April 2018

Technology

Thermo Fisher Scientific product launches

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched five new solutions in instrumentation, data management, sample preparation and consumables at Pittcon 2018.

Technology

Register for conference

Scientific Laboratory Supplies will be staging the next Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference on 23 May.

Technology

POC data management

Radiometer Ltd has implemented its AQURE Enterprise point-of-care (POC) data management system at the University of Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust’s new Emergency Department.

Haematology & Transfusion Science

Technology

Bacteriophages under the microscope

This month: Bacteriophages

News

Test for autism in children

Researchers have developed two tests that they claim could potentially be used to detect autism in children.

News

NHS has 100,000 vacancies

One in every 11 NHS posts in England is currently unfilled, which regulators claim has contributed to one of the most challenging winter periods in NHS history.

News

RIP Sir John Sulston

The pioneering geneticist, Sir John Sulston, who played a pivotal role in the sequencing of the human genome, has died aged 75.

Resources

Diversity and inclusion

Lynda Rigby, IBMS Executive Head of Marketing and Membership, on how the Institute has been working with the Science Council to benchmark its performance on diversity and inclusion.

Resources

How to... publish your work in The Biomedical Scientist

Would you like to see your work on the pages of the IBMS’ magazine? Here are some tips and guidance to help you get published.

Resources

British Journal of Biomedical Science Issue 2 2018: a synopsis

Issue 2 of our journal is now completed. By the time you read this, the hardcopy may already have landed on your doormats, and those of you who have been to the website will already have accessed and read some of the papers. Editor Andrew Blann outlines the content in the latest issue.

Cytopathology

Science

Disease in the trenches

To mark 100 years since the First World War came to a close, we look at the conditions in the trenches and hear from the diaries and letters of those who endured the horrific conflict.