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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Jun 17 2019 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the release of the new Fraction Collector FRC-40 for high-performance liquid chromatography, which significantly advances preparative scale fractionation. The FRC-40 sets new benchmarks in purification workflow, providing simplified purification procedures and efficient use of bench space. The FRC-40 incorporates improved fraction simulation to ensure pure fractions. Operators... Read more
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Powerful Invitrogen iBright 1500 Imaging System Series for Western Blot and Gel Imaging Featuring advanced time saving technology and intuitive user interface, designed to accelerate science CARLSBAD, Calif., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — For biological researchers requiring high-quality images from their samples without over-investing time and resources, a new, easy-to-use imaging platform... Read more