Latest tech news for August.
DIFFUSIONAL SIZING
Fluidic Analytics’ diffusional sizing technology has been influential in a recent study that investigates protein binding and self-assembly in Alzheimer’s disease. The work was presented during the Women in Science Award plenary lecture in Krakow, Poland last month.
The work on the mechanism of amyloid β aggregation and the role of inhibitors demonstrates the unique ability of diffusional sizing to assess protein binding in-solution and for difficult-to-study systems.
SUSTAINABILITY
Promega UK, the life sciences company, has announced the winners of this year’s Helix Sustainability Awards. The awards recognise UK organisations who gained the most environmental benefit from using the Helix On-Site Stocking System.
The three winners are: the University of Manchester, the University of Edinburgh and Newcastle University. By using Helix, the top five organisations saved over 1000 deliveries combined.
The new £22.3m National Horizons Centre in Darlington hosted a three-day workshop on practical proteomics as its first continuing professional development course.
The course was led by Professor James Scrivens, a leading expert in the field of mass spectrometry, who has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, as well as numerous book chapters and industrial reports.
The centre is a state-of-the-art bioscience education, training, research and innovation facility, specialising in providing the full range of skills for the biosciences sector, and in applying digital technologies to improve performance and productivity.