Spectris plc (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICES Inc. (“ASD”), a leading manufacturer of Near-Infrared (NIR) instrumentation solutions and applications expertise for materials measurement and research, for a debt and cash-free net consideration of $14 million (approximately £8.8 million). The […]
SpectraFluidics, the innovator in high performance trace chemical vapor detection and analysis systems, has demonstrated the repeatable performance capabilities of their novel sensor platform when used to detect DNT, an important chemical marker associated with TNT explosives. SpectraFluidics Inc. Chief Scientist Dr. Brian Piorek said their research provides empirical test evidence of the efficacy of […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Board of Directors of Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) today announced that Kevin Fairbairn has resigned for personal reasons as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board of Directors also announced it has appointed Norm Pond as Chief Executive Officer. […]
TEWKSBURY, Mass., – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a software and library update for Thermo Scientific TruNarc, a handheld narcotics analyzer that is designed to provide reliable drug identification for law enforcement personnel in the field. TruNarc software version 1.2 doubles the number of synthetic cathinones in the […]
Dunedin, Fla. – The ecoVis is a compact, low-voltage light source (400-2500 nm) from Ocean Optics with built-in cuvette holder that’s ideal for basic lab measurements in teaching labs and other research environments. The ecoVis has a rugged solid alloy housing that helps to dissipate heat and in-line fiber ports for absorbance and fluorescence measurements. […]
Santa Clara, Calif. — Picarro Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Subra Sankar as vice president of engineering. Dr. Sankar brings to Picarro more than two decades of engineering and R&D expertise from the life sciences, semiconductor, and high technology instrumentation markets. At Picarro, he will oversee hardware and software engineering as the company […]
HORIBA open its brand new 7500m² European research centre near Paris, France close to the renown French Ecole Polytechnique Campus. The new facility is hosting the HORIBA Europe holding headquarter and a large part of HORIBA’s local activities: HORIBA Jobin Yvon is a worldwide leader in diffraction grating and scientific instrument design and manufacturing base […]
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Ron Nersesian Agilent president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Nersesian has been executive vice president and chief operating officer since November 2011. Nersesian, 53, will continue to be responsible for Agilent’s Chemical Analysis (CAG), Life Sciences (LSG), Electronic Measurement (EMG), […]
ROCKFORD, Ill.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the Winter/Spring semester application deadline for its Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship program, which provides educational opportunities and $80,000 in scholarships annually to the future generation of scientists. Winter/Spring semester applications are being accepted through December 14, 2012. Applications and scholarship award […]
inancial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended September 28, 2012 Net sales for the quarter were $5.6 million, a decrease of $2.8 million or 33% from the second quarter ended September 30, 2011. Sequentially, revenues were down 10% relative to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Gross profit margin for Q2 2013 was 35.3% of […]
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