By Marwan Alsarraj, BioPharma Segment Manager, Digital Biology Group As of 2021, there were 8.8 million scientists worldwide, and all their research generates data. The number of scientists continues to rise, too, resulting from the analytical-minded wanting to help the world counteract crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. The adage would claim that…

As part of its efforts to support emerging biotechnology companies with addressing key challenges of bringing new therapies to market, Thermo Fisher Scientific announces it has become a founding sponsor of Momentum Labs in Alachua, Florida. Momentum Labs will serve as a collaborative laboratory and office space for growing biotech businesses in the greater Gainesville…

Biognosys AG and Bruker Corporation announce a strategic partnership in which Bruker has made a majority-ownership investment in Biognosys. Financial details were not disclosed. J.P.Morgan acted as exclusive financial advisor to Biognosys. Several of Biognosys’ earlier investors have sold their shares to Bruker in a secondary transaction, and Bruker will make new primary investments in…

Generis, creator of the cloud data content, and business process management platform CARA, announced that Merz has selected the CARA Life Sciences platform for managing all the documents in their R&D process. Merz, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany is a global, family-owned company represented in over 90 countries with more than 110 years of experience and…

By Jim Ross, President & CTO, Axion Biosystems The ability to study human physiology often relies on biological models but recapitulating human development and disease comprehensively in a laboratory is a challenge. Most in vitro models rely on two-dimensional systems, which offer valuable insight into how cells function in healthy and diseased states but don’t…

ViroStat has just released its new catalog of infectious disease antibodies and antigens. This newest release includes 790 antibodies for use in antigen detection assays such as lateral flow rapid tests, ELISA, IFA, and CLIA. Many recommended pairs are available. Infectious targets include viruses, bacteria, toxins, parasites, and fungi. Go to the ViroStat website www.virostat-inc.com…

By Christian Olsen, Business Segment Lead, Dotmatics Biologic drugs have increasingly delivered treatments for cancer and rare diseases and continue to prove effective in other wide-ranging areas, from neurological and metabolic disorders to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. But along with the incredible potential biologics offer, there is also great pressure to discover and deliver novel…

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has unveiled the Gibco CTS DynaCellect Magnetic Separation System (DynaCellect) to help cell therapy developers easily move from process and clinical development to commercial manufacturing. This next-generation cell isolation, cell activation, cell depletion, and Dynabeads magnetic beads removal instrument provides a scalable, flexible, automated, and closed system to help optimize the…

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has opened its largest single-use technology manufacturing site in Greater Nashville. The $105 million, 400,000-ft2 facility enables the company to help meet rapidly growing demand for the bioprocessing materials needed to produce vaccines and breakthrough therapies for cancer and other diseases. This new site is part of Thermo Fisher’s $650 million…

PerkinElmer has announced that it has added PerkinElmer Flow Cytometry Instrument Concierge Services to its OneSource Laboratory Services portfolio. The comprehensive and flexible offering will provide biopharmaceutical labs with expert, onsite flow cytometry specialists to help manage their instruments and processes more efficiently and effectively — facilitating reduced downtime, increased productivity and better data integrity…

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces the successful commercialization of a new Amyloid Mass Spectrometry (MS) Service for the early screening of amyloid-positive individuals. This simple, research-use-only blood-based analysis method enables reliable characterization of amyloid pathology in the brain with an easy-to-acquire blood sample to assist in the evaluation and development of new pharmaceutical treatments for Alzheimer’s…

Vaccizone, a vaccine development company focusing on innovative antigen delivery technology, selected Exothera S.A. to fast-track process development of its SARS‑CoV‑2 vaccine for European clinical trials. Vaccizone has developed and patented a novel method for delivering antigens and bioactive compounds which can increase the stability and shelf life of complex biotherapeutics, like vaccines, monoclonal antibodies…

By Mark Jones Morel mushroom hunting is an interesting and enjoyable spring activity in Michigan. Finding morels is a challenge, but if you want to eat them, finding is close to the only option. It takes effort, knowledge of the woods, and a trained eye. Some friends, life-long morel hunters, introduced us to the morel…

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is providing proteomics and biopharmaceutical laboratories working in drug discovery and R&D applications with an innovative mass spectrometry solution that, for the first time, unlocks the ability to clearly decipher complex mixtures of large macromolecules. The Thermo Scientific Direct Mass Technology mode augments Thermo Scientific Q Exactive UHMR Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass…

ENPICOM, a bioinformatics software company, announces the upcoming expansion of the capabilities of the IGX Platform to unlock seamless analysis of antibody panning data. This major development will allow researchers to analyze antibody display data in an intuitive and visual way, easily perform multi-dataset comparisons and identify a diverse set of enriched candidates with the…

The new Phadia 2500+ series of instruments is now available for autoimmune testing in the U.S. The family of high-capacity, intuitive lab instruments supplied by Thermo Fisher Scientific, offers reliable and unparalleled high throughput for both allergy diagnostics and autoimmune testing. “With the launch of the Phadia 2500+ series, we now offer scalable, high-capacity allergy…

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Qatar Genome Program (QGP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), have partnered with the goal of accelerating genomic research and clinical applications of predictive genomics in Qatar as a step toward expanding the benefits of precision medicine across Arab populations globally. Under the agreement, Thermo Fisher and Qatar Genome Program will…

PerkinElmer. is participating at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo, May 3-5, in Boston, (booths #908, #912), with a focus on helping labs make well-informed and timely data-driven decisions on therapeutic candidates by leveraging cloud-based informatics solutions and strategic IT services. Helping the world’s pharmaceutical and biotech companies get a better handle on their data,…

Thermo Fisher Scientific is providing laboratories performing food safety analysis with a new ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) workflow solution for regulatory compliant, cost-effective and reliable analysis of quaternary ammonium pesticides (Quats). The new Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac CS21-Fast-4µm ion exchange column enables scientists to easily and accurately determine and quantify the four cationic…

Aquadex, from Nuwellis, removes excess fluid in adults and children suffering from fluid overload, a common condition that can be caused by heart or kidney failure, or IV fluids given for various reasons. The technology filters the patient’s blood, removing excess plasma water to maintain stable blood flow in the heart and vessels. Providers can…

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a science and technology company, has announced that its ZooMAb recombinant antibodies platform earned Accountability, Consistency and Transparency (ACT) label from My Green Lab, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a culture of sustainability in science. The first-ever antibody to achieve ACT…

By Rob Taylor, Pharmaceutical Segment Manager, Malvern Panalytical Sometimes you must take things apart to rebuild them. For a child with a LEGO masterpiece, this can be heartbreaking. But in the world of pharmaceuticals, reverse-engineering drugs is crucial for the development of less expensive, more accessible generic products. Chemical and structural reverse engineering, also known…

PerkinElmer. will be at The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting from April 8-13 in New Orleans (booths #1009, #1851 and #909), alongside its partner companies showcasing how genomic and cellular solutions for cancer research can be used to study its mechanisms, improve biomarker discovery, and help drive targeted, therapeutic discovery leading to…

Sepha, the Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical packaging and equipment, has developed a new compact small-batch blister packaging machine with full traceability and electronic data storage capabilities. The EZ Blister+ meets increased demand for 21 CFR Part 11 compliant micro-batches throughout the blister production lifecycle, from R&D right through to commercial production. It will launch…

JEOL USA announces the next generation of JEOL NMR spectrometers: the ECZ Luminous series. This product is a next step in spectrometer miniaturization and improving performance through state-of-the-art digital and high-frequency technologies. JEOL USA is a subsidiary of JEOL, a manufacturer of cutting-edge scientific equipment with more than 65 years of experience in producing advanced…