June 22, 2021 Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches CE-IVD-Marked Next-Generation TaqPath COVID-19 2.0 Test

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches CE-IVD-Marked Next-Generation TaqPath COVID-19 2.0 Test Updated version of highly sensitive and accurate COVID-19 PCR kit accounts for known and future viral mutations INCHINNAN, Scotland, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of a new CE-IVD-marked COVID-19 test. The TaqPath COVID-19... Read more

June 21, 2021 Atomic Spectroscopy PR/Corporate

Rigaku Names Toshiyuki Ikeda as CEO

Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2021 – Rigaku Corporation (“Rigaku”), Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announced today that Toshiyuki Ikeda has succeeded Hikaru Shimura as President and CEO of Rigaku. Rigaku Holdings Corporation, the holding company created this year for the Rigaku Group companies, also named Mr. Ikeda as President and Group... Read more

June 21, 2021 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Novel 4D-Metabolomics and 4D-Lipidomics Workflows, Libraries and ML-based CCS Prediction Tools to Transform Metabolomics and Lipidomics

New VIP-HESI ion source boosts sensitivity in analytical flow 4D-Metabolomics, 4D-Lipidomics and small molecule quantitative screening workflows by more than 10x Introducing new METLIN-4D large 4D-Metabolomics CCS library for timsTOF platform Integration of machine integration for CCS-Predict Pro software for unknown metabolites New CCS-enabled 4D workflows in MetaboScape and TASQ 2022 software, including 4D-Lipidomics tools... Read more

June 21, 2021 Acad, Gov/Utilities Life Science Tools

Xylem Breakthrough Achieves up to 60% Energy Savings in Industrial Dewatering

New Dewatering Solution, Flygt Biboα, Uses Integrated Intelligence to Cut Repair and Maintenance Costs by up to 50% RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 21, 2021– Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), has today unveiled Flygt Biboα – a breakthrough dewatering pump that dramatically reduces energy, wear and tear, and maintenance costs. As the latest addition to... Read more

June 17, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Molecular Spectroscopy

Blue-Ray Biotech EzDrop 1000 Micro-Volume UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Fast Results in 3 Seconds

Taipei, Taiwan Blue-Ray Biotech Corporation, a professional bioscientific instrument manufacturer, releases its new Micro-Volume UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, EzDrop 1000. Aiming to maximize the operational efficiency and accuracy, EzDrop 1000 is capable of completing a single measurement in 3 seconds and ensures reproducibility with the possibility of a coefficient of variation (CV) of lower than 1%. Its 190-1000... Read more

June 17, 2021 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Danaher To Acquire Aldevron

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (the “Company”) announced today that Danaher has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Aldevron, for a cash purchase price of approximately $9.6 billion. Danaher expects to finance the acquisition using cash on hand and/or proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper. Founded in 1998... Read more

June 17, 2021 Lab Top-10 PAI Top-10

Bruker Updates FY 2021 Guidance and Provides Medium Term Outlook at Virtual Investor Day

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– At its 2021 Virtual Investor Day today, Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) will discuss the Company’s strategy and Project Accelerate 2.0 initiatives, including the Company’s potential high-growth opportunities in the areas of proteomics and spatial biology. Bruker will also update its fiscal year 2021 guidance and will discuss its medium term financial outlook... Read more

June 17, 2021 Liq. Handling & Robotics

How Does the Brain Produce Behavior

Neuroscientists investigate brain connections using zoom and confocal microscopy to better understand how specific neural circuits generate behavior in normal animals and in disease models. Dr. Ryan Hughes (top image) and Dr. Henry Yin (lower image, center, gray shirt) with his lab, including Dr. Hughes, who is directly to his right. If you are warm... Read more