MilliporeSigma launches Lanexo software at Pittcon 2020 MilliporeSigma launched its Lanexo software for lab inventory, safety, and compliance management at the Pittcon meeting in Chicago on March 3. The new digital laboratory informatics software is designed to reduce time in labs and improve data quality and traceability.Read More
WHO ups coronavirus mortality rate to 3.4% The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its estimate of the mortality rate of patients infected with the novel coronavirus to 3.4% globally, up from a 2.3% death rate made in previous estimates.Read More
Thermo Fisher set to acquire Qiagen after all in $11.5B deal After an on-and-off courtship, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it is set to acquire Qiagen in a deal worth $11.5 billion. The transaction will give Thermo Fisher access to Qiagen's molecular diagnostics expertise and potentially lead to faster development of diagnostic tests.Read More
Waters debuts new products at Pittcon 2020 Waters has introduced three new analytical products that support the development of next-generation, high-performance materials at Pittcon 2020 in Chicago. They include the Discovery X3 differential scanning calorimeter, Discovery Hybrid rheometers, and the TAM IV Micro XL isothermal microcalorimeter.Read More
Exum launches new spectrometer at Pittcon 2020 Exum Instruments is showing its first product offering, the Massbox, at Pittcon 2020 in Chicago from March 3-5. The Massbox is a laser ablation laser ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer.Read More
Menarini Silicon upgrading 2 systems Menarini Silicon Biosystems has announced the company will upgrade its CellSearch and DEPArray systems to help advance clinical research into liquid biopsy.Read More
LabVantage debuts new data system, software service Lab informatics company LabVantage Solutions has added a fully integrated scientific data management system to the 8.5 edition of its LabVantage laboratory information management system. The company is also now offering a software-as-a-service option.Read More