NanoImaging Services Partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Expand Access to CryoEM Technology
BOSTON – (September 02, 2020) – NanoImaging Services, Inc. (NIS), specialists in transmission electron microscopy (TEM), today announced they have partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to increase accessibility to cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) technology for the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology...
Species360 Introduces New Feature to Facilitate Animal Biobanks Worldwide
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Global nonprofit Species360 has introduced ZIMS for Medical - Biobank to enable regional or international zoo and wildlife organizations to securely manage large sample collections across regions. ZIMS for Medical - Biobank was developed with...
Cryoport Acquires MVE Biological Solutions from Chart Industries for $320 million
Cryoport will become a leading global provider of cryogenic life sciences solutions
Acquisitions of MVE, along with CRYOPDP is expected to increase Cryoport's revenue run rate to over $160 million and to be immediately accretive
Blackstone to invest...
Medicines Discovery Catapult Creates One of the World’s Largest Virtual Biobanks
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) just announced the rapid expansion of its Biosamples supply network, creating one of the largest virtual biobanks worldwide accessible to life science innovators. MDC welcome Audubon Biosciences, Biomex, Caltag Medsystems and Tissue for Research to its network of patient sample suppliers, building...
Infrastructure Needed for Biobanking the World’s Microbiomes
A team of scientists, led by CABI’s Dr Matthew Ryan, have outlined a series of challenges and opportunities presented in a necessary review of how microbiomes – biological communities including bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, protists and viruses – can...
Autoscribe Publishes New Medical Devices Case Study
Autoscribe Informatics has just released a new case study in conjunction with Swiss Precision Diagnostics (SPD) who have replaced their legacy Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) with Matrix Gemini. The new LIMS integrates data from volunteer sample collection, laboratory testing and...
Water On The Brain: A Biobank Of Failed Shunt Devices
Hydrocephalus, otherwise known as water on the brain, is a condition where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates within the brain. Hydrocephalus that occurs in childhood has a frequency of about 1 person in 1100 within the USA. The...
Recapitulating Pharmacology With Genetics
The medical term for heart rate over 100 beats per minute is tachycardia. The small molecule ivabradine reduces heart rate via specific inhibition of the pacemaker current. It is also used to alleviate chest pain (angina pectoris)...
Cell Biobanks Are Critical For Organoids, Organ-On-Chips, And Additive Manufacturing
While the original 2D cell culture methods remain indispensable for routine laboratory operations and biochemical analyses it has become increasingly clear that they do not accurately represent organ systems in the body. To fully understand a system...
Biomarker Changes In Skin Keratinocytes Responsive To Blood Glucose
Biomarkers in the skin can reflect disease status in conditions as diverse as diabetes, rheumatism, lung disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. In the case of diabetes, minimally invasive skin mounted glucose monitoring devices exist. Each device has its...
