September 27, 2017 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Participate in Capitol Hill Briefing on Precision Medicine Advancements

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Participate in Capitol Hill Briefing on Precision Medicine Advancements CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced it will participate in a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by AdvaMedDx and LUNGevity Foundation to discuss leading developments in medical diagnostics that are shaping... Read more

September 27, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO Chromatography Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Shimadzu’s New Nexera FV Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatograph Dramatically Reduces the Time Spent Conducting Dissolution Tests for the Development and Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals

Evaluation of the dissolution of drug products is important in the development and quality control of pharmaceuticals. Especially for generic pharmaceuticals, a dissolution test must be performed to validate their bioequivalence and whether it has been changed by the content and dosage form. Ultraviolet spectrophotometers are mainly used to measure the dissolution amount. However, a... Read more

September 26, 2017 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Bruker Announces Acquisition of MERLIN to Add Selected Antibiotic Resistance and Susceptibility Testing to its MALDI Biotyper® Microbial Identification Platform

BREMEN, Germany, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of MERLIN Diagnostika GmbH, located near Bonn, Germany.  MERLIN has in-depth expertise in products, services and consulting in the fields of antibiotic resistance testing (ART) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST).  MERLIN’s technology and product portfolio for human and veterinary antibiotic... Read more

September 25, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Next-Generation Media System Provides the Highest In Vitro Survival of Neurons

Gibco B-27 Plus Neuronal Culture System overcomes common neurobiology research challenge CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A newly launched media system by Thermo Fisher Scientific has been designed to enable reliable and biologically relevant in vitro neuronal cell models by increasing survival of neurons by more than 50 percent compared to conventional products. The new Gibco B-27... Read more

September 25, 2017 Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

New Multi-Technique Surface Analysis System Delivers High Sample Throughput and Research Grade Results

Thermo Scientific Nexsa surface analysis system integrates XPS with additional techniques for true correlative analysis in materials research Photos(1) Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Nexsa Sep 25, 2017 The Thermo Scientific Nexsa surface analysis system is designed to deliver true correlative analysis in materials research. Download: Hi Res CLOSE EAST GRINSTEAD, England, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Materials researchers,... Read more

September 25, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

New Multi-Technique Surface Analysis System Delivers High Sample Throughput and Research Grade Results

New Multi-Technique Surface Analysis System Delivers High Sample Throughput and Research Grade Results Thermo Scientific Nexsa surface analysis system integrates XPS with additional techniques for true correlative analysis in materials research EAST GRINSTEAD, England, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Materials researchers, product developers and failure analysis scientists seeking to conduct cost-effective, research-level x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)... Read more