December 14, 2018 Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Bruker Launches the INVENIO-S Research FTIR Spectrometer for Advanced Routine Analysis and Spectroscopic Research

ETTLINGEN, Germany, December 14th, 2018 – Today, Bruker announced the launch of the INVENIO S Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) research spectrometer.  The novel INVENIO S is a research FTIR spectrometer for advanced routine analysis and spectroscopic reseach and replaces the previous TENSOR spectrometer series.  The INVENIO S is a peak performance FTIR spectrometer focused on maximum... Read more

December 13, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Informatics & Software Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal M&A, Partnerships

Bruker and Mestrelab Announce Strategic Collaboration and Partnership for Chemistry and Pharma Software Applications

BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker Corporation and Mestrelab Research SL (www.mestrelab.com) today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to advance chemistry software that handles spectroscopic data and extracts and manages chemical information from a variety of analytical techniques, including for example NMR and mass spectrometry. Together the companies will focus... Read more

December 10, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Announces a CRISPR/Cas9 Strategic Alliance to Develop Rodent Models with genOway

10 DEC 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY genOway to acquire exclusive rights to Merck’s foundational genome-editing patents to produce, sell rodent models New technologies and solutions to be developed using CRISPR/Cas9 to accelerate delivery of better drugs to patients Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company and leader in genome editing, announced that its life... Read more

December 10, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Complementary Diagnostic Immunoassay Measuring Plazomicin Concentrations

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Complementary Diagnostic Immunoassay Measuring Plazomicin Concentrations FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific has received FDA clearance for its de novo submission of the Thermo Scientific QMS Plazomicin Immunoassay, the first of its kind for complementary diagnostic immunoassays. This quantitative immunoassay measures the concentration of a novel therapeutic... Read more

December 10, 2018 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

PerkinElmer Appoints President & Chief Operating Officer

Promotes Prahlad Singh to lead newly created role WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 10, 2018– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that its board of directors has named Prahlad Singh president and chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2019. In his expanded position, Dr. Singh will have responsibility... Read more

December 10, 2018 Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

Bruker Introduces Advanced Illumination for Next-Generation Lattice Light-Sheet Microscopy

New Luxendo SPIM AIM Provides Adjustable Beam Patterns for Flexible Lattice Light-Sheet or Structured Illumination of Live Samples SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2018 American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (ASCB), Bruker today announced the launch of the new Luxendo InVi SPIM AIMnext-generation lattice light-sheet microscope, which features an advanced illumination... Read more

December 6, 2018 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Illumina Announces a New Genotyping Array and Scientific Contribution to Three Genome Centers to Support the All of Us Research Program

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of its new high-density genotyping array, the Infinium™ Global Diversity Array. This new array was developed for and inspired by the All of Us Research Program. The All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in... Read more

December 1, 2018 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, successfully divests Consumer Health

01 DEC 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Closing of sale to Procter & Gamble at a cash purchase price of € 3.4 billion completed Successful completion allows Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to further focus on innovation driven businesses in Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials Transaction successfully closed within an ambitious timeframe  Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and... Read more

November 30, 2018 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Bioprocess Design Center in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Nov. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today opened its first Bioprocess Design Center in Shanghai, China. The new center is part of a strategy to establish a center of excellence where Thermo Fisher scientists can connect and collaborate with biologic developers to design optimal bioprocessing solutions.  The 2,700-square-meter... Read more

November 29, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Valens expands research collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific

KELOWNA, BC, Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Valens GroWorks Corp. (CSE: VGW,OTC: MYMSF) (the “Company” or “Valens“), a licensed, vertically integrated provider of cannabis products and services focused on various proprietary extraction methodologies, distillation, cannabinoid isolation and purification, as well as associated quality testing is pleased to announce it has established an expanded research collaboration agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific.... Read more