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Lab-or-a-tol-o-gy: Software, soft soap
June 29, 2026
Over promising systems sellers can be the bane of the science researcher’s life, admits Matthew Partridge. There is an English idiom, ‘call a […]
Designing for results: How layout ensures accuracy
June 29, 2026
With the pressure to generate results, optimise workflows and meet deadlines, sample integrity is taken for granted… until something goes wrong. Yet what […]
International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation
June 28, 2026
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight […]
Gut monitoring device secures £1.6m for clinical studies
June 28, 2026
A Midlands medical technology company has secured £1.6m to evaluate a device designed to monitor gut health by analysing bowel sounds, with the […]
LabCycle secures funding to scale laboratory plastics recycling
June 28, 2026
Laboratory plastics recycling specialist LabCycle has secured £180,000 from the British Design Fund to support development of its AutoDecon system, which is designed […]
Harness your greatest fan
June 24, 2026
Follow the news and there’s much confusion about keeping cool. Today’s summary on the BBC recommends drawing your curtains and staying indoors, but […]
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International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation
June 28, 2026
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded US$1.2m by the Human Frontier Science Programme (HFSP) to study the genetic mechanisms underlying evolutionary innovation. The three-year project will bring together researchers from the […]
Gut monitoring device secures £1.6m for clinical studies
June 28, 2026
A Midlands medical technology company has secured £1.6m to evaluate a device designed to monitor gut health by analysing bowel sounds, with the aim of providing clinicians with objective data to support diagnosis and post-operative care. Ademen Ltd has received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to assess the safety […]
LabCycle secures funding to scale laboratory plastics recycling
June 28, 2026
Laboratory plastics recycling specialist LabCycle has secured £180,000 from the British Design Fund to support development of its AutoDecon system, which is designed to recycle contaminated laboratory plastics without using high temperatures or pressure. The investment forms part of a wider funding package that also includes a £250,000 Innovate UK Investment Partnership grant. LabCycle says […]
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Lab-or-a-tol-o-gy: Software, soft soap
June 29, 2026
Over promising systems sellers can be the bane of the science researcher’s life, admits Matthew Partridge. There is an English idiom, ‘call a spade a spade’ which if you’ve not come across it before essentially means call something as it is, be honest, frank and accurate. The phrase is very old and actually comes from […]
Designing for results: How layout ensures accuracy
June 29, 2026
With the pressure to generate results, optimise workflows and meet deadlines, sample integrity is taken for granted… until something goes wrong. Yet what happens around the bench in terms of layout, logistics and zoning is as important as what happens on it, cautions Katy Linkens. We’re all familiar with the buzzwords in life sciences today […]
Harness your greatest fan
June 24, 2026
Follow the news and there’s much confusion about keeping cool. Today’s summary on the BBC recommends drawing your curtains and staying indoors, but didn’t mention the best way to keep cool – using an electric fan. People often say that a fan’s no use, writes professor Brian J Ford, because it just moves hot air […]
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An alternative solution to rotary evaporators for solvent evaporation
June 23, 2026
Concentrators (nitrogen blowdown concentrators) are increasingly used as an alternative to rotary evaporators because they evaporate solvents quickly while saving valuable laboratory space. Evaporation is accelerated by lowering the solvent’s partial vapour pressure above the liquid surface. These systems use either a heated water bath or dry block heating with programmable temperatures, combined with a […]
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 […]
