Business in Brief

Primerdesign has launched their latest real-time PCR workflow and genesig Easy_oys Norovirus kit designed for onsite detection of norovirus to safeguard oyster quality – a project that came to fruition thanks to the collaboration with oyster farmers and the Shellfish Association of Great Britain.

Scanning electron microscope manufacturer TESCAN joins forces with Shimadzu Corporation to design and develop new analytical platforms and measurement instruments for research in structural biology, nanotechnology and many more.

LECO has awarded Kate Perrault Uptmor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at William & Mary, USA their Pegasus BTX 4D with Paradigm Flow Modulator system for non targeted forensic analysis – as part of their annual GCxGC competition. 

Agilent Technologies has announced the acquisition of Sigsense Technologies, the creator of an AI-enabled technology that helps manage lab operations – which will become available through Agilent’s CrossLab Connect to monitor assets and improve productivity. 

The National Cancer Institute and Thermo Fisher Scientific announce that their joint project myeloMATCH Precision Medicine Clinical Trial – employing next-generation sequencing technology, Ion Torrent Genexus System – has received authorization from the FDA. 

Waters Corporation recently launched their TA Instruments Rapid Screening-Differential Scanning Calorimeter – incorporating a high-throughput DSC for precise thermal stability testing of high-concentration biologic formulations specifically for antibody drugs and engineered proteins.