RECENT NEWS

Revvity has announced a new licence agreement with AstraZeneca for the technology underlying its Pin-point base editing system, a next-generation modular gene editing platform with a strong safety profile.

Lonza has launched the new TheraPEAK T-VIVO cell culture medium, a novel chemically defined medium developed to optimise CAR T-cell manufacture.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) has today launched a new independent white paper, ‘Leveraging advanced diagnostics to realise the UK's potential in genomics’ which examines the UK genomics landscape, with a focus on patient access to genomic testing.

SHOT, MHRA and UKTLC are pleased to announce a joint webinar covering the importance of learning from incidents and the principles of investigating incidents.

More than £70 million has been granted to Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) by some of the largest government and charity research funders in the UK.

Leading clinical diagnostics firm Beckman Coulter has unveiled the DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyser, the most productive immunoassay analyser per footprint, capable of running up to 215 tests per hour per square metre.

Randox has unveiled two new launches, a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) which allows testing for indications of prostate cancer and other prostate conditions, as well as a an automated test for levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a protein made in the heart and blood vessels, elevated levels of which are indicative of several co-morbid conditions.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and its hospital partner The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have announced the opening of their new joint Integrated Pathology Unit (IPU). England’s first centre of its kind is set to make significant improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment – by combining pioneering digital imaging with artificial intelligence.

Action must be taken now to stop the UK from losing its exceptional strengths in health research, and the value it brings to society, says a new report published by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo – taking place on 23-24 May 2023 at ExCeL London – has announced its top 5 ‘not to be missed’ highlights for this year’s inaugural conference.

Cleanroom microbiology company Cherwell will be launching a new portable biofluorescence particle counter (BFPC) to the UK and Ireland at the forthcoming Cleanroom Technology Conference 2023.

Siemens Healthineers has entered into an agreement to distribute Scopio Labs' full-field digital cell morphology technology, which will enable clinical laboratorians to examine patient blood-cell samples digitally instead of under a microscope.

Pfizer and Thermo Fisher Scientific have announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to help increase local access to next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based testing for lung and breast cancer patients in more than 30 countries across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia where advanced genomic testing has previously been limited or unavailable.

Revvity has been officially launched as a science-based solutions company that leverages innovation across life sciences and diagnostics to help improve lives everywhere. The company was previously affiliated with PerkinElmer.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) commissioned the University of Nottingham to produce an independent White Paper examining the UK Government’s procurement of COVID-19 tests during the pandemic, which has now been published.

Fast-growing health technology company Magentus is continuing its global expansion on the back of a series of major acquisitions and significant contract wins. Magentus is consolidating leading health technology companies Citadel Health, Wellbeing Software and Genie Solutions under one new brand, drawing together operations across the UK and Australia to take its services into new regions.

Digital pathology firm Paige has announced a new collaboration with Visiopharm, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven precision pathology software provider, to bring a wider range of AI products to doctors and patients.

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) has announced that co-founder Mark Davis is stepping down as CEO after 20 years, having founded the company as Mologic in June 2003, alongside his father and industry leader Professor Paul Davis.

Aiosyn, a software company that develops AI-powered pathology software, has announced the integration of its AI-powered automated quality control (QC) algorithm in the Sectra Amplifier Marketplace.

Clinisys has acquired Promium, a Bothell, Washington, USA-based leading provider of laboratory information management systems dedicated to supporting environmental, water, wastewater and other analytical testing laboratories that protect health and safety.