Thermo Fisher Scientific Elects New Director to Board

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has elected Jim Mullen to its board of directors. Mr. Mullen’s appointment brings the total number of Thermo Fisher board members to 12. Mr. Mullen previously served as chief executive officer of Patheon N.V.,... Read more

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Debuts at First China International Import Expo

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is making its debut at the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). 06 NOV 2018 | SHANGHAI, CHINA Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany makes impressive debut at the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) with a 300 m2 booth Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is showcasing a wide spectrum of innovative products and technologies from its... Read more

MilliporeSigma Launches BioContinuum™ Platform for Next-Generation Process Improvements

News Release November 5, 2018 Your Contact: Karen Tiano +1 978 495 0093 New BioContinuum™ Platform provides benefits now, with a mind to continuous process of the future Expanded Pellicon® Single-Pass Tangential Flow Filtration to intensify operations in the purification of therapeutic proteins Burlington, Massachusetts, November 5, 2018 — MilliporeSigma today launched its new BioContinuum™ Platform to advance... Read more

Mass Spectrometry Software Accelerates Small-Molecule Characterization

Media Contact Information Laura Bright Thermo Fisher Scientific +1 562-335-8318 laura.bright@thermofisher.com Ronan Muir BioStrata +44 (0) 1223 253 787 rmuir@biostratamarketing.com Thermo Scientific Mass Frontier 8.0 software with Thermo Scientific Orbitrap ID-X Tribrid Mass Spectrometer streamlines small-molecule unknown compound identification and structural elucidation Washington, D.C. – AAPS 2018 – (November 5, 2018) – Pharmaceutical scientists are now able to overcome challenges... Read more

Bruker Introduces Next-Generation Wide-Field, Multiphoton Microscope for Optogenetics

New Ultima 2Pplus Delivers Most Advanced and Versatile 3D Photostimulation and Full-Field Imaging for Neurobiology SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Bruker today announced the release of the Ultima 2Pplus next-generation multiphoton, all-optical stimulation and simultaneous imaging platform for neurobiology applications. The Ultima 2Pplus features the best... Read more

Bruker Introduces Light-Sheet Microscope for Imaging Optically Cleared Samples

New Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS Combines Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy and Tissue Clearing Techniques SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Bruker today announced the release of the Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS light-sheet fluorescence microscope for imaging optically cleared samples. The MuVi SPIM technology allows fast, long-term... Read more

Agilent Introduces New ICP-MS Water Analyzer Solution

Agilent Introduces New ICP-MS Water Analyzer Solution Fully integrated solution increases productivity of environmental labs SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 2, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new turnkey solution for analyzing water quality. The Agilent ICP-MS Water Analyzer enables environmental laboratories to set up and run regulated methods in a matter of... Read more

Illumina to Acquire Pacific Biosciences for Approximately $1.2 Billion, Broadening Access to Long-Read Sequencing and Accelerating Scientific Discovery

SAN DIEGO & MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced they have signed an agreement for Illumina to acquire Pacific Biosciences at a price of $8.00 per Pacific Biosciences share in an all-cash transaction. This price represents a premium of 71% to Pacific Biosciences’ 30 trading day volume weighted... Read more

Agilent Introduces Groundbreaking UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Academic Laboratories

Agilent Introduces Groundbreaking UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Academic Laboratories Cary 3500 UV-Vis system can run multiple experiments simultaneously, boosting laboratory efficiency SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 1, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Cary 3500 UV-Vis system, an innovative spectrophotometer designed to help life science, pharma and biopharma research communities simplify... Read more

Bruker Announces Release of New Honey-Profiling 2.0 Method for NMR FoodScreener® Platform at Analytica China

Expands Database for Detection of Sugar Syrups and Verification of Geographical and Botanical Origin SHANGHAI, China – October 31, 2018 – At the Analytica China 2018 (www.analyticachina.com), Bruker today announced the release of its proprietary Honey-Profiling 2.0 method for the NMR FoodScreener® platform, which has been granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation already in 2015. The new method was developed in collaboration... Read more