Industry
Grifols and Beckman Coulter Enter Distribution Agreement
Healthcare company Grifols, which produces plasma-derived medicines and also develops diagnostic solutions, and Beckman Coulter Inc., a provider of diagnostics solutions, have entered into an exclusive, long-term agreement for the worldwide distribution of Grifols’ hemostasis instruments, reagents and consumables. More...14 Jun 2017
Global Robotic Lab Systems Market Reaches USD 8.8 Billion
The size of the global robotic laboratory automation systems market has reached USD 8.8 billion, with its future growth likely to be driven by an imbalance between the high demand for diagnostics and the lack of supply of qualified technicians. These are the latest findings of Kalorama Information, (New York, NY, USA), an independent medical market research firm. More...05 Jun 2017
Seegene Collaborates with Thermo to Enter US Market
Seegene Inc., a developer of multiplex molecular diagnostics technologies and assays, has entered into a collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific, in which Seegene will file for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its Allplex diagnostic assay portfolio at the same time that Thermo Fisher files for FDA clearance to run Seegene's assays on Thermo Fisher's QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR System (PCR System). More...29 May 2017
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Partners with Nova Biomedical
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, which supplies products and services to the biopharmaceutical industry, has entered into an agreement with Nova Biomedical, a manufacturer of cell culture analyzers, to integrate their BioProfile FLEX2 into the ambr multi-parallel bioreactor systems for automated, at-line cell culture analytics. More...18 May 2017
Advanced Instruments Appoints New CEO
Advanced Instruments, LLC, which designs, manufactures, and markets instrumentation and associated consumables for clinical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, microbiology and dairy laboratories, has announced the appointment of Byron Selman as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Selman replaces John Coughlin, who served as CEO of Advanced Instruments for over 16 years, and will continue in his retirement as a non-executive Member of the Board. More...17 May 2017
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