Zymo Research Releases Free Software to Streamline COVID-19 Test Reporting

CALIFORNIA LABORATORIES CAN NOW INSTANTLY TRANSMIT COVID-19 DATA TO THE CALREDIE SYSTEM IRVINE, Calif., (July 28, 2020) — Zymo Research recently has released a free open-source software program that allows California laboratories to rapidly report COVID-19 test data to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE). According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) website,... Read more

Bruker Launches Second-Generation FluoroType® SARS-CoV-2 plus PCR Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infections in Europe

Detects two independent SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA targets from respiratory samples for increased confidence Differentiates SARS-CoV-2 from four other endemic human coronaviruses for specificity Validated with Bruker-Hain GenoXtract® NA and GenoXtract® 96 X3 nucleic acid extraction system and kits Validated with novel Bruker-Hain FluoroCycler® XT real-time PCR thermocycler NEHREN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today... Read more

New Metal Detector Enhances Foreign Object Identification for Food Processors and Personal Care Manufacturers for Improved Safety and Operational Efficiency

New Metal Detector Enhances Foreign Object Identification for Food Processors and Personal Care Manufacturers for Improved Safety and Operational Efficiency Thermo Scientific Sentinel 1000 Selectscan Metal Detector is designed to quickly and safely detect objects 25% smaller in volume than legacy systems MINNEAPOLIS, July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Detection of foreign objects such as metals is... Read more

PerkinElmer Launches Online, Open Access COVID-19 Data Dashboards to Accelerate Antiviral Therapeutics Research

Informatics Tools Help Scientists Access, Aggregate and Analyze Drug Compound and Clinical Trial Data WALTHAM, Mass. — July 22, 2020 – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that it has launched two online, free-access Perkin Elmer COVID-19 Data Dashboards to help the global scientific community accelerate the... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Launch of Exocovid-19 Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Patient Samples

MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced that Exosome Diagnostics, a Bio-Techne brand, has completed validation testing for COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and now offers the ExoCovid-19 test for detection of the virus in patient samples. The ExoCovid-19 test will be performed in its CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited laboratory. Exosome Diagnostics, the... Read more

PerkinElmer Releases New Dried Blood Spot Based COVID-19 Serology Test

Fully automated kit detects human antibodies of immunoglobulin class IgG to help identify individuals with adaptive immune response WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 21, 2020– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of a dry blood spot (DBS) based test for SARS-CoV-2 IgG using its GSP®/DELFIA® platform,... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Commercial Release of New Assay for Detecting ASOs, miRNAs, and siRNAs in Tissue

Expanding research tools to detect small non-coding RNAs in situ by combining molecular information with spatial context. MINNEAPOLIS, July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the expansion of the RNAscope™ platform with the release of the miRNAscope™ Assay. The RNAscope technology is an advanced in situ hybridization assay for the spatial visualization... Read more

PerkinElmer Launches Gluten Quality Testing Solution for Grain and Flour Based on World-Standard Perten Gluten Index Method

Perten Glutomatic® 2000 System delivers touchscreen UI, automation and LIMS-connectivity WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the Perten Glutomatic® 2000 System for gluten quantity and quality testing of wheat, durum, semolina and flour. The solution features the new Perten Glutomatic 2000 instrument with a modern user... Read more

NEOGEN launches advanced Soleris NG microbial testing system

LANSING, Mich., July 15, 2020 — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has launched an advanced test system that automatically detects microorganisms in a fraction of the time of traditional testing methods. NEOGEN’s new Soleris® Next Generation (NG) can rapidly detect a wide variety of microorganisms that can threaten the safety and quality of food... Read more