Case Studies
Forensic sequencing solution approved by FBI
The US FBI has approved Thermo Fisher Scientific's Applied Biosystems Precision ID System mtDNA analysis solution for use by forensic laboratories to generate mitochondrial DNA profiles. [ + ]
Collaborative robots coming to medical laboratories
Technology company ABB will introduce its collaborative robots to medical laboratories as it opens a new healthcare hub at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. [ + ]
Customised biomedical clinical analysis for blood samples
When customising its biomedical clinical analysis system, the challenge for BioSystems was to innovate the dosing mechanism for liquids in a blood analysis system. [ + ]
High-throughput genetic sequencer deployed in Melbourne
Next-generation sequencing facility Micromon Genomics is the first Australian commercial user of the high-throughput genetic sequencer MGISEQ-2000. [ + ]
DNA technology used to detect E. coli in our water
SA Water scientists are using DNA technology to quickly differentiate between climate-influenced non-infectious bacterial blooms and potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria. [ + ]
Mobile breathing assistance for premature infants
medin Medical Innovations' latest CPAP system for premature infants — medinCNT — was the result of a joint development project with Bürkert. [ + ]
Spectrometer enhances surface science capabilities
The University of Sydney recently expanded its surface science capabilities with the installation of a Thermo Scientific K-Alpha+ X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS). [ + ]
Eliminating superbugs on the International Space Station
An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals has reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the International Space Station. [ + ]
Investigating the genetics behind male infertility
Researchers from Newcastle University are investigating the genetic causes of male infertility — an often-overlooked condition about which very little is known. [ + ]
Ultrahigh-resolution TEM unveiled in Sydney
Two Nobel Laureates and the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer recently unveiled a multimillion-dollar transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the University of Sydney. [ + ]
Crusher technology developed for the mining industry
Intertek, a multinational testing company, recently adopted crusher technology that it helped to develop, following a project with testing equipment supplier Orbis and AXT. [ + ]
Robot speeds up NZ uni's research efforts
The Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, has installed an automated liquid handling system to probe the atomic structure of proteins. [ + ]
Protein crystallography system installed at UWA
AXT recently completed the first Australian installation of an XtaLAB Synergy-S protein X-ray crystallography system from Rigaku Oxford Diffraction. [ + ]
Reducing genomic testing time for critically ill babies
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services' new bio-IT platform is reducing the turnaround time of genomic testing from months to days. [ + ]
Improving efficiency with LIMS
An Australian developer and distributor of laboratory informatics software solutions, LTech, was recently asked to design a laboratory information management software for emerging labs to help them improve operational and cost efficiencies. [ + ]
