Laboratory techniques

Wren Laboratories Launches First Direct-to-Consumer Saliva COVID-19 PCR Test for Children Ages Five+ and Adults Just in Time for Back-to-School and Work

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Branches of biology, Medical tests, Articles, Natural sciences, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Laboratory techniques, COVID-19 testing, Polymerase chain reaction, Saliva testing, Wren

Wren has been offering one of the nation's most accurate saliva tests since October 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Wren has been offering one of the nation's most accurate saliva tests since October 2020.
  • The Wren PCR test is simple to use, has little room for error, requires just a teaspoon of saliva and does not need any invasive nasal swabbing or similar unpleasant collection approaches.
  • Saliva samples are collected in 2-3 minutes and Wren delivers digital results to the users and schools and workplaces within 24 hours of sample receipt.
  • Several education and community organizations have relied on Wren's PCR Saliva COVID tests throughout the past year including Independence Northwest and Children's Center of Hamden.

Global Refinery Vacuum Distillation Units Outlook to 2025 - Identify Growth Segments and Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Oil, Gas, Energy, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Laboratory techniques, Distillation, VDU, Vacuum distillation

The "Global Refinery Vacuum Distillation Units (VDU) Outlook to 2025 - Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook with Details of All Operating and Planned Vacuum Distillation Units" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Refinery Vacuum Distillation Units (VDU) Outlook to 2025 - Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook with Details of All Operating and Planned Vacuum Distillation Units" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global vacuum distillation units (VDU) capacity increased from 28,168 thousand barrels per day (mbd) in 2015 to 28,213 mbd in 2020 at an Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) of 0.03 percent.
  • It is expected to increase from 28,213 mbd in 2020 to 30,593 mbd in 2025 at an AAGR of 1.6 percent.
  • Provides key details such as refinery name, operator name, and status for all active, suspended, planned, and announced refinery VDUs in a country.

Lateral Flow Assays Markets, 2027 by Product (Kits, Readers), Technique (Sandwich, Competitive, Multiplex), Application (Clinical, Food Safety, Drug Development, Veterinary) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Biotechnology, Health, Medical Supplies, Medical devices, Natural sciences, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Laboratory techniques, Medical tests, Immunologic tests, Medical terminology, Chromatography, Lateral flow test, Multiplex, Assay

The "Lateral Flow Assays Market by Product (Kits, Readers), Technique (Sandwich, Competitive, Multiplex), Application (Clinical [Pregnancy, Infectious Diseases], Food Safety, Drug Development, Veterinary), and End User (Hospitals, Home Care) - Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Lateral Flow Assays Market by Product (Kits, Readers), Technique (Sandwich, Competitive, Multiplex), Application (Clinical [Pregnancy, Infectious Diseases], Food Safety, Drug Development, Veterinary), and End User (Hospitals, Home Care) - Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The lateral flow assays market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2020 to 2027 to reach $13.85 billion by 2027.
  • In addition, continuous advancements in lateral flow assays are also expected to contribute to the growth of this segment.
  • North America commanded the largest share of the lateral flow assays market in 2020, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific.

BD Launches Reimagined Digital Marketplace for Flow Cytometry

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Branches of biology, Biology, Laboratory techniques, Life sciences, Cell biology, Clinical pathology, Flow cytometry, BD

The new BD Biosciences website offers a full array of BD research, clinical and single-cell multiomic products, making this online destination one of the most comprehensive for flow cytometry users.

Key Points: 
  • The new BD Biosciences website offers a full array of BD research, clinical and single-cell multiomic products, making this online destination one of the most comprehensive for flow cytometry users.
  • "We listened to our customers, both researchers and clinical lab managers, to understand and address the barriers they face to buying," said Puneet Sarin, worldwide president of BD Biosciences.
  • "Our goal is to empower them with tools and relevant scientific content to make the process of online product search and purchase faster, easier and more convenient across the complete flow cytometry continuum."
  • The completely overhauled online purchasing experience offers intuitive navigation, a fully integrated shopping experience, and a look and feel that addresses flow cytometry users' buying needs.

Spanish Mountain Gold Reports Assay Results from Resource Expansion Program: Multiple Long Intercepts in All Four Tested Areas

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Laboratory techniques, Gold, Silver, Assay, Biochemistry, Titration, Quality assurance, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Quality control

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 6, 2021) - Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (TSXV: SPA) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the assay results from the latest resource expansion program for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project (the "Project") located in British Columbia, Canada.

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 6, 2021) - Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (TSXV: SPA) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the assay results from the latest resource expansion program for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project (the "Project") located in British Columbia, Canada.
  • Notably, the assay results report long intercepts (up to 68.58 m in length) in all four tested areas with grades higher than the economic cut-off established in the latest resource estimate (published along with the PFS).
  • The Company has retained Discovery Consultants of Vernon, BC, to monitor independently the quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) data on the Spanish Mountain Gold Project.
  • Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. is focused on advancing its 100%-owned Spanish Mountain gold project in southern central British Columbia.

Innovation Metals Corp. Successfully Completes Initial Extraction-Rate Testing of the RapidSX™ Technology for Rare-Earth Elements Separation

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Laboratory techniques, Extraction, Liquid–liquid extraction, Rare-earth element, Fragrance extraction

This innovative, dual-channel approach will underpin the successful commercialization of RapidSX for REE separation, while also advancing non-REE RapidSX applications.

Key Points: 
  • This innovative, dual-channel approach will underpin the successful commercialization of RapidSX for REE separation, while also advancing non-REE RapidSX applications.
  • IMC Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Dr. Gareth Hatch, stated, The results of the initial extraction-rate testing for the current RapidSX columns are highly encouraging.
  • The hardware platform development focuses on all of the physical hardware that is required for utilization of the RapidSX technology.
  • IMC has developed the proprietary RapidSX process, for the low-cost separation and purification of rare-earth elements, Ni, Co, Li and other technology metals, via an accelerated form of solvent extraction.

Biocept Receives South Korean Patent for Primer-Switch Platform Used to Identify Rare Genetic Mutations, Including Cancer Biomarkers

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Oncology, Health, Medical devices, Genetics, Research, Science, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Biology, Biomarkers, Life sciences, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Laboratory techniques, Cancer biomarker, Polymerase chain reaction, Multiple sclerosis biomarkers, Digital polymerase chain reaction

This is the fourth issued patent for the technology, which identifies rare cancer biomarkers found in tissue, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Key Points: 
  • This is the fourth issued patent for the technology, which identifies rare cancer biomarkers found in tissue, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
  • It can be used to enhance the performance and specificity of the PCR method, the most widely used amplification approach for research and clinical diagnostic applications.
  • Our strong and growing intellectual property portfolio enables Biocept to develop and commercialize our highly differentiated technologies and testing services.
  • This includes worldwide patent protection on its highly sensitive methods for detecting cancer biomarkers that are used by physicians for treatment decisions.

Study Published in Nature Biomedical Engineering Demonstrates the Unique Capabilities of Torus Biosystems Donut PCR System

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Technology, Research, Publishing, Other Technology, Communications, Biotechnology, Health, General Health, Science, Branches of biology, Natural sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Laboratory techniques, Amplifiers, Hoffmann-La Roche, Polymerase chain reaction, Molecular diagnostics

Torus Biosystems , Inc., a point of care molecular diagnostics company spun out of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, today announced the publication of performance results for its Donut PCR system.

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  • Torus Biosystems , Inc., a point of care molecular diagnostics company spun out of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, today announced the publication of performance results for its Donut PCR system.
  • The full manuscript, titled Highly multiplexed rapid DNA detection with single-nucleotide specificity via convective PCR in a portable device, is published in Nature Biomedical Engineering .
  • Performance of the prototype donut PCR system was validated through a series of experiments involving the detection of microbial agents.
  • "The Donut PCR system, which serves as the basis for Torus's Synestia platform, allows scalable, rapid, accurate, and affordable detection of many pathogens, enabling syndromic testing."

Benjamin Hill Samples 12.2wt% Copper on Sonora Property

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Monday, July 5, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Laboratory techniques, Metallurgical assay, Assay, Quality assurance

At the laboratory, the samples were dried, crushed and pulverized with the pulps being sent airfreight for analysis to BVM in Vancouver, B.C.

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  • At the laboratory, the samples were dried, crushed and pulverized with the pulps being sent airfreight for analysis to BVM in Vancouver, B.C.
  • Copper assays that initially ran above 10,000ppm were rerun using ICP-ES analysis to obtain accurate assay values.
  • Laboratory control samples comprising certified reference samples, duplicates and blank samples were inserted by the laboratory into the sample stream and analyzed as part of the quality assurance/quality control protocol.
  • About Benjamin Hill Mining Corp.
    Benjamin Hill Mining Corp. is a Canadian-listed junior gold exploration company focused on exploring and developing projects in Mexico.

Global High Content Screening Market (2021 to 2026) - Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecasts

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Friday, July 2, 2021
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Drug discovery, Chemistry, Microscopy, Laboratory techniques, High-content screening, Medical tests, Screening, Markets.com, HCS, Cellomics

DUBLIN, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "High Content Screening Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "High Content Screening Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • High content screening (HCS), or high content analysis, refers to an analytical method of automated microscopy that uses visualization tools to obtain quantitative data from cell populations.
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global high content screening market?
  • What is the structure of the global high content screening market and who are the key players?