Artifex Engineering introduced the IRS-E series of mid-IR spectrometers for industrial metrology. Process Systems Enterprise released a suite of software facilities and services for high-fidelity modeling of batch, semibatch and continuous pharmaceutical operations. Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the CB Omni PGNAA analyzers for the composition analysis of raw materials in the cement manufacturing process. Thermo […]

Syrris opened an office in La Jolla, California. Biotage AB elected Axel Broms and Per-Olof Eriksson to its Board, replacing Jeff Bork and Björn Odlander. In May, Agilent and Integrated DNA Technologies agreed to harmonize their chemistry, processes and analytical techniques and to provide reciprocal referrals for synthetic oligonucleotides, creating a complete development pathway for […]

Hitachi High-Technologies Life Science’s revenue for fiscal 2007 ended March 31 rose 9.3% to ¥933 billion ($8.1 billion) (see IBO 6/30/07) to account for 9.8% of company sales. Operating profit increased 39.4% to ¥123 billion ($385.3 million). Sales of liquid chromatographs and DNA sequencers increased. Hitachi High-Technologies opened a branch office in Moscow, Russia, in […]

In April, YSI acquired the environmental division of AMJ Equipment, its southeastern US selling partner, which has been renamed AMJ Environmental. Sensicore appointed Kenneth Ogan, PhD, former vice president of technology for Danaher’s Environmental Water Quality Group, as vice president of R&D and Douglas Reed, formerly with Agilent, as vice president of Sales.

Spartacus Consulting introduced LabPortico ASP and Enterprise, online customer service tools for laboratories. Labtronics released Nexxis ILAB for the collection of information from lab informatics systems and instruments. Labtronics introduced LimsLink CDS 4.0. In May, Agilent released OL ECM Workgroup, an enterprise content management software package designed for smaller labs. Pricing begins at $21,000. Accelerated […]

IO Informatics appointed Robert Stanley, cofounder and CTO, president and CEO in April. VelQuest integrated its GMP Electronic Notebook System, designed for QA/QC applications, with Symyx Technologies’ electronic lab notebook applications, which are designed for R&D. Thermo Fisher Scientific granted Sage-N Research a sublicense to sell the SEQUEST search engine products. Agilent integrated EMC’s NetWorker […]

Under a collaboration and licensing agreement with Dr. Gerry Shaw of the University of Florida and EnCor Biotechnology, Millipore is developing a neurofilament ELISA kit to measure the biomarker pNF-H. Millipore named Charles Wagner, vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development, CFO, effective August 15. Meridian Bioscience restructured and expanded its Meridian Life Science subsidiary […]

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Orion 2-Star benchtop pH meter and the Orion 5-Star Meter. Siemens Water Technologies launched the Total-Check 900 In-Line TOC Monitor for laboratory applications. Mettler-Toledo introduced the SevenGo handheld meters, consisting of five models, for measuring pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen. Mettler-Toledo released the FiveEasy bench meters for pH and conductivity […]