Academic and Government Spending Concerns In 2011, concerns about cuts to the NIH budget and European governments’ research spending kept instrument and lab product companies on edge, affecting sales growth and operations, especially at life science companies. Uncertainty about budget changes froze spending at some US labs, while cutbacks affected labs in certain European countries. […]
Columbia, MD 1/3/12—Shimadzu has named Shuzo Maruyama president of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), its American subsidiary, effective December 19. He was most recently the general manager of Shimadzu’s LC business and is a 29-year veteran of the company. He replaces Takeshi Kawami, who has been president of SSI since April 2007 (see IBO 4/30/07).
Berwyn, PA 1/3/12—AMETEK has acquired Technical Manufacturing (TMC) for an undisclosed amount. TMC’s products include vibration isolation systems and optical test benches that isolate sensitive instruments for the microelectronics, life sciences, photonics and ultra-precision manufacturing industries. “TMC is a great addition to our Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) and an excellent fit with our high-end analytical […]
St. Louis, MO 1/9/12; Rockville, MD 1/9/12—Sigma-Aldrich has announced it will acquire biopharmaceutical-testing services company BioReliance from Avista Capital Partners for $350 million in cash. BioReliance caters to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, diagnostic and other life science industries by offering biologic, specialized toxicology and animal health testing. BioReliance had revenues of $110 million in 2010 and […]
Hamburg and Jülich, Germany 1/5/12—Eppendorf has announced the acquisition of DASGIP, which develops and manufactures parallel bioreactor systems and software. Financial terms were not disclosed. “DASGIP’s high-quality parallel bioreactors and software solutions nicely complement the current offering of our New Brunswick product lines,” stated Eppendorf CEO Dirk Ehlers. “They allow us to forge a comprehensive […]
San Diego, CA 1/3/12—Scientific enterprise R&D software firm Accelrys has purchased VelQuest for $35 million in cash. VelQuest provides paperless lab execution systems that support GMP for industries regulated by the FDA. Accelrys stated that the acquisition extends its software offerings into downstream pharmaceutical development QA/QC. “VelQuest’s strong products and proven domain expertise in compliance-intensive […]
Hillsboro, OR 1/9/12—FEI, a provider of imaging and analysis systems, has acquired ASPEX for $30.5 million. ASPEX supplies rugged scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and related services for environmentally demanding military, industrial and factory floor applications. ASPEX generated sales of $10.0 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and was profitable. The company’s sales […]
To say that 2011 was a good year would be an understatement. Somewhat unexpectedly, 2011 results were much better than we could have hoped, given the strong rebound in 2010. So now is the time to look ahead to the coming year and the prospects for the analytical and life science instrument industry. Based on […]
Each year since 2005, IBO has selected a firm from our industry as “company of the year.” This designation is based on IBO’s recognition that the selected analytical instrument maker has accomplished significant technical, operational and financial achievements during that year. Such achievements are measured by financial performance, market leadership, product introductions and key strategic […]
Global growth is slowing, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook, released in September 2011. The IMF expected global economic growth to be 4% through 2012, after 2010 growth of more than 5%, and now plans to lower that prediction. In November 2011, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted global […]
Pay Invoice
Latest Blogs
-
MOBILion Expands into Proteomics MS Market
April 30, 2026 5:05 pm
-
Carterra Introduces Faster SPR
March 27, 2026 7:26 pm
-
New Report Details Higher Education Science R&D Spending
February 27, 2026 3:23 pm
Sitemap
Your Data and Privacy
About Us
IBO (Instrument Business Outlook) is a twice-monthly newsletter aimed at providing decision-makers with the latest and most complete information available on the life science and analytical instrument industry, and lab product markets. IBO delivers the latest curated industry news, information and trends, as well as SDi data and analysis to deliver the maximum in industry insight with a minimum time investment for executives and investors.
