Boards of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany, Newly Elected

Darmstadt, Germany, January 28, 2019 – At the Partners’ Meeting of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany (EM), last weekend the Merck family partners elected their representatives to the Family Board and Board of Partners in a regularly scheduled election held every five years. The incumbent chairmen of these two boards were re-elected: Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp (70), Chairman... Read more

WITec’s alpha300 Ri is nominated for the SelectScience Scientists’ Choice Awards 2019

We are delighted and thankful to announce that our alpha300 Ri inverted Raman microscope has been nominated in the Spectroscopy category of the SelectScience Scientists’ Choice Awards 2019.The annual SelectScience Scientists’ Choice Awards celebrate the industry’s best and most effective technologies and give scientists the chance to recognize the top new products released in 2018... Read more

BD Announces Preliminary Results For 2019 First Fiscal Quarter; Reaffirms Fiscal 2019 Guidance

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today reported preliminary financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018.  Subject to the completion of its financial closing processes, the company expects quarterly revenues of $4.160 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended... Read more

Shimadzu Corporation Receives the Frost & Sullivan 2018 APAC New Product Innovation Award for Fluorescence Surgical Imaging for Breast Cancer

Nov 21, 2018 WHO IS FROST & SULLIVAN? Frost & Sullivan is a leading 57-year-old market research and consulting firm that tracks multiple industries including automotive, healthcare, information and communication technology, and more. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Frost & Sullivan employs 1,800 analysts and has offices in over 40 countries. WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES... Read more

Mala Anand to Join Agilent’s Board of Directors

SAP SE executive brings deep knowledge of software and analytics space SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 16, 2019– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Mala Anand, president, Intelligent Enterprise Solutions and Industries has been elected to its board of directors, effective March 20, 2019. Ms. Anand serves as President, Intelligent Enterprise Solutions and Industries... Read more

QIAGEN receives approval for EGFR test in lung cancer as companion diagnostic in Japan

Hilden, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan, January 16, 2019 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) has approved the therascreen® EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic with Pfizer’s VIZIMPRO® (dacomitinib) for EGFR gene mutation-positive, inoperable or recurrent... Read more

BD Announces Webcast of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a global medical technology company, announced today that it will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 1 p.m. (ET). The webcast can be accessed from the BD corporate website at http://www.bd.com/investors/ and... Read more

Achim von Leoprechting promoted to become CEO of Tecan after retirement of David Martyr

Männedorf, Switzerland, January 15, 2019 – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today the retirement of Tecan CEO Dr David Martyr after 6 1/2 years at the helm of the company. The Board of Directors has appointed Dr Achim von Leoprechting, Head of Tecan’s Partnering Business division, as the new Chief Executive Officer. He will... Read more