PerkinElmer Solution to Analyze Microplastics During Two Year, All-Women Research Voyage of World’s Oceans

Spectrum Two™ FT-IR spectrometer and software part of scientific collaboration with eXXpedition WALTHAM, Mass. – November 14, 2019 – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, announced its Spectrum Two™ FT-IR spectrometer solution is onboard a research trip led by eXXpedition, a not-for-profit organization running all-women sailing voyages investigating ocean... Read more

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 FY2020 (April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020)[UNAUDITED]

This article is translated from press release in Japanese for your convenience. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this news release, other than those based on historical fact, concerning the current plans, prospects, strategies and expectations of the Company and its Group represent forecasts of future results. While such statements are based on the conclusions of management... Read more

Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Basel, 29 October 2019 Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced that Roche has extended the offering period of its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares... Read more

Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin increased overall survival and progression-free survival in people with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Basel, 21 October 2019 Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin increased overall survival and progression-free survival in people with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma First Phase III cancer immunotherapy study to show an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival for the treatment of the most common form of liver cancer Data will be submitted to health... Read more

Nobel Prize 2019 winner John B. Goodenough uses WITec Raman microscopes for Li-Ion Battery research

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.” https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2019/summary/ Raman microscopy is a well-established and compelling technique for the characterization of electrochemical materials. John B. Goodenough’s research group at the University of Texas in Austin relies on a WITec... Read more

Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Basel, 30 September 2019 Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced that Roche has extended the offering period of its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares... Read more

Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin shows encouraging results in Phase Ib study of people with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Basel, 27 September 2019 Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin shows encouraging results in Phase Ib study of people with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma The study showed a confirmed objective response rate of 36% for people treated with the Tecentriq and Avastin combination in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who have not received prior systemic therapy The combination... Read more

Bruker Announces New D8 DISCOVER PlusTM X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Solutions

D8 DISCOVER Plus TM with non-coplanar arm and MONTEL Plus TM optic CHIBA, Japan – September 4, 2019 – At the Japan Analytical Scientific Instruments Show (JASIS), Bruker today announced the release of new D8 DISCOVER PlusTM X-ray diffraction (XRD) solutions, featuring the new non-coplanar arm and the MONTEL PlusTM X-ray optics. The new non-coplanar arm allows the D8 DISCOVER Plus to perform in-plane diffraction... Read more