Imaging Cilia and Centrioles Below the Diffraction Limit

Novel use of expansion microscopy with ZEISS Airyscan technology Primary cilia are organelles that protrude from the cell surface and function as “cellular antennae” to receive and transduce extracellular signals. They are approximately 3 µm in length and 0.3 µm in diameter, which is below the optical diffraction limit of standard light microscopes. Junior Associate... Read more

PerkinElmer Launches Industry First, Fully Automated Workflow for Cannabis & Hemp Pesticide Residue Testing

Streamlined solution features quality control reagent kits, robotic sample preparation, mass spectrometry analysis and data reporting software to transform analysis efficiency WALTHAM, Mass. – October 7, 2020 – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the cannabis industry’s first fully-automated liquid handling sample preparation and LC/MS/MS analysis workflow... Read more

Luminex Corporation Pre-Release of 3rd Quarter 2020 Revenue

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX) today announced 3rd quarter 2020 revenues of approximately $106 million, up approximately 35% over the 3rd quarter of 2019. Highlights include: Molecular Diagnostics revenue of approximately $60 million, up almost 100% vs. Q3 2019 Licensed Technologies Group revenue of approximately $35 million, down 10% vs.... Read more

Virtual Raman Imaging Poster Summit 2020 Successfully Concludes

Online event showcased the latest research and drew international participation WITec GmbH, the driver of innovation in Raman and correlative microscopy, has completed hosting its first entirely online scientific conference. The Virtual Raman Imaging Poster Summit 2020 was organized as a substitute for the renowned Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium. WITec wanted to provide a forum... Read more

QIAGEN to complement COVID-19 testing portfolio with novel kit that simplifies and accelerates PCR analysis for research applications

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 5, 2020 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced plans to launch a novel straightforward approach to viral RNA epidemiology that will significantly simplify and accelerate PCR analysis and remove key testing bottlenecks for SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses. QIAGEN’s innovative QIAprep&amp Viral RNA UM Kit... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Launches the Sequel IIe System to Accelerate Adoption of Highly Accurate HiFi Sequencing

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced the launch of the Sequel® IIe System, the next instrument evolution based on the company’s Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology. With increased computational capacity and on-instrument data... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Hold Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Hold Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2020 before the market opens on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, and... Read more

BD Granted FDA 510(k) Clearance for BD FACSLyric™ Flow Cytometer with Newly Integrated BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the BD FACSLyric™ Flow Cytometer with the Integrated BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System. The new integrated system enables clinical laboratories to fully automate... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Opening of New Canadian Facility

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the opening of its new Canadian office located in Toronto. This new office will be the workplace for approximately 40 Bio-Techne employees and reflects the Company’s commitment to supporting the Canadian life sciences industry as well as expectations for continued growth in this geography. The... Read more

MTS Awarded Two Contracts Valued At $17 Million Collectively

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MTSC), a leading global supplier of advanced test systems, motion simulators and precision sensors, today announced two new awards for its test and simulation business totaling $17 million in contractual value. MTS will partner with a leading multi-national engineering and manufacturing conglomerate to provide... Read more