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Storage failures of eggs and embryos gain a new perspective

On March 3, 2018, a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland failed. Dr. Eli Adashi, a professor of medical science at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School, characterized the event as a "tragic accident" in which 950 patients lost more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos.

20 Nov 2018

Lab Innovations 2018 has beaten all records by attracting 3,113 attendees

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, beat all records for the show, attracting 3,113 attendees - a 10% increase on the previous year. Underlying the headline number were significant increases in visitors involved in purchasing products and services.

From Lab Innovations 16 Nov 2018

FDA and DOD sign MOU regarding medical product development and assessment

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Defense's Office of Health Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding medical product development and assessment.

5 Nov 2018

Using 2D coded tubes to create a sustainable solution for food supply

Scientists at JUST are building a highly advanced food system by exploring 300,000+ species of plants for their potential to improve the things that we eat.

From Micronic 26 Oct 2018

Lab Innovations to host new range of laboratory product launches in Birmingham

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will again host a range of laboratory introductions during the event at the NEC, Birmingham, on 31st October to 1st November.

From Lab Innovations 12 Oct 2018

Lab Innovations 2018: The essential guide to make your laboratory more sustainable

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will have a new focus this year on the increasingly important aspect of the “Sustainable Laboratory”.

16 Aug 2018

Winners of Promega's first Helix Sustainability awards announced

Promega UK, based on the University of Southampton Science Park in Hampshire, has announced the winners of its first Helix Sustainability award.

From Promega Corporation 27 Jul 2018

Panasonic launches new, energy-efficient VIP ECO Ultra Low Temperature Upright Freezer

Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe B.V. has introduced a new VIP ECO Ultra Low Temperature Upright Freezer. This new model includes enhanced features that further improve the footprint and ease-of-use of the VIP ECO ULT Freezer for cost-saving and environmentally friendly sample storage.

From PHC Europe B.V. 11 Oct 2017

TwinGuard freezer range from Panasonic enable secure sample storage

Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe B.V. has introduced two new TwinGuard Ultra Low Temperature Upright Freezers. The new models include enhanced features that improve the footprint and ease-of-use of the TwinGuard range for highly secure storage of high value samples. The new MDF-DU502VX-PE and MDF-DU702VX-PE provide an internal capacity of 528 litres and 729 litres, respectively.

From PHC Europe B.V. 14 Sep 2017

Researchers discover new virus in migratory bird species

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a new virus in a migratory bird species.

25 Jul 2017

Dry blood samples could save resources, benefit early diagnostics and treatment

A drop of blood on filter paper, allowed to dry and stored for future diagnostic purposes - considerably easier than the present-day, resource-consuming method using frozen blood samples in plastic tubes.

22 May 2017

Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg publishes "2016 In Review"

IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) is pleased to publish today its new digital annual report. “2016 In Review” looks back into the year 2016 in a refreshing way and highlights IBBL’s key achievements. Broadly speaking, it seems that IBBL has entered a transition phase in its history, having become a well established, valued and trusted partner in biomedical research.

17 May 2017

Losing Energy vs. Losing Samples, Trade-offs in Sample Storage

An interview with Jean Fallacara, CEO, discussing how Z-SC1 help to ensure safe sample storage at ultra-low temperatures, conducted by James Ives, MPsych

From Z-SC1 Biomedical Corp 6 Mar 2017

Novel ‘gene therapy in a box’ could effectively deliver modified blood stem cells

A table-top device that enables medical staff to genetically manipulate a patient's blood to deliver potential new therapies for cancer, HIV and other diseases would eliminate the need for multi-million-dollar "clean rooms," making gene therapy more possible for even the poorest of countries.

24 Oct 2016

Rare pattern of gut microbes in newborns linked to higher risk of later allergies and asthma

The microbes living in a baby's gut during its first month of life may directly impact the developing immune system, leading to a higher risk of allergies and asthma later in childhood, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

12 Sep 2016

E. coli bacteria capable of beneficial mutations at more variable rates than previously thought

Scientists studying how microbes evolve have long assumed that nearly all new genetic mutations get passed down at a predictable pace and usually without either helping or hurting the microbe in adapting to its environment.

2 Aug 2016

Researchers find genetic variability in frozen vials of cells purchased from same cell bank

In a surprise finding, researchers working with breast cancer cells purchased at the same time from the same cell bank discovered that the cells responded differently to chemicals, even though the researchers had not detected any difference when they tested them for authenticity at the time of purchase.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers identify potential biomarker for Parkinson's disease in biobanked urine samples

For more than five years, urine and cerebral-spinal fluid samples from patients with Parkinson's disease have been locked in freezers in the NINDS National Repository, stored with the expectation they might someday help unravel the still-hidden course of this slow-acting neurodegenerative disease.

6 Jul 2016

TSX ultra-low temperature freezers offer higher cooling efficiency and outstanding sustainability

A new range of ultra-low temperature freezers have been designed to offer laboratories a greener solution: less power consumption, less noise and higher efficiency without compromising the integrity of samples.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 May 2016

Thermo Scientific accelerates product innovation to meet customer demand for enhanced productivity

Laboratories can now expand productivity levels using products designed to meet increasing demands for sustainability, cost-effectiveness and performance.

12 May 2016