A European assessment of drug research practices published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has found that acute toxicity tests on animals are unnecessary. In Europe, slightly fewer than 500,000 rats and mice are used annually for toxicity testing. The report estimates that approximately 15,000 animals a year could be spared if the acute toxicity test […]
Ovens and furnaces are one of the most basic pieces of scientific equipment in the modern laboratory. Ovens are typically used for drying, baking or curing samples and can manage temperatures of up to 300°C. Furnaces, which can generate temperatures over 1700ºC, are used for firing ceramics, melting metals and glass and curing, forming and […]
East Hills, NY 1/29/08—Pall announced that it has completed its inquiry of the understatement of US federal income tax payments and the provision for income taxes from 1999 through 2006 (see IBO 8/31/07). The company found intercompany balances were due primarily to the sales of products by Pall Netherlands to Medsep, resulting in dividend income […]
Analytik Jena AG opened a London, UK, office. Fiscal 2008 revenues for Analytik Jena AG rose 3.0% to €69.3 million ($92.4 million) (see IBO 1/15/08). Instrument sales increased 16.2% to €43.1 million ($57.5 million). By segment, Analytical Solutions grew 13.3% to 47% of total sales, Bio Solutions increased 9.9% to 5%, Optical Solutions rose 35.1% […]
Although margins for US refineries plummeted between the first and second halves of 2007, a series of mergers and acquisitions are expected to take place during 2008. Large refiners and oil companies may begin selling their facilities in order to protect their bottom lines as prices for oil reach all-time highs. Smaller refiners, international firms […]
XOS introduced the Clora benchtop analyzer for the determination of chlorides in liquid hydrocarbon samples using monochromatic WD-XRF. Cosa Instrument launched the Model CA/KF200 moisture meter for analysis down to 1 ppm. Mettler-Toledo introduced the HB43-S halogen moisture analyzer for routine moisture determination. PANalytical released the compact, cost effective MiniPal 4 Sulfur ED-XRF spectrometer. Agilent […]
Palm Springs, CA 1/27/08—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired nAscent Biosciences, a supplier of liquid handling consumables for drug discovery screening. NAscent’s PocketTip pipette tip features nanoliter metering and microliter diluting and can be used with a variety of liquid handling systems and handheld pipettors. According to Timo Hilden, vice president and general manager of Thermo […]
Santa Clara, CA 1/31/08—Agilent Technologies announced that it has filed suit against Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The complaint contends that three former Agilent employees, now with AMT, breached their confidentiality agreement with Agilent, misappropriated trade secrets and breached fiduciary duties in developing AMT’s Halo HPLC columns.
Promega released the HaloCHIP System, an antibody-free alternative to chromatin immunoprecipitation. Varian introduced TOP-DNA and TOP-RNA for the purification of synthetic oligonucleotides. Sigma-Aldrich launched the mirPremier miRNA Isolation Kit for purification of miRNA within 30 minutes. Biosynth AG launched the fluorescence-based BCM MRSA ELF culture medium for detection of methicillin-resistant MRA in hospital and medical […]
Stormy weather and difficult travel conditions delayed some weekend travelers to the tenth annual LabAutomation conference, which took place January 26–30 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. However, clearer skies prevailed on Monday, the first day of the conference’s scientific program and first full day of the exhibition. The Association for […]
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