In the era of productivity pressure, paperless labs and drug development partnerships, standards are becoming a greater issue for laboratory-generated data. Data standardization facilitates the transfer, analysis and storage of data by creating a common language that can be universally read and written. Standards can be applied to many aspects of data, including format and […]
Enthusiasm has dampened for instrument and lab product sales growth in coming months, according to the annual fall IBO Business Climate Survey. Following a rebound in optimism this spring (see IBO 5/15/13), respondents are again moderating their expectations for sales growth over the next six months. More moderate expectations are also evident in the International […]
For the second quarter, revenues for IBO’s Laboratory Equipment/Consumables Sales Index grew 1.2%, 2.2% excluding currency, to $4,111 million. Operating profits for the Index rose 0.2% to $738 million. Based on continuing operations, operating margin slipped 30 basis points to 17.9% of sales. For the fiscal second quarter ending May 31, revenue for Gerresheimer’s Life […]
Next generation sequencers (NGS) revolutionized the market for DNA analysis. However, the instruments’ cost has traditionally been a limiting factor for many laboratories to acquire and utilize the technology on their own bench. Instead, scientists would have to send their samples to core facilities to have them sequenced. Personal DNA sequencers are the next iteration […]
Company Announcements In August, the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine and CombiMatrix entered into a collaboration agreement to market chromosomal microarray analysis testing for prenatal testing. In August, NanoString Technologies announced net proceeds of $47 million from its IPO (see IBO 6/30/13). NanoString Technologies’ Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay received FDA 510(k) clearance […]
Company Announcements Novasep named Michel Spagnol president and CEO in June. He was previously president and CEO of Shasun. In September, JSR made an investment in Natrix Separations and agreed to distribute Natrix’s HD Membrane Technology and Advective Chromatography products. Product Introductions In June, Waters launched CORTECS Columns, a new family of 1.6 µm solid […]
Company Announcements Trinean named BIOKÉ a distributor for the Netherlands and Germany. In July, SciAps announced the completion of an additional $2.3 million round of financing. ASD named LICA United Technology a distribution partner for China. In July, Princeton Instruments promoted William Asher, vice president of Product Development and Engineering, to president. Avacta expanded its […]
Company Announcements IKA opened subsidiaries in Brazil and South Korea this year and plans to manufacture products in Brazil. In June, VWR named Peter Schüle senior vice president and president, European Lab Business. He previously served as vice president, Supply Chain Europe, Middle East and Africa, at Sigma-Aldrich. In July, Avantor Performance Materials expanded its […]
Spending on science is set to increase for the first time since 2009 under Spain’s fiscal 2014 budget proposal. The country’s R&D budget had declined 39%, excluding inflation, over the five-year period. Nondefense R&D spending would rise 6.1%, while defense R&D spending would increase 39.5% to make up for two consecutive years of declines. A […]
Company Announcements DENSsolutions named Angstrom Scientific its distributor for North America. FEI announced in June a research collaboration agreement with the University of Oklahoma to establish an oil and gas center of excellence, which will focus on the development of routine quantitative methods to classify shales in the economic assessment of tight oil and gas […]
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