Company Announcements

BioTools opened its first international subsidiary in Surrey, UK, in January.

CAMO Scientific partnered with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, which will provide its Unscrambler multivariate data analysis software to FT-IR customers.

David M. Cohen resigned from X-Rite’s Board in March and was replaced by Bradley J. Coppens, managing director of OEP Holding.

FOSS A/S reported 2009 revenues of €172 million ($239 million). Profit before tax was €29 million ($40 million). Sales in China, Japan and Korea increased substantially.

Product Introductions

Hach introduced the 2100Q portable turbidimeter, featuring on-screen assisted calibration and verification.

ICx launched the Fido ClearPoint Bottled Liquid Screener based on Raman spectroscopy.

ABB released the MB3600-PH FT-NIR spectrometer for pharmaceutical and life science applications, stating it can be operated for 10 years without any scheduled maintenance.

CRAIC Technologies introduced the 20/20 UV-Vis-NIR microspectrophotometer, which integrates a spectrophotometer with a microscope.

Tintometer launched the Lovibond PFXi spectrophotometer for liquid color measurement, featuring remote calibration and servicing via the Internet.

Hanna Instruments released the Checker HC handheld colorimeters, with individual models for the measurement of iron, phosphates and other common analytes.

Polychromix introduced the microPHAZIR, a smaller version of its handheld NIR spectrometer system.

Princeton Instruments launched the 64-bit LightField software for spectroscopy and scientific imaging.

WITec introduced the alpha300 M micro Raman system for single-point spectrum acquisitions and depth profiling; the alpha300+, which includes a stepper motor; the alpha300 R for Raman imaging and alpha300R+; and the alpha300 ML for confocal Raman mapping.

PAC launched the portable PetroSpec QuickSpec enthanol purity analyzer for NIR red spectral analysis.

GE Healthcare introduced the NanoVue Plus spectrophotometer for quantification of nucleic acids and proteins, featuring a new sample plate and software.

Bibby Scientific released the 73 Series entry-level spectrophotometers: the 7300 and 7310 for the visible region, and the 7305 and 7315 for the visible and UV regions.

Bruker Optics introduced the ALPHA Wine Analyzer based on the ALPHA FT-IR spectrometer.

Bruker Optics launched the CryoSAS (Cryogenic Silicon Analysis System) FT-IR system for quality control of silicon materials, which is optimized for at-line operation.