Heather Hall

PerkinElmer and Honeycomb Biotechnologies, announce the commercial launch of the first of its kind HIVE scRNAseq Solution for single-cell isolation and analysis. The HIVE solution leverages a portable, handheld device for the capture, storage and RNA-Seq library preparation of a diverse range of cell types, including fragile and labile cells such as granulocytes, nephrons, hepatocytes and…

Hello Heart, a digital therapeutics company focusing exclusively on heart disease, announces its digital health application for blood pressure management can achieve and maintain lower blood pressure over time, even for those most at risk for heart disease. The results, published in JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Medical Association, showed that…

Imec, a nanoelectronics and digital technology research and innovation hub, and miDiagnostics, a spin-off of imec in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University specialized in the development of point-of-care tests for a wide range of health conditions, announce that they have signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement for imec’s patented COVID-19 breathalyzer.  Aerosols and droplets from exhaled…

MIT Professional Education is announcing a new professional certificate program in Strategic Technology Roadmapping and Innovation. With an emphasis on strategic technological leadership, the unique learning experience will provide professionals with the key tools and expertise necessary to successfully implement and manage emerging technologies within their 21st-century organizations. “Effective technology implementation requires careful planning, evaluation…

The advanced design of Laird Thermal Systems’ new thermoelectric-based Nextreme NRC400 Performance Chiller provides a reliable cooling solution for digital light microscope applications. This next generation recirculating chiller achieves 400 W of cooling capacity and a temperature control stability to within ±0.05° C under steady-state conditions to ensure high resolution images and long-life operation with…

Magnetic field detection and cancellation systems manufacturer Spicer Consultng Limited introduces its new SC28 monitoring system. The SC28 enables long-term, uninterrupted monitoring of magnetic fields, vibrations and acoustics – as well as temperature and humidity – within the lab and semiconductor fab. This system is purpose-designed to survey the environment for electron beam instruments, including…

Argonne National Laboratory scientists will host Frontiers in Materials Manufacturing: Decarbonizing Industry Through Electrochemical Processing, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. CST on Thursday, October 21, 2021 Achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require new approaches to chemicals and materials manufacturing, whose two sources of emissions — direct emissions from fossil feedstocks used in the…

While chromatography is the backbone of downstream bioprocessing, commercially available single-use chromatography system options are limited in their ability to scale and provide advanced processing capabilities. Thermo Fisher Scientific has solved the problem with the Thermo Scientific HyPeak Chromatography System. It’s the first single-use chromatography system for bioprocessing and offers a wide operational flow range,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for PerkinElmer’s PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 assay. Qualified laboratories* can immediately begin using this single test for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of COVID-19, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated from nasopharyngeal, anterior nasal and…

By Aliyah Kovner, LBNL A technology developed by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows great promise for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms arise, potentially changing the course of research and treatment for this condition, which affects millions of people worldwide and is estimated to be the sixth leading cause of death in…

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the launch of Gibco Cell Therapy Systems (CTS) NK-Xpander Medium, a GMP-manufactured cell culture medium that supports large-scale growth and culture of functional natural killer (NK) cells with or without the use of feeder cells. This is the first medium from Thermo Fisher specifically designed to support expansion of NK cells for…

Dr. Steve Arlington, president of The Pistoia Alliance, a global not-for-profit advocating for greater collaboration in biopharma, is calling on the pharmaceutical industry to continue building on the advances in collaboration it has built over the past two years. Digital transformation has accelerated rapidly during the pandemic, which in turn has greatly improved remote patient…

DuPont has announced two new major lines of products for its DuPont Liveo biopharmaceutical processing customers, as the company launches its healthcare investment roadmap to meet customer needs and the healthcare industry’s rapid expansion. Liveo Pharma TPE Tubing – A range of extruded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) pharma tubing dedicated to fluid transport and single-use bioprocessing…

Proscia, a provider of digital and computational pathology solutions, has released study results on new technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically detect melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, with a high degree of accuracy. The findings illustrate the promise of AI to deliver faster diagnoses, improve patient outcomes and optimize laboratory economics…

From UCLA Samueli Newsroom A team of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device. The technology converts human body motions — from bending an elbow to subtle movements such as a pulse on one’s wrist — into electricity that could be used to power…

DuPont celebrated the inauguration of its new medical elastomers mixers at the Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS) in Hemlock, Mich., with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. The investment in the new mixers responds to increased supply needs from DuPont Liveo Healthcare Solutions customers. The capacity expansion will: Expand in-house medical-grade silicone elastomer (Liquid Silicone Rubber and…

Materials and mechanical scientists are using machine learning to rapidly vet combinations of elements that could be used in next-generation environmental barrier coatings needed to protect vehicles traveling in the extreme conditions of aerospace and space environments. The project, led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is supported by the National Science Foundation. Environmental barrier…

Eagle Genomics, a pioneer in applying network science to biology, and the Earlham Institute, a bioscience research facility, announce their new partnership focused on providing critical tools required to analyze, explore and exploit complex microbiome data. Applied across both academia and industry, the partnership will facilitate access to unique resources while accelerating data-driven collaboration. As…

From Argonne National Laboratory  How do we make battery recycling cost effective? Scientists at the ReCell Center have taken another step towards that goal. Lithium-ion batteries are the engines of our technological present and future. They power portable electronics, such as smartphones and laptops and electric vehicles (EVs), which are growing in popularity. But the…

When the world’s most powerful telescope launches into space this year, scientists will learn whether Earth-sized planets in our ‘solar neighborhood’ have a key prerequisite for life — an atmosphere. These planets orbit an M-dwarf, the smallest and most common type of star in the galaxy. Scientists do not currently know how common it is…

A team of researchers from Bristol’s Quantum Engineering and Technology Labs (QETLabs) has shown how to protect qubits from errors using photons in a silicon chip. Quantum computers are gaining pace. They promise to provide exponentially more computing power for certain very tricky problems. They do this by exploiting the peculiar behavior of quantum particles,…

As global SARS-CoV-2 research efforts continue, labs are increasingly conducting scientific studies using banked saliva samples, taking advantage of a sample type which is easy to access and non-invasive. To this end, Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Thermo Scientific SpeciMAX Stabilized Saliva Collection Kit*, which is designed to safely collect saliva for research. The…

From Sandia National Laboratories Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and their collaborators have developed a new membrane, whose structure was inspired by a protein from algae, for electrodialysis that could be used to provide fresh water for farming and energy production. The team shared their membrane design in a paper published recently in the scientific…

From Brookhaven National Laboratory A multidisciplinary team of scientists has used the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User facility located at the DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, to investigate how high-temperature molten salts corrode metal alloys. The group found a novel approach for using molten salts…

The launch of the world’s first net zero mass spectrometer (MS) will make it easier than ever for scientists working across geoscience, food and beverage, environmental science and forensics to practice science sustainably. The Thermo Scientific Delta Q Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) is a next generation gas IRMS designed to enable detailed analysis with…