Bruker Highlights Innovative Analytical Solutions and Systems at Pittcon

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At Pittcon 2018, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) this week will highlight various innovative analytical systems and new high-value solutions for food analysis, pharmaceutical, clinical research, and materials science applications.  At Bruker’s Pittcon press conference, Professor Jeremy Nicholson from Imperial College London, UK will discuss ‘The Future of Molecular Phenomics in... Read more

Three New Subsidiaries in the APAC Region

2018-02-25 | Corporate Three new subsidiaries of Anton Paar have recently officially started operations. Anton Paar New Zealand celebrated the opening with CEO Friedrich Santner. He explained the history of Anton Paar in New Zealand and talked about the manifold applications of our instruments. The opening ceremony was attended by the team that helped set up... Read more

The Bruker MALDI Biotyper Solution Receives AOAC International Approvals for Two Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) in Food Microbiology

BILLERICA, Mass., Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker is pleased to announce that AOAC International has approved the MALDI Biotyper solution for two new Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) for the confirmation and identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria.  The two methods include some of the most common food pathogens, including Salmonella spp (spp means all... Read more

Neogen releases easiest dairy antibiotic tests

CONTACT: Nate Banner, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Feb. 1, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) today announced that it has released BetaStar® Advanced — the easiest method to test for antibiotics in milk. BetaStar Advanced has been reviewed by the FDA, approved for use by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), and validated by the AOAC... Read more

Illumina Awarded $26.7M in Patent Suit Against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that a federal jury in San Francisco has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement suit filed against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., now owned by Roche. The jury found that both Ariosa’s previous and current version of the Harmony non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) infringe US Patent 8,318,430... Read more

BGI Increases Long-Read Sequencing Capacity with Purchase of 10 PacBio Sequel Systems

MENLO PARK, California and SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BGI, one of the world’s largest genomics organizations, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), the leader in long-read sequencing, today announced an agreement by BGI Genomics to purchase an additional 10 Sequel® Systems. This will significantly expand the capacity for Single Molecule, Real-Time... Read more

Shimadzu has released the LC/MS/MS Method Package for Mycotoxins

January 19, 2018 For LabSolutions LCMS Mycotoxins are highly toxic chemical byproducts from fungi commonly found in crops, and residual content in foods are regulated the world over. This method package provides simultaneous multi-component analysis conditions for mycotoxins subject to the regulations in Japan, the USA, the EU, and China. Analytical Methods for 27 Mycotoxins... Read more

Illumina Launches iSeq 100 Sequencing System

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today the launch of the iSeq™ 100 Sequencing System. The new, next-generation sequencing (NGS) system delivers exceptional data accuracy, at a low capital cost, making Illumina technology available to virtually any lab. The combination of the company’s proven sequencing by synthesis (SBS) chemistry, along with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Illumina Sign Agreement to Provide Research Market Broader Access to Ion AmpliSeq Technology

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Illumina Sign Agreement to Provide Research Market Broader Access to Ion AmpliSeq Technology Industry-leading amplicon solution facilitates targeted next-generation sequencing in multiple application areas Thermo Fisher Scientific and Illumina, Inc.(NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced they have signed a commercial agreement that enables Illumina to sell Ion AmpliSeq technology to researchers who conduct... Read more