QIAGEN receives several conditional, non-binding indications of interest, enters into discussions to explore potential strategic alternatives

Venlo, The Netherlands – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) (“QIAGEN” or the “Company”) announces it has begun a review of potential strategic alternatives after receiving several conditional, non-binding indications of interest for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of the Company. The Supervisory Board and the Management Board of QIAGEN, in [...]

Edinburgh Instruments Ltd Joins Bio-Rad’s KnowItAll Raman Spectral Identification Partner Program

Bio-Rad recently made the following announcement Edinburgh Instruments Ltd Joins Bio-Rad’s KnowItAll Raman Spectral Identification Partner Program As a Partner, Edinburgh Instruments Ltd Will Offer Its Customers Access to the Raman Identification Software and Largest Raman Spectral Database from Bio-Rad HERCULES, Calif.–November 11, 2019–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life [...]

Arauco Laboratory Replaces Old Technology with PeCOD

“Since 2016, the laboratory of Arauco Pulp and Paper has invested in new pieces of high-tech equipment that will allow us to measure COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) more accurately and rapidly.” “The variation in the COD speed, from 120 minutes to 8 minutes, is due to the acquisition of a “MANTECH PeCOD”. A modern equipment [...]

RTI International Announces Follow-On Investment in Precision Medicine Company PierianDX

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — RTI International, a leading research institute, today announced a follow-on investment in PierianDx to help empower leading health institutions and diagnostic laboratories to build world-class precision medicine programs. The transaction includes RTI’s participation in a $27 million Series B funding round, which includes new investors ATW Partners and SJF Ventures along with [...]

SUNY Upstate and Leica Microsystems Establish Center of Excellence in Microscopy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- SUNY Upstate Medical University and Leica Microsystems, Inc. have combined efforts to establish the Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence at SUNY Upstate. The new Center will support a mission to drive new discoveries and insights from scientific research performed using state-of-the-art imaging systems. A signing ceremony will take place Thursday afternoon, November 14, 2019, at Weiskotten [...]

JEOL: Release of New Electron Probe Microanalyzers JXA-iHP200F and JXA-iSP100

TOKYO - Evolution of Integrated EPMA - JEOL Ltd. (6951.T) (President & COO Izumi Oi) announces the release of a new Schottky field emission Electron Probe Microanalyzer JXA-iHP200F and a new tungsten/LaB6 Electron Probe Microanalyzer JXA-iSP100, to be released in November 2019. Product Development Background Electron Probe Microanalyzers (EPMAs) are used as tools for research & [...]

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Integrates MX908 into Hazardous Materials Training Course

As part of their commitment to ensuring that the response community is prepared for and capable of responding to all-hazard events, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has purchased several MX908 devices to incorporate into their 40-hour Hazardous Materials Technologies course. This in-depth course focuses on developing skills related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or [...]

AMETEK Process Instruments Introduces the StreamPro Process Mass Spectrometer

  PITTSBURGH, PA – AMETEK Process Instruments has broadened its line of process mass spectrometers to include the StreamPro, a field-proven system for critical process analysis and control applications. Because mass spectrometry is a very rapid analytical method that allows for the analysis of multiple components in seconds, the StreamPro quickly provides the user with [...]

Loop Genomics Launches Long-Read PCR Amplicon Sequencing Kit and Service

Loop Genomics Deploys new general purpose long-read library prep kit for any PCR Amplicon ​San Jose, CA.  Loop Genomics has launched a new sample prep kit and service for long-read sequencing of long PCR Amplicons on Illumina sequencers. With their new long-read, general purpose amplicon library prep kit researchers in any discipline with PCR fragments up to [...]

PerkinElmer Solution to Analyze Microplastics During Two Year, All-Women Research Voyage of World’s Oceans

Spectrum Two™ FT-IR spectrometer and software part of scientific collaboration with eXXpedition WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, announced its Spectrum Two™ FT-IR spectrometer solution is onboard a research trip led by eXXpedition, a not-for-profit organization running all-women sailing voyages investigating ocean plastic pollution causes and solutions. The [...]

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