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Particle Characterisation System Attracts Attention at Pittcon
Malvern Instruments new Morphologi G3-ID particle characterisation system was on show at Pittcon 2011. Visitors to the Malvern booth were able to learn about the early access program for the system through which potential users can find out more about the technology and its applications. Combining automated particle size and shape analysis with chemical identification using Raman spectroscopy, the Morphologi G3-ID allows you to automatically target particles of interest for chemical identificati...
New molecule responsible for atherosclerosis
A new molecule called netrin-1 has been found to block the normal migration of macrophages out of arteries, which causes immune cells to accumulate and promote the progression of atherosclerosis. Researchers at New York University revealed why cholesterol-laden, coronary artery disease-causing cells called macrophages, accumulate in artery plaques. Netrin-1 is a molecule created by the accumulation of macrophages in plaques. Heart attacks and strokes caused by artery plaques that break off and...
Hellma Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore
Hellma GmbH, a pioneer in the manufacturing of quartz and glass optical components for scientific analysis has been supplying high precision optics to renowned analytical instrument manufacturers as well as scientists in the area of spectrophotometry since 1922. This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of its Asia Pacific headquarter office in Singapore, which was set up in 2001 to strengthen Hellma’s presence in Asia Pacific. This operation supports Hellma’s clients and OEM partners in the...
The Place to be in 2012
For any company who is looking to grow their business in the Far East especially in Indonesia then InaPharm or InaChem is the place to be in July 2012. The premier B2B trade fair dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia, InaPharm is a three day industry event running alongside the 2nd edition of InaChem - the Indonesia International Chemical Exhibition and Chemical Engineering Conference. InaChem is the largest chemical industry event in Indonesia and focuses on a diverse range of c...
Leica Microsystems Acquires Labindia’s Microscopy and Histopathology Divisions
Leica Microsystems, a leading provider of microscopy systems and total histology solutions, recently announced that it has acquired the microscopy and histopathology business of Labindia Instruments Pvt Ltd, a leading solutions and service provider in India. This transition comes after more than 20 years during which Labindia has successfully distributed Leica’s products in India. Over 130 associates from Labindia have transferred to Leica Microsystems to sustain continuity for existing custo...
Colour Measurement Expansion in Asia
Lovibond Tintometer, innovators in colour measurement, has expanded its activities in Asia by opening a dedicated office to service the region. The new facilities, situated in the China Life Tower in Beijing, will provide invaluable support in driving the Lovibond® business and marketing activities in the region. Ms Sunny Yuan has also joined the company to continue and develop the close working relationships with the current Lovibond® Reseller infrastructure. Having local representation ensures...
Fourth Tecan Symposium Enjoys Chinese Success
Tecan recently hosted the fourth annual Tecan Symposium, welcoming leading genomics, proteomics and biobanking experts from around the globe to discuss this year’s topic; Translational Medicine: From bench to bedside and back. Held outside of Europe for the first time, the 2011 Tecan Symposium was in Shanghai, China, reflecting Tecan’s strong commitment to the Asian market and the growing importance of China as a major centre for genomics and clinical research. The two-day event was divided into...
Schott and Xinkang Agree on Joint Venture in China
German technology group Schott and the Chinese company Zhejiang Xinkang Pharmaceutical Glass Co, Ltd have signed an agreement to establish a pharmaceutical packaging joint venture in China. Schott will own the majority of shares of the new company that will supply the fast-growing Chinese pharmaceutical market with high-quality pharmaceutical packaging products made of glass. The closing of the joint venture is subject to customary closing conditions. “With the formation of this joint venture...
AB Sciex Acquires Labindia’s Mass Spectrometry Division to Broaden Presence in India
AB Sciex has announced that it has acquired the mass spectrometry business of Labindia Instruments Pvt Ltd, a leading life science solutions service provider in India. This acquisition represents AB Sciex’s increasing investment in India, combining its global resources, world-class scientific expertise and product development leadership with wellestablished, local expertise and on-site support to advance science and respond to the growing needs of India’s scientific community. Labindia’s mass sp...
Associations Welcome SME Support in Life Sciences Industry
Life Sciences associations have welcomed the Government's vision for their sector following a speech by Prime Minister David Cameron (December 5),in which he outlined how two new reviews – the ‘NHS Chief Executive Review of Innovation’ and the ‘Life Sciences Strategy’ - can help drive new innovations in healthcare, whilst supporting a thriving industry at the same time. The Chief Executives of the four trade bodies; The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), The Association of the...
Funding to Boost UK’s Regenerative Medicine Capabilities
Fourteen commercially-focused regenerative medicine research projects are to benefit from nearly £8.5 million of government grant award funding. Ten of the collaborative projects will address generic challenges in the development of cell based therapies, and will lead to demonstrators with commercial applicability. Four projects will engage in the development of regenerative medicine therapeutics. The investment in the projects, part of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) managed £21.5 million R...
NanoSight Wins Innovation Award
NanoSight, a leading manufacturer of nanoparticle characterisation technology has won Technology World's 2011 Business Innovation Award in the category of Energy & Environment. Sponsored by PA Consulting Group, the Awards showcase the best of British innovation. NanoSight received the accolade for its tracking system for real time monitoring of subtle changes in the characteristics of particle populations with analyses confirmed by visual validation. Jeremy Warren, CEO of NanoSight, commented:...
UK/Korea: Call for Partnerships
The Korean Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is looking to link Korean and British companies to establish a network for joint Research and Development. Korean companies are eager to explore new opportunities and collaborations with potential UK partners. The call is being made upon companies in the instrumentation sector in order to introduce UK and Korean companies to each other. This is the second call for partnerships, the first call regarding storage technologies and batteries. Ko...
Dates Announced for WWEM 2012
WWEM 2012, the 5th in a series of highly successful Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring events will return to the Telford International Centre on 7th and 8th November 2012. Organised in conjunction with the Environment Agency and the Water Monitoring Association (WMA), WWEM 2012 will be an essential diary date for anyone with a professional interest in testing or monitoring water quality, level or flow. Exhibitors are already fighting for the best spots and a comprehensive conference...
Joint UK-Norwegian Support for Industrial Biotechnology Sector
The British and Norwegian governments are to work together to support nine new research and development projects that will create innovative processes to generate high-value chemicals through industrial biotechnology and bio-refining. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has offered grant funding totalling £1.82cmillion to the nine UK-led projects and four of these will also be supported by Innovation Norway, which is providing additional funding of £400,000 to the Norwegian businesses that are...
Oxoid Award Presented to Mature Student
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that the Winner of the 2011 Oxoid Award for Excellence for the best performance on a BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science degreecourse at the University of Portsmouth, was Mrs Gailyn White. “We are delighted that, on recommendation from the University board, Gailyn has received this Award”, said Myra Wilkinson, Course Leader at the University of Portsmouth. “She is a mature student, who has consistently produced work at a high standard and achieved...
Evocutis validates LabSkin model
Evocutis, the biotechnology firm, has completed R&D and validation of its full thickness skin model for use in supporting anti-ageing claims. The company, which analyses and evaluates skincare products for the health and cosmetic markets, said the model – LabSkin – would provide the cosmetics industry with valuable data for assessing trial endpoints when testing the activity of their ingredients and products. Because the data can be obtained prior to expensive human use studies, the model signif...
Risk factors increase likelihood of CVD event
Middle aged adults that have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease(CVD) have a significantly more chance of having a CVD event such as a heart attack or stroke, it has been found by the Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project. The project, one of the largest-ever analyses, was supported by the National Institute for Health and analysed data from 250,000 people involving 18 population-based studies. It is the first of its kind to look simultaneously at age,...
Minister Sherlock Announces SFI Researcher of the Year
Professor Jonathan Coleman, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded researcher from Trinity College who has achieved international success in the area of nanostructures, has been announced as the ‘Science Foundation IrelandResearcher of the Year’ for 2011. The announcement was made by Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock T.D., at the SFI Science Summit in Athlone, held in November and attended by 300 researchers. The theme of this year’s summit was ‘Shaping the Future Now: New...
Anachem Gains PCR Reagents Distributorship
Anachem Ltd has been awarded exclusive UK distribution rights for the novel range of molecular engineered reagents from KAPABiosystems Inc, (Woburn, MA USA). “Anachem’s large, enthusiastic team of specialist representatives is best served to support KAPA’s product range. We visit scientists in molecular laboratories every day and alongside liquid handling products have been advising them on PCR consumables for many years,” says Amy Jingzi Liu, Anachem Product Manager. “We have already built a...
Medical Researchers Granted Access to Compounds
Following a landmark agreement between the Medical Research Council(MRC) and AstraZeneca., academic researchers can access 22 of the company’s compounds with a view to exploring new treatment opportunities. Drug development is a long, complex and expensive process – the average sector cost of bringing a new medicine to market was more than £630 million last year. Many compounds which have potential to treat or prevent a specific disease can reach the early trials stage on the drug development...
Cambridge Bioscience Selected as Agents for NanoInk
NanoInk’s® NanoFabrication Systems Division has reached an agreement with Cambridge Bioscience to act as exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland for desktop equipment including the NLP 2000 nanofabrication System and the DPN 5000 nanopatterning System. ‘‘Cambridge Bioscience has already established strong relationships within NanoInk’s target customer base in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its sales and marketing team has the background required to understand the scientific mar...
GSK Oncology Scholarship Scientist Selected
Melania Capasso, from the Centre for Cancer & Inflammation, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, was recently announced as the winner of GSK’s first UK Oncology CASE (Collaborative Award in Science and Engineering) PhD Scholarship. Her proposal ‘Investigating the voltage-gated proton channel HVCN1 as a target for lymphoma treatment’, which will commence in October 2012, was one of 74 submissions received from high profile researchers and institutions UK-wide. The level of in...
Astell Celebrates 2011 Orders
Astell Scientific recently won an order for 70 autoclaves destined for the Middle East. Manufactured in the company’s UK factory, the models ordered are from Astell’s Compact range, suitable for a wide range of sterilisation applications and designed to maximise efficiency and ease of operation. Earlier in 2011 the company also won a significant order for a 2000L effluent decontamination system for a research facility in Malaysia. Leukaemia Busters also presented the company with a thank you cer...
Kick-Off for Local Team Sponsorship
Copley Scientific, suppliers of test equipment to pharmaceutical companies across the globe, is taking a keen interest in activities much closer to home, after signing a sponsorship agreement with local under 13’s soccer side Edwalton Cavaliers . The Cavaliers, who currently play in the second division of the Young Elizabethan Football League, hope to rapidly climb the league table and buoyed by their new sponsorship deal are in good spirits in the early stages of the 2011/2012 season. “Copley S...
Clinical Waste Disposal Practice Reduces UCL Costs by 18%
A national industry body has recognised MITIE and University College London (UCL) for their ground breaking approach to clinical waste management in the university’s 23 laboratories. By diverting autoclaved clinical waste from high temperature incineration (HTI) to Energy-from-Waste treatment, savings of 18% in disposal cost per tonne and reduction of carbon emission by 27% per tonne were achieved. MITIE won the award for innovative practice in Waste Management and Resource Recovery at the 2011...
Cell Therapy Centre Located in Capital
A new centre to support the development and commercialisation of cell therapies and advanced therapeutics, as well as the underpinning technologies for manufacturing, quality control, safety and efficiency is to be located in London. The Technology and Innovation Centre in Cell Therapy will receive £10 million per annum (up to £50 million over the next five-year period) funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in collaboration with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The...
Boiswood Named as Distributor for SSP
US manufacturer SSP has appointed Boiswood as the UK distributor for its instrumentation valves and fittings. The move represents an ambitious target to capture a substantial share of the UK market. The range includes products made from stainless steel, nickel alloy and speciality materials such as Monel or Hastelloy. Sectors served include oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals and semiconductor manufacturing as well as alternative fuels and LNG vehicles...
Shire Receives techMARK Accolade
Shire plc, a global specialty biopharmaceutical business was named “Company of the Year” at the techMARK Awards 2011. Organised by the London Stock Exchange, with lead sponsorship by PwC, the techMark Awards recognise businesses that “have outstanding long term growth potential, with a sound strategy in place to ensure successful delivery of its commercial advantages and to build shareholder value”. Angus Russell, Chief Executive Officer of Shire, said: “The receipt of the techMARK Company of...
Analox Pictures Need Witty Repost
There’s no need to file away your sense of humour and let the January blues set in. Instead join in some post new year fun with the Analox Group which is asking for clever, funny or cheeky captions to their staff ’s photographs. Several members of staff based at the Stokesley, North Yorkshire company were feeling a little light-hearted when they posed for photographs. Their message is ‘Don’t just analyse it – Analox it!’ The question is what will your wittiest caption be? The company will rele...
California crime labs clear up DNA backlog
Crime labs in California have caught up on their web of backlogged DNA cases. The build-up had slowed DNA testing in the state and jeopardised criminal prosecutions, the California Department of Justice said. Laboratories will now be able to perform routine analysis within 30 days, down from an average of 90 to 120 days. Attorney general Kamala Harris said DNA testing was made a priority in 2011 because of the direct link between timely investigations and successful prosecutions. She said crime...
UK Centre Focused on Quality and Service
Shimadzu has been developing its UK’s headquarters in Buckinghamshire into a major Centre of Excellence for analytical and environmental solutions geared to help UK customers evaluate technical solutions tailored to their specific requirements. As suppliers of chromatography and spectroscopy instruments and services the Milton Keynes facility, which opened its doors to visitors in Autumn, has been building on its customer focused approach, nurturing ”a shared, constructive ‘mindset’ within the...
£30 million for National Sports Medicine Centre
The Government is to spend £30 million developing the country’s first ever National Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre of Excellence, promoting sport and exercise medicine which will help more people to be more active, treat injuries caused by exercise and conditions associated with lack of exercise. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley made the announcement on 9th January, while visitingLoughborough University, one of the network partners. The establishment of the Centre, which will also fulfil o...
Novozymes Expands Collaboration with Upperton
Novozymes Biopharma has expanded its partnership with Nottingham-based research and development company, Upperton Ltd, to offer customers a new albumin conjugation solution. "Novozymes is delighted to unveil Recombumin Flex along with our new conjugation solution in partnership with Upperton Limited," said Dave Mead, Business Development Director at Novozymes Biopharma. "Novozymes has enjoyed a successful relationship with Upperton over the past 10 years and its expertise and experience in the c...
Researchers identify specific lab tests for early stage MS
Researchers in Israel say they have discovered which specific lab tests will allow them to identify early signs of multiple sclerosis (MS). Standard neurological testing is used to examine and monitor the walking abilities and muscle strength of MS patients, but such methods are not effective at identifying deficits during the infancy of the disease. A team at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Multiple Sclerosis Centre in Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, say they have...
Simple Solution Releases Huge Potential for Nanostructured Materials
Sometimes the best ideas in science are the straightforward ones. So when Irish scientist Prof Jonathan Coleman and his team used a soapy solution to turn a cheap lump of graphite, or pencil lead, into billions of flakes of the strongest and one of the most important nanomaterials known, the result was a major breakthrough. The experiment itself was simple, but it belies the kind of insight and understanding that has seen Coleman - recognised as one of the top materials researchers in the world...
Collaboration Aims to Develop Treatment for Huntington’s Disease
The University of Dundee and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have joined forces to tackle Huntington’s disease, an inherited brain disorder, by building on the findings of University Professor Susann Schweiger who has discovered a mechanism that controls production of the disease-causing protein involved in the condition. “If we can inhibit this process then we may prevent the build up of this toxic protein in the brain and hopefully provide a treatment for Huntington’s Disease,” said Professor Schweiger...
Arablab 2012 - Win an iPad with Labmate
The rapidly developing infrastructure of the Middle East and Asia has resulted in an exceptionally high level of new and refurbished Medical Laboratory and Clinical Research facilities; this combined with the booming economies in China and India in Pharmaceutical and research has given Arablab the opportunity to establish itself as a completely unique laboratory and analytical exhibition, offering businesses the opportunity to engage with a wide cross section of delegates from some of the worlds...
UCL Receive £20 million for Experimental Neurology Centre
A new centre dedicated to the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases will be established at UCL following the award of a £20 million grant last month from the Wolfson Foundation. The grant, the largest single award ever made by the Foundation and one of the largest philanthropic donations in UCL’s history, was made as a result of the Wolfson Neurology Initiative, designed as a legacy to Lord Wolfson of Marylebone, who died in 2010. The Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Ce...
Labmate in Dubai for ArabLab 2012
In March, Dubai once again plays host to the analytical industry’s powerful annual trade show - ARABLAB. The No 1 show for everyone involved in the global science business provides exposure to buyers and distributors from more than 80 countries on all six continents, gives access to the world’s petrochemical sector, and offers an introduction to the world’s biggest biotechnology market. International Labmate will be located on stand 742 The show has again recorded substantial growth, not only in...
Consortium to Develop RNAi Screening Through Micropatterning Techniques
An SME driven project involving academic and industrial partners aims to combine high throughput applications of RNAi with new technology for normalising cultured cells’ behaviour by growing them on adhesive micropatterns. The MEHTRICS consortium, which has been awarded a €4 million research grant over three years under the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program includes CYTOO, a company specialising in micropattern enhanced cell-based assays and Cenix BioScience, developers of HT scree...
Research on Dendrites Wins 2011 Eppendorf & Science Prize
The Portuguese scientist, Tiago Branco MD PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London has won the 2011 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for his research on dendrites. His work shows how dendrites discriminate temporal input sequences and apply different integration rules depending on input location. These findings give insight on how the brain performs the computations that underlie behaviour, and suggest that even single neurons can solve complex computational tasks...
Computational Modelling for Biotechnology
A new European joint effort aimed at developing new computational tools to integrate and analyse the large amounts of data arising in biology and biotechnology with the final goal to improve biotechnological processes and applications, was announced during December. The BioPreDyn project - coordinated by the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona - includes eight academic labs and three industrial partners from countries all across Europe. It is a three-year project with a budget of €...
Key Peptides Point to Universal Flu Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, including seasonal, avian, and swine flu. The scientific collaboration used a research method* known as ‘Human Viral Challenge Studies’, where healthy volunteers are infec...
International Delegates Drawn to Filtration Meeting
Building on the success of previous years, a record number of delegates from seven different countries attended the recent Filtration Society two-day technical meeting. Held at the Ramada Hotel in Chester, UK in autumn, Filter Media 5 was the fifth international event focused on filter media and combined a training session, conference and exhibition. Professor Richard Wakeman and Dr Steven Tarleton, co-authors of ‘The Dictionary of Filtration and Separation‘, presented a short course on the op...
Research Team Lays Foundations for Investigation of Molecular Chaperones
Heidelberg molecular biologists have achieved new insights into the synthesis of proteins with a newly developed technique. A team of scientists headed by Professor Dr Bernd Bukau and Dr Günter Kramer of the DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance in conjunction with Professor Dr. Jonathan Weissman from the University of California in San Francisco devised this new method, which is called “selective ribosome profiling.”The Alliance is a research association between the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg Univ...
International Labmate look forward to welcoming you to booth 1310 at Pittcon 2012.
The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida will be home to the 63rd Pittcon, from 11-15 March 2012. As the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, Pittcon will offer the latest technology and instrumentation from nearly 1,000 exhibitors, a diverse Technical Program of over 2000 presentations, over 90 Short Courses to enhance your educational experience, and networking sessions that provide the chance to exchange innovative ideas with scientists from...
Winter Conference Plasma Spectrochemistry Award Winner Named
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc announced the winner of the 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry as Dr J. Sabine Becker, head of Trace and UltraTrace Analysis, Central Division of Analytical Chemistry at the Research Center Juelich, Germany. AS sponsors of the award, which honours scientists who have made the most noteworthy contributions to the field of plasma spectrochemistry, Thermo Fisher presented a check for $5,000 to Dr Becker during the 2012 Winter Conference on Plasma...
Improving Crops from the Roots Up
Research by an international team of scientists has moved closer to breeding hardier crops that can better adapt to different environmental conditions and fight off attack from parasites. The scientists have shown that they can alter root growth in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress, by controlling an important regulatory protein. Dr Ive De Smet, a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) David Phillips Fellow in Nottingham University’s Division of Plant and Cr...
THAILAND LAB Celebrates 2011 Success and Announces 2012 Dates
NCC Exhibition Organizer Co, Ltd (NEO), and its affiliate, VNU Exhibitions Europe, together with Science and Technology Trade Association, joined forces to host THAILAND LAB 2011, Thailand’s first-ever trade fair dedicated to scientific tools, technology, equipment and laboratories to respond the industry’s need. The event was held on 5-7 October 2011 at BITEC, Bangkok. THAILAND LAB 2011 covered 3,078 m2 and had 2,255 local visitors as well as 143 international participants. The exposition con...