October 15, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Liq. Handling & Robotics Microscopy

QIAGEN’s next-generation QIAstat-Dx system delivers fast, cost-effective diagnosis of gastrointestinal syndromes

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 15, 2018– QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the European rollout of its next-generation QIAstat-Dx panel for one-step, fully integrated molecular analysis of gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes. The multiplex gastrointestinal panel, which QIAGEN has upgraded to now include comprehensive viral coverage  detects the 24 most common viral,... Read more

September 16, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Liq. Handling & Robotics

QIAGEN and DiaSorin launch automated testing for latent TB infection with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus technology on widely used LIAISON platforms 

Hilden, Germany, and Saluggia, Italy, September 17, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and DiaSorin (FTSE Italy Mid Cap: DIA) today announced the introduction of an automated, CE-marked workflow for QIAGEN’s QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Tubes (QFT-Plus BCT) and a novel DiaSorin LIAISON Test on widely used immunodiagnostic instruments from... Read more

September 16, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

QIAGEN and NeuMoDx announce strategic partnership to offer next-generation systems for fully integrated molecular diagnostic testing

Hilden, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 17, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to commercialize two new fully integrated systems for automation of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing. These next-generation systems are specifically designed to help clinical molecular diagnostic laboratories process... Read more

August 20, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Liq. Handling & Robotics Process Analytical Instr.

Unchained Labs just couldn’t take it anymore, frees the Big Kahuna!

August 20, 2018 – Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, renamed its flagship workflow solution today. Freeslate is now the Big Kahuna. “We really love this product and it deserved to be a part of the Unchained Labs family,” said Taegen Clary, VP... Read more

August 16, 2018 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Tecan accelerates broad genomics strategy with the acquisition of NuGEN Technologies

August 16, 2018 Acquisition of US-based NuGEN expands Tecan’s dedicated solutions offering into new market segment of next-generation sequencing (NGS) reagents and increases overall recurring revenues NuGEN provides innovative NGS kits and genomic sample prep reagents for the fastest growing field within the genomics area NuGEN to become part of Tecan’s Life Sciences Business, leveraging Tecan’s... Read more

August 13, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab CHO-HCP E3G Kit for impurity testing of biotherapeutics

Incorporates Cygnus Technologies’ gold standard reagents Ready-to-use immunoassay kit designed to increase productivity Uppsala, Sweden, 13 August 2018 Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today introduced Gyrolab® CHO-HCP E3G Kit for impurity analysis in the CMC (chemistry manufacturing and controls) – bioprocess workflow of biotherapeutics.... Read more

July 31, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics PR/Corporate Product Launch

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

CHICAGO – AACC – (July 31, 2018) – 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 CE-marked, and the first installations are underway at select European sites.... Read more

July 30, 2018 Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

QIAGEN and Hamilton launch new collaboration to improve pre-analytical sample processing for QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus

Germantown, Maryland, Hilden, Germany, and Reno, Nevada, July 30, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and Hamilton Robotics, a privately held leader in automation and liquid handling technology, today announced a new collaboration to improve processing of QIAGEN’s QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) diagnostic test through the integration of Hamilton’s Microlab® STAR™... Read more

July 30, 2018 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

OMNIS Sample Robot – maximizing throughput on the titration bench

7/30/2018 Breaking the limits of all existing automation solutions: The OMNIS Sample Robot addresses the need of large QC laboratories in the manufacturing industries as well as contract laboratories for an efficient solution to cope with high sample loads at the lowest possible cost per sample. Entirely modular by design, the OMNIS Sample Robot benefits users with unique... Read more