NEOGEN acquires Chilean food and animal safety company

LANSING, Mich., March 31, 2020 — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Chile-based Magiar Chilena (Magiar) — a distributor of food, animal, and plant diagnostics, including NEOGEN products. NEOGEN will incorporate the Magiar assets into its wholly-owned subsidiary, NEOGEN Chile SpA, for continued operations in Chile. Combined with NEOGEN’s January... Read more

Promega Part of New Wisconsin Public-Private Partnership to Increase COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Capacity

Madison, WI USA. (March 30, 2020) Promega Corporation is part of a new public-private partnership among Wisconsin industry leaders to increase the state’s laboratory testing capacity for COVID-19. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers made the announcement today. The expanded capacity from this new partnership is expected to initially double testing capacity in Wisconsin, currently averaging 1,500-2,000 COVID-19 tests... Read more

OMNIS meets Cubis II

3/23/2020 The universal digital platform from Metrohm integrates the latest laboratory balance from Sartorius Thanks to an extension (QApp) implemented on the balance, Cubis® II from Sartorius has become a fully integrated module of the OMNIS platform. Opening OMNIS to leading third-party manufacturers underlines the commitment of the global market leader in titration to create the... Read more

UK creates COVID-19 genome sequencing alliance for large scale analysis of the virus; Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology supports rapid sequencing capabilities in the network

Mon 23rd March 2020 The UK has formed a genome sequencing alliance, to enable rapid, broad, large-scale sequencing analysis of samples from patients testing positive for COVID-19. The network aims to sequence the virus from every patient sample that has tested positive. The resulting data will help deliver insights into how the virus is transmitted and... Read more

Hamilton Announces Automated Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing Workstations and Priority Fast Tracking for Any Orders Related to Combatting the Viral Pandemic

March 17, 2020 Automation Solutions and Services to Aid Critical Coronavirus Testing Reno, Nevada, USA and Bonaduz, Switzerland (March 17, 2020) – Today, Hamilton Company announces multiple automation-related initiatives to aid healthcare workers and researchers as they battle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Two new automated assay ready workstations, based on the Company’s Microlab® STARlet liquid handling workstation, facilitate... Read more

BD, BioGX Announce FDA Emergency Use Authorization Submissions for New COVID-19 Diagnostics for Use in U.S.

New Diagnostics Have Potential to Increase Capacity of COVID-19 Testing in U.S. by Thousands of Tests Per DayMar 16, 2020 FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton,Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and BioGX Inc, a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that the companies have... Read more

Bio-Rad Announces that Through its Exact Diagnostics Product Line, the Company has Launched a SARS CoV-2 Standard for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing

Date: 03/12/2020 HERCULES, Calif. – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that through its Exact Diagnostics product line Bio-Rad has launched a SARS CoV-2 Standard to support laboratory assay validation of coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. Bio-Rad is providing the SARS CoV-2 Standard to... Read more

NEOGEN develops genomic test for whiteleg shrimp

LINCOLN, Neb., March 11, 2020 — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has developed the GGP Shrimp 50K, a universally applicable tool incorporating the latest advancements in genetic marker information for whiteleg shrimp. “Globally, shrimp is one of the fastest growing protein sources, so developing genetic tools to aid whiteleg shrimp producers with... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New LC-MS/MS Clinical Analyzer with 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Assay in the U.S.

Media Contact Information Julia Nisbet-FahySenior Manager – Global MarketingThermo Fisher Scientific+44 (0) 7342 080967julia.nisbet-fahy@thermofisher.com Jaime GrigorescuMarketing Manager – Global MarketingThermo Fisher Scientific+1 (773) 431 0390jaime.grigorescu@thermofisher.com New Thermo Scientific Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer with 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Assay Available in the U.S. The Thermo Scientific Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer.  To download this image, click here. VANTAA, Finland – (March 9,... Read more