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....
Available now, new software offers innovative features, facilitating improved liquid handling quality assurance
Artel, the technology leader in liquid handling quality assurance, today announced the release of its new PCS® Software. Fully compatible with Artel’s current PCS instruments, the software will also be integrated with the latest generation of the Pipette Calibration System (PCS), to be available late 2016. Artel developed the new software to provide a fully integrated software....
New application dramatically reduces paperwork and the risk of errors and equipment failures
Laboratories throughout the country are highly automated operations but logging instruments checks and calibrations to meet regulatory requirements is still mostly a manual paper task. A new medical application virtually eliminates the need for paper logs and allows laboratory engineers and technicians to perform routine quality inspections and equipment maintenance using a tablet...
Providing instant access to compound data to interpret, model and guide drug discovery decisions
Optibrium™, a developer of software for small molecule drug discovery and optimisation, today announced the commercial launch of a database Query Interface for users of the company’s StarDrop software. The new tool provides an adaptable interface between an organisation’s own research data management systems and StarDrop’s unique compound design and optimisation capabilities. Instant access to the latest data, with which a project team can...
New software adds value and flexibility to dual channel flame photometers
Sherwood Scientific's Model 420 and Model 425 Flame Photometers now come with 420 BlueNotes software. This new software not only enables the instruments to perform sample analyses outside the linear response range but also facilitates measurement of all elements simultaneously....
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....
50th anniversary for one of the world’s most agile programming languages will be celebrated during Dyalog’s annual global user meeting this October 9th-13th in Glasgow
Dyalog Ltd will host a celebration of the 50th anniversary of APL (A Programming Language) during Dyalog ’16, its annual global user conference in Glasgow. Live at the event, Big Data research solution, Galileo Cosmos, will demonstrate how researchers, such as Cancerlinq in the US, explore terabytes of data to highlight areas of interest that help clinicians choose the optimum treatment for each new cancer patient....
Read Moreeve - The new Bioprocess Platform SoftwareSep 20, 2016
The platform software ready for big data and comprehensive management of bioprocesses
INFORS HT breaks new ground with a completely newly developed software solution for bioprocesses. The platform software eve encompasses the planning, implementation, control and evaluation of complex experiments. It is tailored for applications in shakers and bioreactors where researchers and developers generate large amounts of data with numerous experiments....
Barcelona NME R&D site expands Mosaic’s use and scope after initial deployment
Titian Software, has announced that deployment of its Mosaic sample management software has resulted in simplified workflows and boosted productivity at Esteve’s Compound Management Unit in Barcelona, after replacing their previous system. “The improvements from using Mosaic are very clear to us”, said Carlos Maseda, researcher at Esteve....
Unique Point of Care connectivity developed for patient-dedicated blood gas analysis
Sphere Medical, an innovative company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, today announces that its Proxima™ patient-dedicated blood gas analysis system can now be connected into the Conworx family of laboratory information system interfaces and data management solutions...
TalkingPoint Commander, GHG Software’s workflow scripting solution, is being used as a bridge between legacy LIMS (laboratory information management systems) and the Free D Path specialist software for cancer registry reporting.
Free D Path is a modern database application developed by Dr Fred Mayall, Consultant Histopathologist at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, to manage cancer registry reporting data requirements. It works on most platforms, including PCs, Macs and iPads, and has won an NHS Innovation Prize from the Secretary of State for Health....
Bruker introduces the e-FlashFS and e-FlashHD, two models of a new generation of detectors for electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis on scanning electron microscopes (SEM), and ESPRIT™ QUBE, a new software package for advanced post-processing and visualization of 3D EBSD/EDS data cubes.
With the fast and sensitive e-FlashFS and the high definition e-FlashHD Bruker now offers two complementary detectors to optimally cover all EBSD applications from everyday characterization of minerals and alloys to advanced analysis of nano- and functional materials....
New surface imaging & metrology software based on Mountains® Technology
Global leader in non-contact 3D measurement and inspection, Nanosystem today announced the release of NanoMap Alpha software based on Digital Surf’s industry-standard Mountains® software platform. NanoMap Alpha is now integrated into the company’s NV- and NVM-series high precision 3D optical measurement systems...
Today Lonza announced the release of a new e-Learning Module for its QC Insider™ Toolbox, “Overcoming Interference,” which covers the causes of interference in the Bacterial Endotoxins Test (BET) and provides the user with solutions to help ensure compliance.
Being able to overcome the inhibitory or enhancing properties of a sample is required by the BET monograph, the validation of which forms part of the test for the final product release of injectable drugs and medical devices. Many of the pharmaceutical products that are either in use or being developed today have characteristics that cause them to interfere with the BET....
Cresset is pleased to announce that BASF Crop Protection has invested in a global license giving their agrochemical researchers in Germany and India access to computational chemistry tools.
“Cresset software had previously been subject to an exclusivity agreement with a leading agrochemical company,” explains Dr David Bardsley, Commercial Director at Cresset. “Now our software is available across this industry we are experiencing a surge of interest from agrochemical companies keen to take advantage of our novel techniques...
Autoscribe Informatics has appointed Ritme as its distributor for the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in France, Italy and Switzerland.
Ritme has been selling scientific software and offering software support since 1989, with the prime objective of helping its customers make the best use of their software solutions. John Boother, President at Autoscribe Informatics said: “Following on from our recent successes in the USA, we are also keen to expand...
New Spark eMolecules reagent databases enable researchers to tie bioisosteric replacement ideas to reagent availability
Synergy between technologies speeds up drug optimization cycle. Cresset, innovative provider of software and contract research services for small molecule discovery and design, is pleased to announce the release of the new Spark reagent databases based on available compounds from eMolecules. This will enable researchers to use Spark to find the best R-groups for their projects, whilst also enabling a close...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to introduce a new Dynamic Fielding feature in its GeneSys image capture software.
This powerful feature autocorrects for edge effects caused by all lens and lighting in image analysers, providing a consistent image for scientists to accurately quantify DNA and proteins on their gels. With UV, blue and white lighting and lenses used in all CCD based image analysis systems, there is an edge effect which makes the outside lanes of a gel darker than the middle. This can cause inaccuracy issues if the...
CEREBRO sample tracking and workflow solution deployed to reduce errors
Pathline Emerge, a leading provider of subspecialized anatomic pathology services, has teamed up with Leica Biosystems, a global leader in pathology solutions. In order to fight against medical errors in the laboratory, such as the misidentification of cancer tests, Pathline has implemented Leica Biosystems CEREBRO, a state-of the-art sample tracking and workflow management solution....
BioAscent Discovery, has launched Compound Cloud, a unique new service for early-stage drug discovery, providing rapid online access to a diverse collection of IP-free, high-quality chemicals for screening.
The service applies the cloud-computing concept to drug discovery by enabling scientists to remotely pick and choose specific compounds of interest from over 125,000 stored at BioAscent’s state-of-the-art facility - as well as an increasing number of third party collections - and have them quickly prepared and delivered in the format and volume selected. Alternatively users can order convenient, pre-plated sets that...
Workflow-driven software and expanded Thermo Fisher Cloud solutions provide accelerated route to discovery
Researchers looking to simplify compound identification, quantitation and complex data analysis now have access to a wide range of software and cloud solutions designed to allow users to analyze, share and discover unique insights in several applications, including proteomics, metabolomics, food safety and biopharmaceutical characterization. Built with customization in mind, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s life sciences...
Autoscribe Informatics is delighted to announce a record order intake for its Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) in the USA.
Results for the 6 months to April 2016 showed a total increase of orders of 161%, with April itself showing the highest ever order book for a single month. Autoscribe Informatics President, John Boother, said: “This is the latest step in a period of sustained growth for the company. It is a just reward for the effort we have put in to growing the business in the USA. We have increased our sales and support team there...