SPT Labtech announces leadership transformation Kumar Jeetendra | July 19, 2021 SPT Labtech, a laboratory automation solutions company for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce an evolution in its leadership team to further capitalize on its outstanding organic and acquisition-led growth. David Newble has been appointed CEO, SPT Labtech, stepping up from his previous position as Managing Director. In his new capacity he takes …
Lonza and CN Bio Announce Distribution Agreement Providing Prevalidated Hepatocytes for Use on Innovative Organ-On-a-Chip Range Kumar Jeetendra | July 19, 2021 Basel, Switzerland, 19 July 2021 – Lonza and CN Bio have entered into a distribution agreement whereby Lonza will supply a selection of hepatic cells to be prequalified by CN Bio for use in their PhysioMimix™ Single-and Multi-Organ MPS to transform the way human-relevant pre-clinical data is generated. With prequalified cells, customers can avoid having …
SMART Breakthrough in Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Wastewater Kumar Jeetendra | July 21, 2021 Singapore, 21 July 2021 – Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, alongside collaborators from Biobot Analytics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have successfully developed an innovative, open-source molecular detection method that is able …
HCG Cancer Centre Borivali Successfully initiates D Wave Spinal Neuro-Monitoring technique for enhanced safety of spinal cord surgery, a first in Mumbai Kumar Jeetendra | July 21, 2021 Harshali (name changed),18 years was brought to HCG Cancer Centre, Borivali with difficulty in walking. She was bed-ridden for almost a month and half and without proper intervention her future was bound to be on a wheelchair. After consulting multiple hospitals, she was referred to Dr. Mohinish Bhatjiwale, a renowned and one of the best …
Johnson and Johnson raises figures, estimates $2.5 billion in COVID-19 vaccine deals Kumar Jeetendra | July 21, 2021 Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday raised its overall revenue estimate for the year and forecast $2.5 billion in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine, which has fallen way behind rival shots from Pfizer and Moderna as the company deals with vaccine production issues and safety concerns. Although Johnson & Johnson’s shot was approved in the United …
Coronavirus Delta variant to rule within months : WHO Kumar Jeetendra | July 21, 2021 The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the virus over the coming months, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Delta, which was first detected in India, has now been recorded in 124 territories — 13 more than last week — and already accounts for more than three-quarters …
China says ”shocked” by WHO plan for COVID source: Study Kumar Jeetendra | July 22, 2021 A senior Chinese health official said Thursday he was shocked by the World Health Organisation’s plan for the second phase of a COVID-19 origins study. National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin dismissed the lab leak theory as a rumor running counter to common sense. The head of the WHO acknowledged last week that it …
Prevalence of COVID-19’s Delta variant among samples sequenced over recent weeks surpassed 75%: WHO Kumar Jeetendra | July 22, 2021 The prevalence of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 among specimens sequenced over the past four weeks exceeded 75 percent in many countries worldwide, including India, China, Russia, Israel and the UK, the WHO has said. In the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published July 20, the World Health Organisation said that despite efforts to extend …
Forensic Discrimination of Contamination from Food Wrap Plastics Kumar Jeetendra | July 22, 2021 BioChromato report how their ionRocket sample preparation device, used in combination with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART®-MS) provides a powerful new method capable of identifying and discriminating between different sources of plastic films used for food processing and packaging. Food wrap film, also known as cling film or plastic wrap, is widely …
Artificial Intelligence Facilitates Detection of Empty Wells in Tube Racks Kumar Jeetendra | July 22, 2021 Ziath reports on ground-breaking use of Artificial Intelligence that enables discrimination between empty wells in sample tube racks from wells with a tube present which may have an obscured or poorly rendered barcode. This pioneering work, done in conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire (UK), is part of a program of development for the next …
Bharat Biotech commits to supply 500 million dosages of Covaxin to Center for vaccination drive Kumar Jeetendra | July 23, 2021 Bharat Biotech on Friday said it has committed to supply over 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the Centre under the countrywide immunisation programme. Speaking at a virtual conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Suchitra Ella, joint Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker, said the companys facilities in four …
New COVID variant ‘likely’ this year: Top French master Kumar Jeetendra | July 23, 2021 The French government’s top advisor on COVID-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would “probably” emerge in the winter months this year. The country is currently battling an unprecedented spike in new cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant, which was first recorded in India. “We will probably have another variant …
