Category: Lab Essentials

Lab Essentials

Revvity Connects Signals Research Platform to Anthropic Claude

The collaboration enables scientists to access data and scientific knowledge through an artificial intelligence workbench.

Lab Essentials

Diazyme Laboratories Acquires Carolina Liquid Chemistries

Diazyme Laboratories has acquired Carolina Liquid Chemistries, integrating CLC’s chemistry systems and reagents with Diazyme’s diagnostic technologies to expand solutions for reference and clinical laboratories.

Lab Essentials

Bringing Clarity to Autoimmune and Allergy Diagnostics

As autoimmune and allergy test volumes rise, labs are prioritizing workflow standardization and structured testing pathways to ensure reliable results, according to Santhosh Nair, president of immunodiagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Biochemicals & Chemical Reagents

Biotium’s New Cell Barcoding Kit Allows Up to 15-Sample Multiplexing in a Single Flow Cytometry Tube

The ViaPlex 2-Color Cell Barcoding Kit uses two reactive fluorescent dyes to combine up to 15 distinct cell populations in one tube, reducing reagent use and run time.

Quality Systems

bioMérieux Acquires Accellix for Cell and Gene Therapy Quality Control

bioMérieux has acquired Accellix for about €35 million, adding rapid, automated flow cytometry to its pharmaceutical quality control portfolio for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

Lab Automation

Avant Genomics Raises $3M for Automated Liquid Biopsy Sample Preparation

Avant Genomics has secured over $3 million in funding to develop its Avant Source platform, which aims to automate liquid biopsy sample preparation and improve cell-free DNA recovery.

Lab Equipment

Bio-Rad Launches New Line of Thermal Cyclers for PCR Applications

The PTC Harmony 96 and PTC Harmony Deepwell systems are designed to provide high-performance PCR for academic and biopharma laboratories.

Information Technology

Labcorp and Epic Expand Collaboration for Lab Test Ordering

Labcorp’s full test menu is now integrated into Epic’s Aura platform, streamlining lab test ordering and results for health systems and reducing IT complexity.

Lab Safety

Modern Lab Eyewear Efficacy Safety Comfort and Standards

Emerging hazards like aerosolized chemicals and laser equipment demand upgraded protection.

Labwear & Consumables

BD Launches Three-Tube Urine Collection Cup Kit to Reduce Contamination Risk

The three-tube system is designed to reduce contamination risk and improve workflow by enabling expanded urine testing from a single specimen.