RECENT NEWS

CytoSMART Technologies has launched a new live-cell imaging system. The CytoSMART Lux2 Duo Kit offers a straightforward, cost-effective solution for researchers carrying out immediate side-by-side comparisons between cell cultures.

HORIBA UK, Medical has announced that the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) in partnership with the Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust has recently purchased and installed five new Microsemi CRP point-of-care (POC) haematology analysers.

With the unprecedented circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there have been a number of questions as to whether or not Medica, the largest medical technology exhibition in the world, will go ahead this year. Messe Düsseldorf, the organisers of Medica, are still planning for the show to take place on 16–19 November, with Medilink UK and GAMBICA being committed to organising UK pavilions at the exhibition.

A study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research has revealed that, contrary to guideline recommendations, 68% of clinicians managing bronchiectasis patients do not test them for non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection prior to starting macrolide treatment.

EKF Diagnostics has signed a three-year distribution agreement with Tosoh Europe for the distribution of its Quo-Test HbA1c point-of-care (POC) analyser in the Middle East and Africa.

Proteomedix, the Swiss cancer diagnostics company, and Dynex Technologies have announced a strategic partnership enabling Proteomedix to establish automated workflows for its prostate cancer diagnostics test, and to sell Dynex instruments to the global clinical market.

Samplix has launched its comprehensive service programme to grant any laboratory access to the advantages of Xdrop technology. By partnering with the Samplix service team, researchers can make use of the unique Xdrop approach to address complex genomic questions, including gap closing, sequencing of repeat elements, detecting viral insertion sites, revealing unintended CRISPR edits, and more.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched a range of anti-certolizumab pegol inhibitory antibodies to support the development of assays for therapeutic drug monitoring of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) inhibitors.

Genomic instability is a universal hallmark of all cancers. Many common chemotherapeutic agents target this genomic instability by directly damaging the DNA, resulting in tumour cell death. A new generation of drugs have been developed that inhibit the DNA repair enzyme PARP to induce DNA damage. Dr Joshua Burgess (Advance Queensland Early Career Research Fellow at the Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology) will be leading a free webinar on Tuesday 12 May (3.00 pm BST, 10.00 am EST, 7.00 am PST). Click on this story to access the link to register.

TTP, an independent technology and product development company, has partnered with ODx Innovations, a company committed to developing a system for assessing urinary tract infections (UTIs). The ODx system offers the potential to revolutionise the turnaround time for the assessment of suspected UTIs, reduce the use of antibiotics and provider faster access to optimal antimicrobial therapy.

Scientists have discovered a malaria transmission-blocking microbe, which represents an important stride in the fight against the disease, reported in a study funded by Wellcome Trust and the UK GCRF Network ANTI-VeC.

Researchers from the Galien Institute at Paris-Saclay University/CNRS have developed nanoparticles that are effective in the treatment of severe inflammatory processes, which can be found in many pathologies, such as COVID-19. This research was published recently in the journal Science Advances.

HORIBA UK, Medical has introduced a new automated digital cell morphology solution in collaboration with CellaVision to help haematology laboratories simplify and expedite the performance of blood and body fluid differentials. CellaVision’s digital cell morphology systems can now be integrated with HORIBA’s HELO automated haematology platform, enabling two-way data flow and rapid validation of cell morphology results. These combined systems automate a number of steps that would otherwise be undertaken manually, significantly enhancing laboratory workflows and increasing productivity.

Leica Biosystems has launched The Future of Pathology Expert Report, which calls for pathologists and healthcare leaders to collaborate in pursuit of their common goal – to improve cancer diagnostics. Given the uncertain times currently faced by healthcare communities globally, The Future of Pathology Report details how the field of pathology can evolve to meet these challenges.

Olympus has received a Gold Edison Award for its X Line objectives in the Applied Technology category and Optical & Imaging Technologies subcategory. The Edison Award is one of the most prestigious accolades honouring excellence in new product development, design and innovation.

Using the power of deep learning, Olympus cellSens imaging software for microscopy offers significantly improved segmentation analysis, such as label-free nucleus detection and cell counting, for more accurate data and efficient experiments.

Researchers at the Cancer Institute, University College London (UCL), are using INTEGRA’s electronic pipette range to simplify workflows. Yvette Hoade (pictured), a research technician in the Payne Laboratory, Department of Haematology, is investigating mutations associated with various blood diseases such as bone marrow failure and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), both of which are age-related disorders that greatly increase the risk of developing leukaemia.

Under the current lockdown conditions, keeping up to date with the very latest news, innovative technology and products in the biomedical science industry is easy. Pathology in Practice is now available via Apps free both in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The App provides access to the current and previous digital issues of Pathology in Practice, together with copies of The Clinical Services Journal. Click on this news item to access the respective links.

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), a Sysmex Group company, has announced the addition of accurate detection capabilities for translocations and difficult-to-sequence partial tandem duplications (PTDs) in its popular myPanel customisable SureSeq NGS panels. This latest update is, for example, beneficial to researchers investigating myeloid disorders like chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), now enabled with BCR-ABL fusion gene and KMT2A-PTD detection.

INTEGRA Biosciences is offering laboratories a chance to win a VIAFLO multichannel electronic pipette of their choice. The VIAFLO electronic pipette is designed to offer better pipetting for virtually any application, helping users to achieve excellent results faster.