Bibby Scientific and Techcomp Form Alliance

Nova Capital Management, Bibby Scientific’s new owners (see IBO 10/31/07), have reorganized the former Barloworld business. Bibby Scientific has been established as its own company focused on the Jenway, Techne and Stuart lab equipment product lines.

Singapore 5/30/08—Hong Kong-based Techcomp, a manufacturer and distributor of analytical instruments, and laboratory equipment firm Bibby Scientific have announced the formation of a fifty-fifty joint venture. Techcomp will manufacture products under Bibby’s brand names Jenway, Techne and Stuart for the local and export markets. The Hong Kong-based joint venture will also serve as Bibby’s distribution point for the Asian region. Jenway provides spectrophotometry and electrochemistry equipment, Techne offers temperature control and calibration equipment, and Stuart offers temperature control and motion equipment.

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