July 16, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

GE Healthcare launches Omnipaque Oral Solution, a ready-to-drink iodinated contrast medium for computed tomography of the abdomen

Boston, MA, USA –July 16, 2018 – GE Healthcare is launching OmnipaqueTM (iohexol) Oral Solution in the United States, a new, ready-to-drink iodinated contrast medium that can be used to help physicians diagnose medical conditions by improving the diagnostic visualization of the abdominal gastrointestinal tract.  Omnipaque oral solution is indicated for oral use only in... Read more

July 10, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev

Pacific Biosciences Selected for NSF Project to Rapidly Sequence Maize Pangenome

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced that a multi-institutional consortium of maize researchers is using the Sequel® System to create a 26-line pangenome reference collection.Led by faculty investigator R. Kelly Dawe, Distinguished Research... Read more

July 9, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

AOAC Method of the Year for Confirmation and Identification in Food Microbiology Awarded to MALDI Biotyper® OMA

– MALDI Biotyper certified by MicroVal for fast and reliable routine confirmation of foodborne pathogenic bacteria under ISO/DIS 16140-6 SALT LAKE CITY, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Food Protection (www.foodprotection.org/), Bruker announces a standardized workflow for any microbial isolate confirmation and identification in food microbiology. The... Read more

July 9, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev PR/Corporate

AOAC Method of the Year for Confirmation and Identification in Food Microbiology Awarded to MALDI Biotyper® OMA

SALT LAKE CITY, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Food Protection (www.foodprotection.org/), Bruker announces a standardized workflow for any microbial isolate confirmation and identification in food microbiology.   The world-leading, bench-top MALDI Biotyper enables fast microbial identification using protein fingerprinting with short times-to-result and minimum hands-on-time. The MALDI... Read more

July 9, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Agilent and Nanyang Technological University Singapore to Develop Novel Approaches for Water Analysis

Agilent and Nanyang Technological University Singapore to Develop Novel Approaches for Water Analysis Collaboration Will Focus on Persistent and Emerging Contaminants SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 9, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will collaborate with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore’s (NTU Singapore’s) Nanyang Environment Water Research Institute (NEWRI) to develop novel... Read more

July 6, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

COPAN Announces the Worldwide Launch of CYCLONE AUTO-PREP™ with Smart Incubators and AI for Automatic Determination of Bacterial Growth During the Upcoming International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting

  MURRIETA, Calif., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — COPAN is proud to announce the worldwide launch of CYCLONE AUTO-PREP™, a fully automated instrument for preparing pour plate total viable bacterial counts on liquid samples, with optional Smart Incubators and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for automatic colony counting and colony recognition  for most common bacteria of specific... Read more

June 26, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev

Acumedia® and Lab M® brands become Neogen Culture Media

CONTACT: John Guenther, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., June 26, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) today announced that its Acumedia® and Lab M® products are being combined and rebranded as Neogen Culture Media. The company has worked for over a year to provide a global brand of media harmonized for world-wide use. The new Neogen Culture Media product line will... Read more

June 21, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev

Xylem highlights its continuing commitment to global sustainability in its annual Sustainability Report: “The Opportunity of a Lifetime”

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 21, 2018– Today, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company, published its 2017 Sustainability Report: “The Opportunity of a Lifetime,” which outlines its commitment to partnering with customers and communities to pioneer new approaches to help solve the major water challenges of our time. The report also spotlights Xylem’s progress... Read more

June 20, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Licensing, IP, and Legal

FDA approves latest generation somatic cell counting tests for raw milk

20. Jun, 2018 Three FOSS instruments have been approved for official use by NCIMS/FDA in the USA:   • Fossomatic 7 for testing total somatic cell count in raw milk   • Fossomatic 7 DC for testing of total somatic cell count in raw milk   • BacSomatic for testing both total somatic cell count and bacteria count in raw milk... Read more