TraceGuard Technologies signed a letter of intent with Smiths Detection to cooperate in marketing its CompactSafe Automated Trace Extraction system. TraceGuard Technologies appointed Avi Kostelitz CEO in January. He was formerly CEO of the Israel Airports Authority. As part of a management buyout, Midwest Research Institute made a $1.3 million investment in biological detection firm […]
Mobious, which is developing molecular resonance sequencing technology, joined the X Prize competition last year (see IBO 12/31/07). Covaris entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Applied Biosystems for its S2 sample preparation instrument system for use with Applied Biosystems’ SOLiD DNA sequencer. Microfluidics developer RainDance Technologies appointed Christopher McNary president and CEO. He […]
Jena, Germany 2/27/08—Laboratory automation supplier CyBio AG announced that it has appointed Dr. Holger Wolf as CEO effective March 1. Mr. Wolf was most recently vice president of Sales, Central Europe, for the Danish medical products firm Coloplast. He joins the company’s executive committee, whose other member is Sonja Strauss.
Affymetrix awarded premier application status to Beckman Coulter’s ArrayPlex application for automated target RNA preparation on the Biomek 3000. Platicell entered into an agreement with Hamilton to automate its Combinatorial Cell Culture technology for determining optimal protocols to direct stem cell differentiation. Tecan AG and pION launched the PAMPA (Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay) Explorer […]
In the January 15 issue, IBO listed CEO changes as one of the instrument industry’s main developments of 2007. On February 1, Robert F. Friel took over as CEO of PerkinElmer, the world’s fifth largest provider of analytical and life science instrumentation (see IBO 7/31/07). He remains president. Mr. Friel told IBO that as CEO […]
Arthur Holden, Illumina Senior Vice President of Corporate and Market Development, resigned from the company in fall 2007. Rosetta Biosoftware’s Syllego System achieved Affymetrix GeneChip-compatibility status. Eppendorf Biochip Systems GmbH certified Girus Life Sciences as a service provider. Oxford Gene Technology granted a license to Phalanx Biotech to fabricate and sell arrays in the US. […]
Analytik Jena AG opened a London, UK, office. Fiscal 2008 revenues for Analytik Jena AG rose 3.0% to €69.3 million ($92.4 million) (see IBO 1/15/08). Instrument sales increased 16.2% to €43.1 million ($57.5 million). By segment, Analytical Solutions grew 13.3% to 47% of total sales, Bio Solutions increased 9.9% to 5%, Optical Solutions rose 35.1% […]
Quality Systems International opened a French office in Cergy Pontoise. Integromics established a US office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Metamatics changed its name to Torrey Path. Compendia Bioscience named cofounder Dan Rhodes, PhD, CEO in October 2007. Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the CARES (Customer Allegiance through Responsive, Excellent Service) Initiative, an internal process improvement initiative for […]
Takata Bio granted Kemp Biotechnologies a worldwide license to make, use and sell LA-PCR–related products, bringing its number of LA-PCR licensees to 20. This year, Applied Biosystems began to manufacture its own enzymes for use in its TaqMan gene expression and genotyping master mixes. Applied Biosystems and Integromics SL will comarket an integrated real-time PCR […]
Inkarp Instruments and SciTech became exclusive distributors for JPK Instruments for India and Australia, respectively. Imago Scientific Instruments named founder and CTO Tom Kelly, PhD, president and CEO in September. Timothy J. Stultz, PhD, former CEO, was named chairman. In October, Asylum Research opened a subsidiary in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In November, Asylum Research announced that […]
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