For particle characterization, one of the most important measurements is the determination of the distribution of particle size in a sample. While this may seem to be a simple measurement, the reality is often complicated by a number of factors, particularly if the particle size becomes very small. At least a half dozen different techniques […]
Santa Clara, CA 10/24/07; San Diego, CA 10/125/07—Affymetrix announced that it has filed new patent lawsuits against Illumina in the US, the UK and Germany, alleging infringement of eight patents. Three of the US patents (Patent Nos. 5,902,723, 6,403,320, and 6,576,424) and the three EU Patents (Patent Nos. 0834575, 0853679 and 0799897) relate to Illumina’s […]
October ended with the Federal Open Market Committee lowering the interest rates by a quarter-point and the release of a surprising economic report by the US Commerce Department showing a GDP growth rate of 3.9% for the third quarter. Evidently, a nice treat for investors as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed 1.0%, […]
Johannesburg, South Africa 10/26/07; London, UK 10/26/07—Industrial conglomerate Barloworld has sold its Scientific Laboratory Group to Nova Capital Management for £75 million ($153.7 million). The Scientific Laboratory Group consists of five product lines: Pyrex lab glassware, Sterilin and Azlon lab plasticware, Stuart temperature control and motion equipment, Techne temperature control and calibration equipment, and Jenway […]
According to Booz Allen Hamilton’s third annual report on the “Global Innovation 1000”—the 1,000 largest corporate R&D spenders—R&D spending increased 10% in 2006 to $447 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton estimates that the Global Innovation 1000 accounted for 84% of total corporate R&D and 52% of all R&D spending last year, which was estimated at $540 […]
Quadraspec introduced the Inspira Dual Channel Reader, featuring reagent-free and fluorescence detection. Fujifilm Life Science launched the LAS-4000 luminescent image analyzer for multispectral Western blotting and in vivo imaging of small animals. Caliper Life Sciences released the LabChip EZ Reader Series for in-house kinase profiling. It includes the EZ Reader II system, a benchtop reader […]
The US is planning to adapt Japan’s policies concerning Chinese food imports. Japan imports 60% of its food supply, with approximately 15% coming from China. According to the Japanese health ministry, government and private laboratories test samples from about 10% of all incoming food shipments, since a 2002 scare involving pesticides in Chinese-grown spinach. Japan […]
BioSolveIT agreed to market Molecular Networks GmbH products in North America. Accelrys appointed Jeffrey Rodek, former executive chairman of Hyperion Solutions, to its Board in August. He replaces Dr. Gary Costley. In September, Biomax Informatics AG acquired the operative business of data mining company eudaptics software GmbH, creating the Viscovery Software GmbH subsidiary. CLC bio […]
Shimadzu China and GL Sciences established a 70-30 joint venture to market and sell their parts, consumables and supplies for sample pretreatment in China. Operations commenced October 1 with 12 employees and projected sales of ¥1 billion ($8.2 million) by fiscal 2010. Advion BioSystems acquired NanoTek, a microfluidic chemistry solutions company, in August. NanoTek President […]
Budget requests for Science and Technology (S&T) programs in Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2008 (April 2008–March 2009) have been released by the Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP). The total amount requested is ¥4,033.2 billion ($35.1 billion), a 14.9% increase from the JFY 2007 budget of ¥3,511.3 billion. The budget request from the Ministry […]
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