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Microscopic Zebrafish embryo is star of global film awards

Added: 13 Sep 2022

A stunning video of the developing embryo of a Zebrafish has been named as this year’s winner of th…

Lab Awards: Get your nominations in before the deadline

Added: 29 Aug 2022

Time is running out to enter the Lab Awards 2022 – featuring 10 categories to highlight the best wo…

GE and Emerson give biophrama boost FlexFactory

Sheffield spin-out aims to harness global biomanufacturing boom

Added: 1 Aug 2022

A University of Sheffield spin-out is aiming to develop faster growing and more resistant and susta…

East of England trusts and Sectra unite to digitise pathology

Added: 19 Jul 2022

The East Suffolk & North Essex and the West Suffolk NHS Trusts are partnering with Sectra to enable…

iiCON to expand pipeline following Research England funding boost   

Added: 11 Jul 2022

Research England has confirmed a grant of £1.7 million in new funding for iiCON – the Infection Inn…

NHS Scotland says Citadel LIMS contract will be transformational for healthcare 

Added: 11 Jul 2022

NHS Scotland says its contract with Citadel Health to supply its Laboratory Information Management …

Cellomatics moves with growing demand

Added: 21 Jun 2022

Cellomatics Biosciences has tripled its footprint with the opening of its new Nottinghamshire site …

New Cambridge facility aims to ease clinical trial supplies challenge

Added: 11 Jun 2022

Pharmaceutical and medical manufacturer SMC has opened its new 20,000 sq ft Cambridge Pharma facili…

EUREKA Eurostars grants €0.8 million for immune therapies collaboration

Added: 9 Jun 2022

Dutch firm Lead Pharma and French company Oxeltis have been awarded an €800K grant from the 37-nati…

Pandemic a ‘missed opportunity’ to recruit specialists of the future

Added: 3 May 2022

Careers in laboratories must be “made more visible” to encourage more young people into the field a…

Chemical compliance for the medtech industry: new whitepaper

Added: 27 Apr 2022

Chemical compounds are used both within the constituent materials used to make medical devices and …

Mitigating implicit bias in your laboratory

Added: 22 Feb 2022

In the ongoing battle for workplace equity, diversity and inclusion, we are all responsible for our…

Sustainable savings: 4 ways labs can reduce water use

Added: 3 Feb 2022

In times when sustainability and waste reduction remain high on the agenda of laboratory managers d…

Electrical pulses identify live bacteria 

Added: 20 Jun 2019

A new bioelectrical device that can differentiate dead or alive bacteria within minutes could offer…

Laboratories need to be safe, whilst enabling researcher to achieve their potential

Lab-grown insect meat 'alternative to livestock sources'

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…

Correct weight handling with carbon-tipped tweezers

Measurement science goes back to nature for landmark change

Added: 14 Nov 2018

As expected, more than 60 leading scientists attending the General Conference on Weights and Measur…

Brexit a growing influence on UK firms’ decision to delay investment increases

Added: 1 Oct 2018

The UK’s low productivity performance is likely to dip further as British businesses withhold inves…

Construction starts on Queen Mary University's 'Neuron Pod'

Added: 16 May 2018

Construction has begun on ‘Neuron Pod’ – a 23-metre long free-standing structure which will be used…

Chemical fingerprinting is being used to combat food fraud

Engineering body funding for Liverpool University research tops £3 million

Added: 27 Mar 2018

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded the University of Liverp…

Is there a risk in being a beach bum?

Added: 22 Mar 2018

A recent study looking at the gut bacteria of surfers has given good reason for concern over the po…