Laboratory equipment

Cryo-electron microscopy has helped illuminate the molecular architecture behind some of the most commercially important therapies of the past decade. Cryo-EM helped guide the development of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, for instance, which at its peak in 2022 drove $37.8 billion for Pfizer alone. Separately, cryo-EM helped shed light on how the megablockbusters tirzepatide (Lilly)…

As research grows more interdisciplinary, the environments built to support it don’t always keep up. Forward-thinking universities are rethinking laboratories not just as technical spaces but as places that shape how scientists interact, focus, and work together. At the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, new facilities are testing that idea, designing around…

Pictor Labs, the UCLA spinout behind a suite of AI-powered virtual staining tools, used USCAP 2026, the annual pathology meeting in Los Angeles, to debut a dedicated on-premises hardware system that runs its full product line, including ClearStain, ReStain and DeepStain, entirely within a lab’s own walls. Pictor Labs has offered cloud-based virtual staining since…

Sigma Laborzentrifugen brought the 3-17KT refrigerated benchtop centrifuge to Analytica 2026, targeting labs that need sub-ambient spinning in a compact footprint. The unit pairs precision-controlled cooling across a −20 to +40 °C range with a “Rapid Temp” pre-cool function that lets users bring the chamber and rotor to setpoint before loading samples. At 46 cm wide…

Köttermann GmbH used Analytica 2026 to debut VarioProtect, a hazardous-substance safety cabinet designed to store flammable, corrosive and toxic chemicals in a single enclosure. Conventional lab setups typically require separate cabinets for each hazard class; VarioProtect consolidates all three, positioned directly at the workstation for ergonomic access. The company says the combined-storage approach can replace…

Thermo Fisher Scientific today launched the Glacios 3 Cryo-TEM, the third generation of its 200 kV cryogenic transmission electron microscope platform. The headline feature is the READY System, an integrated suite of technologies designed to mitigate vibrations, acoustic noise, electromagnetic interference and temperature fluctuations well enough that the instrument can be installed in a broader…

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. (SSI) has opened a new research and development facility in South San Francisco, California, the company announced March 30. The lab will focus on developing analytical instruments, software, applications, and lab automation for pharmaceutical and life science customers in North America. It will focus chiefly on three core areas: analytical methods…

Köttermann used Analytica 2026 in Munich to present the VarioProtect, a hazardous-substance safety cabinet designed to store flammable, corrosive, and toxic chemicals together in a single unit. Certified to DIN EN 14470-1 Type 90, the highest fire resistance class, VarioProtect provides at least 90 minutes of protection in the event of fire. It also carries…

XRF Scientific used Analytica 2026 in Munich to showcase the xrFuse 1 (pictured) and xrFuse 2, its next-generation electric fusion systems designed for automated sample preparation ahead of XRF and ICP analysis. Both instruments launched in January 2026 and reach a maximum operating temperature of 1,300 °C, a step up from the company’s earlier specs.…

 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index for Laboratory Analytical Instruments has climbed from 159.6 in January 2020 to 197.1 in February 2026.  That is a 23.5% increase that affects procurement benchmarking, capital budgets, and competitive intelligence across the R&D sector. The index was perfectly flat through much of 2020 and 2021,…

Analytica 2026, Munich — Waters Corporation’s Xevo CDMS, launched in October 2025, is a benchtop charge detection mass spectrometer (CDMS) built around an Electrostatic Linear Ion Trap (ELIT) that measures individual ions’ mass-to-charge ratio and charge simultaneously, calculating true molecular mass for intact biomolecules up to 150+ MDa without the deconvolution or digestion steps conventional…

Researchers at Syngenta built a custom Automated Media Dispensing System (AMDS) by repurposing an off-the-shelf OpenBuilds CNC router, showing how manufacturing hardware can be adapted into precision lab instruments for a fraction of commercial cost. They published their findings in SLAS Technology.  Plant biotechnology labs routinely need to fill hundreds or thousands of specialized containers…

Analytica 2026, Munich — Mettler Toledo showed the Rainin Vero electronic pipettes at Analytica 2026. Available in 1, 8, or 12 channels across multiple volume ranges. Rainin Vero — Key Specs Channels 1, 8, or 12 Single-channel ranges 0.5–10, 2–20, 10–100, 20–200, 20–300, 100–1000 µL 8-channel ranges 0.5–10, 2–20, 5–50, 20–200, 20–300, 100–1200 µL Launch…

Analytica 2026, Munich — dialog EDV Systementwicklung showed diaLIMS Web App, a browser-based LIMS extension supporting Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. diaLIMS Web App — Key Specs Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android (browser) Network 4G+ mobile data minimum for cloud/SaaS Cloud SLA 99.995% availability guaranteed Launch date January 2026 Extends existing diaLIMS installations to mobile…

Waters is using analytica 2026 [booth number (A1.328)] to show off Xevo CDMS, an instrumentation platform for charge-detection mass spectrometry aimed at samples that can be difficult to characterize with conventional MS workflows. The platform was also showcased at Pittcon in San Antonio. Waters positions the system  for direct mass measurement of very large and…

At least 1 in 10 medicines in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or falsified. A 2023 UNODC assessment estimated 267,000 deaths per year from falsified antimalarials alone in sub-Saharan Africa, with nearly 170,000 more from counterfeit antibiotics. In the U.S., the problem is smaller in scale but growing: the CDC has warned about counterfeit…

Most electronic pipettes still rely on rocker, joystick, button or wheel-based navigation paired with compact displays and menus that reward memorization over intuition. Protocol setup can require hands-on coaching, and misselected protocols may not surface until results fail to reproduce. Thermo Fisher Scientific is launching the Fluid Ease Pro ClipTip electronic pipette with a direct…

Legionella culture, the internationally accepted reference method for detecting the bacteria behind Legionnaires’ disease in water systems, still relies on laboratories preparing their own selective media or sourcing it from multiple suppliers. The workflow is well-standardized (ISO 11731 defines it), but the media preparation step remains a source of variability and lab time that ready-to-use…

In Manhattan, $500,000 buys a nice studio apartment. In rural Ohio, it can buy a mid-range four-bedroom house with land. The New York Times has made a franchise out of this kind of real-estate comparison, showing examples of what you could buy with a given budget. The electron microscopy market works much the same way:…

Velp Scientifica, better known for Kjeldahl digestion and solvent extraction than for elemental analyzers, is arriving at Analytica 2026 with three new products and a signal that the company is moving up the analytical workflow. The centerpiece is the EMA 402XL, a world-premiere CHNS macro elemental analyzer that swaps tin foil capsules for reusable ceramic…

The cell and gene therapy industry has a measurement problem sometimes gets overlooked: companies can engineer viral vectors carrying therapeutic genes, manufacture them at scale and push them toward the clinic. But characterizing what they produced at the intact molecular level has remained stubbornly difficult. Conventional mass spectrometry can reach into the megadalton range. Thermo…

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The modern laboratory is no longer defined just by glassware and chemicals; it is a highly connected, electrified ecosystem. Current practice is moving toward software-defined, modular and remotely accessible laboratories. From everyday power supplies to complex, automated network architectures, electronic equipment forms the backbone of contemporary research and development. Foundational lab electronics Modern labs have…

Pittcon 2026 brought together more than 300 exhibitors across analytical instrumentation, laboratory informatics, automation, materials characterization, and scientific services. This guide pair in-depth company profiles with concise A-to-Z capsule summaries so readers can quickly identify notable launches. Agilent (Booth 1436) Agilent brought its LC refresh to San Antonio. The Infinity III LC Series, spanning the…

Pittcon 2026 drew more than 300 exhibitors to San Antonio’s Henry B. González Convention Center displaying a mix of instruments, sample-prep systems and lab software. On the instrument side, vendors emphasized speed, usability and fit for specialized testing environments. TA Instruments (a Waters brand) launched the ARES-G3 rheometer at the show, claiming 25,000 data points…