Laboratory Products
Company Announcements
RETSCH established a Russian subsidiary earlier this year. The head office is located at Khimanalit Institute in St. Petersburg.
Gilson named A. Daigger and Company its exclusive General Services Administration (GSA) distributor for GSA advantage contracts. Gilson also appointed DOT Scientific and Genesee Scientific as distributors of its PIPETMAN products.
Eli Manchester Jr. resigned from Kewaunee Scientific’s Board in August.
Pump manufacturer KNF Neuberger formed a Laboratory division in June.
LAUDA-Brinkmann entered into a partnership with Controlled Temperature Solutions in July to provide US manufacturers with customized OEM solutions for targeted constant temperature requirements.
Wheaton Holding, the holding company of Wheaton Industries, raised $24.7 million in June, according to an SEC filing.
Artel opened a west coast support office in Southern California.
Gardner Denver has formed the Welch-Illmvac business unit (see IBO 7/15/10) to provide vacuum products and services to the R&D lab and light industrial markets.
VWR announced plans to build a 500,000-square-foot facility in Visalia, California. The new West Coast distribution center is expected to be operational in 2012.
Spectrum Chemical joined the Rx-360 International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Consortium in August.
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in its Shanghai, China, facility to include the Thermo Scientific 1300 Series A2 biological safety cabinets.
The Filtration and Separation Division of Parker Hannifin expanded its distributor network for LC/MS gas generations to include AB SCIEX.
Dionex and EMD Millipore signed a distibution agreement in September for their respective RFIC-EG technology and ICW-3000 water purification system.
Oxford Cryosystems announced in September a management buyout supported by Catapult Capital.
Product Introductions
A&D Weighing launched the Pipette Accuracy Management Series, consisting of the AD-4212A/B-PT and FX-300iPT Pipette Accuracy Testers, which use the gravimetric method, and the AD-1690 Leak Tester.
Grant Instruments introduced the XUB series of five digital ultrasonic baths and the XUBA range of two analogue ultrasonic baths. A two-year warranty is standard.
Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the Thermo Scientific NESLAB ThermoFlex 24000 recirculating chiller with a cooling capacity of 24,000 W.

