2016 IBO Lab Equipment Design Awards

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IBO’s 2016 Industrial Design Awards for lab equipment recognize nonanalytical systems, defined as products used in a laboratory that are electrical and are operational for at least one year. Due to the technologies’ maturity, lab equipment is often characterized by a standard industrial design, depending on the type of system. This year’s winners evolve the […]

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Two European Distributors Merge

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Brumath, France & Nottingham, UK 7/5/16—France’s Dominique Dutscher (DD) and the UK’s Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), two independent laboratory product distributors, have announced a merger agreement. Financial details were not disclosed. The new company, the largest independent European distributor of lab products, will have revenues of €180 million ($200 million = €0.90 = $1). The […]

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Laboratory Products

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Company Announcements Lab equipment and manufacturing solutions provider SP Industries purchased in March PennTech Machinery, a provider of complete vial handling solutions. In April, OpenGate Capital and Thermo Fisher Scientific mutually stipulated to the dismissal with prejudice of OpenGate’s suit against Thermo Fisher (see IBO 5/31/13). In April, Esco Ventures established Esco Ventures Labs, a […]

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Dissolution Testing

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Dissolution testing is a method of analyzing the physical properties of solid drugs. An imperative step in drug development and QC, it is required to understand the physical changes in any pharmaceutical ingredient. The tests are performed on all solid and semisolid forms of drugs, such as capsules, tablets, ointments and creams. Hygroscopicity, dissolution and […]

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