December 14, 2020 Acad, Gov/Utilities Licensing, IP, and Legal

FDA approves Roche’s OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) shorter 2-hour infusion for relapsing and primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Approval based on data from the randomised, double-blind ENSEMBLE PLUS study, showing consistent safety to the conventional OCREVUS dosing regimen Shorter infusion time will further improve the twice-yearly treatment experience for OCREVUS, the only B-cell therapy for relapsing and primary progressive MS with a twice-yearly dosing schedule Basel, 14 December 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO,... Read more

December 14, 2020 Acad, Gov/Utilities

GE Healthcare and St. Luke’s University Health Network Accelerate Breast Cancer Care with First One-Stop Clinic in the U.S.

St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania to serve as national model for rapid diagnostic breast cancer centers One-stop breast clinics worldwide have revolutionized patient outcomes, with same-day results for 75 percent of patients and 80 percent patient satisfaction at the flagship clinic[1] CHICAGO, IL, December 14, 2020 – GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced... Read more

December 14, 2020 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PAI Top-10 PR/Corporate Product Launch

EUROIMMUN Receives CE Mark for New PCR Test to Differentiate Between COVID-19 and Flu

Company expands testing portfolio for acute diagnostics of COVID-19 WALTHAM, Mass. – December 14, 2020 – EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer, Inc. Company, today announced the launch of the CE marked EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2/Influenza A/B for direct detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus type A and influenza virus type B. It expands the testing portfolio for acute COVID-19 diagnostics... Read more

December 14, 2020 Atomic Spectroscopy Life Science Tools Microscopy PR/Corporate

Leading UK Core Labs Expand Investment in PacBio Sequencing Systems to Power Life Science Research with HiFi Reads

Edinburgh Genomics, Oxford Genomics Centre, and University of Liverpool Centre for Genomic Research have added new PacBio Sequel II & IIe Systems to their service laboratories Edinburgh Genomics, Oxford Genomics Centre, and University of Liverpool Centre for Genomic Research have added new PacBio Sequel II & IIe Systems to their service laboratories Read more

December 10, 2020 Chemicals, Reagents & Kits Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

PerkinElmer Launches MaxSignal™ HTS Total Aflatoxins and DON ELISA Kits with Advanced Automation for Streamlined Mycotoxin Testing

Solution designed for complex matrices, delivering high sensitivity, single sample prep and high throughput processing   WHAT:   PerkinElmer , a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced its MaxSignal™ HTS Total Aflatoxins and DON ELISA Kits featuring automated Read more

December 10, 2020 Acad, Gov/Utilities Bio/Pharma/CRO

GE Healthcare Completes Portfolio of Macrocyclic MRI Contrast Agent Clariscan™ (gadoterate meglumine) with U.S. FDA Approval of Clariscan in 5mL Glass Vials

The U.S. FDA has approved 5mL glass vial packaging for Clariscan (gadoterate meglumine), completing its packaging portfolio. Clariscan is now approved for patients aged two years and under, making the 5mL vials an efficient option for helping to minimize potential contrast wastage with pediatric patients. Clariscan has been approved in more than 70 countries globally,... Read more