In this article, IBO presents the second report in its biannual review of new patent infringements suits involving analytical instrument and lab product companies. New Cases In May, the University of Pittsburgh filed suit in the US District for the Western District of Pennsylvania against PerkinElmer, alleging infringement of five patents (see table below), which […]
The US equity markets rebounded sharply in October as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ climbed 8.5%, 8.3% and 9.4%, respectively. Stronger-than-expected corporate earnings, especially from telecom, health care and consumer staples sectors, boosted equity prices, along with unchanged interest rates and historically low jobless claims. Third quarter GDP came in just […]
This month, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, highlighting trends in R&D spending among the 34 countries that make up the OECD as well as China. In particular, the report emphasized the recent trends of growing investment by business, China’s increasing R&D prominence and the […]
Despite indications that the global economy is continuing to slow, the outlook for sales growth within the instrument and lab product industry is positive. In late October, 15 industry executives completed the online IBO Business Climate Survey. The respondents were IBO subscribers and other solicited participants, each representing a unique company or business unit. The […]
This month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued its report, “Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice.” The document made recommendations for strengthening the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in its capacity as the supporting body for forensic research in the US. This article […]
Abcam Gains on Asia Expansion Fiscal 2015 sales for Abcam ending June 30 grew 12.6%, 14.2% excluding currency, to £144.0 million ($225.1 million = £0.64 = $1). Product revenue climbed 16.6% to account for 94% of sales. This growth was driven by new products, direct sales initiatives, geographic expansion in China and the acquisition of […]
The 65th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genomics (ASHG) was held October 6–10 in Baltimore, Maryland. The event attracted 7,866 attendees, including 6,242 scientific attendees (nonexhibitors), a 6.7% decrease from the 2014 show, which was held in San Diego, California (see IBO 10/31/15). Two hundred forty-three companies exhibited, compared with 240 last […]
As the pharmaceutical industry’s use of external collaborations for R&D has increased, so has the need for the efficient and secure sharing, integration and management of experimental data. Informatics platforms for collecting, storing and analyzing experimental data, notably instrument data, have been integral to enabling external R&D activities with issues of scalability, data transparency and […]
Despite a strong final trading session to end the month, US equity markets continued to falter in September due to anxiety over the economic slowdown in China and other emerging markets. Consequently, the Federal Reserve, which was equally pressured by uncertain global economic developments as well as by the strong valuation of the US dollar, […]
Earlier this year, South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning published the “Survey of Research and Development in Korea, 2013,” presenting its latest review of South Korean R&D expenditures. The country’s R&D spending is particularly notable as South Korea, at 4.15%, has the highest R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP among Organization […]
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