WALTHAM, Mass. —  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to power AI-based solutions and laboratory automation at scale. The effort will leverage the NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform and Thermo Fisher Scientific solutions to progressively increase the automation, accuracy and speed of laboratories. […]

Uppsala, Sweden – Scienta Omicron AB and Scienta Omicron GMBH (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Scienta Omicron”) announce an update to their organizational structure and customer support model in Japan. As part of a strategic review of its regional operations, Scienta Omicron has decided to transition from a direct office presence in Japan to an exclusive distributor model. This change is […]

Uppsala, Sweden & Mainz, Germany – Scienta Omicron, a world-leading provider of surface science instrumentation, Surface Concept GmbH, a pioneer in ultrafast particle detection technologies and Momentum Microscopy, and GST mbH, founded by Momentum Microscopy pioneer Prof. Gerd Schönhense, jointly announce a strategic collaboration to advance the future of Momentum Microscopy. A New Joint Effort to Develop the […]

Northampton, UK — HORIBA UK proudly announces the launch of the HORIBA Foundation UK, its new philanthropic arm dedicated to advancing scientific research and broadening participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) higher education across the United Kingdom. The HORIBA Foundation UK will achieve its mission by working with universities and their established mechanisms […]

We are pleased to announce that effective 20. November 2025, Semilab has acquired Bristol Nano Dynamics Ltd. (BND), a spin-out of the University of Bristol in the UK. BND is an instrument manufacturer specializing in rapid, high-resolution mapping and nanoscale surface characterization. Their 40+ years’ of combined experience in developing scanning probe microscopes resulted in versatile and user-friendly tools to address measurement […]

Shimadzu Corporation (head office: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto; Representative Director, President & CEO Yasunori Yamamoto, hereinafter “Shimadzu”) announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement (hereinafter “Partnership Agreement”) with Japan Activation Capital, Inc. (Representative Director & CEO Hiroyuki Otsuka, hereinafter “JAC”) to achieve sustainable growth and increase corporate value at Shimadzu. Background to the […]

WALTHAM, Mass. —  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced plans to further increase the impact of Thermo Fisher’s proven growth strategy through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) with OpenAI. This collaboration will help to improve the speed and success of drug development, enabling customers to get medicines […]

Shimadzu Corporation and Kyoto University (Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi) have signed a comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities and innovation to contribute to solving social problems, and training global high-level human resources. In 2022, both parties signed a three-year comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities by […]

Jim Meyer to Become Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 1, 2026 WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that Stephen Williamson, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), has decided to retire from the company, effective March 31, 2026. The company’s board of directors […]

New UK-based technical innovation facility – building on HORIBA’s global network of customer scientific collaboration sites – opens in Nuneaton on MIRA Tech Park. From left to right: Managing Director of HORIBA MIRA and HORIBA Corporate Officer, Mr. Declan Allen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Embassy of Japan, Mr. Masaki Ikegami, British Ambassador to Japan, Her […]