Table of Contents
Volume 28, Issue 24
Articles
Scientist Sentiment Survey, Performed by BioInformatics, Part of Science and Medicine Group
Analytical Tool Firms Provide Updates on Coronavirus Impact
Various Factors Impact IBO Indexes’ Fourth Quarter 2019 Performances
Analytical Instrument Makers Invest in Growth: Advion, JEOL USA and VERDER Scientific
New Labs Announced in Asia, Europe and the US
What Makes for a Good Executive in the Life Sciences?
Endpoint
Pittcon 2020
Executive Briefing
Danader Completes GE Life Sciences Deal Following Divestment Agreements
Jury Issues Decisions in Pacific Biosciences-Oxford Nanopore Trial
Eppendorf Acquires Centrifuge Company
Maravai Invests in Viral Clearance Testing Technology
QIAGEN Names Permanent CEO
Financial
Fourth Quarter Results: Agilent Technologies, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Fluidigm, MilliporeSigma and QIAGEN
IBO Stock Indexes Continue Downward Trajectory as the COVID-19 Pandemic Ravages the World Economy
Market Profile
Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chipo
Industry Watch
Clinical
Public Sector
Government
Region Watch
Russia
UK
Europe
News
Broad-based Companies
MS & LC/MS
Sequencing
Spectroscopy
A Step Forward for Point-of-Care Testing: COVID-19 Tests Gain FDA EUA Approval
Marking another new step forward in more effective COVID-19 testing, as of April 2, the US FDA had approved three molecular point-of-care (POC) tests for COVID-19. The POC assays enable testing in patient care settings such as doctors’ offices and urgent care facilities. POC tests are one of the urgently needed solutions to address the […]
Funding Floodgates Open for COVID-19 R&D
Selected March 2020 COVID-19 Related R&D Funding Announcements Source Recipients Amount Details France National Research Agency and others €5 billion ($5 billion) The investment marks increase over 10 years to the country’s science budget. According to Reuters, 20% will go towards preparing for possible future epidemics. The funding encompasses €50 million ($54 million) in emergency […]
Berkeley Lights Introduces New Opto Cell Line Development 2.0 Workflow
Cell line development (CLD) is often the crucial first step in a variety of applications from drug manufacturing to agricultural production, but current CLD processes are slow and laborious. Emeryville, California-based Berkeley Lights hopes to help researchers unleash innovation at a faster pace by shifting the traditional slow CLD workflow into higher gear. Earlier this […]
Pittcon 2020 and the Coronavirus Impact
The coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancellation or postponement of many major scientific conferences planned for this spring. One conference that did take place was Pittcon 2020 (Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy). Held February 29 through March 5 in Chicago, Illinois, Pittcon 2020 took place before new advisories were issued, enabling […]
IXRF: Putting X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy First
IXRF has carved a unique path for itself. Founded in 1993, the company is a dedicated provider of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, specializing in small, affordable benchtop systems. But the company’s history lies in the use of XRF with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). IXRF will be exhibiting at this week’s Pittcon conference, one of the […]