Thermo Acquires Micro GC Company
Applications for the C2V-200 micro-GC include laboratory and process analyses such as trace gas analysis, environmental monitoring and natural gas analysis. Advantages include lower cost and simpler operation, according to the company.
Enschede, The Netherlands 11/16/09—Concept to Volume BV (C2V) has announced its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific. C2V’s micro-GC products and customized MEMS (microelectric mechanical system) solution, which features an integrated micro chip technology with narrow bore capillary GC columns (see IBO 3/15/08). The products will be sold under the Thermo Scientific brand. “The acquisition is a major step toward enabling us to offer our products and solutions to serve a more extensive breadth of customer applications,” said C2V CEO Job Elders. The company’s manufacturing will remain in The Netherlands. Thermo Fisher Scientific did not issue an announcement.
