Roche and GE Healthcare launch NAVIFY Tumor Board with medical imaging capabilities to enable more personalised treatment decisions in cancer care

Basel, 31 May 2019 Roche and GE Healthcare launch NAVIFY Tumor Board with medical imaging capabilities to enable more personalised treatment decisions in cancer care Radiologists can now upload their patient records to the same dashboard as patient files from other disciplines First collaboration product enables tumour boards to have a more comprehensive view of... Read more

Waters Novel Cyclic IMS and New SYNAPT XS Lead Full Portfolio of Mass Spectrometry Innovations at ASMS

First-of-its-Kind Cyclic IMS Provides Unlimited Experimental Opportunities while the Research-Grade SYNAPT XS Brings Analytical Flexibility MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 30, 2019– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today unveiled two new high resolution mass spectrometry systems addressing the most challenging analytical needs of leading R&D scientists at the 67th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (ASMS), June 2 – 6 in Atlanta. This press release... Read more

Fluidigm Introduces Automated Advanta Solid Tumor NGS Library Prep Assay Using Microfluidics Technology

The first commercially available targeted NGS assay that enables simultaneous detection of somatic variants across 53 solid tumor genes using a highly efficient microfluidic library prep workflow SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today introduced the Advanta™... Read more

New Shimadzu MALDImini-1 Digital Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer Provides Fast, High-Sensitive Measurements through an Ultra-Compact Design

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of the MALDImini™-1, the first commercially available compact MALDI digital ion trap mass spectrometer. The MALDImini-1 fits in a space the size of a piece of paper, while allowing fast high-sensitivity measurements and detailed structural and qualitative analyses over a wide mass range, even with sub-microliter sample volumes. With its... Read more

Roche launches first in vitro diagnostic IHC test to detect ROS1 protein in cancers

VENTANA ROS1 (SP384) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody IHC staining of lung adenocarcinoma tissue Roche’s VENTANA ROS1 (SP384) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody is the first and only in vitro diagnostic ROS1 immunohistochemistry assay on the market The biomarker may provide a cost-effective and efficient means to initially identify elevated ROS1 protein expression in cancer ROS1-positive cancer... Read more

Teledyne CETAC Technologies Introduces the Iridia Laser Ablation System, the most significant laser ablation system to enter the industry in over a decade.

The Iridia Laser Ablation System is the next generation in high speed imaging applications.​​Omaha, NE USA / May 2,7, 2019 –  Teledyne CETAC introduces the Iridia Laser Ablation System.   The Iridia is the next generation in high speed imaging applications with an entirely new platform from previous systems. The Iridia was designed to be as efficient... Read more

Press Release: Moisture Data Management Made Even Easier and More Efficient with New PC Software

METTLER TOLEDO launches EasyDirectTM Moisture Software to simplify and optimize moisture analyzer data management. The new software is easy to install and set up, and operation is intuitive. Greifensee, Switzerland—May 27, 2019—Connect your moisture analyzers to EasyDirect Moisture Software and improve your data management. EasyDirect gives you enhanced control of your results. Collect data automatically, create reports, visualize... Read more

QIAGEN launches first FDA-approved companion diagnostic for PIK3CA biomarkers to enhance precision medicine in breast cancer

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, May 24, 2019 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the immediate launch of its therascreen® PIK3CA RGQ PCR Kit (therascreen PIK3CA Kit) after it received U.S. regulatory approval as a companion diagnostic to aid in identifying breast cancer patients eligible for treatment with PIQRAY (alpelisib), a... Read more

ViscoQC makes chocolate melt

2019-05-23 The ViscoQC 100 and 300 viscometers have been on the market for less than a year, and there is already a fantastic accessory available that opens up new applications for users to exactly control the temperature of their samples. The temperature device called PTD 80 is manufactured at the company headquarters in Graz and allows measurements... Read more