Bioscience Today

07/10/2026

High RNA Quality FFPE Tissue Blocks for Biomarker Discovery https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/high-rna-quality-ffpe-tissue-blocks-for-biomarker-discovery/

Amsbio has expanded its range of high-quality FFPE tissues and controls specifically designed to support biomarker discovery, histopathology, translational research and assay development. Although the tissue structure in FFPE samples is maintained for histological analysis, damage to the RNA incurre...

07/10/2026

Precise dosing valve developed for demanding laboratory and analytical systems https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/precise-dosing-valve-developed-for-demanding-laboratory-and-analytical-systems/

Flow control specialist Bürkert has announced the release of a new dosing valve with media separation that offers minimal internal volume, fast switching times and high repeatability to ensure stable processes and reproducible results. Maximum utilisation starts with minimal internal volumes, so th...

07/10/2026

Room temperature cell preservation technology https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/room-temperature-cell-preservation-technology/

05/10/2026

Early Detection of H5N1: The Role of Rapid Antigen Testing in Antarctic Research https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/early-detection-of-h5n1-the-role-of-rapid-antigen-testing-in-antarctic-research/

Three Decades of Avian Flu The strain of Avian Influenza known as HPAI H5 has been known to scientists since 1959, when it was first detected in domesticated chickens in Scotland. However, its currently circulating highly pathogenic sub-strain, H5N1, was first identified in domesticated waterfowl in...

01/10/2026

Why we need to switch our thinking to cutting waste, not carbon emissions https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/why-we-need-to-switch-our-thinking-to-cutting-waste-not-carbon-emissions/

30/09/2026

A thriving bioscience cluster is bringing innovation, scale and impact together at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Durham.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/a-growing-bioscience-cluster-built-for-innovation-scale-impact/

As the UK’s life sciences sector continues to grow, businesses are increasingly looking for environments that offer more than just laboratory space. Access to talent, specialist infrastructure, research expertise and opportunities for collaboration are becoming critical factors in supporting innov...

29/09/2026

Why high performance cultures break down under pressure in bioscience organisations.

Full story: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/why-high-performance-cultures-break-down-under-pressure-in-bioscience-organisations/

High performance in bioscience organisations rarely breaks down because people aren’t capable. It breaks down when scientific, regulatory and commercial pressure increases, but the systems supporting performance don’t evolve with it. What looks like a talent or ex*****on issue is often a design ...