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Although mouse antibodies remain staple reagents, rabbit-derived mAbs offer improved stability, affinity and specificity for virtually any application

Leaders from many scientific disciplines, from different backgrounds and at various stages of their careers gathered in Kuwait in October 2017 to celebrate women who have chosen to study and work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

A conversation with Christoph Hergersberg, vice president of R&D for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Protein and Cell Analysis and Antibody and Immunoassay businesses

A conversation with Barry Bunin, chief executive officer of Collaborative Drug Discovery

The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is unique. Governed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), this top research university in China combines its education and research capabilities with the vast resources of CAS. Because of this, USTC can focus on developing cutting-edge science and technology while educating the world’s future leaders, gaining a worldwide reputation for its academic excellence.

Significant scientific progress is increasingly the result of national or international collaboration. A particular strength of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is its powerful facilities designed specifically to cater for large-scale science, which will help form the bedrock of China’s second Comprehensive National Science Center, based in Hefei.

In conversation with Bao Xinhe, USTC president

The Chinese robot Jiajia blinked and moved her head in response to questions thrown her way during face-to-face dialogs with media and users in 2016.

For researchers in the engineering science and mechanics programmes at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), there is no question too complex or too small in their quest for answers with real-world impact. They are examining everything from the flow of arterial blood, to lasers for 3D printing. This multidisciplinary programme is expanding its core work in engineering mechanics and precision instruments to encompass a wider scope that includes new energy, safety, and other emerging engineering technologies.

The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has forged an excellent reputation for basic research in physical sciences. Now it is integrating those strengths to develop exciting cross-disciplinary innovations.

To forge ahead in biological and biomedical science at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in 2017, a brand new Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine was established. It includes the School of Life Sciences and the newly merged USTC’s first affiliated hospital, the former Anhui Provincial Hospital, which is an impressive 5,000-plus bed facility treating 3.7 million outpatients every year. Tackling a wave of ‘New Medicine’ is the focus of this fresh interdisciplinary initiative at USTC.

The challenge of ensuring food security for China’s growing population comes with the responsibility of caring with the environment at the same time. The vast increases in crop production made possible through the work of Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) horticulturists and crop researchers will be essential to feeding China’s population.

As collaborations increase between geographically widespread groups, working practices need to keep pace

Ultrafast laser processing offers the promise of precision fabrication using light alone.

The penetration depth of traditional confocal laser-scanning microscopy (LSM) systems is limited by light scattering. To avoid these limitations, multiphoton LSM uses a nonlinear fluorophore excitation process in combination with a non-descanned detection concept to greatly increase the penetration depth. However, in traditional multiphoton LSM, this increased depth necessitates a compromise on the achievable spatial resolution and signal-to-noise compared with that of confocal LSM. The novel Airyscan detection concept from ZEISS, used in combination with multiphoton excitation, overcomes these limitations and provides increased resolution and signal-to-noise with a 2–3× increase in penetration depth compared with that of traditional confocal LSM.

A conversation with Tal Zaks, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Moderna

Scientists and suppliers are embracing strategies to improve the performance of research antibodies and tackle the reproducibility crisis.

The animal science programme at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), started in 1898 and was the first national education platform on animal husbandry. It now encompasses genetics and breeding, nutrition and feed science, production and husbandry engineering, as well as the rearing of animals specifically for commercial use. In its 120 years of development, the programme has been integral to China’s animal production industry, innovating technologies to respond to international challenges.

Reaping the benefits of HZAU’s agricultural expertise

A conversation with Björn Kjerkve, Chancellor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates is based on the US style of higher education. The University, founded in 1997, provides English language undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to some 5,600 students — half of them in its College of Engineering. Located just 12 miles from Dubai’s international airport, students come from around one hundred countries; the majority are from the Middle East, but there are also people from Asia and North America. Björn Kjerfve joined the university in 2014, having previously been the president of the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.