Agilent’s ambitions continue to grow. After a successful 2006 (see IBO 1/15/07), which saw it enter the high-end mass spectrometry (MS) market, the company has set its sights on other market segments. In late March, Agilent announced the formation of a Materials Sciences Solutions Unit (MSSU) within its Life Science and Chemical Analysis (LSCA) business […]
Tecan appointed Matthew Robin and Carl Severinghaus to its Group Executive Committee. Mr. Robin is responsible for the Liquid Handling and Robotics business unit. He was previously CEO of medical technology company Ypsomed. Mr. Severinghaus is worldwide manager of the newly created Direct Sales organization. He most recently managed Tecan US.
SII NanoTechnology introduced the L-trace II large-stage unit SPM, featuring a new accurate scanner and a standard closed loop scanner, and the S Image multifunction-unit SPM, featuring a new low-coherence optical head. FEI launched the Quanta 3D FEG SEM/FIB (Focused Ion Beam) Dual Beam, featuring three operating modes, for advanced three-dimensional nanoscale characterization, prototyping and […]
Washington, DC 3/30/07; Waltham, MA 4/3/07; Portland, OR 4/4/07—The US Federal Trade Commission has approved Thermo Fisher Scientific’s sale of its Genevac business to Riverlake Equity Partners (see IBO 2/15/07). Genevac will merge with SP Industries, another Riverlake company, and SP Industries CEO Charles L. Grant will lead Genevac operations. Terms were not disclosed.
In January, AMETEK formed the Ultra Precision Technologies Division to bring together its Taylor Hobson division with Solartron Metrology and Precitech in order to leverage combined manufacturing operations, technology capabilities and distribution. Symyx Technologies’ 2006 revenues grew 16% to $124.9 million (see page 12), including a 23% increase in Symyx Tools revenues to $37.8 million […]
Alpha Innotech’s 2006 revenues grew 10% to $13.3 million due to increased sales to international distributors and GE Healthcare, but were offset by declining US sales (see page 12). Revenues from outside the US accounted for 43.9% of sales.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be granting $23 million a year for seven years to establish six Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. The Centers of Excellence are located at the following institutions: St. Jude Children’s Hospital, UCLA, the […]
Santa Clara, CA 4/6/07; La Jolla, CA 4/6/07—Agilent Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Stratagene for $10.94 per share of common stock, a 28% premium over Stratagene’s April 5 closing prices, or approximately $246.2 million in cash. Stratagene’s products include reagents and instruments for life science research and clinical diagnostics. “We see Stratagene’s […]
In December 2006, SYSTAG AG, a provider of automated solutions for chemical process development, announced a management buyout of a majority share of the company. Tecan appointed Matthew Robin and Carl Severinghaus to its Group Executive Committee. Mr. Robin is responsible for the Liquid Handling and Robotics business unit. He was previously CEO of medical […]
Santa Clara, CA 3/30/07—Agilent Technologies has created a Materials Sciences Solutions Unit within its Life Science and Chemical Analysis (LSCA) business. The new unit will focus on the development of the company’s microscopy and optical spectroscopy businesses. Agilent’s Nanotechnology Measurement Division, which provides atomic force microscopes (see IBO 11/30/05), will become part of the new […]
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