Foster City, CA 1/25/07—Tony White told investors on the Applied Biosystems’ quarterly conference call that he plans to continue as interim president of the company for the next one-to-two years. Mr. White took over the position three months ago following the resignation of Catherine Burzik (see IBO 10/31/06). “As of now, the Board of Directors […]

Brentford, UK 1/18/07—Whatman announced that CEO Bill Emhiser (see IBO 9/30/05) has been replaced with Kieran Murphy, former chief executive of pharmaceutical company Innovata. The change follows disappointing sales results for 2006. The company estimates 2006 revenues rose 5% to £114 million ($211.1 million), missing November estimates of 6%–7% growth, and are expected to result […]

To spur the industrial application of microbial genome research, top companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and nutrition industries have formed the Industrieverbund Mikrobielle Genomforschung (IMG). Among the member companies are BASF, Degussa and Wacker-Chemie. IMG will develop a variety of projects, including fermentation and enzymatic processes that are cheaper and less damaging to the environment […]

Company Announcements YSI named Man (Waylon) Cheung to the newly created position of director of Asia Pacific Region. He was most recently key accounts manager for Emerson Process Management in China. Product Introductions Mettler-Toledo released a portable kit specifically for USP conductivity measurements, featuring the SG7 SevenGo Pro Portable conductivity meter and InLab 740 USP […]

Company Announcements Proxeon appointed Mårten Winge CEO in 2006. He joined the company from Olink Bioscience. Cenix BioScience GmbH, Applied Biosystems and the Biotechnology Center of the Technische Universität Dresden established a joint facility to develop tools and methods to enable more detailed and probative analyses of the cellular functions of therapeutically relevant genes. Applied […]

Oakdale, MN 1/5/07—Dyneon, a subsidiary of 3M, has acquired 3M’s Bioanalytical Technologies business, including the Empore solid phase extraction product line, effective January 1. 3M Bioanalytical Technologies previously operated as a separate operating unit within 3M. Based in Oakdale, Minnesota, Dyneon is a suppler of fluoropolymers and has 800 employees.

In January 2005, India achieved compliance with the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which, among other things, protect drug patents. Last September, Biocon’s BIOMAb-EGFR became the first new drug to be developed, tested and taken through approval by an Indian company. However, of India’s estimated 20,000 drug firms, few are developing […]

Poissy, France 1/17/07­—Environnement SA has acquired the assets of Becker Messtechnik, a developer of instruments for the continuous sampling and monitoring of dioxins. “The acquisition of Becker Messtechnik, which was moreover, one of our suppliers and which we therefore know particularly well, will strengthen our technological expertise in pollutant measuring,” said Environnement SA Chairman François […]

Company Announcements Axsun Technologies opened a direct office in the UK in 2006. Endress+Hauser opened a new production site in Suzhou, China to manufacture level, pressure, temperature and analytical measuring devices. Three production centers will move to the 7,850 sq. meter building. Bay-Tec Engineering licensed Finesse’s TruBio Bioreactor Control Operating System. Sionex named Eric Kirleis […]