Company Announcements Johnson Matthey reported that 2013 sales for Alfa Aesar were flat at £79 million ($123 million). Avantor Performance Materials named Helen Evans as vice president, Laboratory Products, in April. Most recently, she served as general manager, Research Markets, US and Canada, for GE Healthcare. In May, Avantor Performance Materials appointed Michael Stubblefield as […]
Each August, IBO selects the winners of the IBO Design Awards, recognizing the industrial design of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment (page 6) and portable instruments (page 7) that are notable for their enhancement of the user experience. The accomplishments are aesthetic in terms of the product’s visual appeal and novelty, yet the industrial design also […]
The winners of IBO’s portable analytical instrument design awards are products that are not only compact and stylish but address the unique challenges of doing analyses outside of the laboratory. A portable instrument is defined as one that is battery powered and is designed to be transported and used outside of a lab. Gold Award […]
IBO’s laboratory equipment design awards recognize creative and function industrial design of lab equipment, which is defined as receiving an electrical current, operational for a minimum of one year and unable to analyze a sample characteristic. Gold Award ELGA’s PURELAB Chorus laboratory water system is the winner of IBO’s 2014 Gold Industrial Design Award for […]
Waltham, MA 7/17/14; Chicago, IL 7/17/14—Private-equity firm GTCR has agreed to buy Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Cole-Parmer Instrument business (see IBO 5/31/14), part of its Laboratory Products and Services Segment, for $480 million in cash. Based in Illinois with 400 employees, Cole-Parmer is a manufacturer and distributor of laboratory supplies, specializing in fluid-handling, test and measurement, […]
As a semiregular feature, IBO highlights funding announcements that are expected to drive investment in analytical instruments and laboratory products. This installment includes announcements by two firms and the UK government. IBM announced this month a five-year, $3 billion investment to develop the next generation of semiconductor-chip technology. One project is “7 nanometer and beyond […]
Warminster, PA 6/30/14; Philadelphia, PA 7/2/14—SP Industries, a designer and manufacturer of lab equipment, biological drug–manufacturing solutions and specialty glassware, has acquired Bel-Art Products. Based in New Jersey, Bel-Art provides lab solutions for the scientific, industrial and health care end-markets, including 3,500 products sold under the Scienceware and H+B Instrument brand names. “We are excited […]
Company Announcements China-based Shinetek Instruments acquired gas-generator maker ZhongYa Gas Instruments Research Institute in February. ZhongYa products will be sold under the ChemVak brand. BINDER announced in February a reorganization under which executive-team members were appointed as division managers. BINDER had 2013 sales of more than €60 million ($80 million). Belux lab equipment distributor Analis […]
Thousand Oaks, CA 3/31/14—Teledyne Instruments, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, has acquired Photon Machines (PMI) for an undisclosed amount. PMI designs and manufactures laser-based sample-introduction equipment for laboratory instruments, including laser-ablation systems. “The acquisition of Photon Machines naturally complements our acquisition of Teledyne CETAC in August 2013 [see IBO 8/31/13],” said Teledyne Chairman, President and […]
At a time when large exhibitions seem to be declining in attendance and exhibitor participation, Analytica has clearly established itself as a “must-attend event” based on a proven formula for success. The trade fair took place May 10–13 in Munich, Germany. Held at an outstanding modern venue in the heart of Europe, well planned and […]
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