QIAGEN welcomes WHO’s Essential Diagnostics List which includes QuantiFERON-TB Gold

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, May 22, 2018 – QIAGEN today welcomed the First Edition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Essential Diagnostics List, which endorses the use of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of latent TB infection. The inclusion on the list comes as the WHO and other organizations like the... Read more

Microsaic Systems expands partnership and distribution agreements in Europe and Asia-Pacific

16TH MAY 2018 Specialists in compact, point-of-need mass spectrometry (MS), Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), has recently announced the signing of several agreements with global OEMs, distributors and knowledge partners in H1 2018, expanding its reach further into Europe and into the Asia-Pacific region, and adding a new knowledge partnership. The company’s commercial agreement with... Read more

New GC Column with Unsurpassed Inertness Delivers Advanced Performance for Volatiles Analysis

Torrance, Calif. (May 10, 2018) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Zebron™ ZB-624PLUS™ GC columns for volatile organic compound analysis. Incorporating a higher level of inertness than previous offerings, the columns are stable up to 300/320 ˚C and their superior deactivation process enhances peak... Read more

Agilent Completes Acquisition of Lasergen, Inc.

Agilent Completes Acquisition of Lasergen, Inc. SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 7, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Lasergen, Inc. (Lasergen), an emerging biotechnology company focused on research and development of innovative technologies for DNA sequencing. In March 2016 Agilent made an initial investment in the Houston,... Read more

Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Drs. Brandon Ruotolo and Kristina Hakansson

Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Drs. Brandon Ruotolo and Kristina Hakansson University of Michigan scientists recognized for research in advanced methods for characterization of proteins and protein complexes SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 25, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that two leading scientists at the University of Michigan—Brandon Ruotolo and Kristina Hakansson—have... Read more

Agilent Announces Departure of Patrick Kaltenbach

Agilent Announces Departure of Patrick Kaltenbach SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 16, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Patrick Kaltenbach, senior vice president, Agilent and president, Life Sciences and Analytical Group (LSAG), will leave the company on April 20, 2018. A replacement process for Kaltenbach’s position is underway, drawing on Agilent’s deep internal... Read more

Phenomenex Introduces bioZen Series for Characterization of Biotherapeutics

Torrance, Calif. (April 16, 2018) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces bioZen – a new series of LC solutions for bioseparations in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and academic research. The series encompasses both proven and entirely new media spanning two particle platforms – core-shell... Read more

Waters New ACQUITY UPLC PLUS Series Sets New Performance Benchmarks

Next-Generation UPLC Platform Designed to Keep Pace with Evolving Laboratory Requirements for Chromatographic Performance MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 10, 2018– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today the introduction of the ACQUITY™ UPLC PLUS Series, three new ACQUITY UltraPerformance LC™ (UPLC™) Systems that build off of the success of Waters’ industry-leading ACQUITY UPLC separations platform. By embracing a philosophy of... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Highlights Digital Science Innovations at Analytica 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific Highlights Digital Science Innovations at Analytica 2018 MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Analytica 2018 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today unveiled an expanded portfolio of new instruments and software designed to accelerate discovery and enhance productivity for customers working in pharma and biotech, environmental analysis,... Read more