The World’s First Fully Automated Plate-Based Robotic Solution for High Precision in Endotoxin Detection

Walkersville, MD (USA) / Basel, Switzerland, 08 January 2019 – Lonza will unveil PyroTec™ PRO, the first-ever fully automated, plate-based robotic solution for endotoxin detection at SLAS2019 International Conference and Exhibition (2-6 February, Washington, DC, USA). Integrated with the latest version of Lonza’s proprietary dynamic control WinKQCL™ 6.0 Software platform, the new system has been... Read more

QIAGEN launches QIAcube Connect – next-generation automation for sample processing in research labs

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, January 7, 2019 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of QIAcube Connect, which marks the next generation of QIAGEN’s widely used QIAcube instrument and is designed to bring the benefits of automated sample processing solution to a new level. QIAcube Connect offers greatly enhanced... Read more

Christine Tsingos Announces Plans to Retire as CFO of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Effective April 30, 2019

Date: 01/03/2019 HERCULES, Calif.–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that Christine A. Tsingos has informed the company of her intention to retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 30, 2019. Ms. Tsingos will remain in her current... Read more

BioTek Announces New Epoch™ 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer

January 2, 2019 BioTek Instruments introduces their next generation Epoch™ 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer; with added features that enable multiple conveniences for performing absorbance measurements. Epoch 2 now includes monochromator-based individual wavelength selection or wavelength scanning from 200-999 nm to accommodate an extensive range of assays, including nucleic acid and protein quantification, ELISA, microbial growth, endotoxin, ROS assays... Read more

BD Completes Molecular Portfolio for GI Infection With New Viral Panel

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of its BD MAX™ enteric viral panel, a molecular diagnostic test for the direct qualitative detection and differentiation of enteric viral pathogens that cause... Read more

Dynex Technologies Receives CFDA Approval to Supply AGILITY Automated ELISA Processing System to China

Company’s portfolio approval demonstrates dedication to clinical labs in the Asia-Pacific region November 15, 2018 08:14 AM Pacific Standard Time CHANTILLY, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dynex® Technologies, Inc., announced today that it received Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) approval to market its DYNEX AGILITY® instrument and software for quantitative immunoassay measurements of analytes, including proteins and microbiological specimens. “With... Read more

Brooks Life Sciences Unveils New Formats of Fully Automated Capping and Decapping Instruments for Sample Tubes

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In a focused move to better serve their customers, Brooks Life Sciences is expanding their product line with fully automated capping and de-capping instruments for large format sample tubes. Introducing the IntelliXcap™ 24 and IntelliXcap™ 48 Capper/Decappers. Specifically engineered for increased throughput, ease of use and high system reliability, the IntelliXcap is the ideal... Read more

QIAGEN launches new QIAseq 16S Panels and UCP Multiplex PCR kit enabling unbiased microbiome profiling

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, June 7, 2018 – QIAGEN today announced the launch of the QIAseq 16S/ITS Panels and UCP Multiplex PCR Kit with a new generation of reagents to enable the most accurate microbial community profiling from complex microbiome samples. The new QIAseq NGS panels as well as the UCP Multiplex kit create... Read more

Gilson Introduces Limited Edition Pink PIPETMAN® L to Support Cancer Research

Middleton, WI (October 1, 2018) Gilson, an industry leader in liquid handling, purification, and extraction systems, today announced a new charitable program to benefit cancer research. With each purchase of the specially designed, limited edition Pink PIPETMAN L pipettes, Gilson will donate a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The special offer... Read more