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New mathematical model facilitates decision making in food supply network

It is a long journey from harvesting in the field to the cooked dish that reaches the dinner table. The food supply chain covers all those processes and the actors involved in satisfying the consumer's needs.

29 Oct 2020

FlowSyn Multi-X system for seamless reaction optimization

The FlowSyn Multi-X from Uniqsis takes the drudgery out of reaction optimization - effortlessly converting your batch chemistry methods to more efficient, higher yielding flow chemistry protocols.

From Uniqsis Ltd 28 Oct 2020

Scientists design cost-effective portable analyzers

Despite their high accuracy, the majority of the existing instrumental laboratory methods are very laborious and insufficient in terms of quick analysis of the objects under study. A team of scientists of Samara Polytech design cost effective portable analyzers.

23 Oct 2020

Ziath to exhibit sample management products at virtual biobanking symposia

Ziath announce their participation in two key virtual symposia for scientists involved in biobanking - the ISBER Virtual Symposium 2020 and the Europe Biobank Week 2020.

From Ziath Ltd 16 Oct 2020

Krystal binding microplates set a new standard for uniform, reproducible capture of biomolecules

Porvair Sciences new medium and high bind Krystal microplates set a new standard for uniform and reproducible capture of a wide range of biomolecules ready for affinity binding assays such as ELISA's.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 16 Oct 2020

Army researchers test alternative ways to measure COVID-19 antibody levels

Researchers with the U.S. Army Futures Command are part of a team that tested alternative ways to measure COVID-19 antibody levels, resulting in a process that is faster, easier and less expensive to use on a large scale. Their method holds promise for accurately identifying potential donors who have the best chance of helping infected patients through convalescent plasma therapy.

15 Oct 2020

Efficient Pollen Identification

From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analysing pollen plays an important role in research.

5 Oct 2020

Innovations assist compound management labs using Acoustix tubes

Ziath has released a module to enable their Mirage, Cube or Express tube readers to decode Brooks Acoustix tubes.

From Ziath Ltd 18 Sep 2020

Researchers develop highly scalable and accurate antibody test for COVID-19

An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with Houston Methodist and other institutions, is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use.

14 Sep 2020

Time-Saving Automation for Small Biobanks

Ziath reports strong uptake of its Mohawk semi-automated tube picker in smaller biobanks and biorepositories.

From Ziath Ltd 26 Aug 2020

Novel method can examine dangerous levels of heavy metals in food and water

Finding out if the food and water we consume are safe from toxic and carcinogenic metals can now be much faster and simpler.

5 Aug 2020

Sterile deep well plates

Porvair Sciences offers an extensive range of sterile deep well microplates for sensitive biological and drug discovery applications.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 4 Aug 2020

Stackable, low profile deep well microplates for lab automation

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of low profile deep well microplates - optimised for laboratory automation.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 4 Aug 2020

New tools developed to test the ability of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test the ability of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020

Stackable, low profile deep well microplates for lab automation

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of low profile deep well microplates - optimized for laboratory automation.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Jul 2020

Biophysicists propose a simple method to study heart tissue

Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues have proposed a simple way to observe the heart tissue.

30 Jun 2020

User-friendly support system for laboratory scale reactions

The ReactoMate DATUM from Asynt is a high quality, dual-rod stainless steel and aluminium support system built to ensure the stability and safety of your lab reactor.

From Asynt 24 Jun 2020

Engineers Develop Low-Cost, High-Accuracy GPS-Like System For Flexible Medical Robots

Roboticists have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body.

From UC San Diego 19 May 2020

Digital Agriculture Paves The Road To Agricultural Sustainability

In a study published in Nature Sustainability, scientists outline how to develop a more sustainable land management system through data collection.

24 Apr 2020

Andrew Alliance online event - Wednesday, 1 April 2020 0900 to 1430 CET

Andrew Alliance is advancing life science research with a new class of high-performance, easy-to-use laboratory automation solutions that dramatically improve the repeatability, performance and speed of liquid handling.

From Andrew Alliance S.A. 24 Mar 2020