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…
A look at five of the best-read stories of 2022
2022 has been a busy year for the R&D community, from the continuing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to the repercussions on the economy and funding for future research. We’ve seen some amazing breakthroughs and innovations — and welcomed back the R&D 100 Awards banquet dinner. It’s been a busy year in the industry. Here’s…
A new look for BRANDTECH Scientific
For over 25 years BRANDTECH Scientific has represented the BRAND Group as the U.S. and Canadian supplier of dependable, high-quality laboratory solutions with BRAND, VACUUBRAND, and VITLAB products. The company’s product lines include pipettes, automated pipetting robots, bottletop dispensers, burettes, pipette controllers, repeating pipettes, vacuum pumps, cuvettes, PCR plastics, microplates, glass and plastic labware, and…
National labs get $1.5B from Inflation Reduction Act to upgrade facilities
From the Department of Energy The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced $1.5 billion from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to build and upgrade America’s national laboratories. The resources will upgrade scientific facilities, modernize infrastructure, and address deferred maintenance projects at DOE’s Office of Science-managed national laboratories, which are regional…
Ohio grows into a globally recognized R&D hub
By Gordon Feller With top-notch universities, federal research institutes, leading companies from nine major industry sectors, and 14 top-ranked hospital systems, Ohio is a “quiet giant” of innovation in industrial sectors and life science. Ohio has the fifth-highest number of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies — and is home to more than 120 NYSE/Nasdaq…
SwRI celebrates 75 years of service to humankind
From Southwest Research Institute: On September 19, Southwest Research Institute celebrated its 75th anniversary. SwRI began in 1947 as a ranch dedicated to scientific livestock production and has since grown into a worldwide leader in research efforts, from deep sea to deep space, for the benefit of humankind. Today, SwRI is one of San Antonio’s…
Park Systems acquires Accurion
Park Systems Corp. announces that it has acquired Accurion GmbH, a privately held company that develops and manufactures imaging spectroscopic ellipsometers and active vibration isolations. This acquisition adds to Park’s portfolio of atomic force microscopy and white-light interferometric microscopy. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Goettingen, Germany, Accurion GmbH has pioneered…
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s largest single-use technology manufacturing site opens in Greater Nashville
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…
R&D 100 Winners for 2022 are announced
The Winners of the 2022 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 60th year, received entries from a dozen different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included nearly 50 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. Finalists were announced last week.…
R&D 100 Finalists for 2022 are announced
Finalists for the 2022 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 60th year, received entries from a dozen different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included nearly 50 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. The Finalists are listed below by…
Judging panel announced for 2022 R&D 100 awards program
This year’s iteration of the esteemed R&D 100 Awards features a judging panel comprised of nearly 50 professionals from across the globe, who boast an impressive collection of accomplishments and honors. Finalists in this year’s 60th R&D 100 Awards will be announced on August 15th at rdworldonline.com. Winners of this year’s R&D 100 Awards, along…
Ames Laboratory is now Ames National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has announced a name change, to Ames National Laboratory. The change, which is effective immediately, was made to more accurately reflect the institution’s past, present and future role as a DOE National Laboratory, said representatives from the DOE’s Office of Science; contractor Iowa State University; and Ames National…
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments extends HQ campus with building acquisition
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the next phase in its planned expansion with the procurement of additional facilities at its headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. The purchase of a new two-story building has been finalized, bringing the campus to a total of three separate properties. SSI is well-known in the scientific instrumentation space, working with companies…
A new modern identity for VACUUBRAND
BrandTech Scientific presents the new VACUUBRAND identity which launched at Analytica in Munich Germany on June 21. The focus is on the VACUUBRAND promise: Innovative vacuum technology enabling customers to run reliable, safe and efficient processes. With the new design, the brand has a modern, unmistakable uplift. The new logo highlights the word VACUU in…
Why there’s a neon shortage — and why it matters
By Mark Jones In a normal world, vodka, nickel, palladium, and neon would have nothing in common. In our current world, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they do. All are currently experiencing supply chain disruptions due either directly to the fighting or to sanctions. Nickel and palladium come from mines. Russian mines produced about 10%…
Argonne to host webinar exploring benefits of replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen
Join Argonne experts for “Science at work: Combating climate change with hydrogen,” at 11:00 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, as they explore the environmental and economic benefits of replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen. Replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen could turn manufacturing and transportation into green industries. Companies can use hydrogen to reduce their carbon…
ZEISS opens new microscopy customer center in Bay Area
ZEISS hosted a ribbon cutting event at its ZEISS Microscopy Customer Center Bay Area (ZMCC BA), housed within the ZEISS Innovation Center California, a high-tech building designed to promote customer and employee collaboration, in Dublin, CA. The ribbon cutting took place on April 7, 2022. Researchers, scientists, and the Bay Area community can access the…
2022 Global Funding Forecast: R&D variants cover more than the pandemic
Researchers live in a world of variants — coronaviral variants are taking center stage in the media right now. But in 2022, researchers will also have to deal with the challenges of accelerating economic inflation rates, global warming, electrification of everything, fifth- and sixth-generation broadband uncertainties, declining animal and plant diversities, declining global population rates,…
Leica Microsystems appoints new president
Leica Microsystems, a manufacturer of microscopes and scientific instruments, has announced the appointment of Dr. Annette Rinck as its president. Annette succeeds Markus Lusser, who has taken a new position in the life sciences group of companies of the Danaher Corporation, of which Leica Microsystems is also a member. Annette joins Leica from Honeywell where…
Three lab scientists are inducted into LLNL’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame
One current and two former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have been inducted into the Laboratory’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame (EHF). The trio, who represent the third class of inductees into the Lab’s EHF, have been honored for developing technologies during or after their Lab careers that created major economic impacts or spawned new…
Keys to lead SwRI’s Applied Power Division
James R. Keys Jr. has been named vice president of Southwest Research Institute’s Applied Power Division. Keys previously served as the division’s executive director. “I am honored to continue the outstanding path my predecessors have set forth,” Keys said. “I have worked in this division since its inception. I have a great opportunity to lead…
2022 R&D 100 Awards now open for submissions
The 60th R&D 100 Awards program is now open for submissions. The program is open to corporate, government, and academic R&D organizations across the globe, and has been called “The Oscars of Innovation.” First established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies…
Thermo Fisher Scientific expands Pennsylvania bioprocessing manufacturing site
Thermo Fisher Scientific is investing $40 million to expand its single-use technology (SUT) manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. The expansion is part of the company’s $650 million multi-year investment, announced last year, to help ensure flexible, scalable and reliable bioprocessing production capacity exists for critical materials used in developing new and existing biologics and vaccines,…
Pistoia Alliance launches Women in STEM leadership pilot to support members’ goals
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, announces the launch of a new Women in STEM leadership pilot program. The program is aimed at organizations seeking to develop leadership and mentoring skills and promote diversity in the life sciences work environment. It brings together more than…
Ohio University joins highest level of research institutions in the nation
Ohio University has joined the highest level of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 Classification (very high research activity) in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Institutions holding the Carnegie R1 designation constitute the top tier of research universities as measured by expenditures supporting research and development, conferral of…