In December 2006, SYSTAG AG, a provider of automated solutions for chemical process development, announced a management buyout of a majority share of the company. Tecan appointed Matthew Robin and Carl Severinghaus to its Group Executive Committee. Mr. Robin is responsible for the Liquid Handling and Robotics business unit. He was previously CEO of medical […]

Palm Springs, California’s desert air and sunny days were once again a perfect background for the Association for Laboratory Automation’s (ALA) annual LabAutomation conference. Held January 28–31 and accompanied by a three-day exhibition, the conference drew 4,600 registrants, a 9% increase from last year (see IBO 1/31/06). However, the number of exhibitors fell 15% to […]