January 7, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

MilliporeSigma Acquires AmpTec to Expand mRNA Capabilities for Vaccines, Treatments and Diagnostics

Adds to MilliporeSigma’s lipid manufacturing expertise, providing an integrated offering across mRNA value chain AmpTec’s differentiated polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology has shown to have advantages over other technologies for mRNA manufacturing Diagnostics business focused on producing customized long RNAs and DNAs for in vitro diagnostics, complements existing MilliporeSigma portfolio Burlington, Massachusetts, January 7, 2020 — MilliporeSigma today... Read more

January 7, 2021 Microscopy

JEOL Announces 2020 Microscopy Image Grand Prize Winners

January 7, 2021, Peabody, Mass. – JEOL USA awarded two Grand Prizes to winners of its 2020 Electron Microscopy Image Contest, and kicked off its 2021 Image Contest at the beginning of the new year. The annual contest showcases JEOL microscope users’ artistically or esthetically pleasing images with good composition, sharp focus, and technical competency,... Read more

January 7, 2021 Atomic Spectroscopy Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy PAI Top-10 Product Launch

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

January 7, 2021 Chromatography Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PAI Top-10

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

January 6, 2021 Chromatography M&A, Partnerships Process Analytical Instr.

Sartorius to acquire Novasep’s chromatography process equipment division

Göttingen, January 6, 2021 Proposed transaction builds on both companies’ strategic R&D partnership  Strengthens Sartorius position in downstream bioprocessing The life science company Sartorius today announced it has entered into an agreement through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech to acquire the chromatography process equipment division of Novasep. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase... Read more

January 6, 2021 Lab Top-10

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2021 WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will present virtually at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference... Read more

January 6, 2021 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Financial Flexibility with New Managed Equipment Solutions

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Financial Flexibility with New Managed Equipment Solutions New model for instrument and equipment procurement offers customers subscription-based access to technology, and associated consumables, services and support WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of Managed Equipment... Read more