January 4, 2021 Atomic Spectroscopy M&A, Partnerships

HORIBA Participates in a Project to Analyze Samples Collected from Asteroid Ryugu by Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2

01/04/2021 |   Press Release HORIBA TECHNO SERVICE CO, LTD (Hereinafter HORIBA TECHNO SERVICE) will participate in a project for the initial analysis of samples, including sand and gravel, that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 has collected from the asteroid Ryugu. Six international teams will perform the initial analysis of the samples from Ryugu. Belonging to... Read more

January 4, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Process Analytical Instr.

Teledyne to Acquire FLIR Systems

January 4, 2021 ​Cash and Stock Transaction Valued at Approximately $8.0 Billion​ Teledyne and FLIR to Host Joint Conference Call and Webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Today THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and ARLINGTON, Va. – January 4, 2021 – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) (“Teledyne”) and FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) (“FLIR”) jointly announced today that they have... Read more

January 4, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Mass Spectrometry

Bruker Introduces MBT Sepsityper® Kit US IVD for Rapid and Affordable Identification of over 400 Microorganisms from Positive Blood Cultures

MBT Sepsityper Kit US IVD enables rapid, specific detection of many cases of bacteremia-induced sepsis to assist infectious disease specialists in potentially life-saving decisions Used for MALDI Biotyper® (MBT) identification directly from Positive Blood Cultures (PBC) with short time-to-result (TTR) of less than 30 minutes US FDA clearance received in late December for diagnostic use... Read more

December 31, 2020 Cell Analysis Tools Chemicals, Reagents & Kits Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Programmable Dye Platform Pioneer Phitonex

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Phitonex, Inc., a Durham, North Carolina-based company that has pioneered a spectral dye platform for high-resolution biology applications designed to accelerate research and development in cell therapy, immuno-oncology and immunology research.... Read more

December 28, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Licensing, IP, and Legal

Quanterix Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Semi-quantitative Antibody Test

Infectious Disease Technology Antibody test available on Simoa HD-X Analyzer® detects and quantitates IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in serum or EDTA plasma   BILLERICA, Mass., December 28, 2020 – Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use... Read more

December 23, 2020 Uncategorized

European Commission approves Roche’s Phesgo (fixed-dose combination of Perjeta and Herceptin for subcutaneous injection) for people with HER2-positive breast cancer

Subcutaneous administration is preferred by patients, physicians and healthcare providers, and is associated with a reduction in healthcare costs1,2,3 Treatment with Phesgo is over 90% faster, administered under the skin in just minutes compared to hours with intravenous (IV) infusion of Perjeta plus Herceptin4,5,6 Approval is based on results from the pivotal phase III FeDeriCa... Read more

December 22, 2020 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner to Provide Virtual STEM Education Programming for Youth Globally

Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner to Provide Virtual STEM Education Programming for Youth Globally Timely program enables millions to learn and engage online and build life-long interest in science WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in... Read more

December 21, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Release of Fully-Automatic PCR Testing System for Clinics Contributes to Japan’s COVID-19 Testing Capabilities

Shimadzu Corporation has released the AutoAmp Genetic Analyzer (“AutoAmp”) for sale in Japan, enabling clinics to perform fully-automatic PCR testing. With the AutoAmp, classified as a Class I medical device, PCR testing involves simply setting the biological samples, dispensing tips, reagent vials, and reaction vessels in place. This instrument can also be used to detect... Read more

December 21, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 PAI Top-10 PR/Corporate

Danaher Announces Executive Appointment

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that Jose-Carlos (“JC”) Gutierrez-Ramos has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Danaher. In this role, Dr. Gutierrez-Ramos will have responsibility for helping define Danaher’s science and technology strategy across the organization, including facilitating innovation and further development of scientific and... Read more