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Highly Reproducible & Efficient Phospholipid Removal

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new and improved version of its Microlute® PLR phospholipid removal microplate designed to enhance the flow of samples through a proprietary filter to maximise the recovery of analytes with unmatched reproducibility.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 28 Sep 2021

Hamilton and Rhinostics Reinvent Rapid Swab-Based Sample Workflows from Collection to Processing

Hamilton Company and Rhinostics are combining their respective strengths to improve the speed and quality of nasal and nasopharyngeal sample workflows.

From Hamilton Process Analytics 28 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk and duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a study conducted at the European Institute of Oncology, scientists have found that the risk and duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection reduced significantly after COVID-19 vaccination.

28 Sep 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against SARS-CoV-2 mu variant

Researchers in Japan have conducted a study showing that the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be adequately effective against the B.1.621 (mu) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

27 Sep 2021

New study clears a pharmacologic hurdle in developing molecularly targeted therapies for AML

New research from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators shows why some drugs in clinical trials for treating a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often fail and demonstrates a way to restore their effectiveness.

27 Sep 2021

Chronic COVID-19 and divergent variants of SARS-CoV-2

A new study discusses the isolation of two variants of concern (VOCs) from an immunocompromised COVID-19 patient.

27 Sep 2021

Trial of Sanofi/GSK SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters against variants in non-human primates

New research discusses the development of soluble prefusion-stabilized spike trimers (CoV2 preS dTM) comprising adjuvant AS03.

27 Sep 2021

Researchers develop new method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA

DTU-researchers develop a novel method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA that may also be designed to detect other diseases.

27 Sep 2021

Hyperbranched polylysine nanopolymer as potential broad-spectrum antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

The findings from this study suggest that HPNs may inhibit viral replication and budding.

27 Sep 2021

B cell activating anti-CD73 antibody for the immunotherapy of COVID-19

Despite the advent of numerous vaccines and the discovery of passive monoclonal antibodies for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), there remains an urgent need for definitive therapies for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients.

27 Sep 2021

Further evidence of safety and efficacy of mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study supports the efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing COVID-19 illness and disease severity.

24 Sep 2021

Inactivated egg-based Newcastle disease virus vaccine expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

A new study presents initial results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial in Thailand.

24 Sep 2021

Human milk antibodies elicited by vaccination show reduced activity against SARS-CoV-2 VoCs

In a study recently published on the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Singapore have assessed the levels of IgA-specific anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the breast milk of women recently immunized with the second dose of an mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

24 Sep 2021

Assay News and Research

Highly Reproducible & Efficient Phospholipid Removal

Hamilton and Rhinostics Reinvent Rapid Swab-Based Sample Workflows from Collection to Processing

COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk and duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against SARS-CoV-2 mu variant

New study clears a pharmacologic hurdle in developing molecularly targeted therapies for AML

Chronic COVID-19 and divergent variants of SARS-CoV-2

Trial of Sanofi/GSK SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters against variants in non-human primates

Researchers develop new method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Hyperbranched polylysine nanopolymer as potential broad-spectrum antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

B cell activating anti-CD73 antibody for the immunotherapy of COVID-19

Further evidence of safety and efficacy of mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Inactivated egg-based Newcastle disease virus vaccine expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Human milk antibodies elicited by vaccination show reduced activity against SARS-CoV-2 VoCs

Effect of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies

COVID-19 vaccination and lactation

Wild animals could contribute to fecal contamination in Montana backcountry lake area, study finds

Researchers use new laser-assisted technology for bioprinting adult neuron cells

Penn Medicine and Wistar secure $11.7 million SPORE grant for three melanoma research projects

Pinning down Pin1: Potential COVID-19 therapy

SARS-CoV-2 delta variant has higher viral RNA levels and increased infectivity, suggests study

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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