First-quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 3.0%, 2.5% organically, to $4,088 million. Sales growth was hampered by lower capital spending in the US and Europe, including weak government and academic markets. Adjusted operating profit improved 5.0% to $743 million. Operating margin for the Index added 100 basis points to 19.2% of sales, […]
In May, Pacific Biosciences introduced new analysis software for its PacBio RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer to detect epigenetics modifications, which can provide information on biological processes such as aging, disease development and immunity. The new software measures the kinetics of base addition during sequencing, which allows for sequencing of a variety of base modifications, […]
Held June 16–21 in at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California, HPLC 2012, put on by the California Separation Science Society, hosted 815 attendees and 52 exhibitors. This was the conference’s first trip to Southern California. HPLC 2013 will be held in the Netherlands and Australia. Starting the day on June 18 was a plenary […]
LIMS (laboratory information management systems) lie at the heart of many laboratories’ informatics systems. Strategic Directions International’s (SDi’s) April report entitled “2012 Lab Informatics Survey of End-Users” is based on a survey of LIMS end-users and provides insight into important topics for LIMS vendors, including the use of LIMS with other software systems, how and […]
Slowly but surely, the cosmetics industry is moving toward in vitro toxicity testing and away from traditional in vivo tests. The shift is due to regulation as well as a desire to more accurately predict human response and significantly reduce the number of animals required for toxicity testing. The €67 billion ($93 billion = €0.72 […]
Global equity markets soared on the final trading day of June, as EU officials agreed on a €120 billion ($150 billion) bailout fund to support growth measures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ jumped 2.2%, 2.5% and 3.0%, respectively, that day. As part of the proposal, funding will be made directly available […]
In fiscal 2011 (FY11), productivity growth for 19 major publicly held lab instrument and product companies (see table, page 6) slowed to 2.6%, compared with 4.7% in fiscal 2010. The slower growth, as measured by average sales per employee, was due to a jump in employment as a result of acquisitions and investments in emerging […]
OEM agreements are a well-established part of the instrument and lab product industry. With the growing need for cost savings and faster product introductions, the use of OEM agreements is increasing. Such agreements enable partner companies to concentrate on their areas of expertise and more efficiently allocate resources. For OEM suppliers, the agreements allow for […]
According to recent figures from the NSF, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) (see IBO 2/28/09) contributed an additional $17.4 billion in constant fiscal 2005 dollars to federal obligations for R&D and R&D plant (facilities and fixed equipment) funding in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY10 combined. This accounted for 7% […]
Formulaction is unique in its offering of multispeckle-diffusing wave spectroscopy (MS-DWS) instruments. The technique, which is based on dynamic light scattering, analyzes the stability of concentrated or opaque products with no sample preparation. The firm also offers instruments that analyze stability with multiple light scattering. “We measure end-use properties like physical stability, gelation, recovery and […]
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