Bio-Connect’s August 2026 highlights

As August comes to a close, many labs are shifting back into their regular routines and preparing for a busy autumn ahead. This month brought several updates worth sharing, from a new supplier addition to special promotions and fresh insights from across life science and diagnostics.

In this edition, you can read more about our new partnership with Sepax Technologies, anniversary offers from Mercodia, savings on MedChemExpress products, upcoming events where you can meet our team, and the latest supplier news to support your research.

From all of us at Bio-Connect, we hope you had a pleasant summer and wish you a productive start to the new season.

New Partnership

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

Sepax Technologies

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
	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
	October 29, 2026	Annual meeting of the FNRS Contact Group Namur, Belgium
	November 5, 2026	15th ESLHO Symposium 2026 Leiden

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

News Blog

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

GLP-1: Reprogramming Metabolism with Next-Gen Therapeutics The MedChemExpress perspective on GLP-1 research highlights its evolution beyond weight loss, with next-generation therapeutics targeting broader metabolic health.

Accelerate IVD assay development with trusted antibody pairs Sino Biological supports faster IVD assay development with validated antibody pairs for ELISA, LFA, and other diagnostic platforms, offering high specificity, sensitivity, consistency, and broad target coverage

Assessing the recycling of therapeutic antibodies To support innovation in the development of Biologics, BPS Bioscience offers research solutions from ready-to-use assay kits and reference antibodies to functional bioassays.

Simplifying Plant RNA Extraction ARPENGEN’s ARPENspin Plant Total RNA Extraction Kit helps researchers isolate high-quality RNA from plant tissues, including polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich samples.

Human-Derived Hydrogels for Advanced Cell Culture EU-based supplier Metatissue develops human-derived biomaterials that improve reproducibility, support long-term culture and enable versatile advanced cell culture across multiple research applications.

One RT Does Not Fit All: Choose Your FIREScript® Meet Solis BioDyne’s next-generation FIREScript® reverse transcriptases: fast, thermostable enzymes with distinct RNase H profiles for flexible cDNA synthesis and RT-qPCR workflows.