The world’s eighth largest economy, Brazil is forecasted to grow 5.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, making for a quick rebound following a 0.2% decline in 2009. The country’s economic status has been ascendant for many years, driven by exports, foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic consumption. In particular, Brazil has prospered […]
In fiscal 2009, productivity growth for 21 major publicly held lab instrument and product companies fell 2.9%, compared to a 9.3% gain in fiscal 2008. The decline in productivity, as measured by average sales in US dollars per employee, was attributed to the economic slowdown, strengthening of the US dollar, business expansion into new markets […]
Following up on the IBO’s April 30 article on photovoltaic energy (PV), the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Technology Roadmap for PV earlier this month, highlighting PV’s bright future. Solar energy currently leads all clean energy technology in terms of venture capital investments, with an 88% increase from 2007 to 2008 to $5.45 billion. […]
Founded in 1997, Genedata AG provides modular software suites for drug discovery and other sectors of life science research. Genedata’s three major software platforms are the Phylosopher for target discovery, the Expressionist for biomarker discovery and the Screener for lead discovery. Sales of the three platforms are evenly split. According to Othmar Pfannes, Genedata’s CEO, […]
First-quarter 2009 Life Science Index sales grew 12.3%, 9.3% on a currency-neutral basis, to $2,788.36 million. Operating profit soared 27.4% to $615.14 million, while operating margin gained 270 basis points to 22.1% of sales due to product introductions and continued cost-saving initiatives. Of the 14 Index companies, Tecan was the only company for which first-quarter […]
These are exciting times for micro computed tomography (microCT) scanning for in vivo animal–imaging. Traditional microCT scanning is an X-ray technique in which multiple in vivo images are taken of animals and mathematically combined to form a three-dimensional image of the subject. Systems are generally used in evaluations of potential drug compounds for safety and […]
Dealers, auctioneers and brokers, as well as instrument companies themselves, offer pre-owned systems at a discount to new systems. Nearly any category of analytical instrumentation is available in various conditions: refurbished, “as is,” and, in some cases, barely used. Savings are wide ranging, and depend not only on the age and condition of the particular […]
Major publicly held analytical instrument and laboratory product companies experienced healthy sales growth in the first quarter of the calendar year—quite a change from a year ago and further evidence that market demand is steadily recovering. Sales to academic, government and applied markets were good, and industrial markets showed signs of life. However, pharmaceutical and […]
BioSystem Development’s Assay MAP MAb Titer is the company’s first application-specific product. It is primarily used for optimizing monoclonal antibody cell culture during process development. The MAb Titer is a miniature spin column in a cartridge format, containing 192 packed beds. First, the cartridge is wetted with 5 µL of protein A resin, an antibody […]
Volatility reached new levels this month as the European debt crisis unnerved investors. On May 6, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 1,000 points intraday, and closed down 3.2%. International markets faced similar declines as France’s CAC-40 index tumbled 4.6%, Germany’s DAX fell 3.3%, Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 2.6% and Japan’s Nikkei fell 3.1%. […]
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