Following two weeks of speculation and a bidding process involving at least four companies, on February 4, GE Healthcare announced that it would acquire Whatman for $713 million in cash (see page 2, IBO 1/15/08). The 268-year-old company with forecasted 2007 revenues of £116 million ($232 million), Whatman is a name long associated with laboratory […]
Chalfont, St. Giles and Maidstone, England 2/4/08—GE Healthcare has agreed to purchase Whatman for approximately $713 million, or 270 pence per share, in cash (see IBO 1/15/08), a 12% premium over the stock’s February 1 closing price. Whatman supplies laboratory filtration and other sample preparation products for life science and medical applications, including membranes, chromatography […]
Ovens and furnaces are one of the most basic pieces of scientific equipment in the modern laboratory. Ovens are typically used for drying, baking or curing samples and can manage temperatures of up to 300°C. Furnaces, which can generate temperatures over 1700ºC, are used for firing ceramics, melting metals and glass and curing, forming and […]
Although the previous categories discussed cover a large portion of the techniques provided by the analytical and life science industry, there are a number of techniques that do not easily aggregate into a single category. These include lab balances, pH meters and electrodes. Likewise, instruments used for specimen preparation, such as centrifuges and extraction and […]
Lyophilization, also referred to as freeze drying, is an important sample processing and preparation tool for many laboratories. The technology is relatively simple, but because of its use in growing industries, the market for lyophilizers is continuing to demonstrate relatively robust growth. The process of lyophilization, or freeze drying, is used to dehydrate samples in […]
With the IBO Laboratory Instrumentation and Consumables Stock Indexes up over 20% for the second year in a row, it would seem that one would only have had to throw darts at the list of our industry equities to easily come up with winners. Alas that was not the case for our stock picks for […]
Microliter spectrophotometry is a technique used to measure extremely small sample sizes, but its market potential is anything but small. Recent activity in the market has reflected both large and small companies’ recognition of the prospects of microliter spectrophotometry. In October, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired NanoDrop (see IBO 10/15/07), the market leader. Next year, GE […]
The field of microscopy was truly revolutionized by the development of electron microscopy in the 1930s, resulting in the first commercial products at the end of that decade. Prior to this revolution, optical microscopy had developed to the point that instruments were running into theoretical limitations of spatial resolution. Features smaller than the wavelengths of […]
The boom in the metals market have led to record prices and a steep increase in profits for mining companies. Satisfying the current demand for the minerals to make metals requires new exploration, as well as faster and more efficient mining and processing. Such needs have stimulated demand for automated analysis techniques that provide higher […]
ESA Biosciences launched the 5150 electrochemical-synthesis cell and 5152 electrochemical-synthesis cell HPLC systems for the generation of large quantities of oxidative metabolites from parent compounds. Novasep Process introduced the BioSC Sequential Multi-Column Chromatography System, featuring the use of asynchronous and flexible scheduling of multiple columns for different tasks. Thar Instruments, after the acquisition of Berger […]
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