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(NEW YORK)Shares of Waters Corp. jumped Tuesday, after the company opened earnings season for life science research companies with a bang by reporting a 39 percent boost in second-quarter pr...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. jumped Tuesday after the medical laboratory and research products company's second-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations and it lifted the l...READ MORE

(WALTHAM, Mass.)Lab supply and scientific instrument maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. on Thursday said it bought privately held Affinity BioReagents for an undisclosed amount.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial result...READ MORE

(WALTHAM, Mass.)Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which makes laboratory supplies and scientific instruments, said Wednesday it will raise prices for certain products by 5.3 percent, on average, to o...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Analysts say there may be more consolidation in the life sciences sector following Invitrogen Corp.'s purchase of Applied Biosystems Group and Thermo Fisher's acquisition o...READ MORE

(WALTHAM, Mass.)Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has acquired Open Biosystems Inc., a developer of tools to help scientists learn how to shut off genes that trigger disease.READ MORE