Thermo Scientific Athena Software Offers Centralized Management and Collaboration for Image-based Scientific Research

Thermo Scientific Athena Software Offers Centralized Management and Collaboration for Image-based Scientific Research Innovative platform ensures traceability of materials research images, data, metadata and experimental workflows HILLSBORO, Ore., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today unveiled Thermo Scientific Athena Software, a premium platform that simplifies the management,... Read more

A Look Inside the Microscopic World of Gems

An interview with a gemologist and microscope enthusiast Microscopist and photomicrographer, Nathan Renfro with his vintage blue ZEISS Universal microscope equipped for episcopic differential interference contrast. Photo by Holly Renfro Using a ZEISS microscope he built mainly from used parts he acquired over the years, Nathan Renfro has created a beautiful gallery of microscope images... Read more

QIAGEN confirms effectiveness of its SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests in the face of mutations of the coronavirus

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, January 20, 2021 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced its polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests remain accurate and effective in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infections – and will continue to closely monitor their performance as global concerns mount regarding the detection of new viral variants by established... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Viral Vector Manufacturing Business from Novasep

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Viral Vector Manufacturing Business from Novasep WALTHAM, Mass. and LYON, France, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and Groupe Novasep SAS (Novasep), a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, today announced that Thermo Fisher has completed... Read more

Development of Novel Quantum Sensors with New FE-SEM Technology

The Center for Applied Quantum Technology (ZAQuant) receives the world’s first ZEISS GeminiSEM 560 installation The precise measurement of physical quantities is a driving force for almost all technical progress. The key mission at the Center for Applied Quantum Technology (ZAQuant) at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) is the development of novel quantum sensors for... Read more

Luminex Corporation Pre-Release of 4th Quarter 2020 Revenue

Luminex® Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary biological testing technologies, with applications throughout the life-sciences industry. Luminex Corporation Pre-Release of 4th Quarter 2020 Revenue Fourth Quarter Earnings Call Scheduled for February 8, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX) today announced 4th quarter 2020 revenue of approximately $111M, up... Read more

PerkinElmer to Acquire Oxford Immunotec Global PLC

PerkinElmer to acquire Oxford Immunotec for USD 22.00 per share in cash Transaction expected to be completed in the first half of 2021 WALTHAM, Mass. & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 7, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) (“PerkinElmer”) and Oxford Immunotec Global PLC (NASDAQ: OXFD) (“Oxford Immunotec” or the “Company”) are pleased to announce they have reached an... Read more

GHz-Class NMR Opens New Scientific Research Window for Discoveries and Novel Insights in Functional Structural Biology and Disease Biology

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced that three world-leading institutions are now accelerating their research into functional structural biology and human disease with new Bruker ultra-high field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers installed in 2020. Novel GHz-class NMR technology enables advanced research to obtain structural, functional and binding information of intrinsically disordered... Read more

Danaher Announces Executive Appointment

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that Jose-Carlos (“JC”) Gutierrez-Ramos has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Danaher. In this role, Dr. Gutierrez-Ramos will have responsibility for helping define Danaher’s science and technology strategy across the organization, including facilitating innovation and further development of scientific and... Read more

PerkinElmer Invests in Carterra, the Leader in Label-Free High Throughput Antibody Screening and Characterization

Carterra, Inc. announced that they have closed on a round of equity financing led by PerkinElmer, Inc. Carterra, Inc., the world leader in label-free high throughput antibody screening and characterization, today announced that they have closed on a round of equity financing led by PerkinElmer, Inc. Current Carterra investors Telegraph Hill Partners and Ballast Point... Read more