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The conference is a 2 day event highlighting the latest trends in drug discovery research with presentations from big names across academia and commercial companies.

As in previous years, also for this year´s competition the microplate reader specialist BMG LABTECH is supporting different iGEM teams. iGEM is an international scientific competition open worldwide to students interested in synthetic biology.  

Toxicity to an organism often starts at a much lower level: cells. For cancer cells it is their inability to die, for drugs it is their side effects which may harm cells and their organisms. Hence, assays that report on the cytotoxicity of drugs and conditions are an integral part of preclinical research. 

Fluorescence emission is a time-dependent process yielding a high number of photons within nanoseconds  upon excitation and then decreasing with increasing time. 

“Recent advances in biosensor technology by PPB Technology and Australia’s CSIRO include fusing biological receptors with BRET creating the most highly sensitive and stable biosensors available. Dr. Stephen Trowell, founder of PPB Technology, spoke about his work in developing these novel biosensors and how BMG LABTECH’s microplate readers have assisted his research.”

Meet the Atlantic or American horseshoe crab (Limulus Polyphemus):