A ruling in late June by the US Supreme Court is expected to result in more crime lab analysts having to testify at trial. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Court ruled that the confrontation clause of the US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment entitles criminal defendants to confront witnesses against them. As a result, lab analysts may […]
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) estimates that the chemical industry’s downturn is moderating. The ACC forecasts worldwide chemical output to fall 6.3% this year, before increasing 2.8% in 2010 and 4.0% in 2011. By geographic region, Africa and the Middle East are expected to be the strongest in 2009, with output declining only 1.4%. In […]
More than 30 standards were adopted by the Codes Alimentarius Commission (Codex) at its meeting this month. Established by the United Nations and World Health Organization, Codex develops global food standards. The new standards include guidance addressing acrylamide formation in potato products and the contamination of coffee by Ochratoxin A, a fungal toxin. The first […]
First-quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index declined 9.9% to $803.18 million and operating profits fell 9.8% to $245.35 million, while operating margin was unchanged at 30.5% of sales. Unfavorable currency transactions for US companies and reduced R&D spending by customers resulted in lower revenue growth. Biohit Oyj’s first-quarter sales grew 2.0% to €8.3 […]
Poway, CA 7/7/09—Private equity firm Telegraph Hill Partners has purchased a majority stake in NEXUS Biosystems, a provider of automated sample management systems. The majority equity and growth financing will be used to commercialize NEXUS’s new series of -80°C BioStores. Deval Lashkari, PhD, and Glenn Novotny, both partners in Telegraph Hill, will join the company’s […]
Tory, NY 6/6/09—Evident Technologies, a maker of quantum dots, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, seeking a $1.35 million debtor in financing package. “Defending a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas for patent infringement required us to spend at an unsustainable rate,” said Clinton Ballinger, CEO of Evident Technologies. “The restructuring plan associated with […]
Lombard, IL 6/25/09—Orochem Technologies, a supplier of sample preparation products for life science, has acquired Oligonet, a custom oligonucleotide synthesis business based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Financial details were not disclosed. “We saw great synergy between the Orochem and Oligonet products and this acquisition helps us offer a complete line of products to our customers,” stated […]
Danvers, MA 7/9/09—Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a manufacturer of antibodies and reagent products, has acquired all the shares of Netherlands-based BIOKÉ BV, its distributor for the Benelux region. Renamed Cell Signaling Technology Europe, the business will begin filling orders effective January 1, 2010. “This acquisition will permit CST to better support its European customers and […]
San Diego, CA 7/1/09—Illumina has revised its forecast for the second quarter and year-end. The company now expects second-quarter revenues of approximately $161 million, compared to guidance of $168–$173 million (see IBO 5/15/09). Full-year revenues are now estimated to be $690–$720 million. Citing a sequential quarterly decline in array revenue for the change, Illumina highlighted […]
The growing volume and complexity of genomic research requires higher-throughput, higher-density techniques that can simultaneously capture multiple data points with greater sensitivity at a lower cost per point. Rare variant research, validation studies and biomarker discovery are among the applications that will directly benefit. Such advancements are also applicable to the development and application of […]
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