April 10, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Illumina and Loxo Oncology to Partner on Developing Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Pan-Cancer Companion Diagnostics

SAN DIEGO & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) and Loxo Oncology (Nasdaq: LOXO) today announced a global strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a multi-gene panel for broad tumor profiling, resulting in a distributable, next-generation sequencing (NGS) based companion diagnostic (CDx) with a pan-cancer indication. The co-development partnership will seek approval for a version... Read more

April 10, 2018 Atomic Spectroscopy Bio/Pharma/CRO Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Industrial Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Bruker Introduces the New CTX™ Portable XRF Analyzer

MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At Analytica 2018, Bruker today introduces the new CTX™ X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental analyzer. The portable Counter Top XRF (CTX) is small, light-weight, safety-interlocked, and battery operated. At less than 7 kilograms in weight, the self-contained CTX is truly portable, and has a small footprint of 14 cm in... Read more

April 10, 2018 Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Bruker Launches New FT-IR R&D Spectrometer INVENIO™

MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At Analytica 2018, Bruker today announces the launch of the new INVENIO™ Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) research spectrometer.  The INVENIO is the successor to the renowned VERTEX 70 FT-IR for advanced R&D applications.   The novel INVENIO combines many innovations with proven Vertex 70 technologies, such as unique FM technology for... Read more

April 10, 2018 Chromatography Informatics & Software Lab Equipment Lab Furniture Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics PR/Corporate Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Highlights Digital Science Innovations at Analytica 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific Highlights Digital Science Innovations at Analytica 2018 MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Analytica 2018 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today unveiled an expanded portfolio of new instruments and software designed to accelerate discovery and enhance productivity for customers working in pharma and biotech, environmental analysis,... Read more

April 10, 2018 Lab Equipment Lab Top-10 Product Launch

New Breakthrough Cell Culture Management Technology Designed for Optimal Sample Protection

New Breakthrough Cell Culture Management Technology Designed for Optimal Sample Protection The Thermo Scientific Cell Locker system segregates cells for safe simultaneous growth in a single incubator MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ANALYTICA 2018 — Cell culture laboratories working with sensitive cell types can now benefit from a patented new technology, developed to revolutionize cell culture... Read more

April 10, 2018 Lab Furniture Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Its First Cloud-Enabled Biological Safety Cabinet

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Its First Cloud-Enabled Biological Safety Cabinet The Thermo Scientific HeraSafe 2030i BSC is designed to optimize contamination control and accelerate productivity across challenging cell culture applications MUNICH, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ANALYTICA 2018 — A cloud-enabled biological safety cabinet (BSC) has been specifically developed to address the need for uncompromised contamination control, seamless... Read more

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

New SPE Solution Streamlines Urine Drug Testing Workflow

Torrance, Calif. (April 10, 2018) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Strata®-X-Drug B Plus – a solid phase extraction (SPE) sample preparation product for urine drug testing in clinical and forensic toxicology labs. An expansion of Phenomenex’s drug testing product line, the new Drug B Plus... Read more

April 9, 2018 Chromatography Informatics & Software Lab Equipment Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate Product Launch

Agilent Highlights Lab Efficiency through Innovative Solutions at Analytica 2018

Agilent Highlights Lab Efficiency through Innovative Solutions at Analytica 2018 SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will showcase its line-up of innovative solutions for laboratory efficiency at Analytica, being held April 10 – 13, in Munich, Germany. This year at the 26th international trade fair for... Read more

April 5, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10

University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific Establish Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence

University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific Establish Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence Collaboration will support translational research that demonstrates the value of PGx in precision medicine PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of Pittsburgh have established a new Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Center of Excellence that combines expertise and technology in genomics,... Read more

April 5, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Product Launch

New Compounds Now Available for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Delafloxacin and Meropenem/Vaborbactam

New Compounds Now Available for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Delafloxacin and Meropenem/Vaborbactam FDA-cleared microbroth dilution plates provide true minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) results, facilitating more targeted patient therapy OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio, April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The antimicrobial delafloxacin, and the combination of meropenem and vaborbactam are now available on FDA-cleared microbroth dilution susceptibility plates, expanding antimicrobial... Read more