FT-Raman instruments have been used for laboratory analysis in myriad industries since they were introduced in the 1980s. These industries include finished polymers, pharmaceuticals and certain specialty chemicals. Raman instruments have not been as successful for process measurements outside the laboratory due to Raman’s technical limitations, such as sampling issues and fluorescent interferences, according to […]
Second-quarter 2010 IBO Life Science Index sales improved 8.3% to $2,835.24 million, including a loss of 0.2% from currency. Operating profit jumped 20.0% to $647.97 million, and operating margin climbed 230 basis points to 22.9% of sales. Second-quarter sales for Beckman Coulter’s Life Science segment declined 2.1%, 3.2% excluding currency, to $106.5 million (see page […]
Sales of analytical instruments for security and safety are continuing to grow steadily. One important facet of this market is bio-based detection, which consists of two primary segments: nucleic acid amplification, commonly known as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and other biochemical technologies. The information comes from the Strategic Directions International report “Chasing Disaster: Analytical Instrumentation […]
As with most business sectors, lab and inspection companies’ revenues suffered in 2009 as the economic crisis hurt testing volumes and revenue growth. According to IBO’s examination of the results of five of the largest publicly held contract testing companies, revenues are improving this year as business returns to normal. In aggregate, these firms operate […]
As it evolves, UVP plans to continue its mission to be the market leader for bioimaging systems, designing and developing systems and related software as applications in fluorescence, chemiluminescence and luminescence imaging evolve. The Upland, California–based company was founded as Ultra-Violet Products in 1932 by Thomas Warren to manufacture handheld lamps. Since then, the company […]
With the pickup in global merger and acquisitions activity this year, certain segments of the lab products market have gained new attention. Specifically, two companies providing specialty chemicals for lab research, such as reagents, buffers, acids and HPLC solvents, have attracted new owners, which hope to capitalize on specialty applications, geographic expansion and the increase […]
In August, economic worries sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 4.3% and into negative territory for the year. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ contracted 4.7% and 6.2% for the month, respectively. Even with improved capital spending and strong corporate earnings, the unemployment rate and a slowing global economy remained major contentions. The unemployment rate […]
Instrument and laboratory product sales continued to gain strength in the second quarter of calendar year 2010, according to sales results for the nine major publicly listed instrument and lab product companies discussed on pages 9–11. The quarter provided further evidence of a general recovery for instrument demand. However, most companies remained cautious due to […]
It is rare that a company divests a business with the number one position in the market, but Veeco Instruments’ agreement to sell its Metrology business to Bruker (see page 2) is just such a case. Veeco holds a dominant share in the scanning probe microscopy (SPM) market, of which the biggest segment is atomic […]
Founded in 2005, HighRes Biosolutions designs and constructs robotic systems and lab devices used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies and academic research laboratories. The company, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, provides scientists with integrated systems that are designed to be easily configured and reconfigured, as well as benchtop equipment, software and consumables. The company was founded […]
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