August 22, 2018 Informatics & Software Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

New IMAGEREVEAL MS Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data Analysis Software Simplifies Analysis of Large Quantities of Data

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of IMAGEREVEAL MS mass spectrometry imaging data analysis software. The software simplifies the data analysis process by enabling data to be analyzed from a variety of perspectives, without requiring any extra time or trouble. It is especially well-suited to analyzing large sets of data or simultaneously analyzing multiple sets of... Read more

August 21, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

Agena Bioscience Announces Collaboration with PerkinElmer

21 August 2018 Combining LabChip® GX Touch Nucleic Acid Analyzer and MassARRAY® for Optimized Liquid Biopsy Workflow San Diego, CA – Agena Bioscience (Agena) announced today that they have entered into a collaboration with PerkinElmer, incorporating the LabChip® GX Touch™ nucleic acid analyzer for quality assessment and quantitation of DNA in the upfront workflow of Agena’s MassARRAY®system. The... Read more

August 21, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10

Agilent Companion Diagnostic Gains Expanded FDA Approval in Urothelial Carcinoma

Agilent Companion Diagnostic Gains Expanded FDA Approval in Urothelial Carcinoma PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx Now Approved to Identify Certain Urothelial Carcinoma Patients for Treatment With KEYTRUDA(R) (pembrolizumab) SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 21, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3... Read more

August 20, 2018 Chromatography Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry PR/Corporate

Agilent Receives 2018 IBO Industrial Design Gold Award for the Ultivo Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System

Agilent Receives 2018 IBO Industrial Design Gold Award for the Ultivo Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System Award Received for Excellence in Industrial Design SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 20, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that it has received the 2018 IBO Industrial Design Gold Award for the Ultivo Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System from Instrument... Read more

August 17, 2018 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Agilent Completes Acquisition of Young In Scientific Co. Ltd. Assets

Agilent Completes Acquisition of Young In Scientific Co. Ltd. Assets SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug 17, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Agilent-related business from Young In Scientific Co. Ltd. and its affiliates (“YI Scientific”). YI Scientific is a leading distributor of analytical and scientific instruments... Read more

August 17, 2018 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Illumina Announces Pricing of Convertible Senior Notes

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) today announced the pricing of an offering of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.0% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Notes are being offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Illumina has... Read more

August 15, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Awarded Australian CRISPR Nickase Patent for Foundational Genome-Editing Technology

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that the Australian Patent Office has allowed the company’s patent application for the use of paired CRISPR nickases. 15 AUG 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Patent covers paired Cas9 nickase technology to reduce off-target effects, advance gene therapy and research Expands company’s foundational CRISPR cutting and integration IP necessary to correct genetic... Read more

August 15, 2018 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Illumina to Offer $650 Million Convertible Senior Notes

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately $650 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). Illumina also intends to grant the initial purchasers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $100 million in aggregate principal amount... Read more

August 9, 2018 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

After More Than Four Decades at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany: Walter Galinat to Retire

09 AUG 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Darmstadt, Germany, August 9, 2018 – The Personnel Committee of the Board of Partners of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany has resolved by best mutual agreement with Walter Galinat (62) to end his contract as a general partner of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany and Executive Board member of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.... Read more

August 8, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Chromatography Informatics & Software Lab Top-10

Agilent First to Release Software Supporting Standardized Data Format for Pharmaceutical Industry

Agilent First to Release Software Supporting Standardized Data Format for Pharmaceutical Industry SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 8, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today the release of a new version of its chromatography data system that enables laboratories to export files in the Allotrope Data Format (ADF), an emerging standard developed by a consortium... Read more