Epigenetics, the study of heritable phenotypic changes that are not attributable to changes in DNA sequence, is a rapidly advancing field that is increasingly providing insight into a range of genetic phenomena. Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression independent of genetic sequence. Questions addressed by the field include cell differentiation, tumorogenesis and expression of traits inherited […]
Held for the first time in Washington, DC, the SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) 2015 conference and exhibit hosted 4,964 attendees and 296 exhibitors at the Walter E. Washington Conference Center, February 7–11. Attendance declined 14.7% from 2014, when the show was held in San Diego, California (see IBO 1/31/14), but was up […]
The companies listed below—Danaher, FEI, Hitachi High-Technologies and Mettler-Toledo—are major providers of analytical instrumentation and laboratory products but are excluded from IBO’s Laboratory Instrument Sales Index due to their reporting format. Thus, the financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2014 for these companies are presented below. Fourth quarter 2014 sales for Danaher’s Life […]
With fewer than half the IBO Laboratory Instrument Index companies reporting quarterly results before this issue’s publication, IBO estimates fourth quarter 2014 sales for the Index improved roughly 5%–6% organically. Operating profit for the Index is expected to have advanced 8%. Operating profit margin is projected to have climbed roughly 250 basis points to more […]
The global food and agricultural market, valued in the trillions of dollars, employs multiple analytical technologies for food research and -safety testing, resulting in a food-applications market valued in the billions. The technologies include a wide range of instruments and consumables for a variety of techniques, including process analysis, MS, materials characterization and surface science. […]
The annual JP Morgan Healthcare conference held in early January is a major investor conference for health care companies, including instrument and lab-product companies. Several such companies presented business and strategy updates at the conference, highlighting their successes of the past year and plans for 2015. The information in this article is based on online […]
Since IBO’s recent article on 2015 economic forecasts (see IBO 1/15/15), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a revision of its October 2014 “World Economic Outlook.” According to the update, which was released earlier this month, the factors influencing the change are the drop in oil prices, the economic downturn in major economies other […]
Similar to a year ago, US equity markets contracted sharply in the first month of 2015. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ fell 3.7%, 3.1% and 2.1% in January, respectively. While the markets recovered in 2014, equity prices in 2015 may face greater resistance, perhaps marking the end to the long equity […]
R&D spending rose an estimated 4.7% in fiscal year 2014 (ending March 31, 2014), the first increase since FY12, according to the results of a survey by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) published in December 2015 and a report compiled by the NSF’s Tokyo office released this month. The MIC survey of […]
As is usual for our annual forecast issue, IBO selects a firm from our industry as “company of the year.” In designating the company of the year, IBO recognizes an analytical- and life science–instrument maker that has accomplished technical, operational and financial achievements. Such achievements are a function of strong financial performance, market leadership, innovative […]
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