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The Early Booking Discount for attendance at the IBMS Congress in 2022 (14–17 March 2022) is due to expire on 30 October 2021.

The EchoTherm RHB20 Series from Torrey Pines Scientific was designed for use in robotic systems. As such, it is a small, self-contained unit that runs off 12 volts DC.

Paige, a leader in AI-based diagnostic software in pathology, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorisation for Paige Prostate, a clinical-grade AI solution for prostate cancer detection.

An innovative trust will deploy WinPath Enterprise as a hosted solution and use the implementation to create clinical pathways in which diagnostics play a full role in safe and efficient patient management.

Beckman Coulter has announced the results of a study which found that monocyte distribution width, together with white blood cell count with differential, can detect the risk of sepsis and severe infection upon patient presentation in A&E.

Biotium has announced the release of infrared CF850 and CF870 dyes – long-wavelength dyes that are the first commercially available fluorescent dyes with emission maxima greater than 850 nm.

INTEGRA Biosciences offers a full range of electronic pipettes, pipetting robots and media dispensers tailored to allow gentle pipetting for cell-based liquid-handling tasks.

ViroStat has released a new set of monoclonal antibodies specific to the nucleocapsid of the canine distemper virus. Select antibody pairs can be used for the detection of the virus by immunoassay methods including IFA and ELISA.

HORIBA UK has launched its new-generation Microsemi CRP point-of-care haematology analyser. At just 30 cm wide, the new Microsemi CRP LC-767G is nearly 25% more compact and lightweight than its predecessor.

A comprehensive new range of top-quality plate seals is now available from Alpha Laboratories. These high-performance heat-sealing films and foils are designed to meet the needs of the modern life sciences laboratory.

INTEGRA is helping in the vital task of tackling antibiotic resistance by providing the liquid-handling tools to help increase throughput and reproducibility in drug development workflows.

Cherwell Laboratories, a specialist in cleanroom microbiology solutions, will be attending the Cleanroom Technology Conference 2021.

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.