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Modernise your lab with confidence: Upgrade your glasswasher with Miele
June 15, 2026
In today’s fast‑paced laboratory environment, efficiency, reliability and compliance are not nice‑to‑haves – they are essential. From research and diagnostics to quality control […]
Show Preview: Insider view from the outside
June 14, 2026
The Lab Facilities Design & Development Summit Europe places the focus clearly on the built environment with a range of pertinent case studies. […]
Carbon alternatives: A matter of scale
June 14, 2026
The quest to replace fossil fuels is yet another example of the gap between lab experimentation and industrial production at scale, says David […]
Report links science graduate growth to £6.4bn economic boost
June 14, 2026
A modest increase in the number of science graduates entering the workforce could generate an additional £6.4bn for the UK economy by 2035, […]
Folayan becomes IChemE president
June 14, 2026
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has welcomed Dr Ollie Folayan as its 85th president, to succeed professor Raffaella Ocone. Currently head of […]
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Report links science graduate growth to £6.4bn economic boost
June 14, 2026
A modest increase in the number of science graduates entering the workforce could generate an additional £6.4bn for the UK economy by 2035, according to a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) and STEM workforce consultancy SThree. The report estimates that scientific industries, including biotechnology, drug development and research, will […]
Folayan becomes IChemE president
June 14, 2026
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has welcomed Dr Ollie Folayan as its 85th president, to succeed professor Raffaella Ocone. Currently head of process engineering at Costain, Folayan brings more than 20 years’ experience spanning both traditional energy industries and emerging low-carbon technologies, including hydrogen and carbon capture. He takes on the role at a […]
Government backs space manufacturing technologies with £19m package
June 14, 2026
The UK Government has announced more than £19m of funding to support next-generation space technologies, including a £10m award to Cardiff-based Space Forge to advance a reusable spacecraft heat shield designed for in-space manufacturing missions. Announced at London Tech Week by space minister Liz Lloyd, the funding package aims to support technologies that could transform […]
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Show Preview: Insider view from the outside
June 14, 2026
The Lab Facilities Design & Development Summit Europe places the focus clearly on the built environment with a range of pertinent case studies. In its own words it is “the only European lab facilities event covering the full project lifecycle from concept to completion”. The Lab Facilities Design & Development Summit Europe is a significantly […]
Carbon alternatives: A matter of scale
June 14, 2026
The quest to replace fossil fuels is yet another example of the gap between lab experimentation and industrial production at scale, says David Bott. It’s well known that the single-use plastic packaging that makes up a disposable water bottle is derived from oil and gas. What’s not as well known is everything else that comes […]
How the lab became a power in the boardroom
June 7, 2026
In the mining industry, science isn’t a passive instrument. Its findings drive commercial decision-making, explains Greg Rankin. With commodity prices rising across the mining sector, from gold to strategically critical rare earth elements, more material has moved back into economic consideration. This has placed greater emphasis on reliable and defensible analytical results. When gold reached […]
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Modernise your lab with confidence: Upgrade your glasswasher with Miele
June 15, 2026
In today’s fast‑paced laboratory environment, efficiency, reliability and compliance are not nice‑to‑haves – they are essential. From research and diagnostics to quality control and testing, clean and contaminant‑free glassware underpins consistent results and safe operations. That’s why there has never been a better time to review the performance of your laboratory glasswasher. To support labs […]
BTG Eddisons lab auction announced
May 21, 2026
An array of laboratory equipment goes under the hammer for online auction, courtesy of BTG Eddisons in mid-June. Laboratory hardware, biopharma analytical and cell processing assets will all be up for sale during the event based at The Auction Centre, Dunlop Way, Scunthorpe DN16 3RN. Examples of the equipment available for purchase will be the […]
A Book of Experiments – eBook download
April 26, 2026
Available from Analytix is the Milestone Book of Experiments eBook – a 400-page technical and training resource designed for laboratories currently using or looking to introduce microwave technology. Developed for both industrial and academic environments, the eBook presents a historical overview of microwave technology from the 1880s to the present day. The main body of […]