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Accelerating tube picking & selection

The Mohawk tube selector and picker from Ziath employs a linear rack reader and ninety-six pins that allow a frozen or thawed sample tube to be raised when a rack is scanned according to a picklist.

From Ziath Ltd 9 Mar 2022

UQ and Moderna partner to research and develop vaccines against global public health threats

The University of Queensland has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world's greatest global public health threats.

9 Mar 2022

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

In a first for X-ray imaging, researchers in Sweden generated high resolution, three-dimensional images of the lungs of free-breathing mice, without using mechanical ventilation.

9 Mar 2022

New antimicrobial technology for air filters can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses in seconds

Researchers at the University of Birmingham working in partnership with firms NitroPep Ltd and Pullman AC have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria, fungi and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 - providing a potential solution to prevent the spread of airborne infections.

9 Mar 2022

Study reveals differential blood glycoprotein profiles in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

A new study used glycoprotein profiling technology platform that couples high-resolution LC-MS for glycoprotein analysis in regards to COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

The University of Oxford and the Ifakara Health Institute today announced the vaccination of the first participants in a Phase Ib/II trial testing a novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers in Tanzania.

9 Mar 2022

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Have you ever felt uncomfortable when asked about depression or any other sensitive personal issue when checking in for a medical visit?

8 Mar 2022

Utilizing UV direct irradiation to combat airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2

Researchers describe a method to safely sanitize an occupied room using ultraviolet (UV)-C radiation.

8 Mar 2022

Biotech spinout receives $42 million to develop 'future-proofed' coronavirus vaccines

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that DIOSynVax, a biotech spinout of the University of Cambridge, will receive $42million to develop a vaccine candidate that could provide protection against both existing and future variants of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 - as well as other major coronaviruses, including those that cause SARS and MERS.

8 Mar 2022

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Social media sites and search engines will be forced to stamp out fraudsters and scammers on their platforms as the government strengthens its pioneering internet safety laws.

8 Mar 2022

Illinois Tech receives $2.17 million NIH grant to develop drug treatments for cholera

Illinois Institute of Technology is receiving a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research to develop drug treatments for cholera and other multi-drug-resistant strains of disease-causing bacteria.

8 Mar 2022

Intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system used to reveal two different brain circuits

Osaka Metropolitan University uses new “intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system” to reveal two different mouse brain circuits: the retina/primary visual cortex to the superior colliculus and the bilateral motor cortex to the dorsal striatum.

8 Mar 2022

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe presents ECHELON™ Smart Plus™

ECHELON™ Smart Plus™ with ‘REALISE Plus’ boosts you to the next level, thanks to an impressive enhancement of the SynergyDrive™ Automation Suite.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 8 Mar 2022

Current and future perspectives of mRNA technology

New research reports on the current and future perspectives on messenger ribonucleic acid technology, the platform on which the first successful COVID-19 vaccine was based.

8 Mar 2022

Orbit Discovery and WuXi AppTec sign agreement to access peptide discovery and optimisation technologies

Orbit Discovery is pleased to announce the commencement of a partnership with WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D and manufacturing services.

8 Mar 2022

How have human organoids been used in research to study SARS-CoV-2?

In a recent review published in the journal Organoids, scientists have presented an overview on the use of human stem cell-derived organoids in understanding functionality and cellular tropism of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), a deadly beta-coronavirus responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

7 Mar 2022

UK launches new global partnership to improve girls’ access to education in developing countries

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching a new £20 million business partnership as the UK continues to lead global efforts to improve girls' access to education in developing countries.

7 Mar 2022

Minister for Women launches two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women

Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott, is today (8 March) launching two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Mar 2022

Study offers insight into molecular biology of the brain in bipolar disorder patients

In a comprehensive study involving one of the largest-ever samples of post-mortem brains, scientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, in collaboration with researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, have pinpointed significant differences in gene expression in two specific regions of the brains of hundreds of patients who had bipolar disorder.

7 Mar 2022

Study reveals the potential of novel antiviral drug combinations to stop COVID-19 spread

Researchers from Columbia Engineering, Fiocruz's Center for Technological Development in Health and the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Brazil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University recently reported that, by combining inhibitors of polymerases and exonucleases--enzymes that allow SARS-CoV-2 to reproduce--they were able to reduce SARS-CoV-2 replication 10 times more than when using just the polymerase inhibitors.

7 Mar 2022

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Accelerating tube picking & selection

UQ and Moderna partner to research and develop vaccines against global public health threats

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

New antimicrobial technology for air filters can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses in seconds

Study reveals differential blood glycoprotein profiles in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Utilizing UV direct irradiation to combat airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2

Biotech spinout receives $42 million to develop 'future-proofed' coronavirus vaccines

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Illinois Tech receives $2.17 million NIH grant to develop drug treatments for cholera

Intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system used to reveal two different brain circuits

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe presents ECHELON™ Smart Plus™

Current and future perspectives of mRNA technology

Orbit Discovery and WuXi AppTec sign agreement to access peptide discovery and optimisation technologies

How have human organoids been used in research to study SARS-CoV-2?

UK launches new global partnership to improve girls’ access to education in developing countries

Minister for Women launches two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women

Study offers insight into molecular biology of the brain in bipolar disorder patients

Study reveals the potential of novel antiviral drug combinations to stop COVID-19 spread

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