PerkinElmer Signals Research™ Suite Platform Integrates Scientific Data Silos and Enhances Collaboration for R&D Teams

Secure, SaaS informatics platform drives streamlined workflows and accelerated decision-making for pharmaceutical and industrial customers   WALTHAM, Mass. – October 25, 2021– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of its Signals Research™ Suite , a full cloud based solution, deployed on Amazon Web Services. The... Read more

Roche launches comprehensive genomic profiling kit to expand access to personalised cancer research

The AVENIO Tumor Tissue Comprehensive Genomic Profiling (CGP) Kit is the first jointly-developed product that brings together the expertise and reach of Roche with Foundation Medicine’s pioneering leadership in genomic science. This is the first time that research scientists can conduct oncology research with Foundation Medicine’s comprehensive genomic profiling in their own laboratories to gain... Read more

Imaging the Cytoskeleton to Understand Schizophrenia

Upper left: Prof. Takeo Yoshikawa, RIKEN Center for Brain Science; Upper right: Prof. Nobutaka Hirokawa, University of Tokyo; Lower, members of Dr. Hirokawa’s lab – from left to right – Dr. Momo Morikawa, Shogo Yoshihara and Dr. Yosuke Tanaka. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which patients often suffer hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking that... Read more

BD Names Dr. Carrie Byington To Board Of Directors

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that Dr. Carrie L. Byington has been appointed to the company’s board of directors, bringing the total number of directors to 13. Byington, 58, is executive vice president and head of University of California Health (UCH), where she... Read more

FDA approves Roche’s Susvimo, a first-of-its-kind therapeutic approach for neovascular or “wet” age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)

Susvimo, previously called Port Delivery System with ranibizumab, is the first nAMD treatment in 15 years to provide an alternative to standard-of-care eye injections needed as often as once a month By continuously delivering medicine into the eye through a refillable implant, Susvimo may help people with nAMD maintain their vision with as few as... Read more

GE Healthcare Advances Precision Radiation Therapy Solutions with New Products, Partners and Solutions at #ASTRO21

Chicago – October 22, 2021: At this year’s ASTRO 2021 event, GE Healthcare will showcase over 15 innovative multi-modality radiation therapy solutions, offering medical practitioners imaging tools and support they need to improve patient-centered care and advance the practice of precision medicine. “GE Healthcare aims to drive improved patient outcomes through cutting-edge multi-modality radiation therapy... Read more

Roche’s VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) Assay receives FDA approval as a companion diagnostic to identify certain non-small cell lung cancer patients eligible for Tecentriq® (atezolizumab)

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with more than 2.2 million people diagnosed globally last year.1 The VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) Assay helps determine which non-small cell lung cancer patients may benefit from treatment with Tecentriq immunotherapy based on the results of the Phase III IMpower010 study. This new test expands Roche’s... Read more

Agilent PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx Receives CE-IVD Mark as a Companion Diagnostic Test in Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 21, 2021  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has received CE-IVD mark approval for the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx to guide options for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancers. Gastric (stomach) cancer is the fifth most common cancer and... Read more

Xylem Expands Partnership with Imagine H2O to Support Water Innovation Entrepreneurs

Global Partnership Scales Imagine H2O’s Work with Entrepreneurial Water Solutions RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 21, 2021– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s greatest water challenges has announced an expanded commitment to Imagine H2O, the leading water innovation accelerator and ecosystem for water entrepreneurs. As a global... Read more