RECENT NEWS
Optimised solution for exosome detection by flow cytometry
Biotium, a supplier and inventor of fluorescent cellular probes for life science research, has announced the release of new ExoBrite EV Membrane Staining Kits.
A commitment to developing greener laboratories
Worldwide, it is estimated that laboratories produce a staggering 5.5 billion kg of plastic waste per year, and use about four times more water and 10 times more electricity than office spaces of the same size.
Compact chilling/heating dry bath for robotic systems
Torrey Pines Scientific has announced its EchoTherm RIC40 Peltier-driven, compact chilling/heating dry baths with operating temperatures from 0.0ºC to 100.0ºC. They are designed for use with robotic systems.
New microscope cameras win Premier Innovation Award
The new Olympus DP28 and DP23 microscope cameras were chosen by a committee of clinicians and healthcare professionals to receive a Premier Innovation Award for their potential to meet unmet clinical needs and improve patient care.
Galvanised to innovate: the COVID legacy
Since March 2020, the global healthcare ecosystem, united around a common purpose, has achieved the unimaginable – and with other challenges ahead, from climate change to AMR, imagine what we could do if we kept that momentum going, says Ian Hill.
Updated CAP draft IHC guideline open for comment
The College of American Pathologists is updating its 2014 evidence-based guideline ‘Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical (IHC) Assays’.
Registrations open for Lab Innovations in November
Lab Innovations 2021, the UK’s only trade show for the laboratory industry, has opened visitor registrations for this year’s event, set to go ahead on 3–4 November 2021, at the NEC in Birmingham.
Integrated manual of modern surgical pathology
‘Grossing, Staging, and Reporting–An Integrated Manual of Modern Surgical Pathology’ has been published by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Press.
‘Origami’ testing app could help to tackle the spread of malaria
A new approach to tackling the spread of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, which combines affordable, easy-to-administer blood tests with machine learning and unbreakable encryption, has generated encouraging early results in Uganda.
Centre of Excellence reopens as the pandemic eases
Beckman Coulter has announced the reopening of its cutting-edge Centre of Excellence training facility in its UK and Ireland head office, located in High Wycombe.
Extensive FISH expertise available for support and training
OGT, a Sysmex Group company, has expanded support activities with CytoCell University – an initiative that promises to partner with scientists to provide innovative and expert training on the basics of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH).
Positive displacement pipettes unaffected by the nature of the sample
While air-displacement pipettes are highly 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.
Cleaning system for wax-contaminated tools launched
Menarini Diagnostics has announced the expansion of its comprehensive instrument range with the new fully automated cleaning system HistosMATE for wax-contaminated tools, which will increase laboratory productivity and safety.
Developments in cytocentrifugation
Regarded as the gold standard in cytocentrifugation, Cytospin is used in thousands of laboratories and a range of applications, and is cited extensively in published papers around the world.
More sensitive kidney disease test reveals cancer risk link
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.
Learn how to make laboratory processes sustainable
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.
Digital corrosion-resistant programmable stirring hot plates
Torrey Pines Scientific has launched its new EchoTherm Model HS70 corrosion-resistant fully programmable digital stirring hot plates.
Mounting media with far-red counterstain and fluorescence quenching
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.
Rapid turbidimetric gastrointestinal test kits
BIOHIT HealthCare is now distributing three new particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassays (PETIAs) for the rapid and differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.
Putting laboratories in control of gas and liquid nitrogen supplies
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.
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