June 20, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

MilliporeSigma, EMD Serono and EMD Performance Materials make prestigious Massachusetts top employer list for 2019

20 JUN 2019 | BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its Massachusetts-based business sectors, MilliporeSigma, EMD Serono and EMD Performance Materials, have been named to the Boston Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” list. Companies were selected based on survey responses provided by employees.... Read more

June 20, 2019 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate Product Launch

Bruker Launches MALDI Biotyper Sirius at ASM Microbe Conference

– Introduction of new MALDI Biotyper sirius™ system with additional negative-ion mode to support MALDI research and RUO validation studies, e.g. for colistin-resistance testing – US introduction of Micronaut™ products for true minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) in veterinary medicine – US introduction of RUO versions of MALDI Biotyper-based rapid Selective-Testing of... Read more

June 20, 2019 Acad, Gov/Utilities Lab Top-10

MilliporeSigma Introduces Mobile Laboratory to Promote Protein Research

Company’s mobile lab to visit 20 campuses across China, sharing protein research knowledge through live digital demonstrations Shanghai, China, June 20, 2019 — MilliporeSigma, a leading science and technology company, today announced a national campus tour in China for the company’s first mobile protein research laboratory. The retrofitted van, converted into a lab on wheels, is... Read more

June 19, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Predictive Laboratories Announce Global Infertility Research Collaboration

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Predictive Laboratories Announce Global Infertility Research Collaboration Studies aim to elucidate infertility genetics for development of noninvasive test to support decision making and improved outcomes for women pursuing fertility treatment CARLSBAD, Calif., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific announced today that it has entered into a global research collaboration... Read more

June 18, 2019 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Danaher Schedules Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the second quarter 2019 on Thursday, July 18, 2019 beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and lasting approximately 1 hour. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of... Read more

June 18, 2019 Industrial Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Places Hybrid Bond Amounting to € 1.5 billion

18 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Placement is an important part of the financing of the planned acquisition of Versum Materials, Inc. Tranches of € 1 billion and € 500 million placed Transaction significantly oversubscribed Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today successfully placed a hybrid bond amounting to € 1.5 billion. The... Read more

June 18, 2019 Cell Analysis Tools Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10

Synergy and Cytation Readers Validated for Agilent MitoXpress and pH-Xtra Assays

June 18, 2019 BioTek is pleased to announce that its Synergy™ H1 and Synergy Neo2 Hybrid Multi-Mode Readers and its Cytation™ 1 and Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers are validated for use with the MitoXpress and pH-Xtra Assays from Agilent Technologies. The assays may be used alone or combined to measure metabolism in live cells. Instructional Applications Bulletins are available for each multi-mode reader detailing the specific parameters... Read more

June 18, 2019 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10

New State-of-the-Art Facility Increases Agilent’s Capacity to Produce Nucleic Acid-Based Therapeutics

New facility in Frederick, Colorado, to produce high-quality molecules with the potential to treat cancer and other diseases SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 18, 2019 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the opening of a production facility in Colorado that more than doubles its capacity to develop and manufacture “oligos,” which are short DNA and... Read more

June 17, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Illumina Wins Infringement Suit Against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom issued a judgment in its favor in the patent infringement suit filed against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. The Court found that Ariosa’s Harmony non-invasive prenatal test infringed EP 1 524 321 and that the... Read more

June 17, 2019 Industrial Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Versum Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

17 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its transaction with Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM) was approved at a special meeting of Versum’s stockholders. On April 12, 2019, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum for US$53 per share in cash. “We... Read more