Roche Annual General Meeting 2025

Shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors Severin Schwan was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors; all other Board members standing for election were confirmed 38th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 9.70 per share Basel, 25 March 2025 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that its shareholders had... Read more

Roche enters into an exclusive collaboration & licensing agreement with Zealand Pharma to co-develop and co-commercialise petrelintide as a potential foundational therapy for people with overweight and obesity

Agreement allows for a range of potentially best-in-class therapy options as monotherapy and fixed dose combination with Roche`s lead incretin asset CT 388 Collaboration will complement Roche’s portfolio in the field of cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) diseases Obesity is a heterogeneous disease with over 200 related comorbidities, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and is... Read more

Roche announces launch of Roche Genentech Innovation Center Boston based at Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston

The new center will be a hub for both Roche and Genentech, bringing together expertise in Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism, as well as for data science and AI specialists to drive innovation in drug discovery and development Roche will be the first to join Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston, taking a suite in the... Read more

CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Columvi combination for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Columvi plus chemotherapy showed a 41% reduction in the risk of death in the pivotal phase III STARGLO study1,2 DLBCL—an aggressive disease with a high risk of progression—remains an area of high unmet need, especially for treatments that can be initiated soon after the cancer returns If approved, this off-the-shelf, fixed-duration Columvi combination will be... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Solventum’s Purification and Filtration Business

Highly Complementary to Thermo Fisher’s Bioproduction Business and Strengthens Offering in the High Growth Bioprocessing Market WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher”), the world leader in serving science, today announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) to acquire Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business... Read more

Bruker Advances Single-Cell Proteomics and Immunopeptidomics Performance; Unveils New Proteomics Software and Applications for Enhanced Biological Insights at US HUPO

A. Preview of timsTOF Ultra 2 system with novel Athena Ion Processor (AIP): – Improves protein group identification in single-cell proteomics (SCP) by 15%-20%, and peptide identifications in SCP by 20%-25% -Advances immunopeptidomics with 15%-20% more immunopeptide identifications B. Launch of DeutEx™ software for hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX-MS) analysis C. OmniScape™ 2025b: a breakthrough in top-down... Read more

PacBio Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Fourth quarter results Revenue of $39.2 million, a 33% decrease compared with $58.4 million in the prior-year period. Instrument revenue of $15.3 million compared with $35.1 million in the prior-year... Read more

Bruker Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Q4 2024 revenues of $979.6 million, up 14.6% year-over-year (yoy); Bruker organic revenue up 3.9%, and constant-exchange rate (CER) revenue up 15.8%; Bruker Scientific Instrument (BSI) segment organic revenue up 4.5% Q4 2024 non-GAAP operating margin of 18.1%, as operational excellence and integration initiatives fully offset strategic M&A and FX operating margin headwinds Q4 2024... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Accelerates 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Goal for European Operations with New Solar Power Agreement with X-ELIO

Company leads value chain partners in purchase agreement that adds 118 megawatts (MW) of solar energy to enable decarbonization across the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced a 10-year virtual power purchasing agreement (VPPA) with international renewable energy developer X-ELIO... Read more

Roche receives FDA approval for the first companion diagnostic to identify patients with HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer eligible for ENHERTU

As seen in the DESTINY-Breast06 trial, approximately 20-25 percent of hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients may be considered HER2-ultralow.1 These patients may now be eligible for a targeted treatment, which could significantly improve their outcomes. The PATHWAY HER2 (4B5) test, the first and only FDA approved companion diagnostic for assessing HER2-low status since... Read more