Mixed financial results influenced compensation in fiscal 2013 (FY13) as just over half of the top executives in IBO’s Stock Indexes recorded higher pay, according to IBO’s latest review of US instrument and lab product companies’ executive compensation. For the 34 CEOs and/or presidents from the 32 companies in the Indexes who have served in […]
According to the latest IBO Business Climate Survey, optimism among executives at analytical instrument and lab product companies and associated suppliers is on the upswing. Seventy-three percent of executives surveyed expect sales for the industry as a whole to increase moderately in the second and third quarters (see graph, page 4). This is a notable […]
The US equity markets wavered in April as a result of mixed earnings and economic data. While manufacturing reports and consumer sentiment improved, the housing markets and GDP growth concerned investors. First quarter US GDP grew at a lackluster 0.1%, which was below analysts’ expectations of 1.1% and significantly lower than the 2.6% growth in […]
Settlements dominate this spring’s look at patent infringement litigation among instrument and lab product firms. New suits were filed targeting Luminex and microscopy companies. New Suits Last November, Irori Technologies, a supplier of combinatorial chemistry systems, filed suit in Southern California District Court against Luminex (see table). The complaint alleged infringement of three patents by […]
The first of IBO’s biannual new-laboratory roundups focuses on large new academic buildings and facilities for food testing. In addition, the table on page 6 highlights plans for selected new academic translational-research labs, consumer-products labs and pharmaceutical labs. Several US universities are building or have plans for science facilities at least 200,000 ft2 in size. […]
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) hosted its annual conference from April 5 to 9 in San Diego, California. Attendance for the conference was up 2% from last year, when it was held in Washington, DC, to over 18,400 attendees. The number of exhibitors rose 4% to 3,057. On Monday afternoon, the AACR/American Society […]
Analytik Jena entered the ICP market with the introduction of the PlasmaQuant PQ 9000 ICP-OES, which features a compact design and delivers high resolution, ease of use, flexibility and precision. The PQ9000 is a simultaneous ICP system that employs four key components: high-resolution optics, the V (vertical) Shuttle Torch, Dual View PLUS technology and a […]
Fourth quarter 2013 IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Sales Index revenues grew 3.7%, 4.9% excluding currency, to $4,474 million. Adjusted operating profit rose 10.0% to $809 million. Operating margin gained 90 basis points to 16.4% of sales. Full-year 2013 Index sales grew 1.7%, 2.8% excluding currency, to $16,759 million. Adjusted operating profit rose 2.3% to $2,956 million. […]
At a time when large exhibitions seem to be declining in attendance and exhibitor participation, Analytica has clearly established itself as a “must-attend event” based on a proven formula for success. The trade fair took place May 10–13 in Munich, Germany. Held at an outstanding modern venue in the heart of Europe, well planned and […]
Notwithstanding currency, there were only subtle changes in the 2013 calendar-year rankings on IBO’s list of the top 30 analytical and life science instrument and aftermarket companies as a result of modest growth and fewer acquisitions. However, Illumina was the highlight, rising one spot to the number nine position, with more than 20% sales growth […]
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