QIAGEN to continue successful growth strategy focused on execution and greater value creation after voluntary public takeover offer falls short

Venlo, The Netherlands, August 13, 2020 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it will continue to execute its successful growth strategy aiming to create significant value for shareholders and other stakeholders after the voluntary public takeover offer by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: TMO) did not achieve the minimum 66.67% acceptance threshold... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Supports COVID-19 Testing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Seeking to Provide a Safe Return to Campus

Thermo Fisher Scientific Supports COVID-19 Testing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Seeking to Provide a Safe Return to Campus WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, has committed to supporting the efforts of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. to... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Release of a New SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD Llamabody Recombinant Antibody That Blocks Viral Entry

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the release of the SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody, which binds to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (RBD) and blocks the virus from binding to its host receptor, ACE-2, inhibiting viral infection . The SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody is the... Read more

Promega Launches COVID-19 Serology Test: Lumit™ Dx SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay Workflow is Quick, Simple and Scalable for High-Throughput Antibody Detection

Madison, WI USA. (August 11, 2020) Promega Corporation today announced the launch of its new serological antibody test for COVID-19 to detect the presence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A positive result may indicate whether an individual has been exposed to, and mounted an immune response to, the virus. Promega has submitted an application to the US... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides Process Overview for the Announcement of Final Offer Results

Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides Process Overview for the Announcement of Final Offer Results WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today provided an overview of the process to report the final results from the acceptance period of its offer to acquire all of the... Read more

New Thermo Scientific Selectris Filters Push Cryo-EM Boundaries with Atomic Resolution

New Thermo Scientific Selectris Filters Push Cryo-EM Boundaries with Atomic Resolution Zero-loss energy filters enable life scientists to view protein structures in unprecedented detail HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today introduced two breakthrough imaging filters, the Thermo Scientific Selectris Imaging Filter and the Thermo Scientific... Read more

Brain Gain: Stunning new MRI tech advances neuro research and clinical translation capabilities at #ISMRM20

Waukesha, WI – August 10, 2020 – At this year’s virtual ISMRM meeting, GE Healthcare is showcasing new technologies to enable neuro research to better understand Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, as well as accelerate clinical translation. The 510(k)-pending SIGNA 7.0T [1], as well as research devices SIGNA ultra-high performance (UHP) 3.0T and the... Read more