ResourcesVendorsMolecular DiagnosticsThermo Fisher168 Third Avenue Waltham, MA, USA 02451Latest from Thermo FisherDiagnostic TechnologiesThermo Fisher's $58M research lab expansion adds 350 new jobs in Wis.By LabPulse.com staff writersThermo Fisher Scientific's new PPD clinical research laboratory building in Wisconsin will create 350 new jobs for scientists, adding to a workforce of nearly 2,300 at the facility, the company announced.June 19, 2024Trends and FinanceNorthwell Health Cancer Institute opens molecular diagnostics laboratoryBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe Northwell Health Cancer Institute and its Center for Genomic Medicine have opened a new $3.2 million 2,800-sq-ft molecular diagnostics laboratory in Lake Success, NY.May 13, 2024Regulatory GuidanceGerman regulatory agency opens review of Thermo Fisher, Olink dealBy LabPulse.com staff writersGermany’s antitrust regulatory agency, the Bundeskartellamt, has moved into a phase II review of Thermo Fisher’s acquisition of Swedish proteomics firm Olink.February 22, 2024RUOThermo Fisher goes big with new pangenome arrayBy LabPulse.com staff writersThermo Fisher Scientific announced the launch of a new human genomics research tool that complements the recent development of the pangenome.January 5, 2024Regulatory ApprovalRegulators to examine Thermo Fisher acquisition of OlinkBy LabPulse.com staff writersShares of proteomics firm Olink dropped approximately 3% last week following the disclosure by the company that the U.K.’s regulatory body will investigate its pending acquisition by Thermo Fisher.December 27, 2023Diagnostic TechnologiesThermo Fisher launches new instrument, kit for respiratory testingBy LabPulse.com staff writersThermo Fisher Scientific has launched a nucleic acid purification instrument and kit for automated viral and bacterial respiratory testing.December 11, 2023CollaborationVerici DX, Thermo Fisher Scientific sign licensing agreement on pre-transplant prognostic testBy LabPulse.com staff writersTransplant diagnostic firm Verici DX and Thermo Fisher Scientific have signed an exclusive global licensing and commercialization agreement to develop a pre-transplant prognostic test for early kidney rejection risk assessment.November 17, 2023CollaborationBoehringer Ingelheim, Thermo Fisher to collaborate on CDx development for NSCLCBy LabPulse.com staff writersBoehringer Ingelheim and Thermo Fisher have formed a partnership to develop companion diagnostic (CDx) tests for identifying patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with specific genomic mutations who may benefit from targeted therapies.October 19, 2023Mergers & AcquisitionsThermo Fisher to acquire proteomics firm OlinkBy LabPulse.com staff writersThermo Fisher has announced plans to acquire Uppsala, Sweden-based proteomics company Olink for approximately $3.1 billion. The amount includes net cash of approximately $143 million.October 17, 2023FDA ClearanceThermo Fisher receives FDA clearance for neuroendocrine tumor assayBy LabPulse.com staff writersThermo Fisher has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Brahms chromogranin A (CgA) II Kryptor test, a CgA immunoassay for assessing tumor progression in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor patients.October 2, 2023Technology DevelopmentThermo Fisher Scientific prepared to expand its work at manufacturing facilityBy Matt LimbThermo Fisher Scientific executives voiced hopes for expanding work to help combat diseases at its giant $180 million viral vector manufacturing site in Plainville, MA.September 27, 2023CollaborationAmoy Diagnostics, AstraZeneca partner on CDx for lung cancer therapyBy LabPulse.com staff writersThis agreement is the latest in ongoing collaborations to develop and commercialize AmoyDx assays for companion diagnostic use with AstraZeneca's prostate, breast, and ovarian cancer therapies.August 16, 2023Reproductive HealthThermo Fisher launches first reproductive health assays on Ion Torrent sequencerBy Nick Paul TaylorThe products, the Ion ReproSeq PGT-A Kit and the Ion AmpliSeq Polyploidy Kit, are the first reproductive health assays available for the company’s Ion Torrent Genexus Integrated Sequencer.July 21, 2023Lab Automation SoftwareThermo Fisher rolls out software to help clinical labs cut time to resultBy Nick Paul TaylorThe software, Diomni Enterprise, is designed to address the problems that “antiquated systems” cause for clinical labs and kit manufacturers.July 14, 2023COVID-19FDA authorizes Discover Labs to run molecular COVID-19 test at its Texas facilityBy Nick Paul TaylorUnder the terms of the EUA, Discover Labs can run the COVID-19 test at its CLIA-certified Austin facility. The test is for prescription use only.July 7, 2023
