LabLogic Group Newsletter March 2024

A significant milestone for Brimar

"I am delighted to share a significant milestone in Brimar's recent progress. For those unfamiliar with this affiliated company, here's a brief history outlined in an article I penned some time ago.

"Roy Hollyer, currently on secondment from LabLogic to oversee operations at the Bromsgrove factory, has been leading a dedicated team of volunteers in the meticulous reconstruction of ancient machinery and the construction of new equipment over the past few years. We have now successfully reached the point where we are manufacturing valves for commercial sale, marking a noteworthy achievement as the first UK production of its kind since approximately 1985. These R-type valves will be marketed under the brand name EdiSwan. The original EdiSwan company, a collaboration between Englishman Swan and American Edison, was the pioneer in serious valve production.

"Our choice of the R-type valve is driven by its simplicity, facilitating the relearning of essential skills and adaptation to modern Health and Safety requirements. While there may be only a modest commercial demand for these valves, the success achieved lays a strong foundation for our upcoming ventures. Specifically, the demand for superior quality in our next lines, audio triodes and pentodes, far surpasses what the Chinese market currently provides.

"Congratulations to Roy and the entire team!"

John Clapham, Chairman of the LabLogic Group

LabLogic Inc. holds Laura workshop in Indianapolis

This month, LabLogic Inc. held a Laura workshop in Indianapolis that covered prime uses and updates to the newest edition of the software. Hosted by LabLogic US Vice President Victor Tchiprout and supported by Technical Director Pete Clapham with Product Specialists Keith Hall and Noah Wilkins, attendees gave input with suggestions that can be made to future versions.

Over the span of a day and a half, Keith and Pete covered how users of Laura can create new projects, run batches, and evaluate radiochromatograms. They also reviewed audit trails and how Laura maintains regulatory compliance. The event had more than 35 attendees from some of the key radiopharmacies in Indianapolis.

Well done to all involved in the delivery and planning of this workshop.

The AURA 10 is used for the first time in the UK

The XEOS AURA 10 has successfully visualised real tumour specimens at a hospital in Wales. Product Manager Lucy Farmer and Field Service Engineer Rory O'Connell, accompanied by two additional team members from XEOS, visited Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl to showcase the capabilities of the PET-CT specimen imager.

George secures his first UK PET-QC sale

Product Specialist George Hunter successfully closed a PET-QC agreement valued at £250k with Curium in Oxford. Curium, already established with UK facilities in Hammersmith and University College London, is expanding with its third facility in Oxford.

The comprehensive order comprises a Dual Scan-RAM 2, Spec-RAM, Agilent HPLC, Agilent GC, and various other essential equipment. These instruments will be initially deployed to fulfil the production needs of Pylclari™, an F18-PSMA PET tracer utilised in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Well done, George!

Ashvin secures a sale for the Hidex ULLA at Los Alamos

Sales Manager Ashvin Boodhun has completed a sale with the Los Alamos National Laboratory for a Hidex ULLA. The Hidex ULLA addresses the increasing demand for a truly low-level liquid scintillation counter in absense of the old QUANTULUS 1220.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (the same place in which the atom bomb was invented as seen in the recent film Oppenheimer) will use the ULLA for tritium urine bioassay testing. Since the lab sits elevated within a mountain range, background counts for radiation is also elevated. The ULLA will therefore enable them to count very low levels of Tritium in personnel's urine for safety applications.

Well done, Ashvin!

The Wales TRAMS project

Product Specialists Ali Taha and George Hunter have both been involved in the TRAMS project where they secured successful sales to the Cardiff and Vale NHS trust. George secured a £36k Scan-RAM 2 order and Ali secured a £66.5k sale for 30 syringe shields, 2 dose calibrators, 8 Radhounds and a new Radhound MINI F.

Transforming Access to Medicines (TRAMS) is a programme ran by NHS Wales which is aiming to set up a shared pharmacy technical service for Wales. The Minister for Health and Social Services endorsed the proposed investment of £67m in the new service. TRAMS will transform how some of the most innovative and life-saving medicines including cancer therapies, intravenous antibiotics, and parenteral nutrition are prepared.

Well done George and Ali.

Mirna sells a Sense Beta Plus to Genentech

Product Specialist Mirna Ayshoa has sold a Hidex Sense Beta Plus to Genentech in California. Genentech is an American biotechnology company who work to discover new medicines for a variety of different diseases. The Sense will be used by Dr. Hongzhi Wang and his team for liquid scintillation counting on microplates, catering to their extensive expertise in oligonucleotide synthesis, purification, modification, and characterisation.

Well done, Mirna!

Alex recieves his first Scan-RAM 2 order

German Product Specialist Alex Janus has secured his first order for a Scan-RAM 2. The unit was sold to Universitätsklinikum Augsburg where it will supersede a competitor's product, the MiniGita from Elysia-Raytest. The Scan-RAM plays a pivotal role in the quality control process of radiopharmaceuticals, assessing the radiochemical purity of molecules.

Customer Marianne Patt said, "The Scan-Ram 2 will be used for determination of the radiochemical purity of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics and therapy as well as method development and cross-validation of other chromatographic methods."

Well done, Alex!

George helps Girton Global secure a PET-QC sale in Hong Kong

Congratulations to Product Specialist George Hunter and Distributor David Cheung on successfully facilitating a significant sale valued at $233k through Girton Global Services in Hong Kong. The sale encompasses essential equipment including a Scan-RAM, 2 Flow-RAMs, an Agilent HPLC, and an Agilent GC.

The Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital will be utilising these instruments to produce a diverse range of isotopes, such as F-18, Ga-68, Lu-117, Tc-99m, C-11, and Ac-225.

Well done to both George and David for their outstanding contributions to this successful sale!

The first Spec-RAM CZT has been sold

Product Specialist Alexander Janus has sold the first Spec-RAM CZT gamma spectrometer to Minuite Medical in Germany.

Their main use will be determination of Ga-68 nuclide purity and Germanium breakthrough from their generator. Minute Medical also produces and applies Lu-177 and Ac-225 therapeutics once a week for individualised radiotherapy. Most of their patients come from overseas and value the rapid outpatient procedures.

The laboratory at Minute Medical is equipped with LabLogic products but short in space. Therefore, they decided to go with Spec-RAM CZT, which can be placed on a benchtop and operate from the existing computer.

Well done, Alex!

Sue secures her first sale with BriTec

BriTec Sales Director Sue Wilson has secured a sale totalling £87k with Medical Physics at the Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Trust. The equipment will used at a new South East Wales facility, currently in the planning stage, with a view to being opened in the spring/summer of 2025. The equipment will provide shielding and protection for operators, plus management and storage of waste generated within the Radiopharmacy.

Sue said, "I am very pleased to have joined BriTec, they are a great team to work with and they have made me feel very welcome. It has also been good to catch up with folks in the LabLogic Group too!"

Well done, Sue!

Scan-RAM 2: The Austrian Tour

Product Specialist Alexander Janus and Sales Director Elvir Zahirovic have been travelling around Austria with the Scan-RAM 2 alongside promoting the whole range of LabLogic nuclear medicine equipment.

The tour started off in IAEA's procurement department at the United Nations in Vienna where they presented Tracer-QC as an easy to use solution for beginners in the production of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

The pair then proceeded to travel around Vienna visiting hospitals in Siebersdorf, Linz (Curium), Salzburg, and Innsbruck showcasing the Scan-RAM. The tour was a resounding success, especially as it allowed LabLogic a foot in the door against main competitors, Elysia-Raytest.

Great work, Alex and Elvir!

If you want to learn more about Alex and Elvir's travels, click the button below.

See below a comparative image of the Scan-RAM 2 and Elysia Raytest's radio-TLC scanner. I think we can all agree the Scan-RAM 2 is about half the size and is much more athsetically pleasing!

George attends Romanian Congress with our distributors

Product Specialist George Hunter attended the 6th Romanian Congress of Nuclear Medicine in Brașov. He was joined by our partner and Romanian distributor AC Rad Medical; they showcased the Scan-RAM 2 and PET-QC solutions.

Adam travels to Chile to attend the World Theranostics Congress

Marketing Director Adam Brown recently travelled to Santiago, Chile, accompanied by our partner, Patricio Luzuriaga Loaiza, to participate in the World Theranostics Congress.

Theranostics, a combination between therapeutics and diagnostics, represents an upcoming area in Nuclear Medicine. Given the rising significance of South America as an emerging market for cancer treatment, LabLogic's presence at this confernece was important.

Joanna and Lucy complete first aid training

Software Developer Joanna Tranter and Sales and Marketing Executive Lucy Hamson participated in a three day first aid course at St John Ambulance.

The first aid at work course, which conforms with HSE guidance, provides a comprehensive set of practical skills needed by first aiders in most workplaces, giving both the ability and knowledge to deal with first aid emergencies. It meets the standards to help comply with Health and Safety (first aid) regulations.

Both Joanna and Lucy thoroughly enjoyed the course, finding it useful for any future incidents that may occur.

George will be running the London Marathon in memory of his brother

Southern Scientific R&D Engineer George Bates will be running the London Marathon on 21st April for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, in memory of his younger brother, Joseph.

The SMA charity supported George and his family before and after Joseph passed away at 9 months old. SMA is a genetic disease that is currently incurable. George's aim is to raise as much money and awareness of the charity as possible to give back after all the support he has received over the years.

Good luck George, we are all behind you! If you would like to donate to George's fundraising page, click the button below.

Ashvin is promoted to US Sales Manager

Ashvin Boodhun has been promoted to US Sales Manager. Vice President Victor Tchiprout said, “Ashvin has had over 10 years’ experience as a successful product specialist at LabLogic Inc and has proven to be an excellent resource for Hidex products to both the sales and service teams. Being promoted to Sales Manager is not only a reflection of his capability and work ethic, but also as a natural progression in his role to keep managing the promotion and success of Hidex products. I’m sure he will gain more knowledge of the LabLogic products in nuclear medicine and drug metabolism as he continues to work with the sales and marketing teams. I look forward to working with him to improve our business development efforts and finding synergies within our sales, marketing and service organizations.“

Congratulations, Ashvin!

Emily Wyles

Lucy Barrell

Group HR assistant Emily Wyles is leaving the LabLogic Group.

Group HR assistant Lucy Barrell is leaving the LabLogic Group.

Loïc Vervaeke

Product Specialist Loïc Vervaeke is leaving Lablogic Inc.

Care Wise

• Nick Imperiale, US Regional Product Sales Specialist - 8th April

Southern Scientific

• Jon Norris, Warehouse Operative - 3rd April

LabLogic Ltd

• Benjamin Meyerowitz, R&D Engineer/Project Manager - 13th May

LabLogic Group Jobs Board

Below is a list of jobs currently being advertised across the LabLogic Group. The company will offer a £300 bonus (or currency equivalent) to staff who put a successful candidate forward upon completion of their first 6 months. Please consider anyone who may be suitable for the below roles and forward the details!