PerkinElmer and Corning will partner to develop next-generation detection technologies for life sciences research, the businesses announced today. The agreement brings together Corning’s optical label-free detection technology with PerkinElmer’s multilabel detection systems to provide drug discovery and life science researchers with deeper insights into biomolecular and cellular interactions, the companies said. Life and analytical sciences and optoelectronics company PerkinElmer is based in Waltham, Mass.; specialty glass and ceramics maker Corning has its headquarters in Corning, N.Y.