April 4, 2017 Lab Equipment M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Xylem increases its 2020 financial targets and reaffirms its strategy to reflect accelerated growth driven by acquisitions

Company also reaffirms full-year 2017 guidance RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 4, 2017– At its Investor Day in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company, today will update its 2020 financial guidance and showcase the broad portfolio of smart infrastructure technologies and solutions provided by its Sensus and Visenti businesses. Xylem acquired... Read more

April 3, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

Fabric Genomics and TOMA Biosciences Partner to Provide Clinical Labs with Seamless Integration of Tumor Profiling and Reporting of Somatic Variants in Cancer

American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting April 03, 2017 05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time OAKLAND, Calif. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabric Genomics, a global computational genomics company, and TOMA Biosciences, a genomic cancer diagnostics company, announced today a partnership that will bring together premier chemistry and informatics platforms for deepened genomic analysis... Read more

April 3, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) acquires leading biopharma software developer Umetrics

Leading data analytics software to optimize process development and production of biopharmaceuticals Swedish company already an SSB cooperation partner since 2012 2017 financial guidance confirmed Aubagne, April 3, 2017 – Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading supplier to the biopharma industry, today acquired the Umetrics business (MKS Instruments AB) from the U.S. based MKS Instruments Group.... Read more

April 3, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

MKS Announces Sale of Data Analytics Solutions Business to Sartorius Stedim Biotech

Andover, Mass., April 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that it has completed the sale of its Data Analytics Solutions business to Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Euronext Paris:DIM), a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical industry, for $72.5 million on... Read more

April 3, 2017 Molecular Spectroscopy

Datacolor’s New Handheld ColorReaderPRO – The Color Matching Solution for Paint Companies

April 03, 2017 11:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time NUREMBURG, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announced the launch of ColorReaderPRO, a professional color matching device. Its introduction will provide paint companies with a comprehensive color selection tool, redefining the ease and efficiency of color matching. ColorReaderPRO is an ultra-portable, Bluetooth® connected... Read more

April 3, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

MilliporeSigma Introduces Next-Generation High-Sensitivity Protein Detection Platform

News Release April 3, 2017 Your Contact: Karen Tiano +1 978-495-0093 New SMCxPRO™ technology offers high speed, high sensitivity for single molecule detection Meets customer demand for biomarker and novel target discovery and detection Billerica, Massachusetts, April 3, 2017 — MilliporeSigma today announced the launch of its newest high-sensitivity detection platform, SMCxPRO™ technology, at the American... Read more

April 3, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO Informatics & Software Lab Top-10

New Cloud-Based PerkinElmer Signals™ Notebook Helps Scientists Accelerate Drug Discovery Research

New Cloud-Based PerkinElmer Signals™ Notebook Helps Scientists Accelerate Drug Discovery Research WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of the PerkinElmer Signals™ Notebook at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring National Meeting and Exposition Booth #619 PerkinElmer’s new cloud-based Electronic Laboratory Notebook solution (ELN)... Read more

April 3, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO M&A, Partnerships

GE Healthcare signs agreement with HealthTrust to supply radiopharmaceuticals

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and Nashville, Tennessee, USA – 3rd April 2017 – GE Healthcare has signed an agreement with HealthTrust, a group purchasing organization headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, to provide both low energy (SPECT) and high energy (PET) radiopharmaceuticals to HealthTrust members across the United States. The agreement commenced on March 1, 2017. Marco... Read more

April 3, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Roche launches cobas Liat PCR System with four assays into CE-markets

Media Release Basel, 03 April 2017 Roche launches cobas Liat PCR System with four assays into CE-markets First 20 minute real-time PCR nucleic acid test to detect Clostridium difficile, which supports time-sensitive diagnoses in hospitals, urgent care settings and physician offices Infections with Clostridium difficile can quickly become life threatening to high-risk patients cobas Liat... Read more