RECENT NEWS

The delayed fourteenth iteration in the biennial Congress series will return to the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 14-17 March. In recent issues of Pathology in Practice, various brief previews of the four-day event have appeared.

Over-prescribing of antibiotics is a major contributor to increasing levels of antibiotic-resistant infections, with antibiotic prescription rates rising every winter.

Dovetail Genomics has announced details of a new study that shows inhibiting the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex prevents several oncogenes from being expressed and slows prostate cancer growth in cell and animal models.

Scientific and industrial imaging specialist Atik Cameras is streamlining production as Pedro Matos heads up Atik Cameras production facilities in Lisbon.

Biotium has announced the release of EMBER500 RNA Prestain Loading Dye, which is much more sensitive than conventional prestaining with ethidium bromide (EtBr), and is compatible with blue LED gel imagers.

BIVDA, the UK’s national association for the manufacturers and distributors of in vitro (IVD) products, welcomes the adoption of amended transitional provisions of the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation.

Torrey Pines Scientific has launched its new EchoTherm Programmable Digital Stirring Hot Plate for use in chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, biochemical and other laboratories.

The 37th Annual Microbiology Conference of the British Society for Microbial Technology (BSMT) is scheduled to take place on Thursday 12 May 2022 at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon.

Acute respiratory tract infections (aRTIs) are common. They occur throughout the year, and are typically associated with a seasonal increase during the autumn/winter months.

Software company Insightful Science has completed the transaction to acquire Protein Metrics, a leading provider of biopharmaceutical protein characterisation and proteomics analysis software.

ARKRAY, the diabetes testing innovator, marks its UK debut into the clinical diagnostics market with the launch of two high-speed HbA1c analysers targeting the clinical laboratory and point-of-care (POC) environment.

The latest edition of The Biomedical Science Industry Handbook is now available in print and digital format. It is a compendium of concise yet comprehensive information on the full range of products and services available from the IVD industry.

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific has announced that its new manufacturing facility in Tilburg, the Netherlands, is now open and fully operational.

Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, on 3-4 November 2021 and brought the laboratory community together for the first time after almost two years apart.

Atik Cameras, a specialist designer and manufacturer of scientific and industrial imaging solutions, has launched the first in its advanced imaging solutions, investing in new charged coupled device (CCD) technology.

R-Biopharm, an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, announces that the company’s RIDA®GENE Flu & SARS-CoV-2 multiplex test (PG6825) has been approved in the UK under the UK Health Security Agency’s Medical Devices CTDA Regulations 2021.

Over-prescribing of antibiotics is a major contributor to increasing levels of antibiotic-resistant infections, and antibiotic prescription rates rise every winter.

Alpha Laboratories has been voted the winner in the ‘Partnership with the NHS’ category of the MediWales Innovation Awards 2021.

ViroStat has released a set of new monoclonal antibodies to the lipoprotein LipL41, an abundant surface lipoprotein found on pathogenic species of Leptospira.

The Olympus scanR high-content screening (HCS) station provides fully automated image acquisition and data analysis, and now benefits from the introduction of version 3.3.