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Eppendorf Sponsoring Shared Lab Space At Cambridge, MA

Eppendorf North America is now a sponsor of LabCentral, a shared laboratory space designed to be a catalyst for entrepreneurs and life science startups. The 27,000 square-foot facility is slated for opening November 1, 2013, and will be located at Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, in the Cambridge Biotech Innovation Hub.

From Eppendorf 4 Oct 2013

Global leading supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions, PCI, announces expansion of its personnel by 50

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) is a global leading supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services. This week, they have announced that over the next six months the company will be further expanding its personnel by 50 at its Hay-on-Wye site. This latest recruitment drive comes after a successful apprenticeship enrolment programme, and following the placement of four Undergraduates from Swansea University; reinforcing the company’s commitment to supporting the development and education of the local community. Since April 2013, PCI has already recruited 40 staff members within the life sciences sector, signaling itself as one of the principal employers within the Life Sciences/Biotech industry in Wales.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 3 Oct 2013

New line of –30˚C biomedical freezers launched by Panasonic

Panasonic has launched a brand new line of -30˚C Biomedical freezers that provide cost-efficient and secure sample storage across a wide range of applications. A combination of technological advances in Panasonic’s new -30˚C freezers reduces energy consumption and improves temperature stability, delivering the effective, reliable environmental control needed when storing valuable materials such as vaccines, diagnostic samples, enzymes, culture media and reagents.

From PHC Europe B.V. 26 Sep 2013

Packaging Coordinators, Inc., to exhibit service offerings at CPhI 2013

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI), a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting its full range of services on booth 41M15 at CPhI Worldwide. Exhibiting for the first time as Packaging Coordinators, inc. since May 2013 when AndersonBrecon merged with and operated as Frazier Healthcare’s portfolio company, PCI, the company is now one of the largest suppliers of packaging supply services to the pharmaceutical industry and will be demonstrating its capabilities in clinical trials, in laboratory services and commercial services for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 23 Sep 2013

World’s first preclinical Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system announced by Bruker

At the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC, www.wmicmeeting.org), Bruker today announced the world’s first Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system, an entirely new technology for preclinical imaging. The addition of MPI as a complementary preclinical imaging technique for disease studies, translational research and drug discovery, has significant potential in helping researchers gain new insights into disease processes at the organ, cellular and molecular level.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 19 Sep 2013

Multimodal animal bed introduced by Bruker

Today, at the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC), Bruker introduces a new multimodal animal bed enabling multiple sequential imaging sessions in preclinical research with robust repositioning between scans, while avoiding unwanted motion of the animal during the investigation. This optimizes results for image fusion, combined processing and evaluation of preclinical research applications requiring multiple imaging modalities across multiple systems.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 19 Sep 2013

ParaVision® 6 software from Bruker introduced at 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress

At the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC, www.wmicmeeting.org), Bruker today introduces its ParaVision® 6 software, setting new standards in preclinical MRI software that delivers significantly enhanced productivity for both, routine users and accomplished experts. A redefined workflow introduces optimized, application-oriented experimental protocols, an intuitive, interactive 3D scan planning viewport, and automatic reporting. Thanks to its DICOM-based data exchange module, ParaVision 6 seamlessly integrates with data from multimodal imaging studies employed in many preclinical research labs.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 19 Sep 2013

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI), a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services today announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging. The company’s new service offering is outlined in a new white paper that is available to download via PCI anti-counterfeiting white paper and details its innovative identification solution, which uses a unique identification code on each pack, generated and applied by the packer.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 17 Sep 2013

Functional brain mapping and high speed physiology multiphoton system from Olympus

The Olympus FluoView® FVMPE-RS, a dedicated multiphoton microscope system, enables high-precision, ultra-fast scanning and stimulation, allowing researchers to see deep within specimens, take measurements at the highest speeds, and capture images even when working under the most demanding conditions.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 17 Sep 2013

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

INTEGRA has published a video demonstrating how its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, used in conjunction with the Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer, provides high throughput screening of the cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Sep 2013

Using Serialization to Prevent Counterfeiting in the Pharmaceutical Industry

News-Medical speaks to Sue Miles about the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceutical products and how PCI are reducing the risk of counterfeiting during transit.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 17 Sep 2013

Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired Prairie Technologies, Inc. (Prairie), a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position in life science markets, adding to the Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’s existing life science atomic force microscopy (Bio-AFM) systems.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 13 Sep 2013

Supporting the Study of Healthy Aging through Biodevelopment

In this interview, Jacko Duker talks about the Lifelines Project, and how Panasonic ULT freezers have been employed to keep irreplaceable samples safe.

From PHC Europe B.V. 12 Sep 2013

Developing Analytical Techniques for Biotherapeutics

News-Medical talks to Dr. Lewis about the development of analytical equipment for a new era of drug development that goes beyond small molecule synthesis.

From Malvern Panalytical 11 Sep 2013

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

Demonstrating the very latest in live cell imaging technologies, Olympus will exhibit its range of IX3 inverted microscope frames with associated software and accessories at the upcoming European Molecular Biology Organisation Meeting 2013, taking place in Amsterdam on 21-24 September.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 5 Sep 2013

2ml deep well plate launched by Porvair Sciences

Porvair Sciences has developed the first 96-well round deep well plate that genuinely delivers 2.00 ml liquid capacity / well in an automation compatible SLAS / ANSI footprint. The revolutionary "common wall" design provides a full 2ml round well, round bottom well within a 45mm height limit, thus ensuring full compatibility with most plate handling equipment.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 27 Aug 2013

Life Science News

Eppendorf Sponsoring Shared Lab Space At Cambridge, MA

Global leading supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions, PCI, announces expansion of its personnel by 50

New line of –30˚C biomedical freezers launched by Panasonic

Packaging Coordinators, Inc., to exhibit service offerings at CPhI 2013

World’s first preclinical Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system announced by Bruker

Multimodal animal bed introduced by Bruker

ParaVision® 6 software from Bruker introduced at 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

Functional brain mapping and high speed physiology multiphoton system from Olympus

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

Using Serialization to Prevent Counterfeiting in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

Supporting the Study of Healthy Aging through Biodevelopment

Developing Analytical Techniques for Biotherapeutics

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

2ml deep well plate launched by Porvair Sciences

INTEGRA Biosciences enters into UK market with local sales team

Finding a New Purpose for Old Drugs

New UV-visible spectrophotometer released by Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

Scientific Consumable Selection: Making the Right Choice

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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