WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that it will host a virtual Analyst Meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2020, starting at 9:00 a.m. and expected to conclude by 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The virtual format will feature presentations by members of Thermo Fisher... Read more
RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 26, 2020– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced it manufactured and delivered through Xylem partners more than 100,000 protective face shields in Europe and the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative leveraged... Read more
Easy-to-Administer Saliva Test for COVID-19 Available for Immediate Shipment Extraction-Free, Real-Time PCR Workflow with Capacity of up to 6,000 Tests per Day per System Demonstrated 100 Percent Agreement with Authorized Nasopharyngeal Assays SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight,... Read more
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that Kathryne Reeves will join the company as Chief Marketing Officer on September 28, 2020. Reeves brings more than 25 years of marketing and general management experience in roles across the healthcare, technology, and consumer products industries. Reeves will report to Chief Executive Officer, Francis deSouza. Most recently,... Read more
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, August 24, 2020 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the U.S. launch of the new Access Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total test, an easy-to-use digital test done on a portable device that provides results in about 10 minutes to detect antibodies in people exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus,... Read more
Kits detect traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces such as plastics, ceramics and stainless steel WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today introduced two COVID-19 environmental testing kits to help food processors and contract labs detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in food plants such as plastic, ceramic... Read more
Venlo, The Netherlands, August 21, 2020 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced today a transition in the leadership of its Supervisory Board after an extraordinary meeting of the Supervisory Board and Managing Board. Lawrence A. Rosen, a member of the QIAGEN Supervisory Board since 2013, was appointed by the Supervisory Board as the... Read more
Welsh Government and Life Sciences Hub Wales are supporting plans to build a 200 strong team of specialists at Wales’ soon to be launched Lighthouse Lab, which is set to create additional capacity for the UK’s Covid-19 testing strategy. Work to establish the UK Government’s Lighthouse Lab at Imperial Park in Newport is underpinned by... Read more
IRVINE, Calif., (Aug. 19, 2020) — Zymo Research announced that it was recently granted the CE IVD Mark for its Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit. To obtain this certification the product had to comply with the Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit is... Read more
AUGUST 19, 2020 Research-use-only RNA-ISH probes now available for COVID-19 on our automated platform MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), in partnership with Leica Biosystems, today announced the automation of RNAscope™ COVID-19 probes on BOND RX*, Leica’s staining platform, for research use only. Researchers now have the ability to automate their COVID-19 research protocols,... Read more