5/1/2018 Automating volumetric titration in whole series of samples used to be a challenge: Firstly, there is the risk of ambient moisture compromising sample integrity, and secondly, there is the necessity to start the titration in due time for each sample. Both challenges required the attention and constant presence of the lab technician during the... Read more
5/1/2018 Metrohm is pleased to present a fully automated solution for the determination of Total Acid Number (TAN) and Total Base Number (TBN) in up to 112 samples. This solution is based on the OMNIS Sample Robot and addresses the needs of QC laboratories in the petrochemical industry as well as contract laboratories looking for... Read more
Solid Q4 results as QIAGEN achieves full-year 2017 targets: Q4 2017: Net sales $396.9 million ( 8% actual, 5% CER); adjusted net sales rise 6% CER excluding portfolio changes vs. 5-6% CER guidance Q4 2017: EPS -$0.18 including impact of predominantly non-cash U.S. tax reform charge; adjusted EPS $0.43 ($0.43 CER) vs. ~$0.41-42 CER guidance... Read more
Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, April 19, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of QIAstat-Dxâ in Europe, providing a one-step, fully integrated molecular analysis of common syndromes as tested for in syndromes in infections, oncology and other diseases. The launch follows the closing of the acquisition of Stat-Dx... Read more
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today introduced several new informatics and automation solutions for clinical laboratories, which may play a critical role in the fight against infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The new molecular, microbiology and software solutions will be showcased... Read more
Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. is announcing the publication in SLAS Discovery of an article titled “Advanced Development of Primary Pancreatic Organoid Tumor Models for High Throughput Phenotypic Drug Screening”. Authored by The Scripps Research Institute in Florida, in collaboration with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Greiner Bio-One, Nano3D Biosciences, Inc., University of Texas Health Science... Read more
— Scientists require human biofluid, tissue and cell specimens that meet precise requirements to advance biomedical research, but often have difficulty locating the specific patient samples they need. — iSpecimen works with laboratories to compliantly aggregate for researchers remnant human samples that would otherwise be discarded. — Using the CentraLink Data Management System and Aptio... Read more
Synergistic Discovery and Design Program to facilitate creation of a cloud-based experimental design platform and open data exchange BOSTON and MENLO PARK, Calif., April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, and Transcriptic, the first robotic cloud laboratory platform, have been awarded a joint $9.5 M contract as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Synergistic Discovery and Design Program (SD2).... Read more
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
Synthace’s Antha Software Makes Gilson’s PIPETMAX More Flexible and Easier to Use MIDDLETON, Wis., LONDON and MUNICH (April 10, 2018) – Analytica 2018 attendees will get a sneak peak of Antha software integrated with PIPETMAX®, a collaboration between Gilson and Synthace launching this summer. The software connects Gilson’s automated liquid handling platform, PIPETMAX, to the cloud... Read more