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With less than a week to the start of the IBMS Congress event, the following is a reminder of the procedures in place to ensure that speakers, delegates and visitors remain safe.

Una Health is a company that specialises in rapid microbiology and point-of-care diagnostics, providing reliable results that make more efficient use of already-stretched resources.

Dotmatics, a company providing scientific informatics software to drive the automation of laboratory data workflows and accelerate critical R&D discovery, has released Dotmatics Platform 22.1.

The British Society for Microbial Technology (BSMT) has confirmed that this year’s 37th Annual Microbiology Conference is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 19 July 2022, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon.

Crosscope. a provider of AI-enabled digital pathology software, and Mindpeak, known for its AI tools for clinical diagnosis, have announced a partnership to integrate Mindpeak’s image analysis tools into the Crosscope digital pathology platform.

Randox has supplied laboratories worldwide with revolutionary diagnostic solutions for almost 40 years, providing them with the right tools to improve healthcare.

On stand F20, visitors can get hands-on with the latest microscopes from ZEISS, make huge savings as part of the current promotional offers and even participate in a free prize draw to win a pair of ZEISS binoculars worth £425!

Northern Ireland has become the first UK region to combine pathology and radiology images and reports in the same medical imaging system, as pathology goes live with Sectra that will modernise diagnostics for healthcare professionals and patients.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has embarked on a major medical records digitisation project with partners System C, IMMJ Systems and Iron Mountain.

The IBMS takes the safety of delegates, exhibitors and staff at Congress very seriously and accordingly will be implementing onsite COVID-19 safety measures that go beyond the minimum requirements that are in place in the UK.

Olympus has announced the opening of the Olympus Discovery Center at Texas A&M Health to support research focused on treating, alleviating and preventing human diseases.

INTEGRA Biosciences has created the D-ONE single-channel pipetting module for hands-free transfers from individual tubes or wells using the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot.

Celebrating a 75-year legacy in centrifugation, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has launched its most versatile 3-litre benchtop centrifuge yet – the Allegra V-15R refrigerated centrifuge

Biotium is expanding its line of Mix-n-Stain labelling kits with new kits designed specifically for producing antibody conjugates ideal for super-resolution stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM).

On stand 126 at the upcoming IBMS Congress, the Alpha Laboratories’ team will discuss the extensive range of diagnostic assays plus controls, standards and calibrators that help support ISO 15189 accreditation.

In view of the ongoing pandemic, the BSMT committee has decided to move this year’s face-to-face event to Tuesday 19 July 2022, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, in the hope that it does not encounter any restrictions at that time.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched a range of anti-daratumumab antibodies that are specific for daratumumab (Darzalex) and inhibit the binding of the drug to its target, CD38.

A comprehensive new primary validation of the popular TSI BioTrak Real-Time Viable Particle Counter from Validair has recently been completed to satisfy the demanding requirements of both users and regulators.

For a limited time only, laboratories in the NHS and clinical setting can take advantage of discounted pricing for the ZEISS Axiolab 5 and Axioscope 5 smart upright microscopes, along with offers on selected accessories and software.

Proscia and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, have announced a multi-year agreement to fully digitise the region’s pathology workflows.