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

September 22, 2017 Acad, Gov/Utilities Bio/Pharma/CRO Chromatography Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Agilent Technologies Receives Expanded FDA Approval for the Use of Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx Companion Diagnostic in Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Cancer

Patients with gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 can now be identified for potential treatment with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) using PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 22, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay has an expanded label approved by U.S. Food and Drug... Read more

September 22, 2017 Chromatography Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Shimadzu’s New i-Series Plus Integrated High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph Significantly Improves Analytical Productivity with Automated Pretreatment Operations

Shimadzu Corporation has released the i-Series Plus integrated high-performance liquid chromatograph. With i-Series Plus, pretreatment operations, such as the processes to dilute samples and add reagents, have been automated, resulting in less mistakes and measurement errors and ensuring highly reproducible and reliable data in the analysis of pharmaceuticals and foods. i-Series Plus also has functions... Read more

September 21, 2017 Acad, Gov/Utilities Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10

State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering and PerkinElmer Open Joint Translational Medical Engineering Demonstration Laboratory in Beijing

New Facility Helps Scientists Advance Translational Medical Research WHAT:              PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the opening of the Translational Medical Engineering Demonstration Laboratory at a ceremony on September 19.  Co-founded with the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, this facility will serve as a center for... Read more