PerkinElmer Launches Industry-First CRM Reagent and Consumable Kit to Streamline Cannabis Pesticide Testing Workflows

ONE Pesticide420™ solution delivers enhanced cannabis & hemp testing experience with 70+ ready-to-use certified calibration levels WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched its ONE Pesticide420™ CRM Reagent and Consumable Kit for cannabis & hemp testing. Initially the kits will support pesticide and mycotoxin testing for cannabis &... Read more

Acuity Spatial Genomics Announces Formation to Open up New Frontiers for in situ, Spatial 3D Genomics

Acuity Technology Enables the Possibility to See the 3D Genome in situ and at Single-Cell and Sub-Cellular Resolution SAN JOSE, Calif. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Acuity Spatial Genomics, Inc. today announced the completion of a majority investment by Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR). Acuity is a new venture focused on opening a new frontier in spatial 3D... Read more

Roche launches cobas pure integrated solutions analyser to help simplify operations in small to medium sized labs

cobas® pure integrated solutions brings together three diagnostic technologies1 on a single platform to optimise space and resources in small to medium laboratory settings With a footprint of just two square meters, this new analyser provides small to medium sized labs with access to more than 230 diagnostic tests2 across a wide-range of disease areas... Read more

GE Healthcare Unveils Vscan Air, a New Intuitive, Wireless Handheld Ultrasound

At a time when clinicians need quick insights at the point of care, Vscan Air, a pocket-sized ultrasound, enters the market as one of the smallest and lightweight handheld devices without compromising crystal clear image quality and secure data sharing Vscan Air increases access to precise care, helping improve workflow efficiencies and patient outcomes through... Read more

EUROIMMUN Launches Novel Ultrafast Automated Microscope and Intelligent Software for State-of-the-Art Diagnostics

WALTHAM, Mass. – March 16, 2021 – EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer, Inc. company, today announced the launch of the EUROPatternTM Microscope Live (EPML) compact immunofluorescence microscope, available with the fourth generation of the Company’s well-established EUROLabOfficeTM 4.0 (ELO 4.0) laboratory management software. The combined system of hardware and software allows for ultrafast automated immunofluorescence image acquisition,... Read more

Roche launches SARS-CoV-2 variant test to help monitor emerging coronavirus mutations

The cobas SARS-CoV-2 Variant Set 1 Test is designed to detect key spike mutations in virus variants associated with increased human-to-human transmission Accurate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations can help assess the spread of circulating variants and monitor their potential impact on therapeutics, vaccines and public health interventions Periodic assessments against emerging variants have... Read more

Agilent Announces the 8697 Headspace Sampler with Integrated Intelligence

Integrated technology provides a true system approach to gas chromatography  SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15, 2021  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Agilent 8697 Headspace Sampler, the first headspace sampler with integrated gas chromatography communication. It marks the expansion of intelligence capability that was first launched with the Agilent Intuvo 9000 GC System in... Read more

PCR Biosystems launches advanced Bst Polymerase reagents for accelerated DNA and RNA amplification

Mar 10, 2021 PCR Biosystems, the UK-based specialists in DNA and RNA analysis, have launched a range of IsoFast™ Bst Polymerase reagents for rapid, robust and sensitive DNA and RNA amplification. Through its nucleic acid strand displacement capabilities, Bst polymerase eliminates the need for the high temperature denaturation step associated with traditional Taq enzymes. This enables faster... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Customizable TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Panel

Panel designed to provide surveillance of ongoing mutations of virus that causes COVID-19 CARLSBAD, Calif., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its Applied Biosystems TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Panel, a customizable menu of 22 verified real-time PCR assays for identification of SARS-CoV-2 mutations.... Read more

PerkinElmer Launches Comprehensive Solutions for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Mutations

Company expands SARS-CoV-2 assay portfolio with RT-PCR and next generation sequencing solutions to identify mutations associated with SARS-CoV-2 variants WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 9, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) today announced the launch of two Research Use Only (RUO) solutions, PKamp™ VariantDetect™ SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay and Next Generation Sequencing-based NEXTFLEX® Variant-Seq™ SARS-CoV-2 Kit. Using nucleic acid extracted... Read more