WWEM Announces Lab Conference Details
The organisers of WWEM 2010 (Telford 10th & 11th Nov), the world’s largest environmental monitoring event, have published details of a new Conference dedicated to the Laboratory sector.
Focusing on efficiency, sustainability, quality procedures and accreditation, the Conference will address the key issues facing commercial laboratories in the new low-carbon, post-recession era and will be most relevant to analytical staff within the water, food/beverage, manufacturing, processing and environmental sectors.
Titled Laboratory Sustainability and Efficiency, the Laboratory conference will be repeated on both days and chaired by Dr Jeff Llewellyn, President of the British Measurement and Testing Association (BMTA). It will feature:
• UKAS and what Accreditation can do for your Laboratory by Debbie Hudson, UKAS
• Proficiency Testing and Inter-Laboratory Comparisons by Matt Williams, NPL
• Samples Transportation by Justin Hayday of CitySprint
• The production of ISO Guide 34 Accredited Gas Calibration Standards and Evaluation of their Stability by K D Cleaver, BOC Limited
• Sampling of Environmental Water by Hazel Davidson, ALcontrol
• A Waste Water Data Management System That Provides Real Advantage by Alex Hardie, EXOVA
Please visit
www.wwem.uk.com for further details
WWEM 2010 organiser Marcus Pattison said: “Laboratory analysis plays a major role in environmental monitoring across a number of industries. We are therefore delighted to be able to
devote an area of WWEM to the laboratory sector, complete with a dedicated conference, a series of walk-in, walk-out workshops and an exhibition featuring many of the world’s leading players in the laboratory sector. A common thread, running through all of the presentations will be advice on how to improve both accuracy and efficiency.”
Whilst the Conference is repeated on both days, some visitors may require entry on both days to give them the facility to attend other technical workshops and presentations. Entry to the Lab Conference will be £55/day or £100 for both days.
Entry to the exhibition and workshops will be free (saving a daily admission fee of £20) to all pre-registered visitors, who will also be entitled to free onsite parking, free lunches and refreshments on both days of the event.
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Research led by a scientist at the University of York and Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has thrown new light on the way organs migrate during development in the body.
An international team headed by Dr Mark Coles, of the Centre for Immunology and Infection -- a joint research centre created by the University’s Department of Biology and HYMS -- used video microscopy to investigate how cells migrate collectively in groups.
The research* which investigated the science behind the movement of the thymus gland during organogenesis, involved scientists at the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) National Institute of Medical Research in London, Cancer Research UK and the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, as well as researchers in the USA, Germany, Portugal
They discovered that migration of the thymus, which is a key component of the immune system, involved co-ordinated interactions of multiple cell types, through signals between EphB and ephrin-B2 receptors.
Dr Coles said: “Exactly how groups of cells move around the body is still unknown. But, by studying some of the processes involved in organ migration, we have provided useful information to help us to understand, for instance,
Leadership Award Supports Glycomics Research
Professor Pauline Rudd, of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin, Ireland has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of her emerging glycomics research. The award, the first in the Programme, includes a grant of funding and instruments to the institute in pursuit of research for analysing protein glycosylation which will assist in the characterization of recombinant protein drugs, and to study potential glycan biomarkers associated with disease using multidimensional nanoscale LC-MS/MS techniques.
Imaging the migration of the thymus gland how tumours spread and wounds heal.”
*The research is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Whitehouse Scientific is once again a prime sponsor for the Filtration Society’s annual conference and exhibition, which this year covers filter testing. The conference will take place on 13 October 2010 in Chester, UK, and by popular demand, the main one-day event will be preceded by a short course and workshop.
The Filtration Society’s conferences always attract world leaders in their field. The keynote speakers are Professor Richard Wakeman (Short Course), Mark Crooks (TSI) and Dr Christophe Peuchot (IFTS, France) for the main conference. A full technical programme will be published on the society’s website.
This year’s short course will introduce the fundamental principles of filter testing. Understanding particle sizing methods, and the information they produce, is integral to nearly all filtration processes. The course aims to first establish the generic filter most suitable for a given application, before discussing performance tests, such as porosity, pore size, dirt holding
capacity and integrity testing. It will cover: the need for testing; differentiating between media testing and filter system testing in both wet and dry applications; fundamental mechanisms of filtration; and the classification of filter media. Most importantly, the selection criteria for a filtration process will be discussed – a topical subject because so much money can be lost by using inappropriate filter systems.
Throughout the course of the day, all the themes highlighted in the introductory session will be developed and exemplified. These discussions will culminate with a review of the wide array of international standards that apply in the filtration industry. Participants will also have hands-on access to a range of leading testing equipment for close inspection.
An accompanying trade exhibition, focusing entirely on filter media and testing equipment, will feature a mini poster session for each exhibitor. One of the most popular sessions allows
exhibitors to describe key features of their instruments in a 5 minute ‘technology burst’. This format generates a real ‘buzz’ in both the lecture theatre and in the exhibition hall afterwards.
Based in historic Chester, conference participants will be well placed to investigate the beautiful medieval city centre. With a complete circle of Roman walls, an amphitheatre and a stunning cathedral, Chester is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK.
Formed in London in 1964, the Filtration Society is a charitable organisation and has equally strong links with industry and academia. Its objectives are to promote research and development, and transfer existing technologies into new areas in the field of filtration and separation.
Further details of the October conference, short course and exhibition, together with registration information, are available on the Filtration Society’s website at
www.filtsoc.org
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Astronomers have captured a spectacular new image in a region of our neighbouring galaxy known to have an abnormally high rate of star formation that reveals yet more details about its history and development. The picture, taken with the UK-designed and built VISTA telescope, is of the Tarantula Nebula, a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud which contains many stars that can be difficult to detect because they are enshrouded in the gas and dust clouds from which they formed. Astronomers were able to take the image by using ESO’s
VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ) telescope which has the ability to penetrate much of the dust that would normally obscure our view.
The leader of the survey team, Maria-Rosa Cioni (University of Hertfordshire, UK) explains: "This view is of one of the most important regions of star formation in the local Universe — the spectacular 30 Doradus star- forming region, also called the Tarantula Nebula. At its core is a large cluster of stars called RMC 136, in which some of the most massive stars known are located."
The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC’s) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory led on the development of the camera; STFC’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) manages the VISTA project. Professor Ian Robson, Head of UKATC said; “We are very proud of the wealth of data that the VISTA telescope is producing for the astronomical community; the spectacular images are not only telling us about new science, but look absolutely fantastic”.
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“Agilent is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive analytical solutions for glycoprotein characterization and oligosaccharide analysis,” said Gustavo Salem, vice president and general manager of the Biological Systems Division at Agilent. “We are very eager to begin working with leading glycomics scientists at NIRBT to continue to drive research and discovery in this emerging field.” Rudi Grimm, Ph.D., director of science and technology for Agilent’s Life Science Group, who will work closely with Professor Rudd, created the opportunity for the grant by working with Agilent’s University Relations Program and Life Sciences Group to secure funding and instrumentation.
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