August 3, 2017 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

European Patent Office to Grant MilliporeSigma’s Patent Application for CRISPR Technology

Patent application covers integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells using CRISPR Related patent application recently awarded in Australia; similar patents pending in other countries, favorable outcomes anticipated Billerica, Massachusetts, August 3, 2017 — MilliporeSigma today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a “Notice of Intention to Grant” for MilliporeSigma’s... Read more

August 2, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Edico Genome Signs Contracts With NHGRI And NCI For Use Of DRAGEN For Cancer Research

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2017 — Edico Genome today announced it has signed contracts with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for the use of its DRAGENTM(Dynamic Read Analysis for Genomics) Bio-IT platform. Continuing their initiatives to advance cancer research, NHGRI and NCI purchased Edico Genome’s DRAGEN Somatic pipeline and DRAGEN Genome pipeline, ensuring accuracy, reducing costs... Read more

August 1, 2017 Materials Analysis Product Launch

Rigaku introduces new NANOPIX mini benchtop small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) system

New instrument enables non-destructive evaluation of the distribution of nanoparticles or nanopores by size August 1, 2017 – Tokyo, Japan. X-ray scientific, analytical and industrial instrumentation manufacturer Rigaku Corporation, has announced the NANOPIX mini, the world’s first benchtop small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) system that delivers automatic nanoparticle size distribution analysis for both quality control (QC) and... Read more

August 1, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Product Launch

SPECTRO Introduces New SPECTRO MIDEX MID05 Small-Spot ED-XRF Spectrometer For Precious Metals Testing

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 SPECTRO Introduces New SPECTRO MIDEX MID05 Small-Spot ED-XRF Spectrometer For Precious Metals Testing KLEVE, GERMANY — SPECTRO Analytical Instruments today introduced the SPECTRO MIDEX MID05 spectrometer — a fifth-generation, fast, accurate, small-spot energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) analyzer for precious metal testing. The new, compact SPECTRO MIDEX MID05 spectrometer delivers improved sensitivity and speed,... Read more

August 1, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Next-Generation Gas Analyzers Ease Air Quality Data Acquisition and Control

Thermo Scientific iQ Series gas analyzers, the first instruments built on the new Thermo Scientific iQ Series platform, are designed to maximize uptime and provide access to uninterrupted data Thermo Scientific iQ Series 1 Aug 1, 2017 Download: Hi Res CLOSE FRANKLIN, Mass., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new, easy-to-use air quality monitoring solution is now available... Read more

August 1, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Beckman Coulter Highlights the First US IVD Test Delivering Flow Cytometric Leukemia & Lymphoma* Analysis in the Routine Clinical Lab

Clinical Flow Cytometry Innovation Highlighted on Booth #3117, AACC 2017 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. ─ (July 31, 2017) ─ Beckman Coulter Life Sciences features its pioneering in vitro diagnostic ClearLLab reagents at the 69th American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Expo (CLE), being held July 31 – August 3, 2017 in... Read more

August 1, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Hitachi High-Technologies develops “ETHOS” High-Performance Composite FIB-SEM System

– Analytical and Processing Platform for the Development of Advanced Materials and Devices – Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2017—Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced the development of an all-new high-performance “ETHOS” Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM). A newly developed magnetic/electrostatic compound lens enables ETHOS to deliver advanced imaging performance resolving sub-nanometer features... Read more

July 31, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes CE-IVD Registration of its QuantStudio™ 5 Dx System for In Vitro Diagnostic Use in Europe

SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AACC — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the successful CE-IVD registration of its QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR System for sale in European countries. The platform provides European customers with modern and user-friendly instrument that is designed to easily integrate into their existing diagnostic workflow. The product will be on exhibit... Read more

July 31, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO M&A, Partnerships

BioLife Solutions Executes Supply Agreement with Celyad for CryoStor® Use in Natural Killer Receptor based T-Cell (NKR-T) Platform Targeting Solid Tumors and Blood Cancers

Proprietary Clinical Grade Cell Freeze Media Enables Long-Term Storage and Distribution of Engineered Cell-Based Therapies BOTHELL, Wash., July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), the leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade cell and tissue hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media (“BioLife” or the “Company”), today announced that it has executed a long term supply agreement with... Read more

July 31, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Mass Spectrometry PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Scientific Advances Innovation for the Clinic at AACC 2017

Jul. 31, 2017 SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AACC — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, is showcasing its latest advancements in clinical and research-based solutions during the 2017 American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, being held July 31 – August 3 at the San Diego Convention Center. Among the products displayed within booth #4039 is a... Read more