Beatrice Bowlby

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How can we harness automation in the lab to save time, money and resources? We spoke with Gerd Grosshauser (left) – the Formulatrix (Dubai, UAE) European Sales Manager for their liquid-handling products – at ELRIG Research and Innovation (10–11 March 2025; London, UK) to find out. As a lab technician and then a bench scientist in various biotech companies, much of Gerd’s early career was focused on utilizing and developing instruments for molecular biology applications.

3 weeks ago | biotechniques.com | Beatrice Bowlby

Catch up on the latest biotech industry partnerships, publications and personnel appointments with this edition of the biotech bi-weekly. Here, we highlight collaborations that are advancing disease research, drug discovery and spatial biology workflows, as well as the expert appointments contributing to innovation and commercialization in the biotech space.

3 weeks ago | biotechniques.com | Beatrice Bowlby

Original story from the University of Pittsburgh (PA, USA). New mRNA vaccine is more effective and less costly to develop. A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the Pennsylvania State University (PA, USA).

3 weeks ago | biotechniques.com | Beatrice Bowlby

Shiva Malek (left) is the Global Head of Oncology Disease Area at Novartis BioMedical Research (MA, USA), where she leads oncology drug discovery, from target discovery and validation, to lead optimization and translational research.

3 weeks ago | biotechniques.com | Beatrice Bowlby

A single, untargeted proteomics test for rare genetic diseases has been developed. A research team from the University of Melbourne (Australia) and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Victoria, Australia) has developed a blood test for rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in infants and children. This unique test sequences proteins, rather than the genes themselves, offering insights into how changes in gene sequence can affect a protein’s function and lead to disease.