April 16, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaboration to Advance Noninvasive Risk Assessments of Pregnancy Outcomes

San Jose, Calif. – (April 16, 2019) – Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and NX Prenatal Inc., a recognized leader in the detection, monitoring and management of pregnancy-related complications using novel exosome-based methods, have entered into a collaboration to develop clinical mass spectrometry-based proteomics assays to monitor fetal health in utero and assess the risk... Read more

April 15, 2019 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Responsibility Creates Shared Value: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Publishes Corporate Responsibility Report for 2018

15 APR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Realignment of Corporate Responsibility strategy Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany makes progress in achieving corporate responsibility goals Employees take part in over 350 good deeds across 60 countries Darmstadt, Germany April 15, 2019 – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has published its 2018... Read more

April 15, 2019 Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

Agilent Introduces New Mass Spectrometry Solutions

Agilent Introduces New Mass Spectrometry Solutions Increased capabilities for food testing, environmental screening, and metabolomics research with new systems and software workflows SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15, 2019 Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a range of new products designed to deliver improved analytical and business outcomes for laboratories involved in a variety of... Read more

April 15, 2019 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces World's First Smart qPCR Instruments

QuantStudio 6 and 7 Pro Real-Time PCR Systems leverage advanced capabilities to maximize efficiency and increase productivity in the laboratory CARLSBAD, Calif., April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today launched the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 6 and 7 Pro Real-Time PCR Systems, the world’s first Smart qPCR instruments. Capabilities include facial authentication, voice commands,... Read more

April 15, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10

Bruker Announces Further Portfolio Expansion for Microbial Identification, Infection Control and Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases

– Reference library expansion for broader species identification by MALDI Biotyper (MBT) – Increased speed for high-throughput projects by multi-threading MBT HT software (RUO) – Increased microbial ID from positive blood cultures with improved Sepsityper™ kit – Easier subtyping for hospital hygiene and infection control with improved IR Biotyper AMSTERDAM, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — At... Read more

April 12, 2019 Industrial Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Versum Materials for $53 per Share

12 APR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Business combination creates a leading electronic materials player able to capitalize on attractive long-term secular growth drivers Versum is a “Best in Class” asset with industry-leading financial metrics Expected to be immediately accretive to earnings per share pre (EPS pre) €75 million in expected run-rate synergies by the third full year... Read more

April 11, 2019 Chromatography Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Microscopy PR/Corporate

Pittcon 2019: On an Upward Trajectory

This year, the 70th annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon), held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, featured a number of new events and sessions. Included among them were a birthday celebration and the unveiling of the newly made-over Pete Conn, the conference mascot. Pittcon opened on Saturday, March... Read more

April 10, 2019 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Immunoassay for Kratom Alkaloid Mitragynine Screening

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Immunoassay for Kratom Alkaloid Mitragynine Screening FREMONT, Calif., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of the Thermo Scientific CEDIA Mitragynine (Kratom) Assay, its newest drugs of abuse test that includes supporting calibrators and controls. The CEDIA Mitragynine (Kratom) Assay... Read more