Training and Education
Norwich Research Park Innovation Hothouse winners announced
iBoxit, KNEE3D and PfBIO have been named winners at a competition showcasing innovative business ideas at Norwich Research Park.
In collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) and The Royal Society, the Innovation Hothouse competition saw eight finalists pitch their innovative...
Connect 2 Cleanrooms returns as a standalone brand
Connect 2 Cleanrooms, a trusted name in the cleanroom industry since 2002, has relaunched as a standalone brand in a strategic move to focus on the full cleanroom lifecycle.
The relaunch marks a new chapter following its acquisition by Angstrom...
Monmouth Scientific Modular Cleanroom expansion enhances production for Womed.
The Client: Womed
Womed, based at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, is a biotechnology firm specialising in innovative solutions for women's reproductive health. With a focus on developing and manufacturing medical devices, Womed is committed...
Optimized plating of bacterial and yeast cells on standard agar plates
EZ-Spread™ Plating Beads from AMSBIO allow you to spread bacterial and yeast cells across the surface of an agar plate in just seconds.
Eliminating the traditional need for glass rods and potentially hazardous ethanol flaming - EZ-Spread plating beads provide...
AMSBIO invest in future US life scientists
AMSBIO has implemented a program of investment to support the students at Penn State Lehigh Valley, part of Pennsylvania State University, in their transformative Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) program.
The CURE program, led by Dr. Jacqueline McLaughlin, allows students...
Problem-free preparation of active form membrane proteins
AMSBIO announce a new range of Synthetic Nanodiscs that enable preparation of multi-pass transmembrane proteins in their active form, revolutionizing the future of membrane protein research and drug development.
Membrane Proteins account for more than 60% of all FDA-approved drug...
Europa Biosite acquires AMSBIO continuing high growth journey
Europa Biosite is pleased to announce the acquisition of AMSBIO, a premier supplier of life science products and services, with expertise in the areas of biospecimens, stem cell research, 3D cell culture, glycobiology, and molecular biology. Headquartered in Oxford,...
Cleanroomshop Launches a Brand New Website
Europe’s leading online cleanroom consumables supplier, Cleanroomshop, has recently launched a brand-new website, giving its users an improved user experience.
The new website continues to offer over 2,000 products from more than 40 brands, whilst incorporating a new look and...
Validated tumor tissue samples for cancer research
CancerSeq™ FFPE tissues from AMSBIO are pre-screened tumor tissue samples for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP’s), insertions and deletions plus copy number variations (CNVs) using targeted Next Generation Sequencing to identify key mutations and mutational hotspots.
A major focus of cancer...
Innovation Hothouse Competition Finalists Selected for the Next Enterprise Tuesday
For the second year running, Anglia Innovation Partnership (AIP) – the science park management company for Norwich Research Park, has teamed up with The Royal Society’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) and the Faculty of Science at the University of...
Laminin isoform kit streamlines cell culture workflow.
For researchers looking to optimize protocols for cell culture and differentiation of ES/iPS cells - AMSBIO has introduced the iMatrix Palette. This new kit containing all variants of their iMatrix recombinant laminin E8 fragment isoforms** saving researchers time, cost,...
Celebrating European Laboratory Day
The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) will be celebrating European Laboratory Day on 05 November 2024.
This annual event recognises the vital contributions of laboratory medicine professionals across Europe and encourages EFLM members to host open-door...
Long-term Life Science Investment Partner Announced for Norwich Research Park
Norwich Research Park is delighted to announce a major new investment partnership with real estate investment manager, Vengrove, to construct new laboratory and office accommodation at the internationally renowned research park, a top-tier global research and innovation campus.
Norwich Research...
Angstrom Technology Announces Next Free Webinar: An Introduction to Cleanroom Validation
Global cleanroom supplier, Angstrom Technology has announced its next free webinar, An Introduction to Cleanroom Validation, taking place on 14 November 2024. The announcement comes the same week as Angstrom Technology has been shortlisted in two categories at the...
£4.5 million project will tackle ‘acute skills shortage’ in UK medicines manufacturing
Resilience, the UK’s first Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence, will use virtual reality to train in laboratory skills and support the NHS’ net-zero goal.
A new initiative, known as Resilience, has been launched to address the acute skills shortage...
Oysters hold key to sticky problem
If you think oysters are just a delicious seafood, think again.
Freshwater oysters produce an adhesive that may hold the secret to developing more environmentally friendly glues with applications from dental care to construction and shipping.
An international research team recently...
The training imperative: upskilling your team for the pharma AI revolution
As leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, we stand at a critical juncture. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our daily operations is not just a trend; it is an immediate necessity says Marina Hickson, managing director, Vivanti.
AI is...
Uncovering new cures from cancer survivors
Researchers at Oxford techbio Etcembly hope to find new targets for cancer therapies by analysing the immune cells of cancer survivors, as principal scientist Mathew Jones explains.
Despite all the advances in medicine over the past few decades, curing cancer...
Grant to TRANSFORM early detection of brain diseases
A leading nanomedicine researcher at The University of Manchester has received a £1.3m grant to advance research on Alzheimer’s and glioblastoma.
NanoNeuroOmics is a five-year project which aims to combine breakthroughs in nanotechnology, protein analysis, and blood biomarker discovery to...
Blood stem cell breakthrough could transform bone marrow transplants
This world-first discovery could lead to improved, personalised treatments for children with leukaemia and bone marrow failure disorders.
Researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body, and the...
The Next-Gen Lab: Designing for Science and Sustainability
Nils Rage, Head of ESG at Stanhope, explains how to build a sustainable lab without compromising quality.
In an era of heightened environmental consciousness, the scientific community faces a unique challenge: reconciling the high-energy demands of laboratory facilities with the...
Monmouth Scientific: Revolutionising organoid manufacturing
Monmouth Scientific Class 2 Biological Safety Cabinets enhance sterility and efficiency at Molecular Devices’ new Life Science facility.
Global life science and 3D biology pioneers Molecular Devices has launched a groundbreaking facility in Cardiff, dedicated to research, development and industrial-scale...
Holistic images could revolutionise arthritis care
A new device that uses light to non-destructively image tissue could revolutionise cartilage and tissue transplant treatment, laying the groundwork for osteoarthritis treatment.
Published in Nature Communications, research from King’s College London, the University of Southern Denmark and Boston University...
Funding for health tech firms of the future
A new centre based in Liverpool hopes to encourage the commercialisation of Health and Life Science research.
The facility is earmarked for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory, using £1.8m in funding from the Liverpool City Region...
New North-East defence against global pandemics
A £100m microbial fermentation facility will boost the UK’s readiness for global health threats and pandemics.
The investment by Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies triples existing microbial production throughput at its Billingham Life Science Hub.
The unit includes a production line equipped with...
NETPark Celebrates 20 Years with First Tenant for £100 Million Expansion
The North East Technology Park (NETPark), Sedgefield, in County Durham, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Since its inception in 2004, NETPark has been a beacon for technology and bioscience companies, providing state-of-the-art facilities and resources to support...
Why publish or perish is no longer sustainable
Current incentives make quantity the enemy of quality, says Professor Philipp Koellinger, chief scientific officer and co-founder of open access science platform DeSci Labs.
Science is at the behest of a numbers game. The current publish or perish culture means...
Diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells with cancer mutation
A common diabetes medication, metformin, slows the growth of pre-cancerous cells in the oesophagus while some metabolic conditions accelerate it, suggests a new study.
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute discovered that metformin reduced the growth of potentially cancerous cells...
Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible
A new antibiotic that works by disrupting two different cellular targets would make it 100 million times more difficult for bacteria to evolve resistance, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.
For a new paper in Nature Chemical...
Artificial sugars enhance disease diagnosis and treatment accuracy
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever before.
Sugars play a crucial role in human health and disease, far beyond being just an...