Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2021 – Rigaku Corporation (“Rigaku”), Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announced today that Toshiyuki Ikeda has succeeded Hikaru Shimura as President and CEO of Rigaku. Rigaku Holdings Corporation, the holding company created this year for the Rigaku Group companies, also named Mr. Ikeda as President and Group... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) (“Pacific Biosciences” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing platforms, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 80,000 shares of Pacific Biosciences common stock,... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) (“Pacific Biosciences” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 240,000 shares of... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today announced the appointment of three new hires to its growing team. Dr. Catherine Ball joins the company as Senior Vice President of Research, Kathleen Lynch joins as Head of Global... Read more
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it is appointing Susan Tousi as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Dr. Alex Aravanis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Head of Research and Product Development. “We’re fortunate to have Susan and Alex, two of the strongest leaders in the genomics industry, take on these large, important... Read more
Danaher Announces Appointment of A. Shane Sanders to Danaher Board WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has appointed A. Shane Sanders to its Board of Directors and to its Audit Committee. This addition expands the size of Danaher’s Board from twelve to thirteen members. Mr. Sanders is currently Senior... Read more
RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 13, 2021– The Board of Directors of Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) has declared a second quarter dividend of $0.28 per share payable on June 24, 2021 to shareholders of record as of May 27, 2021. About Xylem Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water... Read more
Industry-first, deep learning image reconstruction technology, AIR Recon DL, now available on entire GE MR portfolio, including SIGNA 7.0T scanner Waukesha, WI – May 13, 2021 – Ahead of this year’s virtual ISMRM meeting, GE Healthcare is excited to announce that AIR Recon DL, the industry’s first deep learning image reconstruction technology that works across... Read more
Brooks Automation Reports Results of Second Quarter of Fiscal 2021, Ended March 31, 2021, and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Record Revenue and Continued Margin Expansion in Both Life Sciences and Semiconductor Solutions CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2021,... Read more
Ulm, Germany May 6, 2021 Three scientific publications have been recognized by the WITec Paper Award, an annual competition among peer-reviewed articles from the previous year that feature results acquired with a WITec microscope. The exceptional quality of the 115 submitted publications made it particularly challenging to select only three winners. The Paper Awards for... Read more