According to a report by the Statistics Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, total R&D expenditures for Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2005 (April 1, 2005-March 31, 2006) were ¥17,845.2 billion ($156.5 billion), up 5.4% from JFY 2004. Of this, natural sciences R&D made up ¥16,472.1 billion ($144.5 billion). R&D was 3.53% of […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the world’s leading iron ore exporter, Australia has benefited from the more than doubling of the price of iron ore since 2004. During the same period, China’s imports of iron ore have climbed 60%. As a result, a number of Chinese steel firms are partnering with smaller Australian iron ore producers to maintain supplies. […]
The nature of security threats changes from crisis to crisis, averted or not. Staying nimble is a necessity in the analytical security industry: companies must respond quickly to develop technologies to counteract new threats. Government funding, which many security companies depend on, is uncertain. In this article, IBO explores two recent responses to the uncertainty […]
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 […]
Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is an atomic spectroscopy technique that uses plasma to energize a sample into emitting light that can be analyzed for atomic composition. An important alternative is the use of mass spectrometry to analyze the ionized sample from the plasma. ICP mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is an extremely sensitive technique for atomic spectroscopy. […]
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.
Palm Springs, California’s desert air and sunny days were once again a perfect background for the Association for Laboratory Automation’s (ALA) annual LabAutomation conference. Held January 28–31 and accompanied by a three-day exhibition, the conference drew 4,600 registrants, a 9% increase from last year (see IBO 1/31/06). However, the number of exhibitors fell 15% to […]
Earlier this month, the FDA gave its recommendations to Congress for the next reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee program. In order to support these changes, the FDA recommends that the annual user fee collections be increased $87.4 million to $392.8 million. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) of November 1992 first authorized […]
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