Munich, Germany 9/1/16–Gardner Denver, a provider of flow control machinery, has acquired Innovative Labor Systeme (ILS) and Zinsser Analytic (ZA) from Werner Zinsser and Christel Zinsser for an undisclosed amount. ILS suppliers glass syringes for lab equipment manufacturers, lab and consumables distributors. ZA provides customized automated fluid and powder handling systems as well as consumables […]

Company Announcements Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions named Yiping Mu as CEO in March. Most recently, she served as general manager of Greater China Life Sciences at GE Healthcare. In May, Magnetic Insight entered into a strategic supply agreement with Meito Sangyo to develop and market VivoTrax, a superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle coated with carboxydextran, as a […]

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 […]

Company Announcements In January, Quanterix named Cold Spring Biotech as its exclusive distributor for China, and Research Instruments as a distributor for Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. In February, Quanterix named CRO Frontage Laboratories as a preferred partner for assay R&D. In March, Quanterix raised $46 million in Series D financing. It will launch desktop instruments […]