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Degassing System Reduces Anomalies in Diagnostic Reagent Dispensing
Biotech Fluidics report how installation of two DEGASi® Plus semi-prep 6-channel degassing systems on a production line, has enabled a diagnostic kit manufacturer to almost eliminate inaccurate reagent dispensing issues. more...

How INTEGRA Can Support Your Lab Sustainability Goals

16 Jul 2024 | Food & BeverageClinicalLaboratory EquipmentPharmaceuticalMicrobiomeAssay Development

Integra Interview
In this interview with Dr Ursula Leuthold, sustainability coordinator with INTEGRA Biosciences, we learn how over the last 5 years, INTEGRA has made substantial progress towards reducing their CO2 emissions and how that can now help laboratories meet their own climate change goals. more...

Planet-Safe Culture Dishes and Microplates Receive My Green Lab ACT Labels

16 Jul 2024 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalMicrobiomeAssay Development

Planet-Safe® is a 100% plant-based alternative to petroleum-based labware that is: commercially compostable, petroleum-free, safe for incineration, and generates an 83% lower carbon footprint than polystyrene. more...

More Sustainable Microbiology - Making Labs Greener a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

15 Jul 2024 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalMicrobiomeAssay Development

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How can laboratories make microbiology testing more sustainable? In this rapidmicrobiology special focus on making microbiology green, we highlight some easy-to-implement practical steps that any lab can take to minimize their environmental impact. more...

INTEGRA Biosciences is on Track to Net Zero

04 Jul 2024 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalLaboratory EquipmentOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiomeAssay Development

Roadmap to sustainability
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to sustainable science and has been tracking its corporate carbon footprint since 2019 while making significant progress on the road to net zero. more...

Affordable Storage Tube Sealing Device

25 Jun 2024 | ClinicalLaboratory EquipmentPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Semi-Automated Septum Cap Capper
The Semi-Automated Septum Cap Capper from Azenta Life Sciences is a storage tube sealing device designed to preserve sample integrity and audit trails in biobanks, compound libraries and other high-throughput storage applications. more...

Micro Flow Meter and Degasser Set-up for Nanoparticulate Formulation Dispensing

25 Jun 2024 | Laboratory EquipmentAssay Development

Nanoparticulate Dispenser
Biotech Fluidics reports on the successful development and implementation of a pioneering combined micro flowmeter and degasser set-up to improve dispensing of a nanoparticulate formulation for a leading medical technology company. more...
Chromogenic Substrates Guide
Free downloadable ebook explains the science behnd chromogenic substrates, how to select the optimal substrate for your research, and gain practical tips for using enzyme substrates with initial experiment details. more...

Custom Lyo Beads from Biofortuna - Precision at Scale

18 Jun 2024 | Laboratory EquipmentPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Custom Lyo Beads from Biofortuna
Lyo beads are expanding possibilities in point of care assay development. As well as obviating the need for cold chain they improve assay accuracy and lower the cost per test. See how the Biofortuna contract manufacturing service delivers unrivalled scale, precision and accuracy with this case study. more...
high quality custom antibody reagents
Drug developers often need a variety of antibody reagents tailored to their candidate therapy and for a range of testing applications. However, developing and securing a reliable supply of fit-for-purpose, customized antibody reagents is not easy. The new partnership will address this challenge. more...
Antigen-based Assays
ZeptoMetrix® PROtrol™ is a new line of products designed for antigen-based diagnostic methods for infectious diseases, including lateral flow immunoassays. more...
Zeptometrix QC Materials
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus we explore resources available to assay developers. more...
Cambrex
Cambrex is nearing the completion of a 5-year, $100-million-dollar investment strategy, one year ahead of schedule, adding more than 150,000 square-feet of capacity and capability expansions across 70% of its North American and European drug development and manufacturing network. more...
Air Dried Assay Development Technical Note
Assay developers are increasingly moving towards dried formats to alleviate the costly cold-chain shipping and storage demands of traditional 'wet' qPCR-based diagnostic tests. Air-drying has emerged as a simple, fast and cost-effective option for drying down molecular assays. more...
Automated Individual Access Roll Heat Sealer
Video demonstrates the walkaway productivity achievable using Azenta's Automated Individual Access Roll Heat Sealer in molecular diagnostics, drug discovery and kit manufacturing applications. Seals microplates in any pattern you need from just one to all 96 wells. more...

Biofortuna Acquires Biological Sample Storage Experts Cryoniss

13 May 2024 | Laboratory EquipmentOtherPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Sonia Houghton and Dr Nick Ash
Biofortuna provide genomic services, custom assay development and contract manufacturing solutions to empower their global partners in healthcare, biotechnology and academia to advance innovative life sciences and diagnostic applications in health and wellbeing. more...

Sino Biological Finalizes the Acquisition of SignalChem Biotech

29 Apr 2024 | ClinicalAssay Development

Sino Biological, Inc. has successfully concluded its acquisition of Vancouver-based Canadian biotechnology company SignalChem Biotech Inc. Sino Biological has acquired 100% of SCB shares in a deal valued at $48M USD, inclusive of all assets, assumed indebtedness, and net of cash deposits. more...

Increase Productivity With Precision Tube Decapping / Recapping Instrument

29 Apr 2024 | ClinicalPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Automated Tube Decapper Recapper
Offering advanced automation to increase your throughput the IntelliXcap™ provides secure sealing – eliminating the need for manual intervention, while preserving vital sample integrity. more...

Therapeutic Potential of CD20 x CD3 Bispecific Antibodies

04 Apr 2024 | ClinicalAssay Development

Sino Biological
Sino Biological partners with customers to accelerate drug discovery and development. As an international reagent supplier and service provider, Sino Biological provide a comprehensive suite of recombinant bispecific antibody production services and best-in-class drug target reagents. more...

Ziath Mohawk Tube Picker - Fast Large Sample Picking Device

03 Apr 2024 | ClinicalLaboratory EquipmentAssay Development

Ziath Mohawk Tube Picker
Proven in installations worldwide – Mohawk tube selection and picking technology avoids the need for slow and costly robotic systems. Importing a pick list, selecting, and picking larger whole tissue sample tubes takes seconds. more...

Achieve Precision Quantification in Every Reaction With qPCRBIO SyGreen® Mixes

04 Mar 2024 | Food & BeverageMicrobiomeAssay Development

qPCRBIO SyGreen Blue Mix contains a blue dye for sample visualisation ideal for high throughput
Get unparalleled results in your microbiological research. qPCRBIO SyGreen® Mixes are developed for reliable gene expression analysis, in 1- or 2-step RT-qPCR, accurate species abundance quantification in complex samples, and use in any other application of dye-based qPCR. Read on to learn more. more...

QC Standards, Controls, CRM and Proficiency Testing Schemes a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

27 Feb 2024 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalAssay Development

NATtrol Infectious Disease Molecular Controls For Quality Control Testing
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus we showcase solutions for QC controls, Certified Reference Materials, and Proficiency Testing Schemes or External Quality Schemes - all vital parts of a comprehensive laboratory quality assurance process. more...

Special Focus on Transformational Technologies for Microbiology, AI, AR, and Data Analytics

29 Jan 2024 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalLaboratory EquipmentOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiomeAssay Development

How to automate your QC Microbiology lab
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus we showcase AI, AR and Data Analytic solutions to help improve QC microbiology, discover how your lab could improve., from robotic sampling, AI assisted results through to useable, easily shared data. more...

UV-clear Microplates for DNA Purity Checking

26 Jan 2024 | ClinicalPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Azenta Ultra Optically Clear assay plates
The unmatched optical performance provided by Azenta Ultra Optically Clear assay plates allows you to undertake DNA purity measurements in the plate well, without removing any sample, thus reducing sample loss, and improving throughput in automated workflows. Free sample available on request. more...
Gentier X3 Series
The multi-block design of TianLong's NEWLY LAUNCHED Real-Time PCR System - Gentier X3 Series allows labs to improve efficiency and save on costs; the system can run up to 3×32-well samples using three different protocols on three independent thermal blocks - all at the same time. more...
High Performance Magnetic Beads for Immunoassays
MagSi-STA beads are based on a silica matrix, which produces lower background chemiluminescence and UV/VIS signals compared to alternative substrates inherent luminescent properties like polystyrene, thereby enhancing assay sensitivity and dynamic range. more...

Optimized Degassers for Nanofluidic Systems  

11 Dec 2023 | Assay Development

Degassing Nano and ultraNano fluid flows
With an internal volume of only 25µl – the DEGASi® Plus Nano is optimized for degassing fluid flows in the range up to 100 µL/minute. Biotech Fluidics also offer an Ultra version of this new degasser with a hold-up volume of just 6µL making it perfect for extremely low flow applications (up to 25 µL/minute). more...

Exploit the Power of PCR Biosystems IsoFast™ Hot Start Bst Colour Mix for Field-based Testing

11 Dec 2023 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalVeterinaryMicrobiomeAssay Development

IsoFast Hot Start Colour Mix offers a rapid colourimetric readout for positive negative screening
PCR Biosystems' IsoFast™ Hot Start Bst Colour Mix excels in DNA amplification. Featuring AptaLock™ hot start for high sensitivity, and providing a rapid color readout for positive/negative screening, it's ideal for lab and field-based microbiology testing, ensuring precise and quick results.   more...

Microbial Identification - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

05 Dec 2023 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Vitek MS Prime
Whether it's just a general classification or a detailed WGS, explore options for the identification of microorganisms in routine clinical, food, or pharmaceutical labs - find the right solution for your lab on this rapidmicrobiology special focus page. more...

Discover How Microbiologics' Global Genomics Center Can Meet Your Sequencing Needs

04 Dec 2023 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalAssay Development

Global Genomics Center
Microbiologics' state-of-the-art Global Genomics Center provides various sequencing services for bacterial and fungal identification. Proven expertise combined with the latest technologies deliver comprehensive solutions from samples to nucleotides for both Sanger and NGS methodologies. more...