West Chester, PA 11/6/07—VWR International has purchased Omnilabo BV, a Netherlands-based distributor of laboratory products, from private equity firm Nimbus. Founded in 1979, Omnilabo has 42 employees based in the Netherlands and Belgium. “The acquisition of Omnilabo is a great fit with our Dutch and European distribution operations,” said Manuel Brocke-Benz, senior vice president and […]
The US-China Business Council’s (USCBC) 2007 Member Priorities Survey reflects a mood of optimism. Eighty-three percent of the respondents stated that their operations in China were profitable and two-thirds said that the profitability rate of their Chinese operations is equal to or higher than their companies’ global rate. Ninety-two percent of respondents expect sales increases […]
Anapol Geratetechnik AG named Cemtrex the exclusive distributor of its portable emission analyzers in North America and India. Leister Process Technologies’ Axetris Microsystems business, an OEM provider of MEMS-based sensors and micro-optical components, acquired IR Microsystems SA, a developer of diode laser–based detection technology. In August, Emerson Process Management acquired Decision Management International, a provider […]
Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the TurboTox GC/MS Productivity Solution for drugs of abuse testing. It consists of the DSQ II single quadrupole GC/MS, ToxLab 2.0 software, and methods and consumables. AC Analytical Controls introduced the AC All in One Biodiesel analyzer, featuring an Agilent 7890A GC. Phenomenex introduced Zebron ZB-5Msi GC columns for separation of […]
Palo Alto, CA 11/5/07—Varian has acquired Analogix, a developer of flash chromatography instruments and consumables, for $11 million in cash, plus assumed net debt. Future price payments could total $4 million over three years depending on milestones and financial performance. “The acquisition of Analogix is strategic to the advancement of Varian’s goal to grow applications-based […]
Spurred by the likelihood of rising fuel demand in developing economies and increasingly stringent regulations for carbon dioxide emissions in developed economies, several of the leading oil producers have been investing heavily in partnerships with universities for biofuel research. The most substantial of these investments is $500 million from BP for a 10-year consortium among […]
Arlington, Virginia 11/7/07—Security technologies company ICx Technologies completed its IPO to raise $80 million (see IBO 8/15/07). The company sold five million shares of common stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange at $16 per share. Earlier this month, the company had forecasted a price of $17–$19 per share. Shares fell 19% in their first week […]
Columbus, OH 11/1/07—Mettler-Toledo has announced that CEO Robert F. Spoerry will retire effective January 1, 2008, and has named Olivier Filliol as CEO and president. Mr. Filliol currently runs the company’s Global Sales, Service and Marketing operations, its Chinese operations and is division head of the Process Analytics business. Mr. Speorry will become executive chairman.
Lonza’s Bioscience division, consisting of its Cell Therapy, Rapid Testing Systems, Media, and Cell Discovery and Molecular Biology businesses, reported CHF 82 million ($66.9 million) in sales and EBIT of CHF 12 million ($9.8 million) for the first half of 2007. Media, and Cell Discovery and Molecular Biology sales were lower than expected. CellSystems Biotechnologies […]
The Society for Biomolecular Sciences’ (SBS) Symposium, “Back to Pharmacology: Stem Cells and Primary Cells in Drug Discovery,” was held on November 8 and 9 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, California. It was one of SBS’ small symposia focused on specific topics that the organization has been holding for a number of years […]
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