Hilden, Germany and Germantown, MD 6/25/12—QIAGEN has announced the acquisition of next-generation sequencer (NGS) developer Intelligent Biosystems for an undisclosed amount. Further details of the acquisition were unavailable. QIAGEN disclosed the acquisition as part of a broader announcement of its entry into the NGS market. The company plans to launch a complete workflow for NGS, […]
Company Announcements Agilent and BGI announced in February a collaboration to develop methods for next-generation genome-wide association studies, with the goal of creating a next-generation super exome using Agilent’s SureSelect technology. In March, Pressure Biosciences named LA Biosystems its exclusive distributor for the Benelux countries. Pressure Biosciences is collaborating with Sage-N Research to develop software […]
The 23rd Analytica exhibition and conference took place in Munich, Germany, from April 17 to 20. As usual, it was a roaring success. Although the attendance of 30,000 was down slightly from 32,061 in 2010, it was hard to tell, given the general enthusiasm throughout the exhibition’s five halls. The number of exhibitors was up […]
Atomic Spectroscopy Elvatech introduced the ElvaX Mobile portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument. It is controlled by a PDA and is currently shipping. PG Instruments released a new version of its most recent atomic absorption system, the AA500, which was released in mid-2011. The new version includes an embedded PC. The AA flame can run on […]
Atomic Spectroscopy LECO introduced new configurations for its latest generation of inorganic and organic elemental analysis systems. Late last year, sulfur and oxygen analyzers were released for the CHN628 analyzer. Each option has a price of about $8,000 to $10,000. In May, a sulfur option will become available for the TruMac series at an additional […]
Larchmont, NY 3/1/12; San Diego, CA 3/1/12—A Delaware District Court jury has found that certain Illumina sample preparation and cluster generation kits infringe LadaTech’s US Patent No. 6,107,023 (see IBO 4/30/10). According to LadaTech, the patent covers the DNA amplification process required for sample preparation and cluster station amplification steps. The jury also found the […]
Company Announcements Diffinity Genomics signed in November 2011 a distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich for the RapidTip for PCR Purification product line. Denator named three new distributors: Bio-xplorer International for China, Bosung Scientific for Korea and GenDiscovery Biotechnology for Taiwan. In December 2011, Pressure BioSciences announced a distribution agreement with IUL Instruments for Germany and Switzerland. […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/24/12—Life Technologies has acquired Matrix MicroScience, a UK-based manufacturer of large-volume, automated sample preparation systems and consumables for food safety testing. The company’s products include the PATHATRIX AUTO system for isolating and concentrating target bacteria in food samples at high volumes. “This acquisition provides all the benefits we were looking for to address […]
The lab equipment market, as defined by IBO, consists of eight categories of techniques. The overall market totaled nearly $2.5 billion in 2011. With a 2012 growth rate of more than 4%, the market is expected to increase by $100 million by the end of 2012. While laboratory equipment of various types is found in […]
Company Announcements In August, Pressure Biosciences received a notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that it was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing and has until February 2012 to regain compliance. In September, Sage Science closed a $2.0 million equity-financing round, according to an SEC filing. Sage Science announced […]
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