Roche’s Polivy combination reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 27% in people with previously untreated aggressive form of lymphoma

Polivy plus R-CHP is the first treatment regimen to significantly improve outcomes in previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in more than 20 years, potentially transforming treatment for people with this disease Four out of ten people receiving the current standard of care for this type of disease will see their cancer return after initial... Read more

Carterra and PerkinElmer Sign Distribution Agreement For Asia-Pacific and Oceania Region for Carterra’s High Throughput Antibody Screening and Characterization Solutions

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—December 14, 2021— Carterra, Inc. the world leader in label-free high throughput antibody screening and characterization, today announced that it has signed an exclusive Asia-Pacific and Oceania region distribution agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc. a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world.  With the agreement, PerkinElmer will market, sell, and service... Read more

Xylem Partners with UNICEF to Create a Brighter Future for 3.4 Million Children in India’s Most Vulnerable Communities

Partnership to Improve Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Awareness, Accelerating Progress Towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 14, 2021– Xylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of global water technology company Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), aims to reach over 3.4 million children by end of 2023 through its support of UNICEF,... Read more

GE Healthcare and Minerva Imaging sign strategic partnership to accelerate precision medicine and targeted radionuclide therapy

Partnership to jointly establish state-of the art center for molecular imaging and clinical development of targeted radionuclide therapy. Objective to accelerate precision medicine with more targeted treatment in oncology and other therapy areas. Copenhagen, Denmark – December 14, 2021 – GE Healthcare and Minerva Imaging have announced a strategic partnership with the aim to bring... Read more

The Invisible Power of Fungi

Fungi are very diverse. About 1.5 million fungi species occur worldwide. They can be single celled or very complex multicellular organisms found in just about any habitat but most live on the land – mainly in soil or on plant material. In crops fungal diseases can lead to significant monetary loss for the farmer. Food... Read more

Roche launches the AVENIO Edge System to simplify and automate next-generation sequencing sample preparation, reduce human error and advance precision medicine

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) enables a better understanding of genetic mechanisms linked to specific diseases and is helping drive personalised healthcare Preparing DNA for sequencing libraries is complex and prone to human error, which can interfere with accurate sequencing results The new AVENIO Edge System is a fully-automated solution for the sample preparation workflow, from DNA... Read more

Interim data from phase III HAVEN 6 study demonstrate favourable safety and efficacy profile of Roche’s Hemlibra in people with moderate or mild haemophilia A

People with moderate or mild haemophilia A have significant unmet clinical needs, as this population may not use preventative treatments due to missed or delayed diagnoses of bleeding episodes and a lack of treatment guidelines1,2 New data indicate that Hemlibra has a favourable safety profile in people with moderate or mild haemophilia A without factor... Read more