September 3, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

Roche to present new data in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder at MSVirtual2020

New data further reinforce OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) as a highly effective treatment option offering a favourable and consistent benefit:risk profile, with high treatment persistence and adherence Initiation of Phase IIIb OCREVUS higher dose clinical trial programme and Phase IV study evaluating OCREVUS in minority populations Initiation of Phase III clinical trial programme for fenebrutinib, an investigational... Read more

September 1, 2020 Microscopy Product Launch

Nikon introduces Clarify.ai for NIS-Elements, an artificial intelligence algorithm for removing blur from widefield microscope images

Sep 1, 2020 Nikon Instruments Inc. is pleased to announce the release of NIS-Elements Clarify.ai, a new addition to Nikon’s growing suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for microscopy. Clarify.ai uses artificial intelligence to automatically remove blur from widefield fluorescence microscope images. Clarify.ai utilizes new Nikon technologies executed on graphic processing units (GPUs) to leverage fast... Read more

August 28, 2020 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Officially Opens New Site for Manufacturing COVID-19 Sample Collection Products

Thermo Fisher Scientific Officially Opens New Site for Manufacturing COVID-19 Sample Collection Products New facility in Lenexa, Kansas built in six weeks to rapidly expand production of viral transport media LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, officially cut the ribbon on its new $40 million facility in... Read more

August 24, 2020 Chemicals, Reagents & Kits Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PAI Top-10 Product Launch

PerkinElmer Launches COVID-19 Environmental Surface Testing Kits to Help Food Processors and Contract Labs Detect Presence of Virus in Facilities

Kits detect traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces such as plastics, ceramics and stainless steel  WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today introduced two COVID-19 environmental testing kits to help food processors and contract labs detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in food plants such as plastic, ceramic... Read more

August 21, 2020 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

QIAGEN announces new Chairman of Supervisory Board

Venlo, The Netherlands, August 21, 2020 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced today a transition in the leadership of its Supervisory Board after an extraordinary meeting of the Supervisory Board and Managing Board. Lawrence A. Rosen, a member of the QIAGEN Supervisory Board since 2013, was appointed by the Supervisory Board as the... Read more

August 17, 2020 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Swift Biosciences Expands Coronavirus Research With ACE2 Swift Normalase Amplicon Panel

(ANN ARBOR, MICH.  August 17, 2020) Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the commercialization of DNA and RNA Library Preparation Kits recently launched a new ACE2 Swift Normalase® Amplicon Panel (SNAP) to further research on the main functional receptor for viral entry of Coronavirus. With global numbers of COVID-19 cases increasing, Swift remains committed to providing... Read more

August 17, 2020 Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics PAI Top-10 Product Launch

PerkinElmer Launches Modular and Scalable explorer™ Workstations for High-throughput COVID-19 Detection

Enables Labs to Quickly Ramp up Testing Capacity and Generate Results Faster WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 17, 2020– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of a series of explorer™ workstations for SARS-CoV-2 testing capable of preparing and running up to 10,000 COVID-19 tests per day.... Read more

August 17, 2020 Chromatography Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

New, Easy-to-Use, Compact, Ion Chromatography System Simplifies Water Analysis

Thermo Scientific Dionex Easion Ion Chromatography System makes everyday ion analysis simpler, while reducing total cost of ownership and need for maintenance SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Small environmental and academic teaching laboratories specializing in water analysis can benefit from simpler setup and operation and improved quality with a new, compact ion chromatography (IC)... Read more

August 11, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Bio-Techne Announces Release of a New SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD Llamabody Recombinant Antibody That Blocks Viral Entry

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the release of the SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody, which binds to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (RBD) and blocks the virus from binding to its host receptor, ACE-2, inhibiting viral infection . The SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody is the... Read more

August 11, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Promega Launches COVID-19 Serology Test: Lumit™ Dx SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay Workflow is Quick, Simple and Scalable for High-Throughput Antibody Detection

Madison, WI USA. (August 11, 2020) Promega Corporation today announced the launch of its new serological antibody test for COVID-19 to detect the presence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A positive result may indicate whether an individual has been exposed to, and mounted an immune response to, the virus. Promega has submitted an application to the US... Read more