Once exclusively large, cumbersome instruments, both gas chromatographs (GC) and mass spectrometers (MS) have shrunk dramatically in size and power requirements. This has led to the development of GC/MS systems that can be operated outside of the laboratory. However, most of these instruments have been mobile, but not truly “man-portable” until more recently. . The […]
LUM GmbH named Twinson International as a Chinese distributor and Lih-Yuan Enterprise as a Taiwanese distributor. Asia accounts for more than 30% of the company’s sales. Under an OEM agreement, Micro Imaging Technology will supply its tabletop rapid microbial identification system as an option for JMAR’s BioSentry Water Monitoring System. Particle size analyzer company NanoSight […]
Metrohm introduced the Process Lab, which can be customer configured. It combines analytical modules, such as pH, redox, conductivity and titration, and allows for the integration of third-party equipment. Brimrose launched the inline Luminar 4030 Miniature Free Space Process AOTF-NIR analyzer. Endress+Hauser introduced the Oxymax W COS21D series of digital dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors. Thermo […]
Santa Clara, CA 3/16/07; 4/25/07—As part of its first quarter earnings announcement, Symyx Technologies stated that due to market changes it is lowering its 2007 guidance and changing its business model. The company lowered its guidance for 2007 revenues from $133–$140 million, made in February, to $110–$120 million, and its guidance for net income from […]
In January, implementation management company Expo Technologies acquired SpectrAlliance, which provides PAT (the FDA’s Process and Analytical Technology initiative) focused software, including NovaPAC. Yokogawa Electric appointed Shuzo Kaihori, director and senior vice president of the Industrial Automation Business, representative director and president effective April 1. President Isao Uchida was named chairman. Under a partnership agreement, […]
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), which is a subset of microcalorimetry, is one of the fastest-growing analytical techniques on the market. The technique’s market, valued at $45 million in 2007, is expected to achieve midteen sales growth over the next few years, while calorimetry sales as a whole are only expected to grow in single digits. […]
In the first of IBO’s twice yearly surveys of major new or planned laboratories, Asia and India as well as a number of hefty investments by universities throughout the US are highlighted. India’s growing market, lower costs and educated workforce have attracted increased investments in new laboratories in recent years. Not surprisingly, a number of […]
KBC Private Equity acquired a 75% stake in bioinformatics company Applied Maths NV in 2006. SAS and Ingenuity Systems integrated their respective JMP Genomics and Pathways Analysis solutions. Ingenuity Systems partnered with Compendia Bioscience, a provider of cancer profiling data and analysis tools, to integrate their respective Oncomine Professional and Pathways Analysis solutions. Thermo Fisher […]
Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is an important surface science technique that provides very high sensitivity for the detection of trace elements in solid samples, while also providing good spatial detail. The physical process involved in SIMS is similar to that of other surface analyzer techniques: the sample’s surface is probed with a highly collimated […]
The equity market continues to find bullish sentiment within a sluggish economy. On April 25, led by a strong rally in the blue chip sector, the Dow surpassed the elusive 13,000 mark for the first time. Exuberance over positive earnings in the technology sector and acquisition news helped push all major indexes higher. For the […]
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