The declining US dollar and strong corporate profits propelled US equity markets to new multiyear highs in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ climbed 4.0%, 2.8% and 3.3% for the month and are up 10.7%, 8.4% and 8.3% for the year, respectively. Yet, despite strong market activity, economic data remained ominous. […]
Minneapolis, MN 4/4/11—Techne’s R&D Systems division has acquired the assets of Boston Biochem and its European distributor for an undisclosed amount. A developer and manufacturer of ubiquitin-related research products, Boston Biochem had 2010 sales of $2.5 million. The acquisitions are expected to be dilutive to Techne’s fiscal 2012 net earnings by less than $0.02 per […]
Newark, CA 4/19/11—Security solutions provider Morpho Detection has agreed to acquire Syagen Technology, a provider of MS technology for security applications and the developer of the PhotoMate line of atmospheric pressure photoionization ionization (APPI) MS sources. Financial details were not disclosed. “Syagen’s unique mass spectrometry technology combined with Morpho Detection’s patented Ion Trap Mobility Spectrometry […]
Radnor, PA 4/18/11—Laboratory distribution and supply company VWR International has agreed to acquire Anachemia Canada and its affiliates for an undisclosed amount. Based in Montreal, Canada, Anachemia Canada is a distributor of chemicals, laboratory supplies and equipment in the US, Canada, Latin America and Mexico as well as a worldwide exporter. “VWR’s acquisition of Anachemia […]
Phillipsburg, NJ 4/26/11—Laboratory chemical provider Avantor Performance Materials (formerly Mallinckrodt Baker) has agreed to acquire Polish lab chemical and equipment supplier POCH from Kulczyk Holding for an undisclosed amount. POCH manufactures products for use in instrument analysis, filtration and microbiology, including high-purity and anhydrous solvents. The company also sells lab equipment and lab glass products. […]
Chalfont St. Giles, UK 4/28/11—GE Healthcare has agreed to acquire Applied Precision for an undisclosed amount. Applied Precision supplies cellular imaging technology for the cell biology and biomedical research sectors, including high-resolution and super-resolution microscopy instruments with software and data visualization tools. The company has 130 employees and recorded 2010 revenues of $37 million, with […]
Familiar names dominate the first of IBO’s twice yearly review of patent litigation among analytical instrument companies. DNA sequencing technology has given rise to a new set of infringement suits. In addition, other life science techniques and XRF are the focus of new litigation. New Suits Affymetrix and Illumina are at it again following the […]
The first of IBO’s biannual new laboratory roundup indicates that companies are trying to strengthen their position in foreign markets by expanding their lab presence in Asia, most notably in India and China, to serve customers both locally and globally. In addition, the table on page 6 highlights plans for new academic, forensics and nonprofit […]
The American Chemical Society (ACS) held its 241st National Meeting in Anaheim, California, on March 27–31. The technical program featured over 9,000 papers. Attendance was 14,023, down 22.4% from the spring 2010 conference held in San Francisco, California, which had the second-largest attendance ever. IBO attended a presentation by Simon J. Teague, PhD, principal scientist, […]
While instruments that measure the size and distribution of individual particles in a powder form a significant market, there is also an interesting but smaller market for instruments that measure the bulk properties of powders. These measurements are largely motivated by problems in industrial processing, where the behavior of powders passing through hoppers and bins, […]
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