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Experts determine the assembly of proteins with specialized protein needles

Protein assembly is considered to be an essential factor for the development of ordered biological structures, but how about engineering one.

10 Jan 2022

Integrating Microplate Evaporators with Liquid Handling Robots

The Ultravap® Mistral family of microplate evaporators from Porvair Sciences are used in labs worldwide to remove the traditional laboratory ‘bottleneck’ of solvent evaporation from 12- to 384-well microplates and vials up to 15cm tall.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 7 Jan 2022

Researchers fine-tune an additional system for more efficient gene editing

Over the past decade, the CRISPR genome-editing system has revolutionized molecular biology, giving scientists the ability to alter genes inside living cells for research or medical applications. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes have fine-tuned an additional system for more efficient gene editing, using molecules called retrons.

6 Jan 2022

Monitoring strains of bacteria may provide better insights into the microbiome

Every day, the billions of bacteria that inhabit your digestive system change; the food you eat, medications you take, and germs you're exposed to make some bacteria flourish more than others.

24 Dec 2021

Ziath supports mental health charity for young people

Ziath Ltd are putting a bit of Christmas cheer in the hearts and minds of young people in London suffering from mental health issues.

From Ziath Ltd 21 Dec 2021

CellPort Software joins the Tetra Partner Network to help customers accelerate cell development and manufacturing

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that CellPort Software, a SaaS company that digitizes workflows for cell development and manufacturing, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to accelerate delivery of cell-based therapeutics.

From TetraScience, Inc. 15 Dec 2021

Rapid 2D barcode rack scanners help lower the cost of COVID-19 PCR testing

Ziath reports how its super-fast 2D barcode rack readers are assisting leading COVID-19 testing lab – SummerBio LLC (Menlo Park, California, USA) to offer rapid, low-cost, high-volume testing solutions for educational organizations, employers and laboratories.

From Ziath Ltd 15 Dec 2021

Why is Innovation Critical to Life Sciences Research?

In this interview, we speak to Kirstie Speck from Abcam about the importance of innovation within the life sciences and how its role will change over the next 10 years.

From Abcam 13 Dec 2021

Private Label & Custom Manufactured Microplates

Drawing upon its expertise in polymer moulding, surface treatment, specialist assembly and knowledge of analytical, healthcare and life science applications has enabled Porvair Sciences to become a market leading supplier of private label and custom manufactured microplates.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 9 Dec 2021

iVention joins the Tetra Partner network to meet customer demand for data-engineered scientific workflows

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that iVention, maker of a powerful Laboratory Execution System, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to meet customer requirements that all of their scientific data be engineered, liquid, and actionable so that they can accelerate delivery of life-saving medicines.

From TetraScience, Inc. 8 Dec 2021

Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations of 2021

Each year The Scientist seeks to highlight the latest and greatest tools, technologies, and techniques to hit the life science landscape.

From Resolve Biosciences 6 Dec 2021

Low Profile Stackable Microplates

Offering a storage volume of 0.5ml per well in a height of just 27mm - enables more Porvair Sciences 96-well low profile deep well plates to be stored or stacked in a given space.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 1 Dec 2021

Custom Biofluid & Tissue Procurement Service

Global provider of human and animal biospecimens - AMSBIO offers a custom procurement service enabling researchers to source specific biofluid and tissue samples which are not already available in their extensive biorepository.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Dec 2021

Scientists develop advanced imaging technique to analyze oxygenation within bone tissue

Without doubt, the future of life sciences is sure to have technology that can measure biological parameters real-time in living organisms.

23 Nov 2021

Robust & Reproducible Sample Preparation for LC/MS

Porvair Sciences has published an in-depth application report demonstrating how their Microlute® CP Reverse Phase Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) microplates provide a robust and highly reproducible SPE LC-MS sample preparation methodology

From Porvair Sciences Limited 18 Nov 2021

Biognosys Launches Next-Generation Blood Biomarker Discovery Solution

Biognosys today announces the launch of its next-generation blood biomarker discovery solution, which will be offered as a contract research service.

From Biognosys 10 Nov 2021

Simultaneously Measuring 7,000 Proteins: Groundbreaking Proteomics from SomaLogic

In this interview, we speak to Roy Smythe, CEO of SomaLogic, about their groundbreaking proteomics technology that can simultaneously measure 7,000 proteins.

From SomaLogic 4 Nov 2021

Nonpathogenic strain of C. acnes improves skin's resistance against infection-causing bacteria

Cutibacterium acnes, a bacteria that is known to cause acne, is also widely spread on people with healthy skin.

28 Oct 2021

Novel platform enables sequence-unconstrained traceless protein synthesis

According to recent research published a multi-enzyme platform was created for sequence-unconstrained traceless protein synthesis and modification.

26 Oct 2021

New technology efficiently delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors for treating brain tumors

Multi-institutional researchers have succeeded in efficiently delivering an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) into the mouse brain, confirming its high efficacy and specificity in treating orthotopically transplanted mice with glioblastoma (GBM). The research was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

12 Oct 2021