For the second year in a row (see IBO 6/15/13), IBO has selected another addition to Thermo Fisher Scientifc’s Orbitrap MS family, the Q Exactive HF Benchtop Orbitrap MS, as the product of the show. The Q Exactive features resolving power of 240,000 (200 m/z, 1.5 Hz), increased scan speed of up to 18 Hz […]
AB SCIEX introduced the Triple Quad 3500 MS, a lower-tier triple-quadrupole LC/MS system, which replaces the API 3200. The system features improvements in scan speed, polarity switching and sensitivity over its predecessor. Designed for routine food- and environmental-testing labs, the system employs the TurboV ion source for reliable quantitation over a wide range of flow […]
In recent years, it has not been unusual for conferences and exhibitions to be disappointing to attendees and exhibitors alike because of logistical decisions, uninteresting technical programs or a paucity of new product introductions or announcements, with predicable declines in attendance. The 62nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, sponsored by the American […]
Biologic drugs continue to be one of the fastest-growing categories of the pharmaceutical market. US sales of biologics grew 9.7% annually from 2010 to 2012 to $65.5 billion, or 47% of the global market, according to EvaluatePharma. According to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, 907 biologic medicines and vaccines are in development at […]
Company Announcements Andor Technology, an Oxford Instruments company, appointed Gary Wilmot, director of Engineering, as managing director in March. He replaces Conor Walsh. Hitachi High-Technologies announced in April the establishment of a Mexican subsidiary to accelerate business development in the automotive and industrial markets. In April, EMD Millipore announced a new, nonexclusive preferred-distribution agreement for […]
In June, the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Working Group to the Advisory Committee released “BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision,” a report on its findings and recommendations. The Group was formed to develop a plan to advance President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative, which was announced last year (see IBO 4/15/13). Last fall, the […]
To address climate change, the EPA has proposed guidelines for states in developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil-fueled electric-generating units (EGUs). The guidelines are based on state-specific rate-based goals for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Carbon dioxide accounts for 82% of US GHG emissions. The rule is designed to reduce […]
Use of renewable energy continued to grow in 2013. In 2013, biomass represented around 10% of global primary energy supply. In the power-generation market, bio-power added 5 GW of capacity last year, bringing the total to 88 GW, and solar-photovoltaic capacity increased by 39 GW to 139 GW. Capacity also increased for the other categories […]
Genetic testing is becoming standard at cancer hospitals in order to advance drug trials and treatment. In the latest example, Quest Diagnostics and Sloan Kettering are partnering to screen patients, aiming to test for 341 genes in 2015. Although the test will cost $4,000, patients will not pay the full amount. Sloan Kettering intends to […]
The annual R&D survey conducted in March and April by Food Processing found that among 215 respondents, half engaged in open innovation. New product development will be the top priority this year for 39% of companies. R&D budgets remained about the same compared to last year for 47% of respondents, while 23% reported increases and […]
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