RECENT NEWS

Laboratories can now benefit from accelerated throughput and improved sensitivity to meet rapidly changing regulatory requirements and provide the fast responses needed for tackling emerging human and environmental health risks.

CytoSMART Technologies has opened applications for the Autumn 2021 CytoSMART Research Grant. The CytoSMART Research Grant is an initiative to help motivated students and researchers to improve their project's quality.

Flow Robotics, a Denmark-based designer and producer of robots for automated liquid handling and the creator of the flowbot ONE, has established a North American subsidiary, Flow Robotics, Inc.

Agilent has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Visiopharm to co-market Visiopharm’s CE/IVD-marked artificial intelligence (AI)-driven precision pathology software in addition to Agilent’s automated pathology staining solutions.

INTEGRA is now offering 300 μL and 1250 μL WIDE BORE, 300 μL LONG and 1250 μL SHORT GripTips in its popular ECO Racks, in both 96- and 384-tip configurations.

ViroStat has released a set of new monoclonal antibodies to canine parvovirus (CPV). These antibodies form pairs to detect the virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and also function in immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) staining.

Dr Suzy Lishman has held regular public engagement events for over a decade, but they ground to a halt when the pandemic hit and the first lockdown was introduced.

The first smartLABconnects will go online on 7–8 September, participation in which is free of charge. Click on this story for the link to register.

PathGroup, one of the largest providers of anatomical pathology, digital pathology, clinical and molecular laboratory services in the United States, has acquired DermLab.

A coordinated and sustained programme of dog vaccination against rabies is effective in preventing transmission of the deadly virus to humans and among animals, and remains key to rabies elimination.

Sakura Finetek Europe has appointed Mateo Iglesias as Vice President of Marketing & Sales EMEAI. Mateo will be responsible for all marketing and sales activities for Sakura's fast-growing markets.

As the health service responds to the various backlogs that have developed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, Chris Hudson provides a brief overview of Roche digital solutions and how they facilitate better patient care.

The German Academy of Science and Engineering will participate in smartLAB connects on 7 September with a session on "Corona as a driver for new directions in drug development and production in Europe".

Biotium has released of new ExoBrite EV Membrane Staining Kits, designed for fluorescent staining of exosomes or extracellular vesicles (EVs) with little to no background.

Orgenesis has entered into a collaboration agreement with Savicell Diagnostics to deploy Savicell’s patented ImmunoBiopsy immunometabolism platform.

One of the UK’s leading technology educators and innovators, Credersi, has teamed up with COVID testing solutions company DAM Health to create the world’s first virtual reality COVID-19 laboratory training syllabus.

Ibex Medical Analytics, a pioneer in AI-based cancer diagnostics, and KSM, the Research and Innovation Center of Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel's leading HMO, has announced the deployment of Galen Gastric at Maccabi’s pathology institute.

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.

Biotium, a supplier and inventor of fluorescent cellular probes for life science research, has announced the release of new ExoBrite EV Membrane Staining Kits.

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.