Within the framework of a five-year services agreement, Lonza and Bioqube want to provide for the development and manufacturing of biologics and small molecules for portfolio companies of Bioqube. The offering is to accelerate timelines for the development and manufacturing of molecules and disruptive technologies.

Calibre Scientific announced the acquisition of Benson Polymeric, a manufacturer of polymer-based High-Performance Liquid Chromatography columns and resin. The acquisition is to enhance the company's growing presence in the chromatography sector.

Foie gras has been valued as a delicacy in some cultures for more than 4000 years. The texture — i.e. the feeling that the liver produces in the mouth — cannot yet be imitated. A research group has now tackled this issue in a collaboration attempted to uncover the secrets of liver pâté.

According to research results published in the scientific journal Ecology, diverse diatom communities enhance the productivity of marine coastal zones.

Micronic launched the Tube Reader DT510 for high-speed storage tube code reading. Designed to enhance lab space reads 1D rack barcodes, 1D barcoded tubes and 2D Data-Matrix coded tubes in less than a second.

Chemical reactions and molecular modifications change the genome of every human over the course of their lifetime. These modifications can result in disease, but they also provide a basis for determining a person's biological age. Fraunhofer scientists participating in the project “Drug Target” have developed a method that can quickly check the condition of the genome.

In order to expand its capacities and modernise its packaging line, those responsible for the location of a large biotechnology firm in the Netherlands were looking for a new system to pack vials and pens in different configurations. Automating this small-component packaging task would open up the possibility of increasing efficiency and saving production costs. At the same time, the chosen packaging solution needed to offer a high level of flexibility and precise handling.

Over the next three years, researchers from various European institutes will be working together with the Dutch Polymer manufacturer Supra Polix on the next generation of robots: (soft) robots that ‘feel pain’ and heal themselves. The partners can count on three million Euro in support from the European Commission.

An interdisciplinary research collaboration between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge has engineered a novel synthetic plant-microbe signalling pathway that could provide the foundation for transferring nitrogen fixation to cereals. Enhancing the root microbiota has enormous potential for improving crop yields in nutrient-poor soils and reducing chemical fertiliser use.

Thousands of square metres of coral are being grown on previously destroyed reefs in Indonesia, but previously it was unclear whether these new corals would revive the entire reef ecosystem. Now a new study, led by researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol, finds a heathy, diverse soundscape on the restored reefs.