Bio-Connect’s summer 2026 highlights

Did the summer fly by for you too?

While many labs kept running through July and August, others took a well-earned break, caught up on planning or enjoyed some time away from the bench. Either way, the summer months brought plenty of updates worth sharing.

In this Summer Highlights edition, we have collected the most relevant promotions, product news, innovations, new partnerships and upcoming events from July and August. So whether you are getting back into your routine, preparing new experiments or looking ahead to a busy autumn, this is a good moment to catch up on what’s new.

We hope you had a pleasant summer, with time to recharge where possible. From all of us at Bio-Connect: welcome back, good luck with your next experiments, and enjoy reading our latest highlights.

New partnership

We are pleased to introduce the following supplier to our portfolio:

NIPPON Genetics EUROPE

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Promotions

Bio-Connect regularly offers attractive promotions from our trusted suppliers, giving you easy access to high-quality products at competitive prices.

Connect with us

Our 2026 event calendar has been updated with new dates! Meet and connect with our team at the following events:

	Date	Event name and location
	September 11, 2026	5th BSVoM Symposium Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	September 14, 2026	MERLN PhD Day 2026 Enkhuizen, the Netherlands
	October 9, 2026	8th GEIVEX Symposium 2026 Bilbao, Spain
	October 15, 2026	RAP Symposium 2026 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
	October 21, 2026	European Synapse Meeting 2026 Leuven, Belgium

Check out our events page to discover all the events we’re attending and find more details.

News Blog

Discover the latest news, articles and innovations in life science and diagnostics on our news blog.

PFAS: A global challenge for science and analysis PFAS, the “forever chemicals”, are under growing scientific and regulatory scrutiny worldwide. Bio-Connect, distributor of LGC Standards, supports laboratories with trusted reference materials for reliable PFAS analysis.

World Hepatitis Day: Supporting Hepatitis Research For World Hepatitis Day, Bio-Connect brings together tools for hepatitis-related surveillance, diagnostic quality control and virology research across the Benelux.

All-Subtype IFN-Alpha ELISA: Claim vs. Real Data The PBL Assay Science All-Subtype IFN-Alpha ELISA verifies each of the 12 IFN-alpha subtypes individually with recombinant proteins.

High-Purity DNA Extraction from Diverse Samples ARPENGEN introduces a fast, flexible spin-column kit for high-purity genomic DNA extraction from blood, tissue, swabs, bacteria, yeast, cells and dried blood spots.

Stop Mycoplasma Contamination with abm’s MycOut™ Discover abm‘s complete mycoplasma toolbox: MycOut™, MycoAway™, and PCR detection kits deliver reliable prevention, detection, and elimination of mycoplasma contamination in cell culture.

Glycobiology Tools Open New Paths in Cancer Research Vector Laboratories‘ glycobiology tools, from lectins to the award-recognized Glysite™ Explorer Kit, are helping researchers map glycan-driven mechanisms in cancer progression and immunotherapy.

Cygnus’ Approach to HCP Analytics: ELISA and Orthogonal Methods HCP analytics from Cygnus Technologies combine HCP ELISA kits with Antibody Affinity Extraction (AAE™), 2D-PAGE and mass spectrometry.

Endotoxin detection kit: Replace your LAL test by rFC test BioVendor introduces a new laboratory tool for bacterial endotoxin detection using recombinant Factor C (rFC), replacing traditional LAL testing. No false positives from β-glucans, with high assay sensitivity.