Applied Biosystems released the BigDye Xterminator Purification Kit to shorten the time and work required to perform purification prior to Sanger sequencing. Luminex launched the MagPlex microspheres, enabling automated xMAP-based assays. PerkinElmer introduced the Immuno-catch Kit, featuring immuno-capture technology, for MS detection. Agilent launched the Small RNA Kit for its 2100 Bioanalyzer microfluidics system. Molecular […]
The Japanese government has introduced two new programs to support research centers. The World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) will provide yearly funding of ¥500 million–¥2 billion ($4–$17 million) for five top-level research centers for at least 10 years. For Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2007 (April 2007–March 2008), WPI’s budget is ¥3.5 billion ($30 […]
GE Healthcare will exclusively distribute under the ULTA brand a new range of microfiltration cartridges and disposable filters from Parker domnick hunter for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The companies also entered into a joint technology development agreement. As part of an R&D collaboration, Invitrogen will contribute its PD Direct media and cell line development expertise and Viropro […]
The Indian prime minister’s office has assigned responsibility for the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, which will establish a central regulatory body for the food industry (see IBO 8/31/06), to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The regulatory body will be created in August or September. According to the Indian government, INR […]
Carlsbad and Mountain View, CA 5/29/07—Invitrogen and Clontech Laboratories, a unit of Takara Bio, have announced the settlement of Invitrogen’s patent infringement lawsuit against Clontech. The settlement comes one week after a jury decision in a federal district court in Maryland. According to the settlement, Clontech has agreed that Invitrogen’s four patents for “Cloned Genes […]
May started with upbeat earnings announcements and mergers and acquisitions news that helped sustain the strong April rally. On May 3, better than expected first quarter productivity data and lower than expected labor costs helped push the Dow Jones Index to another record close and the S&P 500 Index to cross the 1,500 mark for […]
The calendar-year first quarter proved to be an outstanding quarter for major analytical instrumentation providers. Growth in key end-markets remained robust. Among end-users, industrial spending, especially in the petrochemical and commodities sectors, continued to fuel instrument demand. Steady spending by big pharmaceutical companies was also reported by providers. Regionally, China and India remained the focal […]
Consulting firm Taratec introduced Intelligent Solutions-LAB, a family of services designed to improve laboratory performance and productivity. It includes Operations Intelligence-LAB, Workflow Intelligence-LAB and Technology Intelligence-LAB. Thermo Scientific Asset Management Services appointed a specialized European team and launched a tailored service solutions with a focus on the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and […]
London, UK 5/30/07—The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has published its final decision that Thermo Fisher Scientific’s purchase of GV Instruments (see IBO 7/31/06) “would lead to higher prices, or other adverse effects, for customers of some Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) instruments” (see IBO 3/15/07). The CC’s findings specify that the acquisition of GV Instruments […]
In April, President Vladimir Putin announced the Presidential Nanotechnology Initiative. At least RUB 28 billion ($1.1 billion) in government funding will be allocated for the initiative through 2010; some funds will go to the purchasing new laboratory equipment. According to the Russian government, RUB 150 billion ($5.8 billion) has already been invested in nanotechnology. Putin […]
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