Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Novasep to develop novel systems for membrane chromatography

Goettingen | Germany, March 05, 2019 Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing. Novasep provides various products and services to the life science industry, based on specialized technologies. In particular, this... Read more

Open Letter to Versum Shareholders from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

05 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today issued an open letter to the shareholders of Versum Materials, Inc. (“Versum”). On March 1, the Versum Board of Directors without any further explanation rejected Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s superior proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of... Read more

Adventist Health and GE Healthcare Announce First-of-a-Kind Performance Collaboration in the Western U.S.

Chicago, IL and Roseville, CA – March 5, 2019 — Adventist Health and GE Healthcare announced today a collaboration that will help transform healthcare delivery and patient experience across the 21-hospital system in California, Oregon and Hawaii. During the next five years, the organizations will partner to maximize the capacity of the system’s clinical assets... Read more

Xylem Signs First-of-its-Kind Revolving Credit Facility in U.S. to Couple Interest Rates with Sustainability Performance

Milestone deal includes favorable credit terms linked to sustainability performance and rating RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 5, 2019– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has announced execution of its new $800 million Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. With this transaction, Xylem has... Read more

MTS Helps University Protect Architectural Heritage In Latin America

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems, motion simulators and sensors, today announced a research collaboration with the Sismo Lab at Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala City, Guatemala to create seismic simulation solutions that will help predict and minimize earthquake damage to... Read more

Bruker Expands Pharma and Industrial NMR, EPR and Software Solutions

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina, March 4, 2019: Bruker is expanding its pharma and industrial NMR, EPR and related software solutions at PANIC 2019, the ‘Practical Applications of NMR in Industry Conference’ (www.panicnmr.com). The new productivity and compliance tools include: New Compliance Tools for Regulated Markets: Adherence to compliance with GxP is mandatory in regulated environments of... Read more

Lonza Completes Divestment of Water Care Business

March 01,2019 NEWS RELEASE PDF Basel (CH), 1 March 2019 – Lonza announced today the completion of the divestment of its former Water Care business and operations to Platinum Equity for USD 630 million. The strategic agreement between both parties was already announced on 1 November 2018. Lonza plans to re-invest parts of the proceeds of the Water... Read more

Crown Bioscience and The Jackson Laboratory Collaboration Enables Global Access to FATZO Mouse

Continued Collaboration Facilitates Global Distribution of Obesity, Metabolic Disease, and NASH Model and Priority Supply to CrownBio’s World-Class Cardiovascular, Obesity, and Metabolic Disease Platform San Diego, Calif. – March 5, 2019 – Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company, providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research today announced... Read more

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Enters Liquid Biopsy Partnership with Apostle Inc.

Indianapolis, Indiana (February 28, 2019) – At the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting*, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces the launch of Apostle MiniMax™ High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit through an exclusive partnership with Apostle, a liquid biopsy company. As cfDNA workflows move beyond theoretical and into human health applications, Apostle’s industry leading chemistry... Read more

MTS Helps Medical Device Manufacturer Develop 3D-Printed Spinal Implants

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems, motion simulators and sensors, today announced the use of MTS material test systems to develop 3D-printed, porous titanium spinal implants. As the world’s population ages, spinal surgery is becoming more commonplace. Along with the deterioration... Read more