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Dutch researchers to develop artificial womb prototypes

The Eindhoven University of Technology has been awarded a research grant of €2.9 million for researchers to develop artificial womb prototypes.

9 Oct 2019

Washing machine could be a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens

For the first time ever, investigators have identified a washing machine as a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens. The pathogens, a single clone of Klebsiella oxytoca, were transmitted repeatedly to newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit at a German children's hospital.

27 Sep 2019

Study into skin collection of blood chemistry from babies aims to replace invasive blood tests

Scientists at the University of Strathclyde are researching a system to measure and monitor blood chemistry levels in premature and sick babies through their skin, which if successful, could eventually replace the need for invasive blood tests.

25 Sep 2019

NuAire now a supplier of E&I Cooperative Services

NuAire, announce new partnership with E&I Cooperative Services, which makes NuAire laboratory products available to the membership of E&I at affordable prices.

From NuAire 20 Aug 2019

New chip device offers superior detection of blood residues for forensic applications

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new chip device that offers superior identification of miniscule blood residues for forensic applications.

22 Jul 2019

How an “Internet of Things for science labs” startup is going viral

Amazon and Google gave us smart homes, where household items are reordered automatically as soon as stock runs low, and all of our devices and apps are interconnected and centralised.

From Labstep 17 May 2019

AI-powered platform gives labs 24/7 monitoring and real-time data

Elemental Machines is giving laboratories peace of mind, saving them time and improving the accuracy of their studies with its AI-powered platform.

From Elemental Machines 3 Apr 2019

PAA announce distribution agreement with Hongkong Zaotong for customers in China and Hong Kong

Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA) and Hongkong Zaotong have announced a distribution agreement covering mainland China and Hong Kong.

From Peak Analysis & Automation Ltd 13 Mar 2019

BGU develops new AI platform for monitoring and predicting ALS progression

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform for monitoring and predicting progression of neurodegenerative diseases to help identify markers for personalized patient care and improve drug development.

20 Feb 2019

MTC in Rouen acquires Robocath’s R-One robot for future healthcare practitioner training

Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic systems for the treatment of vascular diseases, announces today that the Medical Training and Testing Center in Rouen will use its R-One robot for future training.

16 Jan 2019

Standardizing feeding practices improves growth trends for micro-preemies

Standardizing feeding practices, including the timing for fortifying breast milk and formula with essential elements like zinc and protein, improves growth trends for the tiniest preterm infants, according to Children's research presented during the Institute for Healthcare Improvement 2018 Scientific Symposium.

11 Dec 2018

Automating Data Capture and Image Analysis in Continuous Experiments

An interview with Lindy O’Clair, discussing the challenges of studying neuronal systems over time, and the development of an automated platform by Sartorius.

From Sartorius 19 Nov 2018

GSS sensors provide stable CO2 control for laboratory incubator applications

Gas Sensing Solutions is helping to solve a challenge with laboratory incubator applications. Incubators are typically used to grow bacteria and micro-organisms, and to culture cells and tissues for research and clinical purposes.

10 Aug 2018

A new, multifluidic way to grow cells in the laboratory from BioTek Instruments

BioTek Instruments announces enhancements to the MultiFlo™ FX Multi-Mode Dispenser to facilitate cell biology workflows.

1 Aug 2018

BioTek awarded patent for autofocus feature on advanced microplate reader

BioTek Instruments were recently issued a patent for their User-Trained Autofocus feature in the Gen5™ Microplate Reader.

18 Jul 2018

Study: Premature babies have higher risks of health complications in Bangladesh

A recently published study in Bangladesh titled Clinical outcome of the late preterm infants shows that premature babies can develop major neonatal complications that need admission in a neonatal intensive care unit.

20 Mar 2018

Neonatology experts examine effects of new intravenous nutrition for extremely low birth weight preemies

At the neonatology ward of the Vienna General Hospital, physicians compared two mixtures of intravenous lipids for nutrition with support coming from the FWF. The researchers found no amelioration with respect to bile-flow complications in extremely low birth weight preterm babies in incubators, but they did discover more mature brain waves.

5 Jan 2018

BGU researcher wins 2017 Joy Academic Grant to develop stress management tools

A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has been awarded a 2017 Joy Academic Grant from Joy Ventures to research and develop an empathy-based emotion-regulation mechanism for stress relief.

29 Nov 2017

Researchers develop illuminated pajamas for babies being treated for jaundice

Alone, naked, and with their eyes covered for protection: this is how newborns lie in incubators when they are being treated for jaundice. Irradiation with blue light in an incubator is necessary because toxic decomposition products of the blood pigment hemoglobin are deposited in the skin in newborns with jaundice.

31 Oct 2017

UCR study identifies new animal hosts of kissing bugs that spread Chagas disease

Solitary weasel-like animals called tayra might look pretty harmless, but some may actually be incubators for a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a chronic, debilitating condition that is spread by insects called kissing bugs and affects more than 8 million people worldwide.

19 Sep 2017