A subsegment of the qPCR market, nanoliter qPCR technologies have expanded qPCR capabilities and applications, enabling thousands of assays to be performed simultaneously with smaller sample amounts, resulting in lower reagent costs, higher throughput and more data points. Nanoliter PCR formats were introduced in the late 2000s and initially aimed at the largest application segments […]
Strong Clinical Demand for Affymetrix Affymetrix third quarter sales slipped 0.6% to $86.5 million but grew 3.4% excluding currency due to strong clinical demand, increased licensing revenue and further adoption in pharmaceutical markets. Overall, Consumables sales grew 2.7%, roughly 7% excluding currency, to account for 88% of revenues. Instrument sales declined 1.0% but grew in […]
Agilent Maintains Cautious Outlook Agilent Technologies’ fiscal fourth quarter revenues ending October 31 fell 0.8% to $1.04 billion, in line with expectations. Excluding currency and divestments, which reduced revenue growth by 6.4% and 0.6%, respectively, organic sales rose 6.2%. All sales figures are organic. Sales to analytical lab markets grew roughly 6% to account for […]
With a slight uptick in inflation, improved manufacturing and strong employment reported in November, the US Federal Reserve has now targeted the beginning of December for a potential rate hike. In addition, US third quarter GDP growth was revised upwards 60 basis points to 2.1% due to increased inventory buildup. However, the stronger inventories may […]
For major publicly held instrument and lab product firms, calendar year third quarter organic sales advanced at a steady pace, driven by demand from biopharmaceutical markets, especially in the US, Europe and Asia. For the businesses in the Life Science and Analytical Instrument Indexes (see page 9), as well as Becton, Dickinson Biosciences, combined sales […]
The EU’s 2016 budget was adopted by the European Parliament on November 25, restoring funding for the EU’s Horizon 2020 program that had been cut in the draft budget. Horizon 2020 is the EU’s primary mechanism for funding scientific research, with an estimated $103.4 billion budget from 2014 to 2020 (see IBO 12/31/13). Compared to […]
Further consolidation in the life science industry, especially the bioprocessing space, contributed to a third consecutive year with a mega transaction valued at more than $13 billion. Following Thermo Fisher Scientific’s $15.8 billion (including debt) purchase of Life Technologies (see IBO 4/15/13) and Merck KGaA’s $17.0 billion deal for Sigma-Aldrich (see IBO 9/30/14), Danaher acquired […]
On November 3-4, Wyatt Technology hosted the 24th International Light Scattering Colloquium at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore in Santa Barbara, California. The event brought together dozens of scientists to discuss the use of light scattering in diverse applications from polymer science and nanoparticles to viruses and therapeutic proteins. Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD, of […]
Bruker Tops Estimates Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) delivered robust third quarter organic sales, led by increased government funding, strong NMR and MS sales, and timing of orders. Excluding currency and divestments, sales rose 9.2% to $366.6 million to account for 93% of revenues. System and aftermarket revenues grew roughly 7% and 16% organically to make […]
Merck KGaA’s $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich is expected to close November 18, finalizing a transaction announced last September (see IBO 9/30/14) and creating the world’s second-largest manufacturer and distributor of laboratory products as well as a major presence in the bioprocess market. Although pending for over a year, customer awareness of the acquisition is […]
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