Seminar Announcement : 3D Bioprinting is Medicine’s Next Frontier

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3D Bioprinting is Medicine’s Next Frontier

The growing push for 3-D tissue models is limited by challenges in automated handling, processing, and scalability of the technology to various types of materials and high-throughput applications. To meet these challenges, 4D bioprinting and human-cell derived ECM bioinks can allow researchers to biologically mimic the formation of complex, heterogeneous 3-D structures and to scale the technology to high-throughput and clinically translatable applications. This webinar will discuss the latest megatrends behind bioprinting developments as well as scientific and medical applications developed for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, preclinical screening and testing, veterinary medicine, as well as personalized drug and food development. Some key topics to be discussed include:

  • Key advantages of 3D bioprinting over other techniques
  • Alterations in cellular physiology of cells in 3D vs. 2D
  • Megatrends behind bioprinting’s importance in biomedicine
  • Introduction of biomedical applications of bioprinting across various disciplines
  • ROKIT Healthcare’s work in clinical translation of bioprinting in the operating room
  • Built-in cell incubator, diverse material use, and high-throughput capabilities of all-in-one bioprinting platforms

The seminar reinforces the significance of bioprinting advancements in the age of Industry 4.0 – as a movement aligned with global megatrends in healthcare toward personalized medicine, computer-aided production of biological processes, and autologous regenerative therapy.

 

 

Guest

Guest Speaker:

• Da-Yae Lee
Senior Bio-Consultant & Project Leader

When:

Thursday 8 September
9-10 am – Conference (in-person & virtual)
10:00 am- 12:00 pm – Workshop (limited spaces,
priority to 1st registered)

Where:

Conference room at the Centre
Québecois d’Innovation en
Biotechnologie (CQIB),
500 Bd Cartier O, Laval, QC H7V 5B7

Seminar Announcement : 3D Bioprinting is Medicine’s Next Frontier

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Integrate, Customize and Make Accessible:
3D Bioprinting is Medicine’s Next Frontier

The growing push for 3-D tissue models is limited by challenges in automated handling, processing, and scalability of the technology to various types of materials and high-throughput applications. To meet these challenges, 4D bioprinting and human-cell derived ECM bioinks can allow researchers to biologically mimic the formation of complex, heterogeneous 3-D structures and to scale the technology to high-throughput and clinically translatable applications. This webinar will discuss the latest megatrends behind bioprinting developments as well as scientific and medical applications developed for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, preclinical screening and testing, veterinary medicine, as well as personalized drug and food development. Some key topics to be discussed include:

  • Key advantages of 3D bioprinting over other techniques
  • Alterations in cellular physiology of cells in 3D vs. 2D
  • Megatrends behind bioprinting’s importance in biomedicine
  • Introduction of biomedical applications of bioprinting across various disciplines
  • ROKIT Healthcare’s work in clinical translation of bioprinting in the operating room
  • Built-in cell incubator, diverse material use, and high-throughput capabilities of all-in-one bioprinting platforms

The seminar reinforces the significance of bioprinting advancements in the age of Industry 4.0 – as a movement aligned with global megatrends in healthcare toward personalized medicine, computer-aided production of biological processes, and autologous regenerative therapy.

Guest

Guest Speaker:

• Da-Yae Lee
Senior Bio-Consultant & Project Leader

When:

Thursday 9 September
9-11 am – Conference (in-person & virtual)
1:45-5:00 pm – Personalized meetings

Where:

Conference: l’hôpital Saint François d’Assise
A0-202 (Amphithéâtre Roger-Breault)

Meetings: Univeristé Laval
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, Room: PLT-3510

Joint webinar on Dental Implant 3D Printing & Surface Characterization

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How to Harness the Advantages of 3D Printing of Ceramics for Dental Applications

3D printing of ceramics enables a design freedom that is not achievable using tradition methods in the dental industry.

We will discuss how we can achieve with our Ceramics 3D printers tight tolerances while maintaining high strength and hardness that are
comparable to tradition manufacturing technologies.

Case studies will highlight some of the success stories that we have achieved for dental applications.

Best Tips for Dental Implants Surface Characterization

Our experts will bring you all they have learned from the multiple surface measurements they have taken on samples from the dental implant field.

Key Topics:

  • How to evaluate the roughness of a dental implant?
  • Other topographic evaluations (different surface color, reflectivity, shape, coatings, texture…
  • What to find in a 3D topography that you cannot find in a 2D topography?
  • The most suitable techniques for Dental implants Research and Quality Control

Webinar: Tuesday April 27, 2021, 11:00-12:00 EST

 

Guest Speakers:
Peter Durcan
VP of Sales for North America
Peter Durcan with over 3 years in additive ceramics, a bachelor of commerce degree holder with an MBA from the Open University, United Kingdom. Peter, an Irish national who has been running the North American market with 3D Ceram for the past 2 years.
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Natalia Bermejo
Product SpecialistNatalia joined Sensofar shortly after finishing her bachelor’s degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in 2018. Since then, she has been
providing technical and application’s support for the Sales Team, as well as training and installing systems for prospective clients and customers. In 2020, Natalia moved to Silicon Valley, providing support to high-tech companies, as well as being the bridge between Sensofar and California’s distributor of the Sensofar brand. Currently, Natalia has returned to Barcelona HQ, and she’s has taken on an additional role supporting the Marketing Team, participating in content generation for the Sensofar channel.
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New Supplier Announcement

Cordouan

SRC is pleased to announce that we have concluded an agreement with Cordouan Technologies to be exclusive distributor in Canada of their VASCO KIN™ particle analyzer— a role we take on with great enthusiasm.

VASCO KIN™ 

The VASCO KIN™ is a Nanoparticle Size Analyzer. A new generation of time-resolved instruments for accurate kinetic analyses combined with an in situ and contactless remote optical head. It allows for real-time monitoring of nanoparticle synthesis, agglomeration or the stability of suspensions using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). With a single and continuous measurement, VASCO KIN™ gives access to all characterization data of a reaction (size distribution, scattered intensity, correlogramms, etc.).

 

VASCO KIN

Key features and benefits

  • Frequency stabilized laser and artefact-free Avalanche Photodiode (APD) detector
    → High measurement accuracy
    → Very low sample scattering
  • Embedded dedicated PC, including software correlation and complete and dedicated software NanoKin®
    → User-friendly interface
    → Photon-counts storage for time-resolved analysis and post-analysis
    → Full reports, including kinetic analysis
  • Enhanced mathematical models
    → Better reliability of results
    → 2D colormap of size distribution over time

Main specifications

  • Measurement principle: Optical fiber Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
  •  Measurement configuration: in situ / contactless remote probe
  • Particle size range: 0.5 nm  to 10 µm*
  • Concentration range: up to 40% wt*
  • Measurement time: from 2s up to 12 hours
  • Time resolution: down to 200 ms
  • Small footprint, no moving parts, and easy-to-integrate in harsh environments

About Cordouan Technologies

Cordouan Technologies is a French company specializing in advanced solutions for characterization (size, charge, etc.) of nanoparticles and nanomaterials. They develop, industrialize, manufacture and sell innovative instruments dedicated to academic research and industrial applications (process monitoring, quality control and R&D).

Cordouan Technologies’ unique product portfolio stems from patented and innovative technologies transferred from prestigious institutes, including Institut Français du Pétrole (IFPEN), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Institut Charles Sadron (ICS).

 

Nanosurf webinars and live demonstrations

Nanosurf webinars

Nanosurf regularly holds webinars on topics of interest to our industry as well as live demonstrations of Nanosurf AFMs. All these events are free of charge and open to everyone. We hope to be able to provide you with an interesting learning opportunity during these times of restricted possibilities.

Introduction to the DriveAFM

On March 25, we are holding a webinar for everyone who is interested in learning more about the DriveAFM. Dr. Christian Bippes, the product manager for the DriveAFM, will be holding an in-depth presentation, and will be available for an extensive Q&A session.

During the presentation Christian will show several example measurements he has made in the past weeks, and explain how he was able to achieve these results using the DriveAFM, also touching on the technology enabling this astounding image quality.

March 25, 2021 | 09:00 CET (Zurich)

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March 25, 2021 | 18:00 CET (Zurich)

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HOPG topography recorded in static mode on 100 µm scanner

HOPG topography recorded in static mode on 100 µm scanner

 

3D topography of a grating structure with 390 nm deep trenches and an aspect ratio of ~2.2

3D topography of a grating structure with 390 nm deep trenches and an aspect ratio of of – 2.2

High-resolution topography image of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) adsorbed to mica in buffer solution

High-resolution topography image of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) adsorbed to mica in buffer solution

MFM images of a Shakti lattice

MFM images of a Shakti lattice

 

 

Conductive AFM on ITO

Conductive AFM on ITO

 

 

Cell-cell adhesion force studied with Flex-FPM

Cell-cell adhesion force studied with Flex-FPM

Cell-cell adhesion force studied with Flex-FPM

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December 2020 Edition

New Technology

Introducing the DriveAFM high-performance atomic force microscope system

The DriveAFM, Nanosurf‘s new flagship instrument, utilizes the latest technology to deliver stable, high-performance performance. It was designed to fulfill the needs of top-notch research, today and in the future.

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New Product Line – Sphere Fluidics

SRC is pleased to announce its new product line from Sphere Fluidics—novel single cell analysis systems for the rapid screening and characterisation of single cells. Sphere’s patented picodroplet technology is designed to increase the chances of finding that rare molecule or cell that can lead to a life-changing medicine.

[Webinar Series]

Recordings are available online

at our resource centre – check them out!

  • Rokit for free webinar regarding cellular physiology of cancer cells in 3D
  • Sensofar Applications: Archeology & Paleontology Webinar
  • The Analytical Power of Correlative Raman Imaging: New Developments, Tools and Applications
  • Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in Virology Research by Asylum Research
  • Apium 3D Printing Application Webinar

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SRC Partners with Sphere Fluidics

SRC is pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement with Sphere Fluidics, an established UK life sciences tools company, giving SRC the exclusive right to sell Sphere Fluidics products in Canada. Spun out from the University of Cambridge, Sphere Fluidics has won over 50 international business and innovation awards—and now has exclusive agreements with 11 distributors across the world.

Sphere’s impressive array of patented products – biochips and specialist chemicals –currently assist hundreds of customers globally with their research. Sphere has a range of novel single cell encapsulation instruments and consumables that perform high-throughput singe cell (and molecule) analysis. 

Cyto-Mine®

Sphere’s main platform, Cyto-Mine®, is the next generation single cell analysis system for antibody discovery and cell line development. Current processes for finding novel antibody targets or developing stable cell lines are time consuming and inefficient. Cyto-Mine® allows you to accelerate, automate and simplify your antibody discovery and cell line development workflows.

Within several hours, it can automatically screen tens of millions of single cells in miniaturised aqueous picoliter compartments called picodroplets. The picodroplets are assayed for single cells that secrete valuable proteins (e.g. antibodies) and imaged (for monoclonality assurance) during subsequent dispensing of “hits”. Cyto-Mine® is enabling, increases throughput and reduces costs and time for biopharmaceutical discovery and development. 

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Sphere Fluidics

Picodroplet Single Cell Assay and Isolation System 

Sphere Fluidics research instruments are designed to assist you in finding highly valuable and rare biological variants among vast cell populations. By increasing speed and reducing cost, their picodroplet technology can help you save resources while boosting your chances of success.

Sphere Fluidics currently has two research instruments that enable you to generate, sort, and retrieve picodroplets for a range of applications. These are the Picodroplet Single Cell Encapsulation System and the Picodroplet Single Cell Assay and Isolation System. Both are compatible with their range of microfluidic specialist chemicals and biochips, as well as other standard and custom biochips from other sources.

ESI-Mine™

ESI-Mine™ is a label-free platform for high-throughput, miniaturised electrospray injection mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). It can test up to 200,000 biomolecular samples (e.g. peptides, enzymes, antibodies, metabolites and small molecules) per day in miniaturized volumes of 500-700pL (picodroplets) facilitating more efficient screening and analysis in bioproduction or synthetic biology processes.

Applying this novel approach, researchers can create a large library of picodroplets containing microorganisms producing proteins or small molecules of interest for analysis. One major drawback of using MS in analysis is that samples are usually destroyed and cannot be retrieved. To overcome this total sample destruction by ESI-MS, Sphere has developed a unique microfluidics workflow where picodroplets are split into two replicate streams with identical clones, one stream is analyzed by ESI‐MS, and the second stream is subsequently ‘held’ and only those ‘hit’ daughter picodroplets sorted based on the result of the MS analysis.

Sphere Fluidics

Cyto-Cellect™ Human IgGκ Detection Kit

Sphere Fluidics’ Cyto-Cellect™ Human IgGκ Detection Kit, in combination with the Cyto-Mine® Single Cell Analysis System, offers a sensitive and robust assay ideal for streamlining cell isolation and titer determination. When picodroplets are formed during the Cyto-Mine® workflow, the Human IgGκ Detection probes are co-encapsulated with the cells to enable the detection of secreted IgG. The Cyto-Cellect™ Human IgGκ Detection Kit is a simple FRET assay that detects the presence of IgG with kappa light chain within picodroplets immediately after secretion from encapsulated cells. 

Sphere Fluidics customers

Sphere has an impressive list of customers in North America and around the globe who use their products and have published data at conferences or in scientific papers on their instruments. These include Janssen (US), GSK (UK and Spain), Merck (Germany), UCB (Belgium), Manchester University (UK) and Texas A&M (US).

Contact

Click here to contact SRC to learn more about Sphere Fluidics and their products.

 

Join Spectra Research & Rokit for free webinar regarding cellular physiology of cancer cells in 3D

The cancer world isn’t flat: why cancer researchers adopt 3-D bioprinting

webinar regarding cellular physiology

The growing push for 3-D tissue models is limited by challenges in automated handling, processing and scalability of the technology to various types of materials and high-throughput applications. To meet these challenges, ROKIT Healthcare has developed all-in-one bioprinting platforms and human-cell derived ECM bioinks that allow researchers to biologically mimic the formation of complex, heterogeneous 3-D structures and to scale the technology to high-throughput applications. This webinar will focus on the platform’s usage in cancer biology. It will discuss evidence for 3-D bioprinting capturing altered proliferation and cell morphology profiles, revealing more realistic drug responses, and mimicking vascularized tumor microenvironments – to suggest why bioprinting of cancer cells is a scientifically rigorous method to generate physiologically relevant cancer models for preclinical screening and testing, as well as for new therapy research. You will learn about:
– Key advantages of 3D bioprinting over other techniques
– Five alterations in cellular physiology of cancer cells in 3D vs. 2D
– Evaluation of how 3D bioprinted tissues have altered proliferation and cell morphology
– Evaluation of how 3D bioprinted tissues reveal more realistic drug responses
– Evaluation of how 3D bioprinted tissues mimic complex tumor-immune microenvironments
– Built-in cell incubator, diverse material use, and high-throughput capabilities of ROKIT Healthcare’s all-in-one bioprinting platform Dr. INVIVO 4D6

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Professor & Research Director

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a Professor & Research Director and holds Carter Kissell Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology in the Department of Urology at Case Western Reserve University and The Urology Institute at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on understanding the risk factors and mechanisms of prostatic and bladder diseases, develop appropriate biomarkers for early detection and prognosis, identify novel targets to monitor the efficacy of various synthetic and natural agents and develop them as chemo preventatives/therapeutics Dr. Gupta has authored some 150 publications, including book chapters, research articles and reviews, and has spoken at several occasions in cancer prevention symposium, seminars and meetings. He has been serving in various study sections at National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Department of Defense (DOD), and other councils around the globe.

Madhuri Dey

Madhuri Dey

Ph.D Candidate @Ibrahim Ozbolat Lab – Penn State University
Talk Title: 3D BIOPRINTING OF THE CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT
Da-Yae Lee

Da-Yae Lee

Senior Bio-Consultant @ROKIT Healthcare
Talk Title: ALL-IN-ONE BIOFABRICATION IS THE KEY TO UNRAVELING CANCER COMPLEXITIES

 

Sensofar presents applications for Archeology & Paleontology!

Sensofar presents applications

Sensofar Applications: Archeology & Paleontology

WEBINAR DATE:
Wednesday October 28, 2020
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

 

How can an optical profiler help to discover the diets of extinct species? And how did our ancient ancestors use tools in the Stone Age? These and other questions will be answered during this session, which we will be covering the Sensofar solutions for archaeology, paleontology and related fields of science.
Several applications will be presented such as the use of scale-sensitive fractal analysis in microwear studies, showing the advantages of our 3-in-1 technology. We want to show you how we helped make this amazing science easier, faster and more reliable.


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David Paez
Sensofar Metrology

Received bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics at Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and MSc in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at University of Barcelona (UB). As a Sales Specialist, I’ve helped customers all around the world to choose Sensofar’s systems, no matter the field they are in. Some of my duties are to communicate Sensofar’s knowledge about optical metrology and train our customers on how to extract all the potential from our 4-in-1 technology equipment.

 

Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance Webinar: Low-field NMR of polymer materials: An introduction to characterizing multicomponent polymer systems

New Webinar: Low-field NMR of polymer materials

Are you struggling with costly and destructive polymer characterization methods? Don’t miss the chance to learn how low cost, high accuracy polymer characterization can be achieved with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Discover how benchtop NMR spectroscopy characterizes polymer composition, microstructure, physical properties and monitors synthesis reactions.   

Join Dr Bryan S. Beckingham, Assistant Professor, Auburn University and Marcel Lachenmann, Senior Applications Scientist, Oxford Instruments for our webinar hosted by Select Science. 

During the webinar you will learn about: 

  • How benchtop NMR accelerates polymer R&D
  • The role of NMR in polymer manufacturing
  • The impact and choice of NMR instrumental parameters
  • The influence of polymer sample properties

Please forward this email to your contacts, colleagues, and friends who may be interested in this webinar.

Date: Thursday, September 24

Time: 16:00 BST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT / 17:00 CEST

Dr Bryan S. Beckingham Dr Bryan S. Beckingham

Assistant Professor at

Auburn University

Marcel Lachenmann Marcel Lachenmann

Senior Applications Scientist at Oxford Instruments

FREE WEBINARS WEEKLY

Welcome to ROKIT Organ Regeneration Travel Tuesday!

ROKIT Healthcare invites you to webinars every Tuesday, sharing knowledge on organ regeneration applications, recent trends in biomedical research fields. ROKIT opens up space for you to join this series webinar, so we all can enjoy the entire journey with experts in similar fields.

Please mark on your calendar the following schedules!

To join the webinar, please RSVP at ROKIT’s website.

After the RSVP, join us at the right time via the Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83267731414

ROKIT Organ Regeneration

ROKIT Healthcare Travel Tuesday Webinars] 

Here is your boarding pass to ROKIT Travel Tuesday series webinars! Please choose the most convenient time for you to board. We look forward to having you there! See you!

About Spectra Research Corporation (SRC)

SRC is Canada’s premier source for innovative high-quality scientific products and laboratory services to industrial and scientific markets in Canada. Through continuous improvement and quality practices, SRC provides clients with exceptional laboratory services and support. An ISO9001-registered company, SRC delivers technical expertise and industry knowledge for all of the products represented.

 

The Next Tool in Surface Metrology Introducing the S wide

SRC is pleased to introduce Sensofar Metrology’s new metrology tool for wide areas—the S wide. The S wide is a dedicated system designed to rapidly measure large sample areas up to 300 x 300 mm. It provides all the benefits of a digital microscope integrated into a high-resolution measuring instrument. On top of that, with single button acquisition, it is extremely easy to use.

S wide

Large-area 3D optical system

 

The S wide is a large-area 3D optical system providing solutions in the following fields:

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Archaeology and paleontology
  • Consumer electronics
  • Medical devices
  • Molding
  • Optics
  • Watches

S wide features

  • Sub-micron height repeatability over entire extended area
  • One shot height measurement up to 40 mm without Z scanning
  • Bi-telecentric lenses with very low field distortion providing accurate metrology
  • Form deviation from 3D CAD models, providing the geometric difference and tolerance measurement

 

S wide

ISO standards

Traceability

Every S wide is manufactured to deliver accurate and traceable measurements. Systems are calibrated using traceable standards according to ISO 25178 and VDI 2634-2. 

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About Sensofar Metrology

Sensofar Metrology is a member of the Sensofar Group, headquartered near Barcelona, a technology and innovation hub. Sensofar Metrology’s mission is to develop, manufacture and market high-end 3D surface metrology instruments. They also provide consultancy within the field of metrology, and pursue a philosophy of guaranteeing advanced techniques, high quality and customer service.