Brooks Automation Announces the Acquisition of Cool Lab, LLC

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired Cool Lab, LLC, a subsidiary of BioCision, LLC.  Cool Lab provides a range of innovative, patented, and/or patent-pending applications for sample cooling and freezing, controlled rate freezing, portable cryogenic transport and archival storage solutions for customers’ temperature... Read more

Boston Children’s Hospital and GE Healthcare Working Together to Create Smart Imaging Technology to Better Detect Pediatric Brain Disorders

Chicago, Illinois – November 28, 2016 – Boston Children’s Hospital and GE Healthcare today announced a collaboration to develop and commercialize digital solutions to advance the diagnosis and treatment of specific childhood diseases – starting with diseases that affect the brain. The first project, detailed today at the 102nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society... Read more

GE Healthcare showcases industry-first technologies and digital solutions, focused on improving outcomes, at RSNA 2016

CHICAGO – November 27, 2016 – GE Healthcare is launching 25 new products, services and digital solutions at RSNA 2016, 50 percent more than in 2015, as the company focuses on helping the healthcare industry to improve outcomes. The new innovations and partnerships are designed to address some of the industry’s most pressing challenges and... Read more

GE Healthcare Taps Into $28 Billion Orphaned IP Market With Stake in Pilot Lite Ventures

November 28th 2016 – GE Healthcare has taken a 20% stake in global venture management company Pilot Lite Ventures (PLV), expanding its consulting business as it seeks to tap into an estimated $28 billion global market in unexploited healthcare and wellness R&D, orphaned IP and early-stage technology. GE Healthcare Partners currently offers analytics-based consulting solutions... Read more

The course schedule has arrived! MACS® Academy is starting its new program

Bergisch Gladbach, 22. November 2016– Once again, the MACS® Academy is offering a comprehensive course program at its locations in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany and San Diego, USA, in 2017 – miltenyibiotec.com/macsacademy. The courses will focus on: Immunology, Stem Cell Research, Cardiology, Neuroscience, and advanced technologies including sample preparation, cell separation and flow cytometry. The MACS® Academy... Read more

Trading Update

22 November 2016 – Spectris plc (SXS: LSE), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, issues a trading update covering the period from 1 July to 31 October 2016 (‘the period’). TRADING UPDATE Reported sales increased by 18% in the four months to end October. Acquisitions contributed 4% points of sales growth, foreign currency exchange movements... Read more