The market for analytical instruments used in the environmental testing sector is currently undergoing slower growth in reaction to global economic conditions. In coming years, the highest levels of sales growth are expected for techniques that make up only a small percentage of the market. In 2010, the environmental analysis instrument market is expected to […]
Another major acquisition rocked the analytical instrument and laboratory product industry this year as Agilent announced a $1.5 billion offer for Varian (see IBO 7/31/09), uniting two top-15 instrument companies and affecting multiple product markets. However, the deal’s value paled in comparison to other large-scale M&A activity in recent years, such as Invitrogen’s $6.7 billion […]
Extreme market fluctuations once again reigned as investors questioned the sustainability of the US economic recovery. Worse than expected manufacturing and unemployment data were reported, but on October 14, the Dow surpassed the 10,000 level for the first time in over a year. On October 29, the Commerce Department announced that the US grew at […]
New suits as well as a number of settlement agreements highlight IBO’s second look this year (see IBO 4/30/09) at patent infringement activity in US courts among instrument and lab product companies. New Suits Life Technologies has filed a string of new infringement actions in recent months. In addition to the company’s complaint against Bio-Rad […]
As the US begins to roll out its fiscal 2010 appropriations, IBO takes a look at the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budgets. Currently, seven appropriation bills are still being voted on by the Senate or are in conference. These departments are operating at fiscal 2009 […]
The growth in the number of researchers in developing countries is outpacing that in developed countries, according to the latest Science and Technology Survey by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. The Survey also indicates that R&D spending by developing countries is growing faster than in developed countries due […]
Spending on Science and Engineering (S&E) R&D at US universities and colleges increased 4.8% last fiscal year (ended September 30, 2008) to $51,909 million, according to the latest figures from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Adjusted for inflation, academic S&E R&D spending rose 2.3%. Funding for basic research grew 4.1% to $39,408 million. Applied R&D […]
Second-quarter revenues for IBO’s Lab Equipment/Consumables Sales Index contracted 6.7% to $853.8 million, and operating profits declined 6.1% to $259.2 million. Adjusted operating margins improved 30 basis points to 30.4% of sales. Biohit’s second-quarter sales declined 5% to €8.7 million ($11.9 million = €0.73 = $1), while operating income plunged 38% to €0.2 million ($0.3 […]
Although the latest economic forecasts for Asia, the US and Europe have increased growth estimates for next year, analytical instrument and laboratory product company executives are a bit less sanguine, but positive overall, according to the results of IBO’s latest Fall Business Climate Survey. Signs of recovery abound worldwide, though caution runs high due to […]
MALDI’s ability to nondestructively ionize biological materials makes it valuable in proteomics applications, including protein identification and sequencing determination. Nevertheless, MALDI comes with limitations when analyzing large molecules, including dissociating weak covalent bonds and a low efficiency in detecting masses above 30–50 kDa. CovalX was founded more than four years ago in Zurich, Switzerland, to […]
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