December 15, 2020 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ana K. Stankovic, MD, PhD, MSPH, to the company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Stankovic is a seasoned leader with more than 30 years of research... Read more
Tue 15th December 2020 Oxford Nanopore’s rapid LamPORE COVID-19 test to be made available via SourceBio accredited lab facilities. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited (“Oxford Nanopore”), a leading next generation DNA/RNA sequencing technology company and SourceBio International plc (“SourceBio”), an international provider of integrated state of the art laboratory services and products, announce a strategic commercial... Read more
Announced all-cash acquisition by Amphenol Corporation for $58.50 per share EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. , Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MTSC), a leading global supplier of advanced test systems, motion simulators and precision sensors, today reported financial results for Read more
Clinical supply and specialized cold chain storage sites in Germany support growing demand for expanded services WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To meet accelerating demand for robust clinical supply chain services throughout Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific has expanded its pharma services footprint with two new state-of-the-art facilities in Rheinfelden and Weil am Rhein, Germany.... Read more
This genetic test identifies mutations in the PIK3CA gene that can cause cells to grow uncontrollably, which may lead to cancer PIK3CA is the most commonly mutated gene in advanced or metastatic breast cancer, with nearly 40 percent of patients harbouring a mutation in this gene1 The cobas PIK3CA Mutation Test is a PCR-based test... Read more
This year, instead of sending Christmas presents to its customers, WITec GmbH is donating 5,000 Euros to the Albert Einstein Discovery Center Association. “As a manufacturer of microscopy systems from Ulm, and through our close connection to physics, it is especially important to us to help make the Albert Einstein Discovery Center a reality,” emphasized Dr.... Read more
Carterra, Inc. announced that they have closed on a round of equity financing led by PerkinElmer, Inc. Carterra, Inc., the world leader in label-free high throughput antibody screening and characterization, today announced that they have closed on a round of equity financing led by PerkinElmer, Inc. Current Carterra investors Telegraph Hill Partners and Ballast Point... Read more
Basel, 14 December 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a shorter two-hour infusion time for OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab), dosed twice-yearly for those living with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) who have not experienced any prior serious infusion reactions (IRs). The... Read more
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
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