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09. May 2022

Smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnos ...

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The innovation opens the door for faster ...

09. May 2022

Analyze proteins and protein interactions with hitherto ...

Actome has released the first commercial products to the EU market based on the Protein Interaction Coupling (PICO) Technology. The PICO assay kits for measuring proteins and protein interactions are available through Actome's online webshop. Act ...

02. May 2022

Fagron acquires majority share of Fraunhofer IPMS’ spin- ...

Fagron, a leading global company active in pharmaceutical compounding, announced on April 14th the acquisition of HiperScan, the German market leader for reliable raw material identification in pharmacies. HiperScan is a spin-off of Fraunhofer ...

26. Apr 2022

Digitisation of the sense of smell

The project "Smart Electronic Olfaction for Body Odour Diagnostics" - SMELLODI for short - which is funded by the European Union (EU) with almost 3 million euros, has just started. Over the next three years, the participating partner institutes ...

19. Apr 2022

Technology transfer award for PCR rapid test device for ...

Spindiag GmbH, together with the University of Freiburg and the Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., was awarded the Technology Transfer Prize 2020 from the German Physical Society (DPG) on April 09, 2022 for the ...

12. Apr 2022

A free AI tool to quickly determine which protein labeli ...

NanoTemper Technologies, in partnership with PharmAI, announced the launch of Proto, a free AI-based web application that reveals the best labeling strategy to help scientists more efficiently measure molecular interactions, a process that’s ...

21. Mar 2022

Animal-free safety testing of novel medicines, chemicals ...

Toxys BV, a Dutch biotech company that offers a broad spectrum of innovative in vitro toxicology solutions for the safety assessment of novel medicines, (agro)chemicals, cosmetics, and food ingredients, announces the opening of a sales office in ...

17. Mar 2022

Paper discs that can pick up hydrogen peroxide

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a paper-based sensor for detecting even tiny volumes of hydrogen peroxide. This chemical is used widely in household and healthcare products like hand sanitiser as a ...

16. Mar 2022

Novel X-ray lens facilitates glimpse into the nanoworld

PSI scientists have developed a ground-breaking achromatic lens for X-rays. This allows the X-ray beams to be accurately focused on a single point even if they have different wavelengths. The new lens will make it much easier to study ...

22. Feb 2022

Pioneers in observing single molecules in living cells c ...

ONI, a biotechnology company democratizing the ability to observe single molecules in living cells with its desktop Nanoimager microscopy platform, announced the closing of a $75 million Series B financing. The round was led by ARCH Venture ...

18. Feb 2022

OxDX raises £2.6M pre-seed funding to develop AI powered ...

OxDX, a University of Oxford spin out building instant pathogen tests using super-resolution microscopy and machine learning,has raised £2.6m in pre-seed funding for its AI powered diagnostic technology that can recognise and identify specific ...

07. Feb 2022

Medix Biochemica acquires myPOLS Biotec

Medix Biochemica has acquired 100 percent of the shares of myPOLS Biotec GmbH. As a result of the acquisition, Medix Biochemica broadens its portfolio of molecular diagnostic raw materials for the in vitro diagnostics (“IVD”) industry, ...

17. Dec 2021

Startup revolutionizes diagnostics in dermatology

Dermagnostix revolutionizes diagnostics in dermatology with its fully auto-mated "lab-in-a-box" system, which allows the technically valid performance of complex molecular assays. "Modern molecular diagnostics is a prerequisite for implementing ...

14. Dec 2021

Rapid PCR tests at the touch of a button

ETH researchers Michele Gregorini and Philippe Bechtold have developed a PCR testing device that can easily be used outside the lab – and that takes less than 30 minutes to deliver results. Now the two young entrepreneurs are focusing their ...

23. Nov 2021

Bruker announces acquisition of a spin-off from Ghent Un ...

Bruker Corporation announced the acquisition of MOLECUBES NV, a dynamic innovator in benchtop preclinical nuclear molecular imaging (NMI) systems. This acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position as a leading NMI solutions provider in preclinical ...

17. Nov 2021

Blood biomarker identified that predicts type 2 diabetes ...

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. The study is published in Nature Communications. Type 2 diabetes is a ...

10. Nov 2021

Detailed insights into the composition of organic liquids

trinamiX GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, is presenting the latest addition to their pioneering portfolio: A portable solution to grant institutions and companies immediate insights into the molecular composition of liquids. trinamiX ...

14. Oct 2021

Tailor-made X-rays for research and development

The high-tech Spin-Off TXproducts, founded in April 2021 on the DESY campus in Hamburg, will receive funding from Investitions- und Förderbank Hamburg (ifb). TX stands for "Tailored X-Ray", and the company develops solutions for customizing ...

12. Aug 2021

Cancer screening from home?

A large proportion of women who develop cervical cancer in high-income countries such as Germany do not regularly attend screening. This is particularly alarming, as cancer screenings have become much less frequent since the onset of the corona ...

31. May 2021

An AI Robot for Pipetting

Pipettes are important tools for scientists when transporting liquids in medical, pharmaceutical, biology, and chemistry laboratories. Using pipettes precisely is especially important when repeating experiments. The University of Freiburg ...

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