RECENT NEWS

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.

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.

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.

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.

The College of American Pathologists is updating its 2014 evidence-based guideline ‘Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical (IHC) Assays’.

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.

‘Grossing, Staging, and Reporting–An Integrated Manual of Modern Surgical Pathology’ has been published by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Press.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.