The past year has undoubtedly been a year of transitions, from navigating the social distancing measures to reorienting ourselves, travelling and keeping up to date with how strike actions affect our daily routines. A Nature study published in January 2023 suggests a stagnation in disruptive science and technology, with a decline in the number of … Read more
Approximately 75% of newly emerging diseases currently affecting the global population are of animal origin. These viruses, like Covid-19, have been transmitted from an animal population to humans. Known as zoonotic diseases, they have been responsible for global pandemics including Avian Influenza and the previous coronavirus outbreaks of MERS and SARS. Tropical regions such as … Read more
Nordic-MUbio purchase of BioLogo One of the most critical steps in completing an Acquisition is to find a willing seller for an interested buyer. Companies can spend so much time organizing themselves for sale yet never find a buyer where all the ‘stars align’. Nordic-MUbio (NM) has been well known over the past few years … Read more
At Pivotal Scientific this month, we are busy compiling our sixth annual Antibody Market Report. A yearly review of the international research antibody market, sharing industry knowledge and expertise in areas such as global research trends and online marketing. We are delighted to announce that this year’s report will include analytics data generated by our … Read more
Introduction Gene editing has been featured prominently in the news recently. With studies published in Nature and Science, describing the advancement of sophisticated gene editing tools known as base editors. While the article in Nature details further development on the powerful CRISPR technology for editing DNA, the publication in Science presents a highly promising RNA … Read more
Introduction The Government’s industrial strategy green paper was launched in January, with the aim of addressing long-term challenges to the UK economy. It identified the life sciences industry as a dominant economic sector within the UK, generating approximately £64 billion of turnover, employing >200,000 scientists and staff, and providing an exceptional environment for businesses to … Read more
Introduction Cytokines are a large group of cell signalling proteins. The COPE database currently lists over 45,000 entries for cytokines. Each cytokine and its cellular receptors control varying cellular processes. This all depend on the cytokine, receptor and the specific cell type. In short, they are important to the functioning of the body, and therefore in high … Read more
Introduction Flow cytometry (FC) allows researchers and clinicians to independently measure the properties of different types of cells. It also allows them to do quantitative measurements to classify and isolate cell based on these properties. Overall, It’s a hugely powerful technique in biotech and a rapidly growing one. BCC Research, an analyst company, predicts that flow cytometry … Read more