Redwood City, California, and Hilden, Germany, January 15, 2020 – QIAGEN today announced the launch of QCI Precision Insights in Europe, with the inclusion of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines and European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved oncology drugs catalogue. QCI Precision Insights is a clinical interpretation service provided by a team of molecular... Read more
● Immunocompromised transplant recipients are at risk of major complications when infected with adenovirus, a common and highly contagious virus ● Healthcare professionals can use this new test to determine whether transplant patients are at risk of developing severe illness from adenovirus infection ● The Adenovirus Test leverages the flexibility, automation, and reliability of the cobas omni Utility... Read more
Advanced BioMatrix acquires HyStem® technology for R&D marketTechnology highly synergistic with existing Advanced BioMatrix productsAdvanced BioMatrix to fully manufacture and distribute the HyStem® kits California, USA – January 14, 2020 – Advanced BioMatrix has acquired the HyStem® line of products from Lineage Cell Therapeutics – previously BioTime/ESI Bio/Glycosan. HyStem® kits are based on innovative thiolated hyaluronic... Read more
January 14, 2020 06:39 AM Eastern Standard Time BURLINGTON, N.C. & CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LabCorp® (NYSE: LH) announced it will adopt the Ion Torrent Genexus System* and Oncomine Precision Assay* for use in research and development of companion diagnostics as well as other future oncology and precision medicine applications. LabCorp will also evaluate the potential for... Read more
Hilden, Germany and Germantown, Maryland, January 13, 2020 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a strategic collaboration to develop tissue-based companion diagnostics for Amgen’s investigational cancer treatment AMG 510 to identify patients with cancers that have the KRAS G12C mutation. The agreement focuses initially on companion diagnostics for non-small cell... Read more
Includes leading protein conjugation technologies and industry brands Lightning-Link® and CaptSureTM Opportunity to combine Expedeon and Abcam’s technologies to create new products to support research and diagnostic development Cambridge, UK, -06 January 2020: Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of Expedeon’s Proteomics... Read more
Date: 01/06/2020 HERCULES, Calif.–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Dara Grantham Wright as Executive Vice President and President of the Clinical Diagnostics Group, effective January 1, 2020. She takes the place of John Hertia who retired from this... Read more
Roche obtains the exclusive right to launch and commercialize SRP-9001, Sarepta’s investigational micro-dystrophin gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) outside the United States At closing, Roche will pay an upfront of $750million in cash and $400million worth in equity Sarepta is eligible to receive up to $1.7billion in regulatory and sales milestones, plus royalties... Read more
Spark will continue its operations in Philadelphia as an independent company within the Roche Group Basel, 17 December 2019 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced the completion of the acquisition following the receipt of regulatory approval from all government authorities required by the merger agreement. Commenting... Read more
Roche intends to complete Spark acquisition today Basel, 17 December 2019 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced that Roche’s wholly owned subsidiary 022019 Merger Subsidiary, Inc. has accepted for payment all shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to its tender offer for all... Read more