Roche receives FDA approval for cobas HPV test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems to identify women at risk for cervical cancer

More than 99 percent of cervical cancers are caused by persistent high-risk HPV infection1 Cervical cancer is nearly 100 percent preventable with proper HPV vaccination, screening and treatment; expanding access helps reach more women2,3 cobas 6800/8800 Systems deliver full automation, helping laboratories meet the throughput and efficiencies that high-volume, HPV DNA screening programs require              Basel,... Read more

WITec announces Paper Award 2020 winners

Every year, the WITec Paper Award competition recognizes three exceptional peer-reviewed publications that feature results acquired with a WITec microscope. A record number of 113 publications was submitted this year, in a clear demonstration of the power of Raman imaging for diverse fields of application such as cancer research, electrochemistry, semiconductor research, geology and microplastics... Read more

Investigating Cements for Endodontology

Researchers use scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy to better understand the materials used in vital pulp therapy Dr. Josette Camilleri, the academic leading the research on hydraulic cements, at the University of Birmingham and Dr. Jianguo Liu who runs the scanning electron testing (SEM) facility at the School of Dentistry during one of... Read more

Brooks Automation Reports Preliminary Results for its Second Quarter of Fiscal 2020, Ended March 31, 2020 and Timing of its Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast

Brooks Automation Reports Preliminary Results for its Second Quarter of Fiscal 2020, Ended March 31, 2020 and Timing of its Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) today reported preliminary financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2020, ended March 31, 2020.    Second Quarter... Read more

Danaher Provides Update On First Quarter 2020 Financial Performance And Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Danaher Provides Update On First Quarter 2020 Financial Performance And Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (“Danaher” or “the Company”) announced today that for the quarter ended April 3, 2020 it expects revenue growth of approximately 3.0% and non-GAAP core revenue growth of approximately 4.5%.... Read more

JEOL NMR Article On Cover Of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

A joint paper was published with the RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), University of Warwick, and JEOL RESONANCE Inc. This article has also been featured on the cover! Highlights: Selective detection of 1H signals of API in a tablet formulation is proposed. 1H signals of excipients are suppressed. 1H signals in the vicinity of... Read more

Luminex Corporation Pre-Release of 1st Quarter Revenue

AUSTIN, Texas, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation today announced 1st quarter 2020 revenues of just over $90 million, up approximately 10% over the 1st quarter of 2019 and approximately 8% above the top end of its previously communicated 1st quarter revenue guidance range of $82 to $84 million. Highlights include: Molecular Diagnostics Revenue of... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides COVID-19 Business Update and Will Hold First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides COVID-19 Business Update and Will Hold First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 WALTHAM, Mass., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that, due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and related customer impact, it is withdrawing 2020... Read more

Brooks Automation Names Erica McLaughlin to Its Board of Directors

CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) today announced that Erica McLaughlin has been elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. McLaughlin, Senior Vice President and CFO of Cabot Corporation, joins the board and the audit committee, bringing deep leadership experience as a global public company CFO and a background in public... Read more

Luminex Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for ARIES® SARS-CoV-2 Assay to Detect Virus Responsible for COVID-19 Disease

AUSTIN, Texas, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its ARIES® SARS-CoV-2 Assay for rapid detection of the virus that causes COVID-19. The assay runs on the ARIES® System, an FDA-cleared, sample-to-answer, automated, on-demand molecular diagnostic platform.... Read more