In the life sciences, an astounding amount of unused products and materials end up in landfills instead of contributing to research progress. This issue arises across the product lifecycle, from liquidated biotech start-ups that abandon equipment to over-purchasing and pipeline deprioritization at successful firms. Even well-intentioned suppliers encounter forecasting challenges that leave perfectly good items discarded!

In this episode of Listen In, explore the root causes of waste in our industry, as we draw on real-world examples of failed companies, discontinued pipelines, and canceled orders. We will examine the ripple effects this has on both operational efficiency and the broader sustainability goals of life science organizations.

We will also introduce Wasteless Bio, a dedicated marketplace designed to keep high-quality, unused products in circulation—helping researchers access discounted reagents and instruments while reducing environmental impact.

Whether you are a biotech executive, lab manager, or supplier, you will gain a clearer understanding of how to rescue valuable resources from the trash and reinvest them back into scientific innovation.

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Automated counting of certain cell types is notoriously challenging due to their irregular shapes, variable nuclei number, autofluorescence, and often high amounts of debris in samples.

However, with the latest developments in cell-counting hardware and app technology, automated counting of even challenging cells is simpler than ever.

In this episode, see how you can achieve reliable automated cell counts with the CellDrop Automated Cell Counter.

Using hepatocytes as an example, you will learn how the machine learning technology integrated into DeNovix’s Hepatocyte app can save time, reduce human error, and provide consistent results.

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In this episode of Listen In, we showcase cutting-edge mass spectrometric analysis of mucins, including the characterization of mucinases, enrichment techniques, and complete mucinomic mapping of translationally relevant mucin proteins.

Mucins are a diverse family of high molecular weight glycoproteins that play critical roles in protecting and lubricating epithelial surfaces, making them integral to numerous physiological processes and disease states.

As a promising class of biomarkers, mucins may offer unique insights into various pathologies, such as cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. However, their complex structures and extensive glycosylation present significant challenges in their study and application.

Mucin-domain glycoproteins are densely O-glycosylated and play key roles in many biological functions.

However, their dense O-glycosylation remains enigmatic both in the glycoproteomic landscape and structural dynamics, primarily due to the challenges associated with studying mucin domains.

In this episode, you will get an introduction to the (glyco)proteomic techniques used in Mucinomics and learn how proper sample preparation of mucin-containing tissues for mass spectrometry is key to discovery.

MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

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