The Global Metabolomics Market (Forecast: 2017–2022)—Top Down Analytics

LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Top-Down Analytics (TDA), a Los Angeles-  based market research and management consulting firm has announced a new market report entitled Metabolomics 2018: Charged with Massive Potential. Over the past five years, the market for metabolomics research has increased dramatically, with LC/MS and NMR leading the charge in... Read more

QIAGEN announces FDA approval of PartoSure

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, April 20, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the U.S. regulatory approval of PartoSure®, which is a novel test for assessing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in patients with symptoms of preterm labor. The pre-market approval of PartoSure by the U.S. Food and... Read more

Labcyte Reaches Agreement With Merck to Supply Acoustic-Mass Spectrometry Equipment

April 17, 2018 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Labcyte Inc. announced today that the company has entered an agreement with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to utilize Acoustic-Mass Spectrometry (Acoustic-MS) in drug discovery and development. Pioneered by Labcyte, acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) technology uses the gentle energy... Read more

Phenomenex Introduces bioZen Series for Characterization of Biotherapeutics

Torrance, Calif. (April 16, 2018) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces bioZen – a new series of LC solutions for bioseparations in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and academic research. The series encompasses both proven and entirely new media spanning two particle platforms – core-shell... Read more

Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Penn State University announce partnership

University Park, Pennsylvania, USA | Goettingen, Germany, April 16, 2018 – Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Penn State University have entered into a collaborative partnership to advance multidisciplinary teaching and research in biotechnology. This long-term relationship will support the education and preparation of the next generation of biotechnology leaders. Part of Sartorius’ investment will be to... Read more

Bruker Introduces the New CTX™ Portable XRF Analyzer

MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At Analytica 2018, Bruker today introduces the new CTX™ X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental analyzer. The portable Counter Top XRF (CTX) is small, light-weight, safety-interlocked, and battery operated. At less than 7 kilograms in weight, the self-contained CTX is truly portable, and has a small footprint of 14 cm in... Read more

University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific Establish Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence

University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific Establish Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence Collaboration will support translational research that demonstrates the value of PGx in precision medicine PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of Pittsburgh have established a new Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Center of Excellence that combines expertise and technology in genomics,... Read more

Phase III IMpower150 study showed Roche’s TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) plus carboplatin and paclitaxel helped people with advanced lung cancer live longer compared to Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel

Basel, 26 March 2018 Phase III IMpower150 study showed Roche’s TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) plus carboplatin and paclitaxel helped people with advanced lung cancer live longer compared to Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel These additional data will be submitted to health authorities globally, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines... Read more

Phase III IMpower150 study showed Roche’s TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) plus carboplatin and paclitaxel helped people with advanced lung cancer live longer compared to Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel

Basel, 26 March 2018 Phase III IMpower150 study showed Roche’s TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) plus carboplatin and paclitaxel helped people with advanced lung cancer live longer compared to Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel These additional data will be submitted to health authorities globally, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines... Read more

Bio-Techne Expands RNAscope® ISH Automation – Facilitating Drug Discovery and Development

New and updated assays increase application areas and improve performance MINNEAPOLIS, March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne has expanded the automation capabilities of its popular Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD)-branded RNAscope® in situ hybridization (ISH) technology with the launch of several new and updated assays. The developments increase both access to, and use of, RNAscope and improve overall robustness and ease-of-use.... Read more