In our regular column, we partner with www.mass-spec-capital.com to let you know what’s going on in the business world of analytical science. This month, there are several beneficial collaborations in the clinical and diagnostics fields, and SCIEX develops a new pesticide detection method as a response to Europe’s recent “egg scandal” (tas.txp.to/0917/eggs).Products Genedata announces global release of Genedata Selector Version 5 http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111860.html SCIEX releases new detection method for Fipronil in eggs and poultryhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111710.html ACD/Labs announces updates to Spectrus Informatics Platformhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111868.htmlInvestment and acquisitions Eurofins acquires Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd in Indiahttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111812.html Eurofins successfully prices €400m new hybrid bondhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111748.htmlCollaborations Agena Bioscience’s liquid biopsy technology used in LIMA Project: EU Horizon 2020 Granthttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111867.html Bruker: US Contract for 133 hand-held chemical detectorshttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111857.html Owlstone Medical breath biopsy platform used in GSK’s Phase II respiratory studyhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111843.html Analytik Jena and German BAM cooperate for elemental analysishttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111858.html SCIEX embarks on joint venture with Zhejiang Dian Diagnostics in Chinahttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111734.html Agilent Thought Leader Award for Jiandong Jiang at IMM-CAMShttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111711.html Bruker: Weizmann Institute installs 15 Tesla UHF MRI systemhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111854.html Agena Bioscience partners with N-on-One for cancer genomicshttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111866.htmlPeople PerkinElmer elects Pascale Witz to Board of Directorshttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111863.html Organizations Bruker merges its subsidiaries in Swedenhttp://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2017-2001-111855.html