COLLEGE STATION, Texas–O.I. Corporation (NASDAQ:OICO – News) today announced the resignation of William W. Botts from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. In addition, the Company announced the principal findings of the Special Committee of its Board of Directors relating to its investigation into the Company’s historical stock […]

WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 12 — VWR International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that Goldman Sachs & Co. and Banc of America Securities LLC have been retained to explore strategic options for VWR. John Ballbach, President and CEO of VWR, said, “As this process moves forward, we remain […]

New Demonstration Centers Highlight Agilent’s Full Portfolio of Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Capabilities SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today launched a new product demonstration center at its Santa Clara, Calif., corporate headquarters, showcasing its life sciences and chemical analysis capabilities. The Center of Excellence launch follows Monday’s opening of a similar center in […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 31, 2006 – VWR International, Inc., a leader in the global research laboratory industry, announced today the establishment of a full-service, wholly owned subsidiary in Bangalore, INDIA to better serve the needs of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent. The new office for VWR Lab Products Private […]

Boston, MA 7/27/06—PerkinElmer has acquired two companies for a total of$56.7 million to add to its Genetic Screening business. It has acquired N.N.Macri Technologies, which holds patents related to free beta Human Chori-onic Gonadotropin (free Beta hCG), a peptide hormone recognized as abiomarker for trimester prenatal risk assessment. PerkinElmer also has acquired NTD Laboratories, a […]

Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has established two applications centres in India, one in Mumbai and the other in Vadodara (Baroda). The centres have been set up in conjunction with Aimil Ltd, Malvern’s distribution partner in India. They are being operated by Aimil’s dedicated applications scientists and will be used to run training courses for […]

Los Angeles, CA-The top 30 analytical and life science instrument companies accounted for more than $17 billion in revenues in 2005, approximately 61% of the total market, according to the April 15, 2006 issue of Instrument Business Outlook (IBO). The top 5 companies in 2005 were Applied Biosystems, Agilent Technologies, Thermo Electron, Waters Corporation and […]

PITTSBURGH, PA – AMETEK Process Instruments has significantly expanded its service and customer support capabilities in China with the opening of a new office in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. AMETEK’s Chengdu office, located at No. 35 Zongfu Road, commenced operation on March 1, 2006, and joins AMETEK sales, service and […]