PerkinElmer Launches First Cell Painting Kit

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the first cell painting kit as part of its new portfolio of PhenoVue™ cellular imaging reagents. This new range of reagents leverages PerkinElmer’s expertise in cellular imaging and high-content screening and works alongside the Company’s microplates, automation, software and industry-leading... Read more

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for New COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B Combo Kit

One multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic kit can simultaneously detect and differentiate SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and influenza B CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B Combo Kit from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the company announced... Read more

New phase III data show Roche’s faricimab is the first investigational injectable eye medicine to extend time between treatments up to four months in two leading causes of vision loss, potentially reducing treatment burden for patients

Across four studies in diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), approximately half of people receiving faricimab could be treated every four months in the first year Approximately three-quarters of people receiving faricimab could be treated every three months or longer in the first year Faricimab showed rapid and consistent improvements in... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches CE-IVD-Marked High Throughput COVID-19 Diagnostic Assay for Use On Its Automated Amplitude Platform

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches CE-IVD-Marked High Throughput COVID-19 Diagnostic Assay for Use On Its Automated Amplitude Platform Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 High Throughput Combo Kit also receives Interim Order Authorization from Health Canada CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today launched its CE-IVD-Marked, Applied Biosystems TaqPath... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Grants Equity Incentive Award to New Employee

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) (“Pacific Biosciences” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 100,000 shares of... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Grants Equity Incentive Award to New Employee

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) (“Pacific Biosciences” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 100,000 shares of... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Grants Equity Incentive Award to New Employee

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) (“Pacific Biosciences” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 100,000 shares of... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Handheld XRF Analyzer for Elemental Detection

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Handheld XRF Analyzer for Elemental Detection Niton XL5 Plus, the smallest and lightest handheld XRF analyzer available, delivers unprecedented performance and accuracy TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Material verification and contaminant detection are crucial steps in quality assurance. From analyzing oil and gas pipelines, to testing polluted soil,... Read more

WITec ParticleScout™ Enhanced with New Features

The cutting edge of Raman-based microparticle characterization gets even sharper Ulm, Germany  February 1, 2021 WITec GmbH, the pace-setting leader in Raman microscope technology, has enhanced its ParticleScout automated particle analysis tool to offer even greater speed and versatility for finding, classifying and identifying microparticles.  ParticleScout now includes integration time optimization that uses the signal... Read more