Company Announcements

In October, Avantor Performance Materials, a provider of laboratory chemicals, and NuSil Technology, both majority owned by New Mountain Capital, completed a merger agreement. The combined company is named Avantor and has annual revenues of more than $700 million, with 14% organic growth.

Product Introductions

In September, INTEGRA launched a new plate holder enabling 1536-well pipetting on its VIAFLO 384 electronic handheld pipette. The plate holder is adjustable in the y-direction. The company also announced a new 12.5 µL SHORT GripTip pipette tip.

Mettler-Toledo introduced in September the SevenCompact Duo dual-channel benchtop meter, which combines pH/mV and conductivity measurements.

YSI, a Xylem brand, introduced the affordable Pro20i handheld DO meter in September for wastewater facilities.

In September, AirClean Systems released the Endeavour Ductless Fume Hoods, featuring a multi-language and multi-unit capability.

Distek introduced in September the Opt-Diss 410 next generation in situ UV fiber optic system for dissolution testing, which measures directly from the vessel. Two components can be quantified at once without the need for separation. A single software system controls the entire platform.

In October, Panasonic launched the MDF-DU900V VIP -86°C Upright Freezer for long-term preservation of laboratory samples. It has a volume of 845 L. Up to 672 2-in. boxes can be stored within 1 m².

In October, Xcell Biosciences named Cambridge Bioscience as its exclusive UK distributor and BioStream as a Japanese distributor.

Syrris introduced in October the floor standing Orb Pilot jacketed reactor for pilot-scale batch chemistry. It offers a choice of vessel sizes from 10 L to 50 L.

In October, for its dissolution testing systems, Pion released FLUX technology for real-time, in vitro–in vivo correlation absorption testing for predicting the absorption potential of finished dosage products prior to clinical trials. It consists of a stirred dissolution chamber, stirred receiver vessel and the Pion Pampa GIT artificial membrane, which mimics the behavior of the gastrointestinal wall.

Thermo Fisher Scientific launched in October the Thermo Scientific TSX Series refrigerators and freezers for lab and clinical settings, including refrigerators for blood banks and pharmacies, and lab freezers.

In October, Artel released its new PCS software, a fully integrated software solution that allows testing of all elements important to pipetting. Built-in operator assessment tools allow lab managers to standardize pipetting techniques across an entire organization.

Sales/Orders of Note

In September, Kewaunee Scientific announced an $18.5 million contract, through its dealer ATC, for the new College of Science complex for Kuwait University’s Sabah Al-Salem University City.