MilliporeSigma Expands Distribution Agreement with Roche

• MilliporeSigma to be the exclusive supplier of novel enzymes for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative real-time PCR, for all countries except the U.S., Brazil and Japan • Exclusive global distributor for Roche’s biochemical reagents portfolio since 2015 Billerica, Massachusetts, December 1, 2016 — MilliporeSigma today announced an expansion of its distribution alliance with [...]

AMETEK ANNOUNCES FOUR EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

BERWYN, PA – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected two new Senior Vice Presidents and two new Vice Presidents and General Managers. The Senior Vice Presidents are Matthew C. French and Bruce P. Wilson. The Vice Presidents and General Managers are David W. Jordan and Prakash Mahesh. “I [...]

BM and Pfizer to Accelerate Immuno-oncology Research with Watson for Drug Discovery

Collaboration combines IBM Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities with Pfizer’s scientific knowledge to help scientists generate meaningful insights ARMONK, New York and NEW YORK: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced a collaboration that will utilize IBM Watson for Drug Discovery to help accelerate Pfizer’s research in immuno-oncology, an approach to cancer treatment that uses [...]

Illumina Launches iHope Program to Identify Causes of Undiagnosed Genetic Diseases in Children

Illumina Will Partner with Foundation for the Children of the Californias, Rare Genomics Institute, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, to Sequence the Genomes of Nearly 100 Patients and Their Parents in Inaugural Year SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the iHope program, a philanthropic initiative aimed at identifying the genetic causes of undiagnosed [...]

FAU Brain Institute Designated ‘Nikon Center Of Excellence’

Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute in Jupiter is now home to a Nikon Center of Excellence, making it one of seven designated centers in the United States and 17 worldwide. Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute in Jupiter is now home to a Nikon Center of Excellence, making it one of seven designated centers in the [...]

Roche expands distribution alliance with the life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to include Kapa Biosystems qPCR and endpoint PCR Portfolios

Pleasanton, CA Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY)today announced an expansion of their distribution alliance with the life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to now include the qPCR and endpoint PCR portfolios1 from Kapa Biosystems.  Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the US and Canada.  Kapa Biosystems was previously acquired by Roche [...]

Anton Paar purchases future-oriented Raman technology

Anton Paar has purchased a Raman spectroscopy product line of benchtop instruments from US company BaySpec Inc. and also licensed a technology for handheld Raman products from SciAps Inc. As of December 1, 2016, the Austrian measuring instrument producer Anton Paar has purchased a Raman spectroscopy product line from BaySpec Inc. (San Jose, USA). The [...]

WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS PLC FIRST TO SEQUENCE MULTIPLE HUMAN GENOMES USING HAND-HELD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGY

Demonstrates potential for wide-scale whole-genome sequencing in humans using nanopore approaches Oxford, UK: Oxford University’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG) and the leading genome analytics company Genomics plc today announced the first sequencing and analysis of multiple human genomes using nanopore technology. The announcement, made on Thursday at the Oxford Nanopore Community Meeting in [...]

DANAHER ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that effective January 1, 2017, Rainer Blair has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Danaher Corporation, with responsibility for the Company's $5 billion Life Sciences platform. Mr. Blair, 52 years old, has served in a series of progressively more responsible general management roles since joining Danaher in 2010, and is currently the [...]

Announcing Schrödinger Software Release 2016-4

We are pleased to announce Schrödinger software release 2016-4, which is available for download now. The 2016-4 release is the official release of the completely redesigned Maestro 11 as well as the completely revamped Phase for pharmacophore modeling. We have prepared a full collection of training material to help jumpstart your learning curve with the [...]

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