As a semiregular feature, IBO highlights funding announcements that are expected to drive investment in analytical instruments and laboratory products. This installment includes announcements by two firms and the UK government. IBM announced this month a five-year, $3 billion investment to develop the next generation of semiconductor-chip technology. One project is “7 nanometer and beyond […]
In June, Tecan announced the Fluent, its liquid-handling system for cell and biochemical assays. Compared with the Freedom EVO, the Fluent has faster robotic arms that operate simultaneously, offering higher speed and throughput. The three task-specific robotic arms are the Flexible Channel Arm for individual sample transfer; the Multiple Channel Arm for plate-to-plate transfers and […]
With all companies in the IBO Laboratory Sales Index having reported first quarter financials except for Spectris and Tecan, Index figures have been updated from the May 15 issue. First quarter Index sales expanded 6.9%, 6.7% excluding currency, to $6,286 million. Adjusted operating profit advanced 12.8% to $1,366 million, primarily due to strong results from […]
First quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 1.3%, 2.2% excluding currency, to $4,186 million. Adjusted operating profit advanced 5.1% to $766 million. Based on continuing operations, operating margin for the Index expanded 60 basis points to 16.7% of sales. For the fiscal first quarter ending February 28, sales for Gerresheimer Life Science […]
In 2013, R&D spending in US dollars for 21 major publicly held analytical instrument and lab product firms (see table, page 6) rose 4.5%, the slowest pace in IBO’s annual survey of R&D expenditures since 2009 (the companies included are changed annually). The primary reason for slower R&D growth was the lack of significant acquisitions. […]
IVD relies on a number of technologies to test for certain conditions, diseases and infections. Molecular diagnostic (MDx) tests use genomic and proteomic technologies for such analyses. The February 2014 Strategic Directions International report, “The Coveted Molecular Diagnostics Market: From Clinical Research to Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine—Innovative Technologies Break Through,” covers the use of nucleic […]
Major US equity indexes advanced in June despite weak economic data and mounting geopolitical tension in the Middle East and Ukraine. Within the US, retail sales missed expectations, job growth remained lackluster and first quarter GDP contraction was revised from 1.0% to 2.9%, as a result of extreme weather conditions. In addition, the International Monetary […]
For the second year in a row (see IBO 6/15/13), IBO has selected another addition to Thermo Fisher Scientifc’s Orbitrap MS family, the Q Exactive HF Benchtop Orbitrap MS, as the product of the show. The Q Exactive features resolving power of 240,000 (200 m/z, 1.5 Hz), increased scan speed of up to 18 Hz […]
AB SCIEX introduced the Triple Quad 3500 MS, a lower-tier triple-quadrupole LC/MS system, which replaces the API 3200. The system features improvements in scan speed, polarity switching and sensitivity over its predecessor. Designed for routine food- and environmental-testing labs, the system employs the TurboV ion source for reliable quantitation over a wide range of flow […]
In recent years, it has not been unusual for conferences and exhibitions to be disappointing to attendees and exhibitors alike because of logistical decisions, uninteresting technical programs or a paucity of new product introductions or announcements, with predicable declines in attendance. The 62nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, sponsored by the American […]
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