There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
Atomic Spectroscopy Applitek, a Belgian firm, debuted the eXaminer a portable/handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument, which should begin shipping in August or September at a “competitive” price. In November 2007, Brooks Rand began shipment of the Merx methyl mercury system, which uses GC and its AFS mercury analyzer to make a direct measurement of methyl […]
Fourth quarter 2007 Life Science Index sales rose 14.4% to $2,419 million, while operating profit jumped 29.8% to $445 million. Operating margins improved 220 basis points to 18.4% of revenues. Year-over-year Life Science Index sales increased 12.5% to $8,651 million. Operating profit grew 23.2% to $1,357 million, and operating margins increased 140 basis points to […]
Following up on IBO’s examination of US product safety systems (see IBO 11/15/07), there have been recent announcements from Wal-Mart, Toys R’Us, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) and the EU concerning toy safety. These announcements express a clear aim to increase the amount of toy testing, with the TIA calling for an increase in the […]
Japanese R&D funding increased last year, but at a modest level, according to the latest data from the Japanese government. According to recent figures, the country’s total R&D spending rose in fiscal 2006 (April 2006–March 2007), continuing an upward trend, led by spending by private companies. In addition, government R&D funding is set to increase […]
The final trading day in February ended with a sharp decline across major US and international stock indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined 2.5%, 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively, while the Asia-Pacific and European equity markets ended broadly lower. The continued negative US economic data, including inflationary pressure, rising oil prices, […]
Once again this year, the seasonally strong calendar year 2007 fourth quarter did not disappoint, topping off a year of solid growth for some of the analytical instrument industry’s largest companies. Of the 10 analytical and life science instrument businesses discussed on pages 9–11 that presented quarterly results in US dollars, eight posted double-digit revenue […]
For the fourth quarter of 2007, revenues for IBO’s Laboratory Sales Index grew 13.5% to $4,616 million and operating profits improved 23.0% to $833 million, leading operating margins 140 basis points higher to 18.0% of sales. For the year, the Laboratory Instrument Index reported similar revenue growth, climbing 13.5% to $17,030 million. Operating profits grew […]
The January 31 issue of IBO reported on the analytical technologies used for biofuel research and production. In December 2007, a white paper on internationally compatible biofuel standards was published by a tripartite task force made up of biofuel experts, including those from Brazil’s National Institute of Metrology, Standardization, and Industrial Quality (INMETRO), the European […]
Following two weeks of speculation and a bidding process involving at least four companies, on February 4, GE Healthcare announced that it would acquire Whatman for $713 million in cash (see page 2, IBO 1/15/08). The 268-year-old company with forecasted 2007 revenues of £116 million ($232 million), Whatman is a name long associated with laboratory […]
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