To prevent active biopharmaceuticals from being attacked by our immune systems a standard procedure used since the 1980’s has been to create a "cloak of invisibility" around the drug by means of conjugation with the polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG). Click to read more.
“The importance of antibodies has been the centre of attention recently during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic and major efforts have been made to understand effective antibody responses,” Dirk Brenner In a study to understand more closely the inner workings of the antibody immune response, a research team led by Professor Dirk Brenner, Deputy Head of the Department of Infection and Immunity (DII) at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and Professor of Immunology and Genetics at the University of Luxembourg, set out to find key differences in the metabolism of two closely related immune cell subsets, the B cells FoB and MZB. Click to read more.
Physicists from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have brought an exciting new dynamic to microscopic imaging having found a new way to harness Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM)) interference, a quantum effect which has potential to drive advanced forms of microscopy for use in medical research and diagnostics. Click to read more.
Smart evaporator speeds up aqueous samples concentration An interview with Professor Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, who heads The Department of Biomedical Pharmaceutics at Gifu Pharmaceutical University, describes how a BioChromato Smart Evaporator C1 fitted with 4-Kit adapter has revolutionised its aqueous sample preparation. Click to read more.
At our recent Air Quality and Emissions event, Professor Alistair Lewis of the University of York gave a presentation on the relationship between strategies to address climate change and global air quality. Click to read more.