BD Announces Executive Leadership Appointments

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the appointment of Patrick Kaltenbach as executive vice president and chief technology officer, and the promotion of Dave Hickey to executive vice president and president, Life Sciences segment, both effective January 1, 2021.... Read more

Danaher Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (the “Company”) today announced results for the quarter ended October 2, 2020. All results in this release reflect only continuing operations unless otherwise noted. For the third quarter 2020, net earnings were $883.5 million, or $1.16 per diluted common share which represents a 38.0% year-over-year... Read more

Roche announces collaboration with Atea Pharmaceuticals to develop a potential oral treatment for COVID-19 patients

Roche and Atea partner to jointly develop AT-527, an orally administered direct-acting antiviral (DAA) currently in Phase 2 clinical trials AT-527 has the potential to be the first novel oral antiviral to treat COVID-19 patients outside the hospital setting as well as in the hospital and may also be used in post-exposure prophylactic settings Oral,... Read more

Bruker Introduces Vutara™ VXL Best-in-Class Super-Resolution Microscope and Spatial Biology Analysis Capabilities

Accessible 3D Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy for Studying Subcellular Organelles and Spatial Multiomics MADISON, Wisc.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the release of the Vutara VXL Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopefor nanoscale biological imaging. The new system opens an affordable and easy-to-use path for both core facilities and individual investigators to enter the world of super-resolution... Read more

PerkinElmer Immunoassay Helps NIH NCATS Team Identify Therapeutic Compounds Capable of Disrupting the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein/ACE2 Interaction

Findings shared on open data portal to help in global pursuit of drug repurposing candidates for COVID-19 WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 20, 2020– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that a research team at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), an arm of the National... Read more

GE Healthcare Introduces Serena Bright, Industry’s First Contrast-Enhanced Guided Biopsy Solution

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 20, 2020 – GE Healthcare today announced the availability of Serena Bright™ in the United States.  Serena Bright™ is the industry’s first contrast-enhanced guided biopsy solution and will help empower clinicians and patients in their fight against breast cancer. Receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance in June, this technology... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Commercial Release of New SARS-CoV-2 Multi-antigen Serology Assay Kit for Simple Western

New serology assay accelerates COVID-19 research and vaccine development through rapid characterization of human immune response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 antigens MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that ProteinSimple, a Bio-Techne brand, released its SARS-CoV-2 Multi-Antigen Serology Module for Jess and Wes Simple Western automated western blotting systems.  The SARS-CoV-2 multi-antigen... Read more