A Cleanroom Garment’s journey towards sustainability
When one looks at the nature surrounding us, they can only be surprised by the smooth way it works – circularity and supplementary nature of processes ensures no resources are wasted.
Human activity, on the...
Sustainable Recirculating Fume Cupboards revolutionising Laboratory Practices
Laboratories play a crucial role in scientific research and innovation, yet they often consume significant amounts of energy and resources. One key contributor to this consumption is the ventilation system, particularly fume cupboards, which...
Contagious Maths hits the classroom
New resources developed at Cambridge are helping students learn how maths can help tackle infectious diseases.
From measles and flu to SARS and COVID, mathematicians help us understand and predict the epidemics that can spread...
‘Turbo-charged’ research into biodetection of airborne pathogens
The University of Hertfordshire has been awarded £13.5million – its biggest ever research grant – to expand and progress its sector-leading R&D of biodetection technologies against harmful, airborne pathogens like Covid.
Herts was one of...
Butterfly DNA reveals little change after 250 million years in flight
The most extensive analysis of its kind reveals how butterfly and moth chromosomes have remained largely unchanged since their last common ancestor over 250 million years ago.
This stability exists despite the incredible diversity seen...
Spin-out raises £8.5m to reveal the ‘unseen world of RNA’
Wobble Genomics – a University of Edinburgh spin-out whose novel approach to RNA sequencing could revolutionise many fields in biotechnology – has raised £8.5m to help commercialise its technology.
Wobble, which is currently operating in...
Affordable lab space faces ‘perfect storm’
An imbalance in lab space supply and demand is inhibiting growth in the UK’s Golden Triangle, says Mark Glatman, Chief Executive of Abstract Mid-Tech, and developer of South Cambridge Science Centre.
Known as the ‘Golden...
University of Bath receives £25 million to train tomorrow’s research leaders
A new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers is to be trained at the University of Bath to solve some of the most important social, health and environmental challenges of our times, thanks to...
Ukraine: science infrastructure severely damaged
A study released by UNESCO estimates the cost of restoring Ukraine’s public scientific infrastructure at more than $1.26 billion.
It reveals that 1,443 buildings and laboratories, as well as 750 pieces of scientific equipment, have...
Resilient UK biotech sector landed £1.8bn investment in 2023
The UK’s thriving life sciences and biotech sector showed resilience in 2023, securing £1.8 billion in equity investment despite a challenging global economic climate, according to the latest report by the UK BioIndustry Association...
Combating falsified drugs – Ensuring patient safety throughout the global supply chain
Medicinal products are an appealing target for illicit trade, with an estimated annual cost of $200 billion and potentially millions of lives lost. The problem affects low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately, and the...
Scientists develop new biocontainment method for industrial organisms
Researchers in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) at The University of Manchester have developed a new biocontainment method for limiting the escape of genetically engineered organisms used in industrial processes.
In a paper published...
AI causing ‘medical bias’ in tools and devices
Ethnic minorities, women and those from disadvantaged communities are at heightened risk of poorer healthcare due to a bias built into medical tools and devices, according to a recent report.
The Equity in Medical Devices:...
Your Bioinformatics Career Begins with an MSc from the University of Birmingham
If you are interested in a career in one of the world's most in-demand fields, an MSc in Bioinformatics might be right for you.
The Bioinformatics industry is a fast-growing field which combines the latest...
Powerful triple detector for GPC/SEC
TESTA Analytical announce Trinity – a powerful new triple detector for Gel Permeation Chromatography / Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC/SEC).
Triple Detection GPC/SEC is a gold standard technique for the complete and accurate characterization of...
Regulatory Compliant Tissue Microarrays
AMSBIO reports that its extensive range of FDA tissue microarrays reliably enhances tissue cross-reactivity (TCR) and other target validation studies.
These high-quality tissue microarrays (TMAs) enable high-throughput analysis of a panel of tissue types recognized by the Food...