Brno, Czech Republic 8/3/15—SEM provider Tescan Orsay has acquired AppFive, a US-based charged-particle optics application software and technique development company. Financial details were not disclosed. Tescan stated that the acquisition will allow it to develop solutions in collaboration with the semiconductor and research markets. “By extending our R&D capacities in mutual synergy with AppFive, we […]
Surface area analyzers determine the characteristics of a solid, including how it burns, corrodes or reacts with other materials. Analysis is based on the interaction of the atoms on the surface of the solid material. As these atoms are not completely bound on all sides by other atoms in the solid, they are more reactive […]
By using electrons instead of light to investigate surfaces, SEMs routinely provide imagery at a resolution that exceeds the capabilities of optical microscopes by a couple orders of magnitude. The basic method of SEM involves an electron optics column directing an accelerated beam of electrons at the sample. The interaction of the sample with the […]
With the first half of the year behind us, let us reflect on the state of the analytical and life science instrumentation and lab products market, how it has developed thus far and what is in store for the rest of 2015. The original January forecast (see IBO 1/15/15) was published without the benefit of […]
Rishon LeZion, Israel 7/14/15—Citing anonymous sources, Israel’s Globes newspaper reports that Danaher has signed a letter of intent to purchase Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) for $30 million. Headquartered in Israel, ASI provides computer imaging solutions for microscopes for genetic testing applications. ASI sells software and hardware. Its products are FDA approved. The newspaper reports that […]
Company Announcements Hitachi announced the development of an atomic-resolution holography electron microscope as part of the Japanese government’s FIRST Program. Hitachi called it the first installation of a spherical-aberration corrector in an ultrahigh-voltage electron microscope. It has a resolution of 43 pm. In April, US-based Nanoscience Instruments began selling Concept Scientific Instrument’s Nano-Observer AFM system. […]
London, UK 5/28/15—Oxford Instruments has entered into a joint venture involving its Omicron Nanotechnology subsidiary and Swedish firm Scienta Scientific, a GD Intressenter business. The combined company will provide highly specialized systems for ultrahigh volume (UHV) surface science. Oxford will hold a 47% share in the joint venture, and GD will hold a 53% share. […]
Company Announcements PicoQuant entered into an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Center to use gated STED (stimulated emission depletion) technology in its MicroTime 200 STED time-resolved confocal microscope for increased photostability and live-cell capability. In February, FEI and the Tsinghua University Branch of National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing announced […]
With the completed acquisition of Life Technologies (see IBO 2/15/14) in 2014, Thermo Fisher Scientific further solidified its number one position among IBO’s list of the top 30 analytical and life science instrument, aftermarket and lab product companies. All sales and sales growth figures in this article are based on IBO’s calculations of companies’ revenues […]
Atomic Spectroscopy HORIBA updated its XRF-based sulfur-in-oil analyzer with the SLFA-6800, available in a single-sample arrangement or with an eight-position carousel. One improvement is the removal of lead from the circuit board. The system will begin shipping in May priced at about $38,000. JEOL’s benchtop JSX-1000S ElementEye for ED-XRF measurements was introduced late last year. […]
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