March 26, 2021 PR/Corporate

Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Tecentriq as a first-line monotherapy treatment for people with a type of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Recommendation is based on the Phase III IMpower110 study showing that Tecentriq significantly improved overall survival in people with high PD-L1 expression, compared with chemotherapy If approved, Tecentriq could offer people with a specific type of lung cancer a chemotherapy-free option in the first-line treatment setting Basel, 26 March 2021 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG;... Read more

March 26, 2021 Atomic Spectroscopy Lab Top-10

Bruker Makes Routine Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy More Broadly Accessible for Chemical Analysis Outside Central Labs

At ENC 2021, Bruker Showcases Enhanced Benchtop Fourier 80™ FT-NMR, Affordable AvanceCore™ 400 NMR, and Versatile Benchtop Magnettech™ ESR 5000 BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Just prior to the 2021 Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (www.enc-conference.org), Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) is making chemical analysis by magnetic resonance spectroscopy more broadly accessible beyond the central lab. Bruker’s new... Read more

March 25, 2021 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

Oxford Nanopore and Circulomics launch kits to enable routine sequencing of ultra-long fragments of DNA

Thu 25th March 2021 Results from developers on human samples — MinION (left) and PromethION (right) The Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit, which has enabled read lengths of up to 4.2 Mb and maximises the quantity of ultra-long fragments, is now available in store. In combination with Circulomics Nanobind Kits, the Oxford Nanopore Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit... Read more

March 25, 2021 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Danaher Schedules First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the first quarter 2021 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and lasting approximately 1 hour. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Danaher’s... Read more

March 25, 2021 Microscopy

Crystallographic Structure of Powder Beds from X-ray Microscopy

We previously spoke with Dr. Parmesh Gajjar, a research associate at the University of Manchester (United Kingdom), about his work with X-ray microscopy to study the microstructure of dry powder inhaler medicines. At that time, he was preparing for a presentation where he showed he was able to visualize drug-excipient interactions within a formulation and... Read more

March 25, 2021 Acad, Gov/Utilities Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics Microscopy Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes FDA Listing and Launches the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR System for In Vitro Diagnostic Use

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes FDA Listing and Launches the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR System for In Vitro Diagnostic Use Innovative qPCR platform simplifies molecular diagnostic workflows for infectious disease, oncology and COVID-19 testing CARLSBAD, Calif., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the completion of the U.S. Food and Drug... Read more

March 24, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Process Analytical Instr.

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Announces Acquisition of PendoTECH

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) today announced that it completed the acquisition of PendoTECH, a manufacturer and distributor of single-use sensors, transmitters, control systems and software for measuring, monitoring and data collection primarily in bioprocess applications. PendoTECH’s focus is serving bio-pharmaceutical manufacturers and life science laboratories. The company is based in Princeton, New... Read more

March 24, 2021 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches In-Air SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Solution

The Thermo Scientific AerosolSense Sampler enables organizations to monitor indoor environments and strengthen facility safety protocols WALTHAM, Mass., March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific AerosolSense Sampler, a new surveillance solution designed to deliver fast and highly reliable... Read more

March 24, 2021 Lab Top-10 Microscopy

Bruker Light-Sheet Microscopes at Major Comprehensive Cancer Center

New Advanced Imaging Center Powered by Two MuVi and LCS SPIM Microscopes NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR), a leading supplier of single-plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) technology for research on live cells and cleared biological samples, today announced that two Luxendo MuVi™and LCS SPIM™ light-sheet microscopes have been installed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer... Read more