November 29, 2021 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics

PerkinElmer Confirms That Omicron Variant Does Not Impact SARS-CoV-2 Detection Capability of its RT-PCR Assays

Diagnostic accuracy of PerkinElmer’s COVID-19 PCR tests remains unaffected WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 29, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that the performance of its SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assays are not impacted by the emergence of Omicron (B.1.1.529), a variant of concern that was recently identified... Read more

November 29, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn.

GE Healthcare Introduces An Industry-First Modular, Scalable CT Platform to Minimize Technology Obsolescence & Maximize Clinical Capabilities

GE Healthcare introduces the industry’s first[i] computed tomography (CT) platform with built-in scalability and upgradability[ii] The new Revolution Apex platform offers the world’s fastest gantry speed: 0.23 seconds per rotation and 19.5 millisecond effective temporal resolution to freeze cardiac motion[iii] Altogether, the company’s CT platform enables healthcare facilities to keep up with the latest technology... Read more

November 29, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn.

GE Healthcare Introduces An Industry-First Modular, Scalable CT Platform to Minimize Technology Obsolescence & Maximize Clinical Capabilities

GE Healthcare introduces the industry’s first[i] computed tomography (CT) platform with built-in scalability and upgradability[ii] The new Revolution Apex platform offers the world’s fastest gantry speed: 0.23 seconds per rotation and 19.5 millisecond effective temporal resolution to freeze cardiac motion[iii] Altogether, the company’s CT platform enables healthcare facilities to keep up with the latest technology... Read more

November 29, 2021 Acad, Gov/Utilities Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

Cancer Patients may get Faster and more Personalized Treatment as result of Collaboration between GE Healthcare, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s hospital

Teams plan to cooperate on the development of a machine learning-based solution, aiming to improve care for cancer patients by giving cancer care teams access to complex data and information The potentially transformative solution will initially focus on ovarian cancer and will then expand for use in breast and kidney cancer.  Cambridge/Chalfont St Giles, UK;... Read more

November 29, 2021 Lab Top-10

Thermo Fisher Scientific Confirms Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Samples Containing the Omicron Variant with its TaqPath COVID-19 Tests

Thermo Fisher Scientific Confirms Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Samples Containing the Omicron Variant with its TaqPath COVID-19 Tests WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today confirmed that its polymerase chain reaction (PCR) TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit*, and TaqPath COVID-19 CE-IVD RT-PCR Kit*, which test... Read more

November 28, 2021 Product Launch

GE Healthcare Unveils New AI and Digital Technologies and Solutions to Help Solve Healthcare’s Most Pressing Problems

Chicago — November 28, 2021 – At the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting, GE Healthcare unveiled around 60 innovative technology solutions spanning the healthcare spectrum including patient screening, diagnostics, therapy planning, guidance, and monitoring. Amidst a global pandemic and mounting pressure on the industry, the company accelerated innovations underpinned by artificial... Read more

November 26, 2021 Uncategorized

Roche Extraordinary General Meeting 2021

All proposals of the Board of Directors approved Audited statutory interim financial statements (standalone financial statements) of the Company as of 31 October 2021 approved Share capital reduction by cancellation of 53,309,000 bearer shares with a nominal value of CHF 1 each approved Basel, 26 November 2021 – On 4 November 2021, Roche (SIX: RO,... Read more