the regulation machinery that controls gene expression works by characterising a complex known as the NuRD complex. The study, led by John Schwabe, Professor of Structural Biology and Head of Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester and published in the journal eLIFE, focuses on three protein...

Science World, the trade fair in the world of the laboratory, will be held for the 1st time in France September 29, 2016, at the Palais de la Musique des Congrès.

Science World is EVENT for anyone working in the scientific or industrial field. With over 700 visitors and some 60 exhibitors expected, this is a unique opportunity to watch demonstrations of thousands of laboratory products and participate in workshops and technical conferences by experts in their field. We also reserve you beautiful surprises...

The human cell culture specialists launch primary cell and tissue sourcing service for difficult-to-find samples

Axol Bioscience, a biotechnology company specialising in the supply of primary and stem cell-derived human cells for use in disease modelling and drug discovery, announces the launch of its Custom Cell and Tissue Sourcing service. The new service will be of use to all researchers working in these areas who require access to primary human cells and tissues. These can be difficult to obtain, especially when studying...

To Continue Building Analytical Capabilities for Testing Drugs and Vaccines

Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource, a leading provider of contract testing services to the biopharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that it is looking to almost double the scientific workforce at its Glasgow facilities in 2016. The new staff will help to meet increasing global demand for the firm’s analytical expertise in testing a wide range of biologics-based drugs and vaccines. BioOutsource’s facilities in Glasgow have...

Tecan has unveiled a novel solution to help laboratories meet the stringent requirements of regulatory authorities such as the FDA and the EMEA.

The new MultiCheck™ QC package for Spark® 10M and Spark 20M multimode readers comprises a reusable QC plate and accompanying data analysis software, and is designed to aid laboratories striving to fulfill increasingly strict regulatory demands including GLP, GMP, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or Title 21 CFR Part 11. Enabling verification of the correct functionality of all major components and key measurement modes over...