December 7, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities

FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin and chemotherapy for the initial treatment of people with a specific type of metastatic lung cancer

Basel, 07 December 2018 FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin and chemotherapy for the initial treatment of people with a specific type of metastatic lung cancer Approval based on survival benefit of Tecentriq in combination with Avastin, paclitaxel and carboplatin (chemotherapy) in people with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no... Read more

December 5, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities

FDA grants priority review to Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy for the initial treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

Basel, 05 December 2018 FDA grants priority review to Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy for the initial treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted Priority Review for... Read more

November 21, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Product Launch

Roche announces FDA grants Venclexta accelerated approval for people with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia or those who are ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy

Basel, 21 November 2018 Roche announces FDA grants Venclexta accelerated approval for people with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia or those who are ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy Approval based on two studies that showed durable remissions in people with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia, who are age 75 years or older, or for those ineligible for... Read more

November 19, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Environ, Ag./Food & Bev PR/Corporate

Scientist behind plant fingerprint receives the Nils Foss Excellence Prize of €100,000

  HILLERØD, November 19, 2018 – Today, FOSS awarded Professor Robert David Hall the Nils Foss Excellence Prize for his pioneering research in plant metabolomics – the chemical fingerprint of plant cells. The award consists of 100,000 euro and this year in particular, it carries special meaning. FOSS, the world’s leading supplier of analytical solutions... Read more

November 19, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities

Xylem signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Ethiopia to explore helping country solve water challenges

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 19, 2018– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) for future cooperation to help advance water security in Ethiopia. The MoU was signed at an event in Ethiopia attended by Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and... Read more

November 1, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy

Agilent Introduces Groundbreaking UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Academic Laboratories

Agilent Introduces Groundbreaking UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Academic Laboratories Cary 3500 UV-Vis system can run multiple experiments simultaneously, boosting laboratory efficiency SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 1, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Cary 3500 UV-Vis system, an innovative spectrophotometer designed to help life science, pharma and biopharma research communities simplify... Read more

October 31, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Next Generation FluidScan® Portable Oil Analyzer From Spectro Scientific Features Upgraded Electronics, Software, Memory and Ergonomics

October 31, 2018 Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has released a new generation of its field-proven FluidScan® mid-infrared spectrometer handheld oil analyzer. Patented FluidScan technology collects light transmitted through one drop of a fluid sample and registers the infrared absorption spectrum. The analyzer compares spectrum data to... Read more

October 16, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Atomic Spectroscopy Industrial Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Bruker Launches the S2 POLAR™ High-Performance, Multi-Element Benchtop EDXRF Analyzer for the Petrochemical Industry

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the Gulf Coast Conference, Bruker announces the launch of the S2 POLAR™, a new multi-element benchtop analyzer based on polarized Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). The S2 POLAR offers the same excellent analytical precision for quality control in the petrochemical industry, which is typically only achieved by more... Read more

October 15, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Liq. Handling & Robotics Microscopy

QIAGEN’s next-generation QIAstat-Dx system delivers fast, cost-effective diagnosis of gastrointestinal syndromes

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 15, 2018– QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the European rollout of its next-generation QIAstat-Dx panel for one-step, fully integrated molecular analysis of gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes. The multiplex gastrointestinal panel, which QIAGEN has upgraded to now include comprehensive viral coverage  detects the 24 most common viral,... Read more

October 1, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Mass Spectrometry

PerkinElmer Receives FDA Clearance for NeoBase™ 2 Non-Derivatized Tandem Mass Spectrometry Kit

In vitro diagnostic solution tests newborn babies for a variety of metabolic disorders with a single dried blood spot card WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that its NeoBase™ 2 Non-Derivatized MSMS Kit has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Used with... Read more