Mullheim, Germany/Tustin CA 3/1/16—Optical solutions and components manufacturer Hellma has announced the acquisition of Axiom Analytical, a provider of optical precision modules for online spectroscopy in process industries. The company will be known as Hellma Axiom. “With the Axiom Analytical acquisition, we will ensure profitability in the industrial sector of the Hellma Group and in […]
Washington, DC 3/8/16—In a letter to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), Oxford Nanopore denied infringement of a patent held by Illumina that is the subject of a federal suit and complaint filed with the ITC by Illumina (see IBO 2/29/16). Oxford Nanopore contends that Illumina’s actions are intended to “stifle competition,” that it believes […]
Washington, DC 2/28/16; San Diego, CA 3/7/16—Illumina has announced that Chairman and CEO Jay Flatley will move to a new role, executive chairman, effective July 5. Mr. Flatley was named chairman on January 28. He has served as CEO since 1999, when he joined the company. President Francis deSouza has been named president and CEO. […]
Santa Clara, CA 3/7/16—As part of its effort to create an NGS workflow for clinical applications, Agilent Technologies has acquired a 48% stake in Lasergen for $80 million. Lasergen is a developer of nucleotide chemistries, including Lightning Terminators for NGS. Agilent also has an option to acquire the remainder of the company until March 2, […]
Companies continue to sharpen their focus on integrated solutions and workflows to increase lab productivity and differentiate themselves in the marketplace. At this year’s Pittcon, IBO spoke with executives at MilliporeSigma, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Each company has recently reorganized executive responsibilities to reflect an emphasis on the integration of workflow […]
After a five-year absence from Atlanta, Georgia, Pittcon returned to the city this year from March 6 to March 10. Attendance figures as of the end of the day on March 9 showed that conferee attendance declined 14.9% to 6,890. Exhibitor attendance was down 12.6% to 5,064. With Europe’s largest analytical instrument show, Analytica, taking […]
Contamination by particles can produce deleterious effects in a number of ways; consequently, the analysis of the particulate content of air, gases and liquids represents an important way that this hazard can be monitored. Particular matter in the air is associated with health effects in humans and other dangers to the environment. Particles in manufacturing […]
Agilent Posts Solid Quarter Agilent Technologies fiscal first quarter revenues ending January 31 improved 0.2%, 6.4% organically, to $1.03 billion (see page 12). Sales were slightly ahead of company expectations, driven by strength in the pharmaceutical, and clinical and diagnostics markets. Furthermore, academic and government sales returned to growth due to increased government spending in […]
Company Announcements The Pittsburgh Business Times reported in November 2015 that lab equipment company Burrell Scientific acquired Reagents, a supplier of customized chemicals for the mid-Atlantic region of the US. Air Liquide agreed to acquire Airgas for $13.4 billion, or $143 per share, a 51% premium to Airgas’ one month average share price prior to […]
Company Announcements SYGNIS announced in December 2015 a US distribution agreement with Lucigen focused on single-cell amplification for NGS in the clinical oncology research market. In January, NRGene signed a comarketing agreement with Illumina to promote its de novo assembly informatics solution exclusively using Illumina technology. PierianDX closed a $9.3 million Series A financing, led […]
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