RECENT NEWS
One Health: current and future challenges
Although John Cooper originally trained in veterinary science, he has always enjoyed working with those from other disciplines. Here, he puts the case for One Health and how this approach could be beneficial when facing new challenges in the future.- News
Stackable chilling incubators: applications in the life sciences
Torrey Pines Scientific has announced it new EchoTherm Stackable/Programmable Vibration-Free Chilling Incubators for protein crystallography and other life science uses.- News
Annual SHOT Report 2019: FAHR highlights webinar
The SHOT team will host its final webinar of 2020 on 2 December at 14:00 GMT, covering the Febrile, Allergic and Hypotensive Reactions (FAHR) chapter of the Annual SHOT Report 2019, along with a seven-year trend analysis.- News
Pipetting made easy: a tutorial series
INTEGRA Biosciences has compiled a series of videos to demonstrate how the company’s lightweight VIAFLO electronic pipette and VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette can make daily pipetting tasks easier and faster.- News
Reflecting the best of in vitro diagnostic expertise and cooperation
The Biomedical Science Industry Handbook 2021 will be circulated with the December issue of Pathology in Practice, providing comprehensive information on the full range of products and services available from the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry.- News
Colour validation tool for digital pathology scanning devices
FFEI, a global developer of award-winning digital imaging solutions, has launched the Sierra Validate & Standardise (VS) Analyser, the latest product available within the patented Sierra colour calibration technology portfolio.- News
Greater recognition for health and care professionals needed says HCPC
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has called for greater recognition of health and care professionals, and is asking government and the public to remember the sentiments expressed towards all key workers during the first lockdown.- News
Effects of extreme environments on human biology and physiology
Elsevier has published a new book in the area of biomedical science. ‘Entitled Human Physiology in Extreme Environments’, this is a second edition of the title written by Hanns-Christian Gunga.- News
Spatial profiling assays for breast cancer
NanoString Technologies has announced a collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) for the development of novel GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) protein assays to profile breast cancer.- News
Addressing the critical challenge of cancer overdiagnosis
Proscia has announced that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the National Cancer Institute Consortium for Molecular Characterization of Screen-Detected Lesions (MCL), have used Proscia’s Concentriq platform to advance biomedical research.- News
Digital cytology platform receives CE-marking
Hologic has announced the CE-marking of its Genius Digital Diagnostics System, the first digital cytology platform that combines a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with digital imaging to identify precancerous lesions and cancer cells.- News
Developing IT for newborn screening and tissue typing services
Scientists in Bristol have worked with CliniSys to develop information technology (IT) to support critical newborn screening and tissue typing services.- News
Connecting, processing and embedding in the histopathology laboratory
Sakura Finetek Europe has launched Tissue-Tek SmartConnect, an automated transfer system that creates a continuous flow between the Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 Rapid Tissue Processor and Tissue-Tek AutoTEC a120 Automated Embedding System.- News
Overcoming the current challenges in ketone testing
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has reached epidemic levels, spreading from developed countries to developing countries. The Randox D-3-hydroxybutyrate assay provides a convenient method for the accurate detection of ketones from serum.- News
Guided pipetting systems: a webinar
CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionised how genetic screens are conducted, as the system is easy to implement into existing workflows. In a webinar on 10 December, researcher Karsten Krey will explain the value of a guided pipetting system.- News
Save expensive reagents using 12-well reagent reservoirs
Use of multichannel pipettes can streamline assay workflow and increase reproducibility. To optimise productivity, however, you need to use them in combination with reagent reservoirs.- News
First fluorescence live-cell imager launched
CytoSMART Technologies has announced its first fluorescence live-cell imager. The CytoSMART Lux3 FL is a small live-cell imaging microscope equipped with one brightfield and two fluorescent channels (green and red).- News
Rapid purification of exosomes from blood and other samples
Cell Guidance Systems has launched a new product for the purification of exosomes from blood and other samples. The Exo-spin 96 exosome purification kit allows researchers to purify exosome samples in the standard 96-well plate format.- News
User workshop to feature next-generation sequencing panels
Oxford Gene Technology will host a live workshop at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2020 virtual meeting, in which users will explain how OGT’s SureSeq NGS panels can increase throughput in detection of a wide variety of aberrations.- News
New Academy President elected to improve UK and global health
Professor Dame Anne Johnson has been elected as the next Academy of Medical Sciences President, taking over the post from Professor Sir Robert Lechler on 3 December 2020.- News
