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Streamlined Laboratory Integration With INTEGRA’s Electronic and Automated Liquid Handling Solutions

Rapid technological advancements in the life sciences field have made automation a key focus for many laboratories, and INTEGRA Biosciences is proud to provide advanced liquid handling solutions to streamline laboratory protocols.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 11 Jan 2024

Boosting Post-Transplant Survival: Tailoring Gut Microbiome to Fight GvHD

After stem cell transplantation, the donated immune cells sometimes attack the patients' bodies. This is known as graft versus host disease or GvHD.

9 Jan 2024

QIAGEN receives FDA clearance of NeuMoDx CT/NG Assay for use on both NeuMoDx 96 and 288 Molecular Systems

NeuMoDx CT/NG Assay designed to improve accessibility, affordability and timeliness in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing in the U.S.

From Qiagen 9 Jan 2024

How Next-Gen Sequencing is Revolutionizing Infection Diagnosis

Scientists from Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Université Paris-Est Créteil and the Alfort National Veterinary School, coordinated by Professor Marc Eloit and Dr. Anne Jamet in collaboration with Dr. Jacques Fourgeaud and Beatrice Regnault, studied the role of global genetic characterization of samples (or non-targeted metagenomics) using next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing infections.

19 Dec 2023

New AI-Generated Proteins Could Revolutionize Medicine and Beyond

A new study Dec. 18 in Nature reports an AI-driven advance in biotechnology with implications for drug development, disease detection, and environmental monitoring.

19 Dec 2023

Gladstone Scientists Create Intricate Map of Human T Cell Function With Base Editing

In a study of historic scale, scientists at Gladstone Institutes have created an intricate map of how the immune system functions, examining the detailed molecular structures governing human T cells using the next-generation CRISPR tool known as base editing.

14 Dec 2023

Colored 96-Well Skirted PCR Plates

Azenta Life Sciences popular FrameStar® 96-well Skirted PCR plate is now available in a wide range of colors (purple, blue, clear, green, red, black, and white) to enable easy visual identification in multi-user labs.

From Azenta Life Sciences 7 Dec 2023

Unraveling Bacterial Resistance: Unique Features Identified by McMaster University Scientists

Scientists at McMaster University have identified distinct features of a mechanism employed by bacteria to withstand a crucial category of antibiotics.

24 Nov 2023

Yourgene Health Becomes a PacBio Compatible Partner: Enabling PacBio Customers to Optimise Size Selection for Long-Read Sequencing Libraries

Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, and PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced a collaboration to optimise size selection for long-read sequencing workflows.

From PacBio 20 Nov 2023

Wilmot Researchers Uncover a "Genomic Tug of War" That Influences Decitabine's Effectiveness

Some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, like acute myeloid leukemia, benefit from a chemotherapy drug called decitabine that stunts cancer growth. But many others are resistant to decatibine's effects or become resistant over time.

17 Nov 2023

Tokyo Metropolitan University Decodes DNA Repair Mechanisms

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have uncovered crucial aspects of the DNA repair mechanism within human bodies.

16 Nov 2023

INTEGRA Biosciences’ pipettes help to progress infectious disease testing

Cormeum Lab Services, a cutting-edge clinical testing laboratory in Louisiana, is using a range of pipetting solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences to streamline its infectious disease testing workflows.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 25 Oct 2023

DNA-Origami Nanoengine Performing Pulsing Movements

An international team of scientists has just invented a revolutionary form of DNA nano-engine.

20 Oct 2023

Researchers Develop New Nanozyme for Safe, Affordable Food and Agricultural Applications

Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering.

19 Oct 2023

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Biohub in New York

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will open a new biomedical research hub in the growing scientific landscape of New York City that aims to boost collaboration between leading scientific and technological institutions

19 Oct 2023

BioLizard Launches New AI-Empowered “BioVerse” Platform to Facilitate Data-Driven R&D for Global Life Sciences Community

BioLizard, the bioinformatics, data analytics and data management service and consulting company heading digital transformation in the life sciences industry, today announced the launch of its new BioVerse platform.

11 Oct 2023

Developing a Microfluidic Device that Captures Circulating Tumor Cells

In the book titled “Microfluidic Systems for Cancer Diagnosis,” the UPV/EHU’s Microfluidics Cluster group outlines a method for constructing a bioelectronic device.

11 Sep 2023

Chung-Ang University Researchers Develop Novel DNA Biosensor for Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer

The electrochemical sensor, made of a graphitic nano-onion/molybdenum disulfide nanosheet composite, detects human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 and HPV-18, with high specificity.

8 Sep 2023

Illumina's Board Appoints Jacob Thaysen, Ph.D. as its New Chief Executive Officer

llumina today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jacob Thaysen, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 25, 2023.

5 Sep 2023

Yourgene Health Launches MagBench Automated DNA Extraction Instrument and Kit for NIPT Workflows

Yourgene Health plc (“Yourgene”), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, today launched the Yourgene® MagBench™ Automated DNA Extraction Instrument and Kit. MagBench solution is available to Sage™ customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.