KNAUER now officially a place of the future

20-Nov-2024 - The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments has now been awarded the “Zukunftsort Berlin Südwest” seal. Juri Effenberg, project manager of the “Regional Incubator Berlin Southwest”, presented Managing Director Alexandra Knauer with the glass sign at the company's ...

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

28-Oct-2024 - Science laboratories across disciplines—chemistry, biochemistry and materials science—are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and AI lead to faster and more precise experiments that unlock breakthroughs in fields like health, energy and electronics, according to ...

Automated analysis of German insect diversity

DNA provides almost 32,000 species

14-Oct-2024 - Insect decline is not just an ecological problem, but also an economic one. But are entire species disappearing completely? Or are there fewer animals of each species? The automated laboratory workflow developed by UDE biologists provides answers. How do you protect what you don't know? Global ...

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

20-Sep-2024 - analytica is expanding its international network and will launch analytica USA in Columbus, Ohio, in fall 2025, to cover the North American market. The new offshoot of the world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology will take place at the Greater Columbus ...

ATS To Acquire Laboratory Solutions Provider Heidolph Group

14-Aug-2024 - ATS Corporation, a automation solutions provider, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all material assets from Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co. KG and Hans Heidolph GmbH (together “Heidolph”), a manufacturer of premium lab equipment for the life sciences and ...

Hettich Group enters growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Investor to support further expansion, particularly in Asia and the USA

03-Jul-2024 - The Hettich Group, a third-generation family-owned life science equipment company, enters into a growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH. Centrifuges are the heart of every medical laboratory; they make a decisive contribution to diagnostics and therapy. The Hettich Group, based in ...

Limula raises CHF 6.2 million to develop automated cell and gene therapy manufacturing platform

Award-winning technology combines a bioreactor and a centrifuge into one single vessel for the first time

23-May-2024 - Over the last decade, several breakthrough Cell and Gene Therapy products have been approved in the USA and Europe to turn stem cells and immune cells into ‘living cures’, bringing hope to millions living with life-threatening conditions. However, these treatments remain out of reach for 98% of ...

Development of robot-based solutions for laboratory automation

University of Rostock and Yaskawa agree to continue their cooperation

17-Apr-2024 - The Center for Life Science Automation (CELISCA) at the University of Rostock and Yaskawa have agreed to continue their cooperation in the development of robot-based solutions for laboratory automation. As one of the first European users ever, the institution will also employ a robot model of the ...

ABB Robotics and Mettler-Toledo join forces to accelerate global adoption of flexible lab automation

Companies will redefining the limits of robotics in laboratories to accelerate innovation and address labor shortages

02-Feb-2024 - ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX™, METTLER TOLEDO’s laboratory instrument management software. The combined solution will enable greater levels of efficient and ...

Research team teaches Google's voice assistant laboratory language

19-Jan-2024 - Voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa and Co. have long been established in many people's everyday lives - however, they often do not understand the technical vocabulary that is spoken in laboratories. Researchers at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences have now used Google ...