RECENT NEWS

Using a more sensitive test than is commonly used in the NHS, researchers have been able to show, for the first time, that even mild kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer.

Lab Innovations, the UK's only trade exhibition for the entire laboratory industry, returns on 3–4 November this year, with an even greater focus on sustainability.

Torrey Pines Scientific has launched its new EchoTherm Model HS70 corrosion-resistant fully programmable digital stirring hot plates.

Biotium, a provider of reagents for immunofluorescence microscopy, is expanding its line of antifade wet-set and hardset EverBrite Mounting Medium with options that include Biotium’s new far-red NucSpot 640 nuclear counterstain.

BIOHIT HealthCare is now distributing three new particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassays (PETIAs) for the rapid and differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has launched a new line of SLS Lab Pro gas and liquid nitrogen generators, available exclusively in the UK and Ireland.

Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software and services company, has announced support for the AWS for Health initiative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve laboratory efficiency and accelerate the pace of scientific innovation.

Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland has launched a new report calling for the system of funding for diagnostics to be the same as for new medicines to ensure innovations reach patients sooner.

Xyall has launched its Tissector High Throughput (HT) system for greater precision diagnostics, enabling high-volume, molecular diagnostic laboratories to capitalise on the company’s automated, tissue dissection technology.

Olympus and Grundium are collaborating to combine their expertise in microscopy optics and digital imaging to benefit pathology.

The research group of Hugo Snippert, Oncode Investigator at the Center of Molecular Medicine at UMC Utrecht, reports the first detailed insights into the pace and patterns by which genetic alterations are generated by tumours.

Avacta Life Sciences’ diagnostics division has achieved ISO 13485 certification for the quality management system for the manufacture and distribution of Affimer reagents for lateral flow, ELISA and immunodiagnostic in vitro diagnostic devices.

INTEGRA is now offering Low Retention GripTips in its popular ECO Racks format. These racks significantly reduce the amount of plastic used in the laboratory, and save space.

Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) West Coast Metabolomics Center has announced the launch of The Center of Excellence in Clinical Metabolomics.

While commonly used air-displacement pipettes are accurate for most pipetting applications, their performance is adversely affected by the physical properties of the solutions handled, such as viscosity, volatility, surface tension and temperature.

Serosep manufactures EntericBio, a molecular assay for the detection of gastrointestinal pathogens. The UK operation has seen rapid growth, with EntericBio now the gold standard test for enteric pathogens in the UK clinical diagnostics market.

Kettering General Hospital has embarked on a major medical records digitisation project with System C, IMMJ Systems and SPS, with over 220,000 medical records securely scanned into the IMMJ Systems MediViewer Electronic Document Management System.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has selected Indica Labs to aid in digitisation of the pathology workflow. Indica Labs will deliver HALO AP software fully integrated with existing hospital systems, alongside Hamamatsu Nanozoomer scanners.

Tecan has announced a software upgrade for its Fluent Automation Workstation. The new FluentControl Scheduler offers features designed to simplify day-to-day laboratory automation for significantly increased throughput and workflow efficiency.

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