Brooks to Participate in the KeyBanc Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum

CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that company management will participate in the KeyBanc Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 which includes a 35-minute webcast beginning at 1:15 p.m. ET.  The live webcast can be accessed through the Brooks investor relations website at www.brooks.investorroom.com/events. ... Read more

Roche signs definitive merger agreement with GenMark Diagnostics, Inc., to access novel technology to test for broad range of pathogens with one patient sample

Basel, 15 March 2021 Roche to acquire GenMark Diagnostics for US$ 24.05 per share with the expectation to close in the 2nd quarter of 2021 GenMark provides molecular diagnostic tests that are designed to detect multiple pathogens from a single patient sample GenMark’s ePlex platform delivers rapid and actionable results so clinicians can determine the... Read more

Luminex Submits Joint SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV Respiratory Panel to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization

Luminex® Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary biological testing technologies, with applications throughout the life-sciences industry. Luminex Submits Joint SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV Respiratory Panel to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization Mar 10, 2021 6:30 AM EST AUSTIN, Texas, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that it has submitted an... Read more

PerkinElmer Launches Comprehensive Solutions for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Mutations

Company expands SARS-CoV-2 assay portfolio with RT-PCR and next generation sequencing solutions to identify mutations associated with SARS-CoV-2 variants WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 9, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) today announced the launch of two Research Use Only (RUO) solutions, PKamp™ VariantDetect™ SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay and Next Generation Sequencing-based NEXTFLEX® Variant-Seq™ SARS-CoV-2 Kit. Using nucleic acid extracted... Read more

Luminex Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CE Mark for Expanded NxTAG® Respiratory Panel Test Including SARS-CoV-2

Luminex® Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary biological testing technologies, with applications throughout the life-sciences industry. Luminex Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CE Mark for Expanded NxTAG® Respiratory Panel Test Including SARS-CoV-2 Mar 04, 2021 6:30 AM EST Provides labs with high throughput, syndromic respiratory testing capabilities AUSTIN, Texas, March 4, 2021... Read more

Live Cell Imaging to Study Neuron Development

Dr. Raman Das is an independent research fellow at the University of Manchester (United Kingdom). Using the chick embryo as a model organism, Dr. Das studies how cells develop into neurons and create the vertebrate central nervous system. In their recent publication, Dr. Das and his postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Gabriela Toro, used wide field... Read more

PerkinElmer Changes COVID-19 Rapid Testing Landscape with Highly Sensitive Point of Care Antigen Test for Mass Screening

Company expands portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 testing solutions with rapid antigen test benchmarked against gold standard RT-PCR WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 23, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) today announced the launch of the PerkinElmer® COVID-19 Antigen Test for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen in nasal (NS) or nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens. The lateral flow... Read more

Luminex Receives BARDA Funding to Support Development and Validation of Test Combining SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV Respiratory Panel

Luminex® Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary biological testing technologies, with applications throughout the life-sciences industry. Luminex Receives BARDA Funding to Support Development and Validation of Test Combining SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV Respiratory Panel Feb 19, 2021 6:30 AM EST ARIES® Assay will simultaneously detect influenza A/B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 in a single test,... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Leading Cell Sorting Technology from Propel Labs

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Leading Cell Sorting Technology from Propel Labs WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired cell sorting technology assets from Propel Labs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIDIS Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, the recently... Read more