Key Regulatory Body in India Grants Commercial License for Fluidigm Saliva-Based Advanta Dx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay
Nov 24, 2020 Fluidigm Assay is Among First Saliva-Based COVID-19 Tests Licensed for Use by Designated Labs in India SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India has licensed importation and... Read more
MKS Instruments to Host Virtual Analyst Day on December 10, 2020
ANDOVER, Mass ,, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that it will host a Virtual Analyst Day on Thursday, December 10, 2020 . Read more
GE Healthcare Announces U.S. FDA approval of macrocyclic MRI Contrast Agent Clariscan™ (gadoterate meglumine) in Pre-Filled Syringes
U.S. FDA approves pre-filled syringe packaging for the macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent, Clariscan™ (gadoterate meglumine). Clariscan has been approved in more than 70 countries globally, with more than seven million patient doses shipped, and now offers a wider range of packaging http://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-healthcare-announces-us-fda-approval-of-macrocyclic-mri-contrast-agent Read more
Microscopy at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Meet four scientists using different types of light microscopy for virology research The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) was established in 2010 and represents the UK’s largest grouping of human and veterinary virologists. The CVR is embedded within the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow, which provides... Read more
Roche announces FDA approval of Xofluza for the prevention of influenza following contact with an infected person
Xofluza is the first single-dose influenza medicine approved to prevent influenza for those who have had contact with an infected person (post-exposure prophylaxis) Roche also provides an update on the sNDA filing for Xofluza in the paediatric setting Basel, 24 November 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food... Read more
Zymo Research Receives CE IVD Mark for Its Quick-DNA/RNA Viral MagBead Kit
RELIABLE AND SENSITIVE VIRAL PURIFICATION USED FOR SARS-COV-2 VIRAL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS Zymo Research’s Quick-DNA/RNA Viral MagBead Kit has been cleared for in vitro diagnostic applications for use by EU member states. IRVINE, Calif., (Nov. 23, 2020) — Zymo Research announced today that its Quick-DNA/RNA Viral MagBead Kit was cleared for distribution to the European Union (EU) common market.... Read more
WITec Wins Wiley Analytical Science Award 2021
ParticleScout recognized by readers as an outstanding innovation Ulm, Germany November 24th, 2020 WITec GmbH, innovator of Raman and correlative imaging microscopes, has received a Wiley Analytical Science Award 2021 for its ParticleScout automated particle analysis tool. ParticleScout won 2nd Place in Category A: Spectroscopy and Microscopy. This award celebrates outstanding innovation in equipment used... Read more
Agilent Launches New NanoDis System for Nanoparticle Dissolution Testing
System addresses the pharmaceutical industry’s need for compliant, semi-automated testing of nanoparticle drug formulations SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 23, 2020 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the introduction of the NanoDis System for nanoparticle dissolution testing. Combining Agilent instrumentation and software to enable customers to meet 21 CFR Part 11 and other regulations through its... Read more
Think20 Labs Addressing Regulatory Challenges for Pesticides in Cannabis
(Peabody, Mass. And Irvine, Calif. November 19, 2020) JEOL USA, a leading supplier of mass spectrometers, electron microscopes, and NMR spectrometers, began collaborating with Think20 Labs this year to provide improved and more precise analytical techniques to the Cannabis testing market. Think20 Labs is a start-up company based in California that is licensed by the California... Read more