Although less than 5% of the total HPLC market, nanoLC is a fundamental part of proteomics research and has advanced the use of LC/MS. It is also one of the fastest growing segments of the HPLC market. NanoLC is defined by flow rates of 10–1000 nL/min. and columns with inner dimensions (ID) of 10-100 µm. […]
Company Announcements Partec GmbH opened a North American office in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, in January. Nikon Instruments opened a cellular imaging center at France’s National Center for Scientific Research. It is the seventh such center set up by Nikon. In January, Leica Microsystems acquired Cell Analysis, a developer of imaging software for histopathology. In […]
Issaquah, WA 5/5/08—Applied Precision LLC has been sold to its management team and Telegraph Hill Partners, effective April 29. The new company, Applied Precision, Inc., will continue to offer its DeltaVision microscopy-based imaging products as well as OEM products, including the arrayWoRx scanner platform and precision control solutions. CEO and Chairman Ron Seubert will remain, […]
Palo Alto, CA 4/13/08—Varian’s Polymer Laboratories business has acquired the assets and products of Precision Detectors. Financial details were not provided. Precision Detectors manufactures laser light scattering detectors for use with HPLC, gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and size exclusion chromatography systems. “Polymer Laboratories have used light scattering detectors from Precision Detectors for many years in […]
Company Announcements Febit partnered with Prognosys Biosciences to offer a new Genome-to-Array Service. Febit appointed Michelle Lyles, PhD, to the new position of vice president, Marketing and Sales, in March. Previously, she was director of Sales at Sigma-Aldrich’s Research Biotechnology Business Unit. Transgenomic appointed David P. Pauluzzi, a consultant at Water Street Healthcare Partners, to […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ 5/13/08—Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) have acquired all of the outstanding stock of Cytopeia. Based in Seattle, Washington, Cytopeia develops and markets flow cytometry cell sorting instruments, including the Influx cell sorter. Financial terms were not disclosed. “This strategic acquisition brings new technologies and capabilities that will enhance BD’s ability to address […]
Santa Clara, CA 5/7/08—Agilent Technologies has acquired the assets of Dowpharma’s Nucleic Acid Medicine business. The purchase is part of Agilent’s expansion of its Nucleic Acid Solutions Division, which offers therapeutic nucleic acid development services and manufacturing solutions. “Agilent will have the ability to serve customers from preclinical through large-scale commercial launch with facilities, equipment […]
Atomic force microscopy’s (AFM) advent at the start of the semiconductor boom provided the technology an introduction into the private sector, but AFM’s potential is still being discovered. Park Systems specializes in AFM systems for research and industrial applications. AFM both measures and provides an image of a sample’s surface with subnanometer resolution by running […]
Company Announcements In February, Covidien announced that it plans to divest its Specialty Chemical division, which includes the Mallinckrodt Baker laboratory chemicals business. In fiscal 2007, Specialty Chemicals revenue totaled $422 million. The company expects to complete the sale by year end. Ace Glass signed a multiyear agreement with VWR to become a core supplier […]
Company Announcements Crosslinks BV joined InforSense’s Open Partner Network. LabWare’s 2007 revenues increased over 14% to $70 million and the company signed over 75 new customers. CAMO Software AS opened an Australian office in Sydney in March. Symyx Technologies joined the Microsoft BioIT Alliance. Agilent will distribute an embedded version of Accelrys’ SciTegic Pipeline Pilot […]
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