March 31, 2020 Bio/Pharma/CRO Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10

Danaher Completes Acquisition Of The Biopharma Business Of General Electric Life Sciences; Business Will Be Called Cytiva

Danaher Completes Acquisition Of The Biopharma Business Of General Electric Life Sciences; Business Will Be Called Cytiva WASHINGTON, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (“Danaher”) announced today the completion of its acquisition of the Biopharma business from General Electric Company’s (NYSE: GE) Life Sciences division. As part of Danaher, the business will... Read more

March 31, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev M&A, Partnerships

NEOGEN acquires Chilean food and animal safety company

LANSING, Mich., March 31, 2020 — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Chile-based Magiar Chilena (Magiar) — a distributor of food, animal, and plant diagnostics, including NEOGEN products. NEOGEN will incorporate the Magiar assets into its wholly-owned subsidiary, NEOGEN Chile SpA, for continued operations in Chile. Combined with NEOGEN’s January... Read more

March 31, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

New Instrument Fully Automates Sample Preparation for PFAS Analysis in Drinking Water

New Instrument Fully Automates Sample Preparation for PFAS Analysis in Drinking Water Designed for EPA method 537.1, the Thermo Scientific Dionex AutoTrace 280 PFAS Solid-Phase Extraction Instrument delivers reliable, consistent sample preparation for the determination of PFAS in drinking water SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new instrument that fully automates sample preparation for... Read more

March 31, 2020 Atomic Spectroscopy Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Product Launch

New-generation Analytical Platform Accelerates Analysis of Trace Elements for Routine Laboratory Applications

New-generation Analytical Platform Accelerates Analysis of Trace Elements for Routine Laboratory Applications Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES instruments capture a complete spectrum in a single measurement for high matrix samples SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists no longer need to limit routine trace element analysis workflow productivity with the launch of... Read more

March 30, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Mass Spectrometry PAI Top-10

AccuTOF-DART Used For Determining Ethanol Concentration In Beer

The alcohol content of beverages is tightly regulated, and determination of alcohol content in beverages is important for labeling compliance and quality control.  Traditional testing methods for alcohol content are typically based upon measurements of physical properties such as specific gravity (relative density) and refractive index.  Standardized methods for determination of alcohol by volume use... Read more

March 19, 2020 Bio/Pharma/CRO Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Danaher Receives Clearance From U.S. Federal Trade Commission For The Acquisition Of The Biopharma Business Of General Electric Life Sciences

Danaher Receives Clearance From U.S. Federal Trade Commission For The Acquisition Of The Biopharma Business Of General Electric Life Sciences WASHINGTON, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (“Danaher”) announced today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has accepted the proposed consent order in connection with Danaher’s definitive agreement with General... Read more

March 11, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev

Exploring the Dawn of Animal Life

Researchers possibly identify first occurrence of digestive tracts in the fossil record using electron microscopy and tomographic X-ray imaging Dr. James Schiffbauer, University of Missouri Dr. James Schiffbauer and his team at the University of Missouri, USA, focus their research on how accurately they can interpret the history of life from the fossil record. Dr.... Read more

March 9, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PAI Top-10 Product Launch

New Multi-Instrument Calibrator Designed to Improve Accuracy and Save Time for Leak Detection and Repair Compliance

New Multi-Instrument Calibrator Designed to Improve Accuracy and Save Time for Leak Detection and Repair Compliance Thermo Scientific MIC-6 Multi-Instrument Calibrator Designed to Streamline U.S. EPA LDAR Compliance MINNEAPOLIS, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For refineries and petrochemical plants, a new multi-instrument calibrator is designed to save time and improve accuracy of daily calibrations and... Read more

March 5, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis

New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis New assays for Campylobacter, STEC, Vibrio and Staphylococcus aureus enable more comprehensive pathogen testing for all food manufacturers BASINGSTOKE, England, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today released five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related... Read more

March 3, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev M&A, Partnerships

Neogen acquires Australian food safety assets

CONTACT: Steven J. Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., March 2, 2020 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the food safety assets of Australia-based Cell BioSciences — a major supplier of food safety and industrial microbiology products. Cell BioSciences will continue to operate in its non-food safety markets.   ... Read more