QIAGEN expands portfolio of immuno-oncology assets for future companion diagnostics and biomarkers

Collaborates with Repertoire Genesis for access to T-cell /B-cell receptor repertoire assays for clinical next-generation sequencing Acquires licensing rights for epigenomic (DNA methylation) immune checkpoint inhibitor biomarkers developed by researchers from the University of Bonn Receives exclusive license to novel mRNA gene expression signatures from STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH which may guide treatment decisions for [...]

IONpath Announces Commercial Launch of MIBIscope™—the First Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging System

MIBIscope allows researchers to visualize over 40 biomarkers simultaneously with high resolution, sensitivity, and throughput, and is compatible with standard tissue processing techniques Menlo Park, Calif. – IONpath, Inc., a company revolutionizing multiplexed tissue imaging, launched the MIBIscope™ System, the first commercially available Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging (MIBI™) system. The MIBIscope enables researchers to image [...]

FLIR Launches the Fido X4 Premium Handheld Explosives Trace Detector

New Fido X4 Provides Versatile, Intelligent Sensing on the Frontlines ARLINGTON, Va.--FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the launch of the FLIR Fido® X4, the newest, most advanced version of its premium handheld explosives trace detector. The Fido X4 delivers unmatched sensitivity for a broad range of explosives, so users can easily detect threats at [...]

New FLIR Fido Explosives Detector

The new FLIR Fido® X4 premium explosives trace detector is ready to go when and where you need it. Our next generation FLIR TrueTrace® detection technology features a new five-channel sensor array that delivers expanded threat coverage, enhanced sensitivity, and specific threat identification. Additional features include: Up to 16-hour continuous operation with hot-swappable batteries On-device [...]

New Hamilton Heater Cooler™ Drives Enhanced Application Potential

Integrates with Hamilton Liquid Handling Platforms and Operates as a Standalone Device Reno, Nev. – Hamilton unveils the new Hamilton Heater Cooler™ (HHC) for heating and cooling of ANSI/SLAS footprint microplates. The HHC easily integrates with any of the Company’s automated liquid handling platforms — including the Microlab® VANTAGE Liquid Handling Platform, Microlab STAR™, and Microlab NIMBUS® — to increase consistency, walkaway [...]

Waters Advanced Polymer Chromatography System Now First Fully Solvent-Compatible UPLC System for Greater Flexibility and Speed

New Quaternary Solvent Manager Enables Polymer Chemists to Perform Analyses on a Single System that Conventionally Required Multiple Instruments and Retrofitting MILFORD, Mass.--Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today that its ACQUITY™ Advanced Polymer Chromatography™ (APC™) System is the first fully solvent-compatible UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)/ultra-high performance size exclusion chromatography (UHPSEC) system to perform size exclusion, gradient polymer elution [...]

Sphere Fluidics and Peak Analysis and Automation introduce integrated micro-plate handling and single cell analysis capabilities

Integration of PAA’s S-LAB with Sphere Fluidics’ Cyto-Mine Single Cell Analysis System increases throughput in antibody discovery and cell line development Launch at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2019, 5–6 November, Liverpool Cambridge and Farnborough, UK: Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Peak Analysis and Automation (PAA), a leading [...]

Agena Improves PGx Testing Accuracy with Launch of VeriDose™ CYP2D6 CNV Panel

Quantification of Hybrid Alleles Not Detected by Common PGx Technologies San Diego, CA– Agena Bioscience, a global provider of molecular testing solutions, today announced the release of the VeriDose™ CYP2D6 CNV panel designed to provide PGx testing programs with a more accurate and efficient way to analyze CYP2D6 copy number. The RUO panel quantifies CYP2D6 [...]

Agena Improves PGx Testing Accuracy with Launch of VeriDose™ CYP2D6 CNV Panel

Agena Improves PGx Testing Accuracy with Launch of VeriDose™ CYP2D6 CNV Panel Quantification of Hybrid Alleles Not Detected by Common PGx Technologies San Diego, CA – Agena Bioscience, a global provider of molecular testing solutions, today announced the release of the VeriDose™ CYP2D6 CNV panel designed to provide PGx testing programs with a more accurate [...]

Pillar NGS panels go global with increased platform versatility

NATICK, Mass. -- Pillar Biosciences, an NGS diagnostics company based in Boston, MA, announced today that Pillar® ONCO/Reveal™ NGS panels are now compatible with Illumina®, Ion Torrent™, and MGI™ sequencing platforms. Additionally, Pillar has entered into a co-marketing agreement with MGI that will highlight the compatibility between Pillar's NGS assays and MGI's sequencing platform-agnostic sample prep robotics. [...]

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