Selected issue: 2/2016

A novel 3D cell culture platform is enabling scientists to generate microtissues that closely mimic the behavior of human tissues from virtually any cell type. This proprietary technology is easily automated, offering speed and versatility, combined...

Reputation and accreditation are essential for clinical reference laboratories, helping to win new business and ensure a steady flow of work from existing customer labs. With diagnostic testing demands increasing year-on-year, Carpermor continually...

The development and characterization of new chromatography media is both complex and time consuming. At Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany, the implementation of automated miniature column chromatography protocols has helped to improve throughput and...

Scientists at Tokyo University of Technology are searching for foodstuffs that can slow the aging process. Focusing on mitochondrial regulation, researchers from the university’s School of Bioscience and Biotechnology are using cell-based assays to...

PerkinElmer Healthcare Diagnostics (Shanghai) Co develops and manufactures instruments for the processing and analysis of clinical samples in hospital laboratories across China. A pioneer of time-resolved fluorescence techniques in this market, the...

SomaLogic is using its unique proteomics technology – the SOMAscan® assay – to help identify new biomarkers for a wide range of disease states. Capable of simultaneously measuring thousands of proteins in low volume biological samples, this...

The Monash Antibody Technologies Facility (MATF) in Victoria, Australia, has added a new dimension to its high throughput service, off ering screening for antibody functionality. This time-consuming phase is crucial for many projects, and can now be...

The Heidelberg CardioBiobank – part of Heidelberg University Hospital – collects thousands of patient samples every year for cryostorage and use in national and European medical research projects.

Ongoing technical support and training can be a major concern for laboratory instrument providers looking to outsource development of new platforms.

Fluorescence measurements are helping a microbial ecologist to investigate the undersea environment, studying microbial enzyme hydrolysis in subseafl oor rocks, and how microbes respond to oil spills.

Degenerative eye diseases affect millions of people around the world, causing progressive loss of vision and, in some cases, complete blindness. Researchers in Australia are using stem cell technologies to investigate ways of halting, or even...

Do you feel overwhelmed with advice on what to eat and drink, or how to exercise to improve and protect your health? Pregnant women in particular are advised not to expose their developing child to alcohol, pollutants and stress.

We may well be on the threshold of a new hope for oncology. An exciting form of analysis is poised to have a profound effect on how we manage cancer patients – in diagnostics, prognostics and drug monitoring.