abberior and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have launched a collaboration on the application of MINFLUX in biology. The goal of this agreement is to combine forces regarding further development of the method, and to apply superresolution MINFLUX microscopy to living systems. To this end, abberior installed a MINFLUX system at the EMBL Imaging Centre in Heidelberg, Germany in August 2020. This nanoscope will be [...]

SAN DIEGO - With a history of excellence and over 20 years of experience in calibrating pipettes, Pipette.com is the largest independent pipette calibration facility on the West Coast. Pipette.com is also a distributor of several manufacturers of pipettes, pipette tips and lab equipment. Pipette.com uses a metrology-based measurement for all different pipette brands for calibration, including Eppendorf Pipette Calibration. Metrology is [...]

TTP will provide entrepreneurs with mentoring and tech consultancy, to accelerate product development and commercialisation Agreement underlines TTP’s commitment to sharing knowledge and experience with innovative start-ups TTP to deliver virtual seminar on 17 September as part of Start Codon and Cancer Research UK’s Entrepreneurial Training Scheme Cambridge, UK: TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product [...]

Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology developing Covid-19 vaccine based on local strain virus strain Institute to receive research instruments and materials to advance production Jakarta, Indonesia — MilliporeSigma, a leading science and technology company, today announced the donation of research instruments and materials worth IDR 1.2 billion (€ 74,000) to support the efforts of Eijkman Institute [...]

As the oldest human genome, the African genome contains more diversity than any other continent. However, it’s estimated that fewer than 3% of the genomes analyzed come from Africans, making it a potentially rich source of new genetic information for health and medicines research. 54gene, a Nigeria-based company, intends to redress this under-representation of the African population [...]

Even in the midst of COVID-19 preparations on campus, Walsh University successfully completed the installation of nearly $1.2 million worth of new analytical equipment through the Shimadzu SPARQ program into Walsh’s chemistry labs in time for fall 2020.  Renovations of the lab included work to accommodate new gas lines, exhaust hoods, electrical wiring, the proper [...]

Eurofins Technologies, a supplier of test kits and systems for laboratory analyses, announces that its ELISA assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the detection of aflatoxin M1, I’screen AFLA M1 milk, has been granted AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested MethodsSM status (AOAC Cert. No. 072002) for use with raw bovine whole milk, skim milk and powdered milk. The [...]

COLUMBIA, Md.  — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) introduces the AOC-6000 Plus Multifunctional Autosampler to enable multiple GC/MS sample injection methods in one device. The AOC-6000 Plus Autosampler improves GC/MS analysis productivity because operators can perform liquid sample, headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) injection and many more techniques, all in one device. It also features a tool-switching [...]

Akoya names Niro Ramachandran, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer and Gavin Gordon, Ph.D. as Vice President of Clinical Market Development. MENLO PARK, Calif. — Akoya Biosciences, Inc., The Spatial Biology Company™, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of two senior leaders with expertise in spatial biology and molecular pathology. Niro [...]

Madison, WI USA. Laboratories testing for COVID-19 have a new tool that enables them to skip the potentially bottlenecked RNA extraction step of the workflow and move directly to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Promega Corporation today released XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents that facilitate RNA extraction-free sample preparation that is automation-friendly. The simple, direct amplification workflow involves: Collect and [...]