October 1, 2019 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of GSK Manufacturing Site in Cork, Ireland

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of GSK Manufacturing Site in Cork, Ireland WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has completed its previously announced acquisition of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for €90 million. Completion of the transaction follows... Read more

October 1, 2019 Lab Top-10 Materials Analysis Product Launch

TA Instruments Expands ElectroForce Fatigue Testing Capabilities with New 16-Specimen Instrument

 New MSF16 high-capacity and easy-to-use instrument is designed to advance customers’ test programs and shorten their development time   NEW CASTLE, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 1, 2019– Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the new TA Instruments™ MSF16 Multi-Specimen Fatigue Instrument. The MSF16 extends the capability of accelerated cyclic testing by loading 16 specimens simultaneously, rapidly delivering insights into the... Read more

September 30, 2019 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Illumina and Broad Institute Announce Agreement to Co-Develop Genomic Secondary Analysis Tools

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard today announced they have entered into a collaboration for the co-development of secondary genomic analysis algorithms and software. Top data scientists from both institutions will collaborate to bring together the industry-leading open-source GATK algorithms with the speed and enhanced accuracy of... Read more

September 25, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices Offering of Senior Notes

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher“) announced today that it has priced an offering of €4.4 billion aggregate principal amount (the “Euro Offering”) of euro-denominated notes (collectively, the “Euro Notes”) and an offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount (the “USD Offering” and, together with the Euro... Read more

September 25, 2019 Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces the DXR3 Family of Raman Spectroscopy Products

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces the DXR3 Family of Raman Spectroscopy Products The easy-to-use DXR3 Family expands offerings with advanced particle analysis and 3D visualization software HILLSBORO, Ore., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today unveiled the next-generation Thermo Scientific DXR3 Family of Raman Spectrometers and Microscopes. This new generation features advanced imaging and work-flow... Read more

September 24, 2019 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Shimadzu’s efforts to catalyze global collaboration in Advanced Healthcare research

A highlight of Shimadzu’s global efforts to catalyze collaboration: Looking back at the Shimadzu Global Innovation Summit 2019 As part of its efforts to advance collaborations in the field of Advanced Healthcare*, Shimadzu Corporation held the “Shimadzu Global Innovation Summit 2019” from 9th-10th July. This year’s event, on the theme of “Pioneering Partnerships for Advanced... Read more