New technologies make possible advancements in life science research, the development of drugs and therapeutics, and molecular diagnostics. They are critical to the study of genes, cells, and proteins and ultimately a deeper understanding of biological systems and disease mechanisms. The Life Science Industry Awards (LSIAs) acknowledge innovative products introduced within the last year that […]
This month marked the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic. Virtually all aspects of normal life and business were quickly disrupted by the novel and deadly coronavirus as it spread across the world. But researchers and the analytical instrumentation companies that supply them rose to the occasion. […]
It’s an oft-told story that the fortune of Swedish chemist and businessman Alfred Nobel was founded on patented explosives, including dynamite. While his products were used beneficially in mining and construction applications, their wartime use in munitions gave him concern that he would be remembered solely as a ‘merchant of death’. Consequently, Nobel set aside […]
According to our colleagues at Kalorama Information, it is an exciting and interesting time to be involved in the nearly $4 billion cell and gene therapy industry. The science is moving ahead and now the industry needs to industrialize and standardize the manufacturing and commercialization of products. The industry is moving in the direction of […]
The latest report from SDi examines the bioprocessing market which they project will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.0% during the next five years. The global demand for biopharmaceuticals is expanding at a rapid pace, as they are more extensively accepted for the clinical treatment of a wide range of ailments. […]
More than 3,000 scientists have now participated in our ongoing tracking survey about the status of their labs and the impact COVID-19 is having on their research. These scientists have shared with us the affect on their lab’s operations, the actions taken by their organizations in response to the pandemic, how they anticipate their lab […]
The chromatography market includes both gas and liquid separation techniques. All chromatography instruments incorporate the following: a sample-introduction port of some type; a delivery system for a mobile phase carrier which moves the sample through the system; a stationary phase, which may be held within a column, a capillary and one or more detectors that […]
Sample preparation refers to the ways in which a sample is treated prior to its analyses. At first glance, sample preparation may seem like the most routine aspect of an analytical protocol. However, it is critical to remember that any test result is only as good as the sample preparation that has preceded it. As […]
Politico reported today that CDC Director Robert Redfield said on Tuesday that he is not confident that U.S. labs have an adequate stock of the supplies used to extract genetic material from any virus in a patient’s sample — a critical step in coronavirus testing. The article goes on to quote Michael Mina, MD, PhD […]
It’s been another busy and exciting year here at BioInformatics, now part of Science and Medicine Group. Together with our sister brands, Instrument Business Outlook, IMV Medical Information, Kalorama Information and Strategic Directions International, we’ve been helping clients achieve success through our quantitative and qualitative custom research services, our market research reports and industry data […]
