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Thermo Fisher signs asset purchase agreement with Nephromics for PlGF assay

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement with Nephromics LLC, which includes a patent license for exclusive rights to use PlGF for the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. Clinical trials have shown that PlGF supports the diagnosis and risk prediction for preeclampsia.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 16 May 2012

New Liquid ready-to-use Tumour Marker Control available now from Randox

The new Randox Acusera multi-analyte Liquid Tumour Marker Control covers a total of 15 commonly tested and esoteric cancer antigens and tumour markers. The addition of assayed target values enables laboratories to effectively monitor both accuracy and precision.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 15 May 2012

FDA approves Clinigen’s Foscavir sNDA to treat HIV/AIDS-related CMV infections and herpes

Clinigen Healthcare, the pharmaceutical products division of Clinigen Group, announced today that its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Foscavir (foscarnet sodium), a treatment for HIV/AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and herpes, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

From Clinigen Group 8 May 2012

Thermo Scientific launches Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer, the first research-grade FT-IR with one-touch operation.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2 May 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific first quarter revenues increase 14% to record $3.10 billion

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 25 Apr 2012

Thermo Fisher introduces new HyPerforma S.U.B. TK system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific HyPerforma Single-Use Bioreactor TK (S.U.B. TK), an integrated system that combines the company's proven single-use bioreactor technology with a robust controller platform that enhances functionality and greatly reduces setup times before each production run.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 30 Mar 2012

EU's Safety Evaluation Ultimately Replacing Animal Testing initiative tests Roche's xCELLigence system

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA System is being used in the European Union's SEURAT (Safety Evaluation Ultimately Replacing Animal Testing) initiative to run five years from 2011 to 2016.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 29 Mar 2012

Panasonic launches new CardioHealth Station software

Panasonic Healthcare Group today debuted new, enhanced software for the CardioHealth Station at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC's) 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo, ACC.12, being held March 24 though March 28 in Chicago.

From PHC Europe B.V. 26 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher launches HyCell CHO medium

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific HyCell CHO cell-culture medium, a versatile animal-derived- component-free (ADCF) and chemically defined (CD) medium for culturing a broad variety of CHO cells.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 17 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher launches innovations that enable customers to improve lab productivity

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced innovations that enable customers to improve laboratory productivity - by delivering results faster and with greater accuracy - while extending the boundaries of routine analysis. During Pittcon, being held from March 11-15, in Orlando, the company will showcase its scale and depth of capabilities across its three premier brands: Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher introduces Dionex ICS-5000 system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-5000, a capillary high-pressure ion chromatography system that increases separation speeds and provides sharper peaks for high-efficiency ion chromatography.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher launches three new capillary ion chromatography columns

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced three new high-capacity, high-efficiency 4 µm particle-size capillary IC columns that enable faster, more accurate analyses.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces integrated capillary high-pressure ion chromatography system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-4000, the world's first commercially available integrated capillary high-pressure ion chromatography (HPIC) system, incorporating multiple detector options in one instrument.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches Acclaim Surfactant Plus and MAbPac SCX-10 chromatography columns

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced new chromatography columns, the Thermo Scientific Acclaim Surfactant Plus and smaller-particle sized Thermo Scientific MAbPac SCX-10.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces new ICP-MS system, iCAP Q

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched its new Thermo Scientific iCAP Q, an ICP-MS system that features world-class performance and increased throughput to help laboratories cut analysis times by up to 50 percent when compared to the XSERIES 2 ICP-MS, the model it replaces.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 Mar 2012

China's SFDA approves Dynex DS2 ELISA analyzer

Dynex Technologies announced today it has received approval from China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to market the DS2 automated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analyzer in China.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 22 Feb 2012

Study underscores power of real-time cell monitoring to dissect pluridimensionality of GPCR signaling

A research team led by Dr. Michel Bouvier at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal in Quebec, used the Roche xCELLigence SP Instrument to measure changes in cell response following ligand stimulation.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 16 Feb 2012