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Diffusion MRI work wins award
Timothy Behrens, Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the University of Oxford is awarded the 2014 Lennart Nilsson Prize for crucial efforts for the advancement of diffusion MRI, a technique for...
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Automated cell culture system
TAP Biosystems (now part of the Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group), a supplier of cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, says its CompacT SelecT, automated cell culture...
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Neurons play a key role in the formation of memory
An international team of scientists, involving Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester, has shown how...
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UK testing facility opens its doors
Lucideon, the international provider of materials development technologies, testing and assurance has opened its new pharmaceutical quality control testing laboratories. The £1.5 million investment at...
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Understanding the mechanisms underlying cancer
Scientists at the Wrexham, UK, division of Porvair Filtration Group have developed BioVyon porous plastic materials which can now be used in a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical applications to...
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Latest tablet presses launched
Natoli Engineering has announced the release of its two newest tablet presses, the NP-RD20, an R&D style tablet press and the NP-155 rotary tablet press. Both presses are designed, engineered and...
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New solution for confocal super resolution
Introducing a smart route to super resolution microscopy, the Olympus FV-OSR software module enables users of the FluoView FV1200 to have easy access to what was previously the domain of only...
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Sensirion at COMPAMED: a preview
At this year's COMPAMED trade fair, Sensirion is presenting new and enhanced sensor solutions for measuring gas and liquid flow rates and differential pressure.The company is also offering new...
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High-speed crosslinking
The Spectroline Spectrolinker XL-1000 UV crosslinker is suitable for many applications, including elimination of PCR contamination, crosslinking of DNA and RNA, nicking ethidium-bromide-stained DNA,...
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Assessing DNA damage
Developed in collaboration with the Oxidative Stress Group at the University of Leicester (Leicester, UK), the design of Cleaver Scientific's COMPAC-50 enables simultaneous electrophoresis of up to 50...
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Funding boost for research park
Research institutions on UK’s Norwich Research Park, led by the John Innes Centre, receive an additional £12.5M from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for its doctoral...
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New low-retention filter tips
ZAP Premier filter tips from Alpha Laboratories have always provided an excellent level of protection for pipettes and samples. Now, the new low-retention range also means users get maximum volume...
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Green tea-based ‘missiles’ to kill cancer cells
Green tea has long been known for its anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-ageing and anti-microbial properties. A group of researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of...
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2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half to John O´Keefe and the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and...
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HUVEC product line expanded
Lonza has expanded its human primary cell portfolio with an improved version of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) cultured in the absence of additive vascular endothelial growth factor...
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Managing regulatory compliance in laboratories
The Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autoscribe meets the requirements of highly regulated laboratories by providing audit trails, time and date stamping of all...
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded for microscope work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014 to Eric Betzig, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA, Stefan W. Hell,...
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Entrepreneur of the year award given to analytical science expert
Robin MacGeachy, managing director of Peak Scientific, has been awarded the EY UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Manufacturing.The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme is a prestigious business...
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Enhanced tube code reading software
Micronic has announced a new version 2.2.6 of its Tracxer storage tube code reading software.Fully compatible with all Micronic tube scanners, the new user friendly software is easy to install, gives...
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Ultrasensitive diagnostic test for B-cell lymphoma
Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc (ACD) has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant from National Cancer Institute (NCI) under its SBIR Phase II Program. ACD and its academic partner Cleveland Clinic...
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