The proposed acquisition of Molecular Devices by MDS Sciex (see page 2) will create a company with an estimated $470 million in fiscal 2006 revenues, putting it among the top 20 companies in the analytical and life science instrument industry (see IBO 4/15/06). In essence, the purchase transforms MDS Sciex into a full-blown instrument company, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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