Laboratory data

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The most impactful drug discovery news this week is all linked with scientific research data. Analysts Phesi revealed that a third of clinical […]

News round-up for 17-21 July by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. The most impactful drug discovery news this week is all linked with scientific research data. Analysts Phesi revealed that a third of clinical development programmes are cancelled during Phase II, and there were significant trial results for drugs for head and neck cancer […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Data integrity and the value of the cloud”. It covers two articles written for the exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement published in Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “The concept of data integrity” and “Remote working: when the cloud meets the lab”. […]

This paid-for advertorial by Labforward appeared in DDW Volume 24 – Issue 1, Winter 2022/2023 Organisation leaders are facing ever-increasing pressures to digitise and future-proof their laboratories. The journey, however, to connecting a laboratory’s data, devices and people can be convoluted, particularly without the careful selection of solutions and tools that best-fit each laboratory’s specific […]

Barry Bunin, PhD, CEO of Collaborative Drug Discovery explores the rise of electronic lab notebooks and why researchers should be transitioning to digital methods of recording data.  The laboratory notebook has been around for centuries. Scientific breakthroughs from the 18th Century through to today have at one point been recorded by hand in such a […]

This paid-for advertorial by Labforward appeared in DDW Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022. Sophisticated and intuitive, the digital lab notebook is replacing the traditional paper lab notebook in many laboratories worldwide – but does a documentation solution go far enough to connect the laboratory? In this article we delve into the past, present […]

Laboratory software provider Elemental Machines has showcased its new platform designed to help labs organise the use of their equipment at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Europe 2022 Conference and Exhibition.  Elemental Machines has described its Elemental Calendar as the first lab equipment scheduling software tool. The platform enables labs to view […]

Life sciences company PerkinElmer is exhibiting at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo this week ( 3-5 May) in Boston US.   The company is exhibiting a range of solutions that can help researchers in labs make well-informed, data-driven decision on therapeutic candidates by using cloud-based informatics solutions and strategic IT services.  The company is showcasing […]

Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast: The Winter issue of the Drug Discovery World Magazine is accompanied by an exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement ahead of SLAS2022 in Boston, US on 5-9 February. Sophia Ktori outlines the importance of data integrity in labs at every stage of product development and manufacturing on behalf of SiLA.  The concept of data integrity hinges on the need […]

Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast: Toby Blackburn runs business development and strategy at Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL). His main responsibility is to help clients, and the industry, understand the technology, how it can benefit them, and what the future lab looks like. He shares these insights with DDW’s Megan Thomas in the exclusive DDW & […]

CliniSys has acquired Horizon Lab Systems and combined with Sunquest Information Systems, to create an organisation dedicated to diagnostic and laboratory informatics.  Outlook  CliniSys’ vision is to embrace a new wave of digital diagnostics and laboratories across the continuum of care and community to improve public health.  Horizon Lab Systems is critical to this vision with its cloud-based […]

Can you reduce the environmental impact of your lab while still performing essential science? This paid-for advertorial by Labcon appeared in the DDW / SLAS supplement in DDW Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22.  Plastic consumables are critical to laboratory benchwork, but these products often have a high environmental impact. While some manufacturers of laboratory consumables have improved the […]

The Winter issue of the Drug Discovery World Magazine is out now.   Featuring Specialty Spotlight on Ophthalmology, the magazine is available to download and read for free on the DDW App.   Key features of the Winter Issue include: How Quantum Computing Can Benefit Drug Discovery, Why The Emergence of Targeted Protein Degradation is So Exciting, plus exclusive interviews and articles on cancer research, synthetic biology and rare variant contribution to human disease.   Exclusive  DDW &  SLAS2022 supplement   This issue is also accompanied by an exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement ahead of SLAS2022 in Boston, […]

PerkinElmer has launched the PKeye Workflow Monitor, a cloud-based platform enabling laboratory personnel to remotely manage and monitor PerkinElmer instruments and workflows in real-time.  The PKeye Workflow Monitor informs users of the start, stop and completion of operations. It can also notify users if manual intervention is needed, such as the replenishment of tips or need to refill reagents. […]

Insightful Science, the software company enabling the cloud for scientific discovery, has completed the transaction to acquire LabArchives.  LabArchives is a research data management application, serving 600,000 scientists in academic, non-profit and commercial organisations. It automates data capture, enhances collaboration, creates seamless workflows, and improves lab efficiency.  Matt Dunie, Co-Founder and CEO of LabArchives, said: “For many years we have been dedicated to bettering […]

News round-up by DDW’s Megan Thomas for 1-5 November DDW’s Megan Thomas has selected five stories which showcase the international scope of the drug discovery industry in terms of research, innovation, collaboration and development. 1. New consortium to boost Covid-19 vaccine production in South Africa The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), the World Health Organization (WHO), […]