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PA-3600: High-Precision Automated IHC Staining System for Diagnostic and Research Applications

The PA-3600 (Qualinex) is a fully automated immunohistochemistry staining platform designed for standardized, high-throughput diagnostic and translational research. It enables precise localization and semi-quantitative analysis of tissue antigens based on specific antigen–antibody binding. The system supports multiplex applications and offers high reproducibility and regulatory compliance. Key features include: Processes up to 36 slides per run […]

How a Shopping Centre Eye Clinic Helped Cut NHS Waiting Times

A technician-led eye clinic based in Brent Cross shopping centre has helped significantly cut NHS waiting times for eye appointments, according to a new study. Set up during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in September 2021, the Brent Cross site forms part of the Moorfields Eye Hospital network. While many NHS services were struggling […]

The parasite cure

Scientists repurpose a brain parasite to deliver treatments for neurological diseases, sparking hope and controversy.

‘Citizen army’ sought to assess Scotland’s mosquito threat

Scientisits, academics, medical experts and goverment institutions are being recruited to help collaborate on a project to track the activities of mosquitos in Scotland. The project based in University of Glasgow, the MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research (CVR), the UK Health Security Agency and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, it has also been […]

How Toolsquare helps labs benefit from equipment insights

Paper logs in labs that don’t get filled out. No control over who accesses your equipment. Instruments that are left dirty or breakdowns that stay unreported. Do you recognise this? Find out in 1 minute how Toolsquare solves these problems.

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Post template:   The NHS currently produces 5.4% of the UK’s greenhouse gases, which equates to around 25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. It’s astounding to acknowledge that emissions per patient have fallen by almost two-thirds since 1990, and yet there is still clearly a long way to go. These figures are solely based on […]

Speaker | Andy Evans

Andy Evans has been working in lab sustainability since 2009 and since 2015 he’s ran Green Light laboratories Limited.  Andy has a notable list of laboratory clients which is dominated by  Russell Group universities, including Imperial College, Bristol, Birmingham, Oxford and Warwick. He also works with procurement consortia, private sector laboratories and high-profile manufacturers of lab equipment based in the UK and overseas. 
He’s also currently working with government-appointed agents to write the testing standards for energy and temperature performance in cold storage, and when travel restrictions are finally lifted, he’ll be off to advise clients in Europe and the US.

Speaker | Matthew Bennett

Matthew has been working at the University of East Anglia in technical roles since 2009, his current position is Laboratory Coordinator. Matthew began making sustainability improvements locally in his own lab in 2013 before leading University wide projects via secondment to the sustainability team. He has worked with commercial partners to create sustainable products for the laboratory and is an active member of both the Higher Education technician and sustainable labs communities.

Speaker | Martin Howes

Martin Howes is Assistant Carbon Manager for The Sustainability Team, Estates Division at the University of Cambridge.

Speaker | Anna Lewis

Anna is the Sustainable Science Manager at the University of Bristol and co-founder of the Laboratory Efficiency Action Network. At Bristol, she coordinates the LEAF programme, and manages energy efficiency and circular economy projects within science buildings.

Speaker | Dr Natalie Homer

Dr Natalie Homer is the Senior Research Fellow, Mass Spectrometry Core, at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, Queen’s Medical Research Institute

Speaker | Jiteen Ahmed

Jiteen Ahmed is the Head of Technical Services and has worked at Aston University for over 20 years, during this time, Jiteen has provided support for teaching and research laboratories which has resulted in being a named author in a couple of research papers and being named as an inventor on a patent. Jiteen is also the University Radiological Safety Advisor and Radiation Protection Supervisor at Aston University.

Externally, Jiteen represents Aston University at the Midlands Innovations Technical Manager group and at the Southern University Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Laboratory Group of which he is the Chair of the Laboratory group. Jiteen is also the Chair of the STEMed National Procurement group and is an advisor for Lab Innovations. Recently, Jiteen became one of the commissioners for the TALENT National Policy Commission.

Jiteen is a member of the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research, Royal Society of Chemistry, Association of University Radiation Protection Officers, Technical Managers in Universities and University Bioscience Managers Association.

 

Jiteen is a champion for the Technician Commitment for the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University and is very passionate about the Technician Commitment and its impact of the technical staff at Aston University.

Speaker | Steven Trim

Steven Trim Speaker | Chief Scientific Officer, Venomtech Steve trained as a drug discovery scientist through ten years at Pfizer, UK after graduating from University of Wales, Aberystwyth. During this industrial experience he moved from a gene expression expert, into biochemistry, pharmacology and lab safety. He also was familiar with the need for better peptide […]

Speaker | Juliette White

Juliette White Keynote Speaker | VP, Global SHE & Operations Sustainability, AstraZeneca Juliette White is VP for Global SHE and Sustainability, based in UK, and has 30 years’ service with AZ.   Juliette graduated with a degree in Psychology and during her time with the Company has held a wide number of HR roles both […]