Chemicals: let’s get going
Chemicals companies are being urged to get going on key actions as the UK counts down to its new trading relationship with the EU after 31 December.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
View ArticleOptimising lab workflows
Sakura Finetek Europe has launched its latest innovation Tissue-Tek SmartConnect. An automated transfer system that creates a continuous flow between the SMART solutions Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 Rapid...
View ArticleNovel approach to imaging
Researchers from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have jointly developed new imaging tools to allow non-invasive imaging of distinct structures, such as...
View ArticleNMR spectrometer for National Research Facility
Bruker has announced that its 1GHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer has been delivered to the UK’s National Research Facility for high-field solid-state NMR at the University of...
View ArticleMore infections than reported
A study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München indicates a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate among children in Bavaria, Germany, than reported cases. This highlights the value of population-based...
View ArticleNew microplate
Porvair Sciences has introduced a new 2.2ml 96 deep well plate specifically designed to be fully compatible with the Thermo Scientific KingFisher range of nucleic acid purification systems.For many...
View ArticleFluorescence live-cell imager launched
CytoSmart Technologies has announced its first fluorescence live-cell imager. The CytoSmart Lux3 FL is a small live-cell imaging microscope equipped with one brightfield and two fluorescent channels...
View ArticleHigh-resolution HLA-typed primary cell lots
Lonza has announced that it now provides an expansive selection of high-resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-typed primary cells spanning all major cell and tissue types. The ready-typed lots will...
View ArticleThe virus behind Covid-19
Just 10 months ago most of us had never heard of Covid-19 – now it is a term we refer to several times a day as we learn to live and work alongside this pandemic. Six months ago, when we entered our...
View ArticleExosome purification kit launched
Cell Guidance Systems, a specialist in exosome research reagents and services, has announced the launch of a new product for the purification of exosomes from blood and other samples. The Exo-spin 96...
View ArticleExpanded Covid-19 testing
Isohelix, a specialist provider of DNA and RNA sampling and purification products, has announced that its GeneFiX saliva RNA collection device is the technology of choice for Covid-19 testing by...
View ArticleSafeguarding organoids through lockdown
AMS Bio reports how the internationally renowned Hans Clevers Lab at the Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands usedits Cellbanker reagent when it needed to freeze down its organoids at short notice ahead of...
View ArticleNew laser microscope
To provide the high levels of accuracy and precision required for sub-micron 3D observation and surface roughness measurement, the Olympus Lext OLS5100 laser microscope offers guaranteed accuracy and...
View ArticleReal-time PCR Aspergillus detection
Biotecon Diagnostics has launched a sensitive, rapid and easy to use lyophilised test kit - the foodproof Aspergillus Detection LyoKit. Within two days (including enrichment), the multiplex assay...
View ArticleImproving neuronal reprogramming
The replacement of lost neurons is a holy grail for neuroscience. A new promising approach is the conversion of glial cells into new neurons. Improving the efficiency of this conversion or...
View ArticleEnhancing interferometry
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a novel interferometry approach – the compensated interferometry reader (CIR) – and are using Dolomite’s Mitos Dropix to provide reproducible droplet...
View ArticleCharacterising exosome samples
Postnova Analytics reports that researchers from the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA) have used a novel combination of Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) and Centrifugal...
View ArticleMonitoring HPLC pumps
Testa Analytical Solutions has published a technical report that evaluates a new liquid flowmeter device designed to provide continuous real-time monitoring of the pump flow rate of any liquid...
View ArticleSterile express media service
Fujifilm Irvine Scientific has launched the Sterile Express Media Service (SEMS), for small-scale, rapid production of non-GMP media tested for sterility. With SEMS, customers can request up to 100L of...
View ArticleNext-generation microscope
A breakthrough in microscopy and endoscopy will soon revolutionise the study of the cellular origin of diseases, advancing the field of precision medicine. This is the goal of CRIMSON, a...
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