September 27, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10

Thermo Fisher Scientific Cryo-EM Instruments Help Pharmaceutical Consortium Advance Drug Discovery and Development

Thermo Fisher Scientific Cryo-EM Instruments Help Pharmaceutical Consortium Advance Drug Discovery and Development HILLSBORO, Ore., Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Only two years after its formation, the Cambridge Pharmaceutical Cryo-EM Consortium is increasing capacity of Thermo Scientific cryo-EM instruments. Researchers from member companies use Thermo Scientific Krios G3i Cryo Transmission Electron Microscope (Cryo-TEM) instruments to... Read more

September 26, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

ACEA Biosciences to be Acquired by Agilent Technologies – Cell Analysis Just Got Better!

VIVIAN CAO SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 ACEA Biosciences announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to join Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A).   ACEA Biosciences is a company known for developing highly innovative products, which are used in academia, as well as the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.  In recent years, the ACEA xCELLigence® RTCA technology has... Read more

September 25, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools

Game Changing Tuberculosis Assay Validated for Illumina’s MiSeq® Platform

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Kit to Improve Speed and Accuracy of M. Tuberculosis (MTB) Drug Sensitivity Testing (DST) at a Fraction of the Current Cost of Sequencing BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics LLC (LHNVD), a private pre-analytical systems and molecular solutions company, is pleased to announce the validation of its newest technology,... Read more

September 25, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Agilent to Expand Portfolio and Capabilities in Cell Analysis with Acquisition of ACEA Biosciences

Agilent to Expand Portfolio and Capabilities in Cell Analysis with Acquisition of ACEA Biosciences SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 25, 2018 Highlights: Acquisition adds a differentiated portfolio and organizational capabilities in the fast-growing cell analysis market Combined portfolio expands cell-based applications and workflows allowing customers more choices to answer more questions from a single sample Combined... Read more

September 24, 2018 Chromatography Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

New Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Technology Designed for Chromatographers Performing LC-MS Routine Analysis

New Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Technology Designed for Chromatographers Performing LC-MS Routine Analysis Thermo Scientific ISQ EM system offers a robust, easy-to-use and reliable solution for both novice and expert users CANNES-MANDELIEU, France, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ISC 2018 – Chromatographers looking for bold confidence in their samples can now benefit from a single quadrupole... Read more

September 20, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Launch Global Customer Solution Centers

Supporting scientists through the collaborative development of next generation chromatography and mass spectrometry solutions in Pharma/Biopharma and Food/Beverage Industries WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its intent to open multiple Global Customer Solution Centers. The new Global Customer Solution Centers will focus... Read more

September 18, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10

MilliporeSigma Makes Major Investment in New Singapore Laboratory

Burlington, Massachusetts, September 18, 2018 – MilliporeSigma today announced the opening of a new 3,800-square-meter laboratory in Singapore. 18 SEP 2018 | BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA First GMP BioReliance® biosafety testing lab in Asia Pacific offering critical testing services to bring life-changing therapies to market Extensive range of upstream and downstream bioprocessing solutions through M Lab™... Read more

September 18, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Agilent Files New Complaint Against Twist Bioscience Regarding Stolen Agilent Confidential Documents

SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 18, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) filed a new complaint against Twist Bioscience Corp. (“Twist”) and Emily Leproust. The proposed Second Amended Complaint adds two additional defendants (Twist employee Siyuan Chen and former Twist employee Solange Glaize) and adds new facts that were recently discovered regarding the defendants’ wide-ranging theft... Read more

September 18, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Twist Bioscience Responds to Agilent’s Latest Specious Claims

Download PDF SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – September 18, 2018 — Twist Bioscience issued the following statement: Agilent’s wholesale shift in its allegations, two and a half years into its suit, reveals only the weakness of its claims. Agilent’s most recent allegations are gamesmanship, not substance. They omit that more than four months before it sought to change its... Read more

September 18, 2018 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Agilent Files New Complaint Against Twist Bioscience Regarding Stolen Agilent Confidential Documents

Agilent Files New Complaint Against Twist Bioscience Regarding Stolen Agilent Confidential Documents SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 18, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) filed a new complaint against Twist Bioscience Corp. (“Twist”) and Emily Leproust. The proposed Second Amended Complaint adds two additional defendants (Twist employee Siyuan Chen and former Twist employee Solange Glaize) and... Read more