BioLife Solutions Announces CFO Retirement

Roderick de Greef Concludes 20 Year Association with BioLife BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLFS) (“BioLife” or the “Company”), a leading developer and supplier of class-defining bioproduction products and services for cell and gene therapies and the broader biopharma market, today announced that Roderick de Greef, Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire on December 31,... Read more

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Seven Genomics Startups for Third Global Cycle

Sep 15, 2021 Diverse investments from Israel, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) has selected seven new genomics companies to join the third global funding cycle of Illumina Accelerator. The global company creation engine, focused on partnering with entrepreneurs to build breakthrough genomics startups,... Read more

Oncomine Dx Target Test Receives MHLW Approval as a Companion Diagnostic for Eli Lilly's RET-Inhibitor in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Japan

Oncomine Dx Target Test Receives MHLW Approval as a Companion Diagnostic for Eli Lilly’s RET-Inhibitor in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Japan CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Japan’s regulatory agency, has granted approval for the Oncomine Dx Target Test as... Read more

Cytiva triples single-use consumables capacity in China

Three new manufacturing lines were successfully launched in under ten months, with an additional eight new lines planned to launch in Q3 2022. Sustain and secure the supply chain for customers in China and the broader region. With the use of Fortem™ film, Cytiva helps customers speed up their clinical manufacturing and product launches; improve... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Awarded $192.5 Million U.S. Government Contract to Expand Domestic Pipette Tip Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific Awarded $192.5 Million U.S. Government Contract to Expand Domestic Pipette Tip Manufacturing New capacity will help U.S. customers meet current and future demand surges for vital laboratory plastics WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced a $192.5 million contract... Read more

Spectris appoints new Non-executive Director

31 August 2021 – Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the expert in providing insight through precision measurement, today announces that Alison Henwood has been appointed to its Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 September 2021. Alison is currently Executive Vice President of Finance, Trading and Supply at Royal Dutch Shell plc (‘Shell’),... Read more

Danaher Announces Human Resources And Accounting Leadership Transition Plans

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (the “Company”) today announced that, effective April 1, 2022, Georgeann F. Couchara will succeed Angela S. Lalor as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. At that time, Ms. Lalor will move to a part time, advisory role until her retirement in the first quarter of 2023. Ms. Couchara, currently Vice President,... Read more

Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify dMMR solid tumour patients eligible for anti-PD-1 immunotherapy

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with nearly 10 million deaths annually.1, 2 In the U.S., approximately 1.9 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2021.1 Based on cancer biomarkers, the first-of-its-kind VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel helps determine which solid tumour patients may benefit from GSK immunotherapy. Roche/GSK collaboration... Read more