Santa Barbara, CA and Bergisch Gladbach, Germany 4/23/13—Biomedical research product provider Miltenyi Biotec has acquired Owl biomedical for an undisclosed amount. Owl is the developer of a microchip-based, high speed cell sorter using a disposable cartridge. “We immediately recognized the intrinsic value of Owl’s microchip-based technology for cell processing and its complement to our existing […]
Paris, France 4/3/13—Nuclear energy firm AREVA has agreed to sell Canberra, its nuclear measurement subsidiary, to private equity firm Astorg Partners (see IBO 11/30/12). Financial details were not disclosed. Based in Meriden, Connecticut, with 1,500 employees, Canberra had 2012 sales of approximately €250 million ($321 million = €0.78 = $1). “Following 10 years of organic […]
Jena, Germany 4/2/13; Jena, Germany 4/10/13—Analytik Jena has agreed to acquire US-based UVP for an undisclosed amount. A supplier of digital imaging systems for proteomic, genomic and animal science applications, UVP posted fiscal 2012 sales of $17.2 million, with half of its sales generated in North America. Analytik Jena expects the acquisition to increase its […]
Hilden, Germany and Redwood City, CA 4/29/13—QIAGEN has acquired Ingenuity Systems for $105 million in cash, effective April 29. Ingenuity is a provider of software solutions for the analysis and interpretation of the biological meaning of genomics data, including Knowledge Base, an expert-curated database of genomic variations and disease models. Ingenuity had 2012 sales of […]
Basel, Germany 4/23/13; London, UK 4/23/13—Roche has announced that it is dissolving its Applied Science business, part of its Diagnostics Division, and integrating the product lines into other Diagnostics Business Areas. A new unit will be established to focus solely on sequencing, including the current sequencing business, but the company will cease its sequencer development […]
The first of IBO’s biannual new laboratory roundup focuses on new facilities for cancer treatment and research, along with new genetically modified (GM) crop labs and consumer products labs. In addition, the table on page 6 highlights plans for new labs for the automotive, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. Three organizations, including two universities, have announced […]
IBO’s first patent litigation article for 2013 summarizes new patent infringement litigation involving instrument and lab product companies, as well as settlements and development in ongoing suits. New Suits In the US District Court of Delaware, Illumina is the defendant in a case brought by optics firm Cirrex Systems (see table, page 3). Cirrex alleges […]
Demand for laboratory and portable IR and NIR spectroscopy systems for the analysis of fuels and oils has become an important part of the molecular spectroscopy market. The market consists of both general purpose IR and NIR systems, as well as dedicated fuel and oil analyzers based on these techniques. A number of factors will […]
Company Announcements INFICON Emergency Response & Security revenue rose 56.3% to $28.6 million in 2012 to make up 10% of company sales, driven by North American and Chinese sales. Product Introductions Shimadzu introduced the HS-20 Series of headspace samplers for analyzing volatile compounds in a difficult matrix. It consists of the Loop model for static […]
Company Announcements Pacific Biosciences 2012 revenue declined 23.3% to $26.0 million (see IBO 3/31/13), with Product revenue accounting for 77%. The number of systems delivered fell 52% to 23, bringing the total installed base to 71. The US, Asia and Europe accounted for 44%, 31% and 25% of revenues, respectively. As of December 2012, cash […]
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