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Proteomics Up Close: An Interview With Dr Oliver Rinner
ArticleWe recently spoke with Dr Oliver Rinner, CEO at Biognosys, to learn more about the newest developments within the proteomics.
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Inside a “Fake” Conference: A Journey Into Predatory Science
ArticleThere is a growing underbelly of conferences that seem like the real thing but have none of the editorial standards expected by academics and have developed a reputation for advertising with fake agendas and high prices. These are "predatory conferences", named after the more well-known sister industry of "predatory publishing. A chance investigation took us inside a predatory conference and has uncovered how predatory science has ensnared scientists at every level.
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Standardizing Robotics and Automation in the Lab
ArticleWe often come across terms such as "Lab of the Future" and "Smart Lab" – but what do these actually mean? We recently spoke to Dr Patrick Courtney, member of the Board of Directors of SiLA (Standards in Laboratory Automation) to learn more about the value of implementing laboratory robotics and automation.
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Leading Minds Reflect On How the World Feels About Science and Health
ArticleGauging global attitudes to science and health is no easy task, but it was the goal of The Wellcome Global Monitor – a survey of over 140,000 people aged 15 and older, from more than 140 countries. The findings present an unprecedented view of the relationship between science and society worldwide, which were discussed by leaders at the launch event in Washington D.C.
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Automating Research to Improve Reproducibility and Throughput
ArticleFor several decades mankind has looked to automate tedious and error-prone manual steps carried out in the laboratory, with a goal to improve scientific reproducibility and throughput. We recently spoke to Charles Fracchia, CEO and Co-Founder of BioBright, to learn how automation can be adopted to help researchers analyze their data.
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The EPIC-XS Consortium Kicks Off
ArticleThe European Proteomics Infrastructure Consortium providing access (EPIC-XS), funded as part of the Horizon 2020 Work programme, held its kick-off meeting in Amsterdam on April 25-26 2019. In this article, we discuss the objectives and highlights of the meeting.
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Addressing Gender Bias – “It Is Time to End the Tradition in Science of All-Male Speaking Panels”
ArticleFrancis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Director of the National Institutes of Health, has recently directly addressed the issue of underrepresented groups in science: "Too often, women and members of other groups underrepresented in science are conspicuously missing in the marquee speaking slots at scientific meetings and other high-level conferences.”
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Aurora Supercomputer to Empower Advanced Chemistry Research
ArticleAt Argonne National Laboratory, the Aurora supercomputer will lead the charge as the US's first system exceeding an exaflop, or a billion-billion calculations per second. In this article, we explore how Aurora could enable revolutionary advances in heterogeneous catalysis chemistry research, with implications for fossil fuel processing and small molecule conversion.
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Data Visualization in Biopharma: Leveraging AI, VR and MR to Support Drug Discovery
ArticleThis article dwells upon the challenges presented by prevailing data visualization solutions for drug discovery and covers how enablers such as AI and VR have transformed the drug discovery data visualization market. It touches upon examples of existing solutions, new players and upcoming industry partnerships.
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The Evolution of Proteomics - Professor John Yates
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The final instalment of The Evolution of Proteomics series features an interview with Professor John Yates from the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research. The Yates laboratory is focused on developing strategies and tools in proteomics to answer basic biological questions.
