February 11, 2021
TESCAN Nanomanipulator is designed specifically for TESCAN SEM and FIB-SEM instruments to provide users with a reduced vibration solution that also provides the advantage of full compatibility with TESCAN microscope operation software. Brno, Czech Republic -- TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. announces the release of their Nanomanipulator, a fully integrated solution that supports lift-out as well as [...]
AMETEK Announces Appointment of Karleen Oberton to Board of Directors
February 11, 2021
BERWYN, PA – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Karleen Oberton as a new director of the Company. Ms. Oberton serves as Chief Financial Officer of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX), an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health and well-being through early detection and treatment [...]
KromaTiD Announces the Addition of James Chomas to the Board of Directors
February 11, 2021
LONGMONT, Colo. -- KromaTiD is pleased to announce that Colorado biomedical entrepreneur James Chomas has joined the company's Board of Directors. Jim has a track record of developing innovative healthcare solutions and driving adoption by customers and strategic partners. KromaTiD's sales and operations are rapidly accelerating and Jim's deep experience in healthcare product definition, commercialization, and organizational growth bring [...]
Sensirion strengthens its portfolio by acquiring micro gas-analyzer specialist Qmicro
February 11, 2021
Sensirion Holding AG, a leading supplier of environmental and flow sensor solutions, completes the acquisition of Qmicro B.V., an innovative OEM supplier of miniaturized gas-analysis technologies. Qmicro, based in Enschede, The Netherlands, develops, manufactures, and supplies micro gas analyzers based on microelectromechanical (MEMS) gas chromatography (GC) technology. Qmicro’s most important application areas include industrial process [...]
SOPHiA GENETICS Appoints Ross Muken as Chief Financial Officer
February 11, 2021
Boston, MA, USA, and Lausanne, SWITZERLAND – SOPHiA GENETICS, a global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, has appointed Ross Muken as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Muken brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience with a strong focus on the medical technology and life sciences space. He joins the SOPHiA GENETICS team from Click [...]
Smiths Detection announces AOAC certification of listeria assay
February 11, 2021
Breakthrough pathogen identifier gives food and beverage companies new, rapid solution to ensure food safety Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, was granted an AOAC INTERNATIONAL Performance Test MethodSM (PTM) program certification number 122005 for its Listeria CANARY® assay. The assay, used in the company’s Zephyr pathogen identifier, gives food and beverage companies a new, rapid solution [...]
February 11, 2021
The Thermo Scientific Dionex Easion and Thermo Scientific Dionex Aquion Ion Chromatography systems are now available to order online SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In response to laboratories' need to minimize in-person contact during the pandemic, Thermo Fisher Scientific now offers its essential Thermo Scientific Dionex Easion and Thermo Scientific Dionex Aquion Ion Chromatography (IC) systems through easy, online [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Invests $25 Million to Support Black Communities and Businesses in the U.S.
February 11, 2021
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has committed to investing up to $25 million in minority-serving financial institutions. "Unequal access to capital is hurting Black-owned businesses, Black entrepreneurs and Black communities in the United States," said Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher [...]
MGI’s “Super Sequencer” Helps Sweden’s National Pandemic Center Monitor COVID-19 Mutations
February 10, 2021
STOCKHOLM -- MGI Tech Co., Ltd. ("MGI")'s high-throughput gene sequencer has helped the regions throughout Sweden greatly improve their COVID-19 testing capabilities from the laboratory at the National Pandemic Center located in Karolinska Institute (KI). Sweden's STV News, the national public television, recently reports that only one percent (1%) of the positive COVID-19 samples have been currently sequenced in Sweden and main regions in [...]
February 10, 2021
PLT and Fluidigm Collaborate on Submission to the National Medical Products Administration for a CyTOF Device Approved for Diagnostic Use in ChinaSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced a supply and distribution agreement with Zhejiang PuLuoTing Health [...]

