Brooks Announces the Acquisition of Trans-Hit Biomarkers

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) today announced that it has acquired Trans-Hit Biomarkers Inc. (THB), a worldwide biospecimen procurement service provider based in Montreal Canada. THB has an extensive collection capability for biospecimens and clinical samples through a worldwide partner network of clinical sites and biobanks. THB is enabled... Read more

Meridian Launches its Novel Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, Further Decreases Costs and Simplifies Workflows for COVID-19 Molecular Test Manufacturers

December 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST CINCINNATI, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today that it has launched an Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, driving innovation in the development of molecular tests with ambient temperature stability. This specialized master mix is designed... Read more

Improving the Design of Anode Materials in Lithium Ion Batteries

Researchers use advanced imaging methods to understand the structure-property relationship Dr. Roland Brunner is a Group Leader for Material and Damage Analytics in the Microelectronics Division at the Materials Center Leoben (MCL) in Austria. The group strongly focuses on 3D nano/micro-structure image- based characterization and analysis with respect to innovative materials used in microelectronics and... Read more

Regulus Therapeutics Collaborates with Bio-Techne for Biomarker Development

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) and Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RGLS) announced a collaboration to support Regulus with biomarker analysis for the clinical development of RGLS4326, an Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) treatment. Regulus has utilized two Bio-Techne branded product lines, ProteinSimple and Exosome Diagnostics, to aid in their clinical trial... Read more

Agilent Announces New, Innovative 7850 ICP-MS System

Smart functions and tools optimize productivity and efficiency SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 02, 2020  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new ICP-MS instrument, the Agilent 7850 ICP-MS System, that provides new smart tools to minimize common time traps that can affect ICP-MS analysis workflows.  Building on decades of innovation, the 7850 ICP-MS combines market-leading... Read more

Roche announces FDA approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for people with advanced or metastatic RET-mutant and RET fusion-positive thyroid cancers

Basel, 2 December 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gavreto™ (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET)-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) who require systemic therapy,... Read more

Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Basel, 2 December 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that its Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The serology (blood) test can be used to measure the level of antibodies in people who have been exposed to the... Read more

New England Biolabs® Introduces NEBNext® Custom RNA Depletion Design Tool and RNA Depletion Core Reagent Set for Customizable RNA Depletion

Combination of free user-friendly web tool, to obtain custom probe sequences, and enzyme-based technology allows for efficient depletion of abundant RNAs for virtually any organism and sample type. IPSWICH, MA (December 1, 2020): Today, New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced further expansion of its RNA depletion product portfolio with the launch of the NEBNext Custom RNA... Read more

Miltenyi Biotec launches all-in-one kits for stimulation and analysis of SARS-CoV-2–reactive T cells

T cell activation an important parameter in COVID-19; linked to execution and control of multiple mediators in controlling infections1, 2 BERGISCH GLADBACH, December 1st – Miltenyi Biotec today launches new all-in-one kits for the efficient stimulation and functional analysis of SARS-CoV-2‒reactive T cells. Specifically developed for fast and rapid detection in PBMC samples after stimulation with the SARS-CoV-2... Read more