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A COA is only as strong as its source-record trail

August 16, 2026
Insight
A certificate of analysis is often treated as the end of a quality check. A PDF arrives, the reported value looks acceptable, and the document is filed with the purchase...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Certification, Lab protocols, Regulatory, Transparency
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Cleanroom differential pressure: a small value with a big impact

August 16, 2026
Insight
Pressure differentials inside cleanrooms are not large, Sean Murphy explains, with most set between 5-15 Pascal. However, maintaining that differential is a critical part of the overall cleanroom contamination control...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Materials
Cleanroom, Contamination control, Lab technology, Monitoring
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Jisc expands support for university research commercialisation

August 16, 2026
News
Jisc has expanded its support for research commercialisation and knowledge exchange through a new agreement designed to help universities identify and develop industry partnerships. The agreement provides access to Dimensions...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Research partnerships, Research scale-up
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Graphene oxide membrane could cut energy needed for solvent purification

August 5, 2026
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Researchers at the University of Bath have helped develop a graphene oxide membrane that could reduce the energy required to purify one of the chemical industry's most widely used solvents....
Materials, Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Membrane technology
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R&D tax relief reforms ‘discouraging innovation’, survey suggests

July 26, 2026
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Changes to the UK's R&D tax relief scheme are causing many innovative small and medium-sized businesses to scale back research activity, according to new research from R&D tax advisory firm...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Investment, R&D
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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: System overhaul, development, investment, appointments

July 1, 2026
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Clinisys has completed deployment of its WinPath laboratory information management system at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, replacing a legacy pathology system that had been in use for more than 30...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Digitalisation, Investment, Lab build
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LabCycle secures funding to scale laboratory plastics recycling

June 28, 2026
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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...
Materials, Earth & Environmental
carbon emissions, Sustainability
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Sector updates: the latest Lab Talk News in Brief

June 17, 2026
News
Laboratory Talk, our sister website with a focus on the supplier presents its regular fortnightly catch-up with news across the lab world... HighRes and Cenevo have announced a co-marketing partnership aimed at accelerating...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Awards, Investment, Partnerships
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Report links science graduate growth to £6.4bn economic boost

June 14, 2026
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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...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Recruitment, STEM, UK Economy
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Big Bang winners showcase next generation of STEM innovators

June 14, 2026
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Young innovators tackling challenges ranging from medicine delivery and sustainable agriculture to accessibility and environmental protection have been recognised at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition 2026....
Physics & Engineering, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
STEM, Sustainability
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