New Compounds Now Available for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Delafloxacin and Meropenem/Vaborbactam

FDA-cleared microbroth dilution plates provide true minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) results, facilitating more targeted patient therapy CHICAGO – AACC – (July 31, 2018) – The antimicrobial delafloxacin, and the combination of meropenem and vaborbactam are now available on FDA-cleared microbroth dilution susceptibility plates. Delafloxacin is available for testing select fastidious and non-fastidious Gram positive and... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Latest Solutions at HPLC 2018 with New Chromatography Column and Autosampler Vials, Research and Workshops

Washington, D.C. – HPLC 2018 – (July 30, 2018) – Supporting the innovation and application of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) across novel and routine scientific applications, Thermo Fisher Scientific is showcasing its latest chromatography solutions, consumables and techniques at HPLC 2018 – The 47th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques,... Read more

New Personal Dosimeter Provides Ultra-Precise Radiation Dose Detection

Thermo Scientific EPD TruDose electronic personal dosimeter includes advanced telemetry capabilities, ergonomics and design TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new personal dosimeter is designed to better protect personnel at nuclear power plants, medical facilities and other sites with radioactive materials. The new device combines gamma and beta dosimetry with telemetry in one... Read more

New Thermo Scientific B•R•A•H•M•S PCT direct blood test allows fast bacterial infection and sepsis diagnosis at patient's point of care

New Thermo Scientific B•R•A•H•M•S PCT direct blood test allows fast bacterial infection and sepsis diagnosis at patient’s point of care The new B•R•A•H•M•S PCT direct point of care assay requires just one drop of blood for a reliable infection diagnosis and clinical decisions in the acute care setting within 20 minutes HENNIGSDORF, Germany, July 17, 2018... Read more

Heal to Offer Advanced Diagnostic Tests to U.S. Allergy Sufferers During Convenient House Calls

Heal to Offer Advanced Diagnostic Tests to U.S. Allergy Sufferers During Convenient House Calls Physicians can now order and obtain Thermo Fisher Scientific allergic sensitization tests for patients in connection with in-home or in-office visits, helping diagnose and treat respiratory and food allergies more personally and conveniently KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Heal, a... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Provide Antibody Publication Data on its Website

Researchers can view published data on antibodies directly on the website to help better understand antibody performance CARLSBAD, Calif., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced it has signed an agreement with BenchSci to utilize its proprietary machine learning platform to mine antibody data published in peer-reviewed... Read more

New Phadia 200 Advances In-vitro Diagnostics in Europe for Allergy and Autoimmune Conditions

New Phadia 200 Advances In-vitro Diagnostics in Europe for Allergy and Autoimmune Conditions UPPSALA, Sweden, July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new benchtop instrument from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Phadia 200, enables new levels of flexibility and automation for laboratory testing facilities to aid in the diagnosis of allergy and autoimmunity conditions. The Phadia 200 is... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Agreement to Acquire Gatan from Roper Technologies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Agreement to Acquire Gatan from Roper Technologies WALTHAM, Mass. and SARASOTA, Fla., June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP), a leading diversified technology company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which... Read more