Science published a study on November 6 conducted by researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, claiming that chemical compounds leached from disposable plastic consumables tainted experiment data. In an interview with IBO, Dr. Andrew Holt, a researcher involved in the study, made it clear that the results could have wide-ranging implications. “I […]
Major analytical instrument and laboratory supply companies weathered the economic storm quite well in the calendar-year third quarter. Dionex, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Varian and Waters each noted some order delays due to economic conditions, but in general companies stated that business was unaffected. However, the downturn in equity and capital markets worsened in mid-September, the […]
Even a new president-elect could not appease the markets. Increased anxiety over the credit markets and potential bankruptcies by the auto industry and remaining national banks propelled markets on an unrelenting decline. In the two days beginning November 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ fell 9.7%, 10.0% and 9.6%, respectively. However, […]
As analytical instrument makers and laboratory product companies face downturns in key market segments, such as chemicals, energy and metals, due to the global economic crisis, national stimulus plans may provide some relief. The variety of plans announced over the last three months provide state funding designed to increase spending through business loans, tax reform […]
Although electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) have been steadily replacing paper lab notebooks for almost a decade, their acceptance in chemistry-based disciplines has far outweighed their use in biological research. A basic ELN is a device or software that is able to store various laboratory data types, from calculations to notes prepared by researchers. The data […]
In the third quarter of 2008, revenues for IBO’s Laboratory Instrument Sales Index slowed to a growth rate of 8.1%, reaching $4,576 million, while operating profits grew 15.1% to $778 million, and operating margin climbed 100 basis points to 17.0% of sales. Despite strong revenue growth from Illumina, Luminex and QIAGEN NV, other companies such […]
After 30 years, and a 2005 court order, last month, the US EPA finalized new primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead. The new primary and secondary standards for lead each tighten the limits of concentrated lead from 1.5 µg/m3 to 0.15 µg/m3 . The primary standard is the standard set […]
It was another year when one major deal in the analytical instrument and laboratory products industry dwarfed the size of other deals. Invitrogen’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Applied Biosystems was this year’s mega-deal, bringing together the largest supplier of life science consumables with one of the largest supplier of instruments for life science research (see […]
The HPLC aftermarket accounts for more than 40% of the total HPLC market worldwide and is an important component of the market’s total growth. The majority of the HPLC aftermarket consists of HPLC columns. Although Waters and Agilent may dominate the HPLC system market, it is another company that leads the HPLC column market. Founded […]
October marked the worst month for the US stock market in 21 years as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ fell 14.1%, 16.9% and 17.4%, respectively. On October 8, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.5%. However, the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ fell 20.9%, 22.8% and […]
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