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Each year, IBO recognizes innovative and functional industrial design of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment (see page 6) and portable instrumentation (see page 7). The IBO Design Awards are based on the physical appearance and aesthetics of the product, not on technical performance or use. To qualify, the product must have begun shipping between August 1, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The industrial process for converting a liquid solution or slurry into a dry powder is known as spray drying. A typical spray dryer operates by dispersing liquid feed in the form of a mist into a cylindrical chamber, where a stream of hot gas can dry the droplets in a split second. Although the vast […]
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 […]
Analytical instrument and lab product company executives’ expectations have diminished since last fall, according to the latest IBO Business Climate Survey. This is not a surprise considering updated macroeconomic forecasts. In April, the International Monetary Fund revised its January projections for global growth downward two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.2%. This followed a February […]
Analytica 2016 featured a wide variety of new products. Below is a list of products officially launched at the show or in recent months. The list is not all inclusive. Atomic Spectroscopy Agilent Technologies introduced the 5110 ICP-OES spectrometer. The 5110 features a dichroic spectral combiner that integrates light from both the axial and radial […]
Company Announcements Flow chemistry instrument supplier Vapourtec announced a 15% increase in sales in 2015. Swedish firm ADDvise agreed in February to acquire LabRum, a Swedish provider of lab furniture, safety ventilation and lab equipment, for SEK 34.5 million ($4.1 million) with a possible earn out of SEK 11.5 million ($1.4 million). LabRum had fiscal […]
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