The amount of nanotechnology patent literature has grown exponentially since the early 2000s. In 2013, it increased by 5%. By country, 54% of patent literature assignees were from the US, followed by 8% from South Korea, 8% from Japan and 6% from Germany. By region, approximately 57% were from North America, 28% from Eastern Asia […]
In the first half of 2013, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) surveyed its member nations about genetically modified (GM) crops in international trade. Of the 75 respondents, 77% had food, feed or environmental regulations for GMOs, while 15% did not, but planned to. In imported food or feed, low level presence (LLP) of […]
Atomic Spectroscopy SciAps revealed its handheld laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument, which is available in two models, the Z 500 and the Z 100. The system is comparable to handheld XRF for heavier elements, but LIBS can also detect lighter elements that are difficult or impossible for XRF to detect. The laser is an […]
The use of 3-D cell culture technologies has grown in popularity for cell research, particularly for applications in cancer research and therapy, cell interactions, high-throughput screening and tissue engineering. In contrast to 2-D cell cultures, which are typically performed in petri dishes, 3-D cell cultures generally employ a scaffold or extracellular matrix (ECM), where cells […]
Company Announcements In November 2013, ATAC acquired Research Equipment London, a lab cone and plate viscometer firm. Micromeritics acquired in November 2013 PoroTechnology, a provider of mercury injection capillary pressure rock property data. For the fiscal year ending September 28, 2013, MTS Systems reported that Materials Testing orders within its Test segment were flat. Evergreen […]
Company Announcements Biocartis completed a €30 million ($40 million) Series E equity fundraising in November 2013. BioMérieux and Biocartis agreed in November 2013 to terminate their collaboration. BioMérieux remains a Biocartis shareholder. Agilent Technologies announced in November 2013 a collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine’s Medical Genetics Laboratories to provide customized comparative genomics hybridization (CGH) […]
Company Announcements Agilent Technologies is collaborating with Australia’s University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research on oral cancer research. The Centre will use Agilent’s SureSelect target enrichment system. In December 2013, Appistry added new Broad Institute tools for next generation sequencing (NGS) analysis to its Cancer Genome Analysis Suite, including the ContEst tool for estimating […]
NanoString Technologies and Luminex also exceeded fourth quarter 2013 adjusted EPS estimates. On February 26, NanoString projected 2014 sales to grow 43%–59% to $45–$50 million with a net operating loss of $40–$50 million. Shares climbed 2.7% the next day. On February 3, Luminex projected 2014 sales to grow 5%–12% to $225–$240 million, in line with […]
The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released its Statistical Communiqué of 2013 National Economic and Social Development. R&D spending comprised 2.09% of GDP, rising 15.6% to CNY 1,190.6 billion ($194 billion). CNY 56.9 billion or 4.8% of that amount, was for fundamental research programs. The National Key Technology Research and Development Program and High-tech Research […]
Because the European Commission no longer classifies Switzerland as an associated country to Horizon 2020, Swiss science funding applications in 2014 will not receive equal consideration to those of EU states. Switzerland will not qualify for European Research Council funds, and its participation in research consortia will not contribute to meeting Horizon 2020 eligibility criteria. […]
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