WALTHAM, Mass.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has elected Dion Weisler to its board of directors, effective today. Mr. Weisler’s appointment brings the total number of Thermo Fisher board members to 12. Mr. Weisler has been president and chief executive officer of HP Inc. since November 2015, following the separation of Hewlett-Packardinto two [...]

Metrohm is proud to announce the launch of the Eco IC, a cost-effective new ion chromatograph designed for routine analysis. Eco IC delivers performance and productivity for price sensitive markets such as environmental testing and higher education. Suitable for the routine analysis of anions, cations and polar substances, Eco IC uses Metrohm’s unique approach to [...]

  (Peabody, Mass.) -- A new FilterSpray™ module developed for the AccuTOF-DART Mass Spectrometer makes it possible to spot a sample on a disposable paper triangle for analysis by ambient ionization. The optional module is a simple alternative to Electrospray Ionization that eliminates the need for a special pump or plumbing, spray needle, desolvating gas, or [...]

Austria – Today Lexogen, a transcriptomics and next generation sequencing company, announces the start of its RNA-Seq service, which focuses on gene expression profiling using Lexogen’s proprietary QuantSeq technology. Lexogen’s QuantSeq 3’ mRNA-Seq Library Prep Kit has already been recognized as one of the fastest, most cost-efficient, and accurate methods for expression profiling using next [...]

Financing led by ARCH Venture Partners with the largest investment by Johnson & Johnson Innovation; includes additional strategic industry and venture investors GRAIL plans a second close with institutional investors to bring the total raised in the Series B to over $1 billion MENLO PARK, Calif. -- GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission [...]

Customers Benefit from Online Portal to Manage Testing Needs FORT WORTH, TX – Aeroblaze Laboratory is pleased to announce that they have partnered  with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) software provider LIMSey to provide  customers with a convenient portal to manage their testing jobs. While many labs use LIMS software to manage their test samples and lab data, LIMSey offers labs the  opportunity to pass the benefits on to their customers as well. Through the LIMSey web‐based software,  Aeroblaze’s customers can now log‐in to their own personal accounts. From these accounts, they can  access all data related to their testing jobs. This data includes sample descriptions, test methods,  deliverables, test sequence, results, and lists of equipment used with their calibration information. In  addition, customers can communicate with the lab through the discussion board, upload their own attachments, and download reports. Andrew Feghali, CEO of Aeroblaze, said: “LIMSey’s convenient features and easy‐to‐use web interface  proves to be a refreshing alternative to the outdated LIMS software currently on the market. Our  customers have been very pleased with this service we offer. One customer mentioned that they lost  some critical documents from testing they performed. They were able to easily download copies of  those documents that were stored in their customer portal on LIMSey.” Aeroblaze Laboratory is an FAA‐registered independent testing laboratory specializing in flammability  testing of aircraft interiors. They perform Vertical, Horizontal, 45°, and 60° Bunsen Burner tests, as well  as Oil Burner for Seat Cushion (Fireblock) tests. In addition to testing, Aeroblaze offers various other  services such as writing Test Plans and Reports, DER witnessing, and providing 8110‐3 approvals. They  provide testing and certification services for Parts 23 and 25 aircraft and Parts 27 and 29 rotorcraft. LIMSey is an independent software company and the developer of a modern Lab Information  Management System (LIMS). They provide training and support along with a cloud‐based software  application designed specifically for testing laboratories. Their software enables labs to easily manage  samples, testing, reporting, equipment, and more with little to no setup required.

The Agrihealth Group of companies, a leading provider of services that directly support the agricultural and food production industries across a number of countries, has purchased a Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autoscribe Informatics. The LIMS will be used by the Group’s veterinary laboratory. Agrihealth veterinary laboratory is a busy facility based [...]

Mountain View, CA—Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. ("TBUSH") announced that it has completed the acquisition of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. ("WaferGen"), WaferGen has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBUSH as of February 28, 2017 (US local time). Under the merger agreement executed with WaferGen, TBUSH paid 35.9 million US dollars to acquire 100% of the equity [...]

Metrohm is pleased to launch Vision Air 2.0, a universal software solution for Vis-NIR spectroscopy.  Vision Air caters to the needs of routine users and laboratory managers alike with specific interfaces, simplifying routine measurement, method development, and both data and instrument management. Analyses with Vision Air are completely traceable and meet the requirements of the [...]

(Peabody, Mass.) – JEOL announces the latest member in its family of high-end transmission electron microscopes, the CryoARM. This highly automated TEM is designed for unattended operation and high throughput imaging of cryo-EM specimens. The CryoARM was initially introduced to a select audience at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Hong Kong, M&M 2016 in [...]