RECENT NEWS
Tumour characterisation research using multiplex immunofluorescence
Ultivue has announced a collaborative partnership with OracleBio to help further insights and advance personalised tumour characterisation in translational and clinical oncology research using multiplex immunofluorescence staining and imaging.- News
Lab Innovations 2020: an update
Following the recent government announcement permitting exhibitions to run in England from 1 October 2020, organisers of the Lab Innovations event have confirmed that it will run on 4–5 November at the NEC.- News
Connectivity and instrument monitoring
Pathology in Practice continues to reflect on SARS-CoV-2 infection and on COVID-19 disease, although understandably the focus may change slightly from issue to issue.- News
Method comparison studies in biomedical science
Following the success of article series on measurement uncertainty and internal quality control, Stephen MacDonald is now turning his attention to method comparison, starting in the August issue of Pathology in Practice.- News
Digital blood cell morphology QC, training and evaluation tool
HORIBA UK, Medical has launched an affordable digital tool for online skill evaluation and training in cytology. The Quality Slide Program (QSP) 2.0 draws on the wealth of haematology expertise held within HORIBA Medical globally.- News
My Qualiris QC: opening up a diagnostic challenge
Stago UK is offering UK laboratories a free trial of its widely respected Diagnostic Challenge, part of the company’s international external quality assurance (EQA) programme, My Qualiris QC.- News
Liquid aspiration in biosafety cabinets
The BioChem-VacuuCenter (BVC) fluid aspiration systems are the perfect solution for safe, sensitive and efficient aspiration of cell culture supernatants.- News
New haemophilia B data presented at ISTH 2020 meeting
Freeline, a clinical stage adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy company, has announced new data on its AAV gene therapy product candidate, FLT180a, in severe haemophilia B patients.- News
Bioremediation and quantum modelling techniques
Researchers are designing microorganisms to help break down pollutants and toxins like aflatoxins that contaminate food crops and pose a serious health threat to humans and livestock.- News
Cas9 and dCas9-VPR stable cell lines in CRISPR gene editing workflows
Horizon Discovery Group, a leader in gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, has introduced its stably expressing Cas9 and dCas9-VPR cell lines to help accelerate gene knockout and gene activation experiments, respectively.- News
Recent economic announcements: a response from BIVDA
Doris-Ann Williams, Chief Executive of the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA), has commented on the economic announcements in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Summer Economic Update.- News
LGC acquires The Native Antigen Company
LGC has acquired The Native Antigen Company (NAC), one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality infectious disease antigens and antibodies, and a developer, manufacturer and supplier of reagents to the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) sector.- News
Expression of interest in a new national microbiology framework sought
Public Health England (PHE) is asking for expressions of interest from suppliers that provide diagnostics, research and development, manufacturing of supplies and services, and provision of testing capacity for a new national microbiology framework.- News
Win a VACUSAFE Aspiration System from INTEGRA
INTEGRA Biosciences is offering the chance to win a VACUSAFE Aspiration System. A compact, all-in-one laboratory vacuum pump, it enables safe and efficient collection and containment of biological waste, meeting stringent biosafety level guidelines.- News
Transforming bowel cancer screening into a precision tool using AI
The University of Glasgow, with the NHS and Scottish technology companies, will lead a project to transform bowel screening by developing a diagnostic tool that uses artificial intelligence to predict who will develop future polyps and tumours.- News
Improving early diagnosis in cancer, thoracic and liver disease
Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland is part of a consortium to win funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to take forward projects to improve early diagnosis of cancer, thoracic and liver diseases.- News
Veterinary diagnostics: benefits of rapid In-house cytology
SYNLAB VPG and Scopio Labs have collaborated to present a free online CPD webinar on in-house veterinary cytology hosted by VPG’s Laboratory Director and Veterinary Clinical Pathologist, Fiona Gosling.- News
High-resolution cytology in veterinary pathology
SYNLAB’s Veterinary Pathology Group (VPG) is the first network of veterinary laboratories in the UK to offer ScopioVet, an innovative digital platform for faster, in-practice cytology processing using high-resolution slide imaging.- News
Less plastic, less packaging: help to go green
Millipore leads the design and manufacture of membrane devices for sterile filtration, and now provides consistent, reliable sterilisation of media and buffers, but with significant reduction in disposable plastic materials.- News
Pathology Horizons: the webinar edition
Cirdan will host a special Pathology Horizons webinar on Wednesday, 16 September. This two-hour event will reflect the usual Pathology Horizons theme, The Future of Pathology, but focus particularly on the impact of COVID-19 in laboratory medicine.- News
