May 30, 2019 Lab Top-10 Uncategorized

MilliporeSigma Awards Grants to Biotechs Focused on Traumatic Brain Injury, Vaccine Development and Chronic Pain

Three U.S. companies awarded MilliporeSigma’s Advance Biotech Grant to advance molecule-to-market efforts Burlington, Massachusetts, May 30, 2019 — MilliporeSigma today announced the winners of its Advance Biotech Grant program in North America during its Biotech Start-up Summit at the Cambridge Innovation Center. The grant is given to small- and mid-size biotechnology companies that need funding and expertise to... Read more

May 29, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Dr. Teruhisa Ueda, President & CEO of Shimadzu Corporation was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Kansas

May 29, 2019 Dr. Teruhisa Ueda, President & CEO of Shimadzu Corporation was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Kansas at the commencement ceremony on May 19th. The university first began awarding honorary degrees in 2012, and Dr. Ueda is the 17th recipient and the first Japanese to be awarded... Read more

May 29, 2019 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Fluidigm Introduces Automated Advanta Solid Tumor NGS Library Prep Assay Using Microfluidics Technology

The first commercially available targeted NGS assay that enables simultaneous detection of somatic variants across 53 solid tumor genes using a highly efficient microfluidic library prep workflow SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today introduced the Advanta™... Read more

May 29, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn.

Quanterix Expands Headquarters to New, State-of-the-art Facility in Billerica, Mass. As Demand Continues to Grow for Its Disruptive Simoa Platforms

MAY 29, 2019 World-class facility will offer the Company nearly three times the space for disruptive biomarker technology innovation and to accommodate growing pharma services business Billerica, Mass. – May 29, 2019 — Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ:QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, today announced the relocation of its headquarters... Read more

May 29, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

MilliporeSigma Announces Winners of School Science Competition

Students form St Aloysius’ College in Carrigtwohill awarded top prize MilliporeSigma employees mentor young participants as part of the science, technology, engineering and Math (STEM) program Cork, Ireland, May 29, 2019 — MilliporeSigma, a leading science and technology company, today announced that students from St Aloysius’ College in Carrigtwohill have won the company’s 2019 School Science... Read more

May 29, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Dr. Teruhisa Ueda, President & CEO of Shimadzu Corporation was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Kansas

May 29, 2019  Dr. Teruhisa Ueda, President & CEO of Shimadzu Corporation was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Kansas at the commencement ceremony on May 19th. The university first began awarding honorary degrees in 2012, and Dr. Ueda is the 17th recipient and the first Japanese to be awarded... Read more

May 28, 2019 Bio/Pharma/CRO Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships Process Analytical Instr.

GE Healthcare and Rockwell Automation Collaborate to Drive the Next Generation of Bioprocessing Automation

March 28, 2019 Collaboration will help drug manufacturers improve efficiencies, get to market faster and deliver personalized medicines with innovative solutions Joint work is pivotal step in transforming biopharmaceutical manufacturing to meet the needs of the biopharma 4.0 era Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI, US – March 28, 2019 – GE Healthcare and Rockwell Automation are combining their... Read more

May 28, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Announces Two New Appointments to Group Leadership Positions

28 MAY 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Tina Sandmann appointed Head of Internal Auditing Barbara Weiland to become Chief Compliance Officer Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced two new appointments to Group leadership positions that will take effect on July 1. Tina Sandmann will become Head of Internal Auditing. She will report to Stefan... Read more

May 28, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Roche launches first in vitro diagnostic IHC test to detect ROS1 protein in cancers

VENTANA ROS1 (SP384) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody IHC staining of lung adenocarcinoma tissue Roche’s VENTANA ROS1 (SP384) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody is the first and only in vitro diagnostic ROS1 immunohistochemistry assay on the market The biomarker may provide a cost-effective and efficient means to initially identify elevated ROS1 protein expression in cancer ROS1-positive cancer... Read more

May 27, 2019 Atomic Spectroscopy Product Launch

Teledyne CETAC Technologies Introduces the Iridia Laser Ablation System, the most significant laser ablation system to enter the industry in over a decade.

The Iridia Laser Ablation System is the next generation in high speed imaging applications.​​Omaha, NE USA / May 2,7, 2019 –  Teledyne CETAC introduces the Iridia Laser Ablation System.   The Iridia is the next generation in high speed imaging applications with an entirely new platform from previous systems. The Iridia was designed to be as efficient... Read more