Microrobotic detection system diagnoses infectious pathogens
21 December, 2020Researchers have developed a fully automated, low-cost and rapid microrobotic diagnostic system with comparable sensitivity to clinical detection methods.
Robot chemist discovers a new catalyst
04 December, 2020 by Lauren DavisUK researchers have built an intelligent mobile robot scientist with the ability to work almost 24 hours a day and to carry out experiments by itself.
Wirano: a digital platform for organising clinical trials
05 November, 2020A Dublin-based tech start-up has announced the launch of Wirano — a digital platform for the rapid and effective organisation of clinical trials.
Algorithm helps optimise culture conditions for cell therapy
04 November, 2020Researchers have devised a computational biology algorithm that can predict what molecules are needed to keep cells healthy in laboratory cultures.
App enables SARS-Cov-2 genomic analysis on your smartphone
08 October, 2020A new mobile app has made it possible to analyse the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a smartphone in less than half an hour.
Biobanking — the importance of scalability and integration
01 September, 2019Biobanking or the storage of biospecimens is becoming increasingly more important in the area of biomedical research.
TTP Labtech chameleon automated system for cryo-EM sample prep
15 August, 2019TTP Labtech has announced the chameleon sample preparation system for cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), designed to enable consistent application of samples to high-quality foil grids for cryo-EM analysis.
Collaborative robots coming to medical laboratories
12 July, 2019Technology 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.
Stop manual protein purification stress
01 July, 2019 by GE Healthcare Australia Pty LimitedThe protein purifier of today has a full agenda and many different tasks to perform. It can be difficult to find time for attending full runs in the lab.
Biotage Extrahera automated sample preparation system
27 November, 2018Biotage's Extrahera is a powerful, user-friendly automation system for analytical sample preparation in plate or column formats. It is a compact, eight-channel automation instrument, designed for speed and flexibility and with end-user operation in mind.
Crowdsourced algorithms help predict epileptic seizures
13 August, 2018Epileptic seizure prediction is now possible in a wider range of patients than previously thought, thanks to the crowdsourcing of more than 10,000 algorithms worldwide.
Robotic surgery shows promise for prostate cancer patients
13 July, 2018Queensland researchers have conducted a world-first trial comparing the merits of robotic-assisted prostatectomy to open prostatectomy.
Artificial intelligence set to boost IVF success
06 July, 2018'Ivy' is a self-improving artificial intelligence system that continuously learns from the embryos it analyses.
Real-time tool to help treat drug-resistant tuberculosis
08 June, 2018What would normally take decades in identifying the effectiveness of a TB drug could now just take a matter of hours.
Lab-on-a-chip for single cell analysis
31 May, 2018Aus-Swiss researchers have developed a miniature biosensor that provides insights into how individual cells behave.
