Although recent financial difficulties have curtailed global GDP growth estimates for 2008, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) argues that the US subprime mortgage crisis, slowdowns in worldwide housing markets, and rising energy and commodity prices are all occurring within a generally robust global economy that is benefiting from high employment rates, strong […]
Surface science techniques provide microscopic analysis of surfaces and samples; together, they represented nearly $4.3 billion in 2007 sales. The individual technologies span an enormous range of sophistication, from light microscopes costing thousands of dollars, to complicated confocal microscopes and ultrahigh-vacuum surface analysis systems with price tags in the million-dollar range. The overall market is […]
Academia and Government According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s preliminary analysis of the US’ fiscal 2008 budget (see IBO 12/31/07), federal spending for R&D will increase by only 1.2%, but a 15.7% increase in spending is allocated for R&D capital equipment and facilities. France’s budget gives a 7.8%—or €1.88 billion ($2.66 […]
As a feature of our annual forecast issue, IBO selects a firm from our industry as “company of the year.” In designating the company of the year, IBO recognizes an analytical instrument maker that has accomplished significant technical, operational and financial achievements. Such achievements are a function of strong financial performance, market leadership, innovative product […]
The separations market far outperformed original estimates made at the beginning of last year. In fact, 2007 growth for the separations market was nearly two percentage points higher than the original forecast estimates. In 2007, the separations market accounted for $5.9 billion in sales and grew 7.1% over 2006, the fastest year over year growth […]
In IBO’s annual forecast issue, we take a look back at the business trends that emerged or accelerated in the prior year in the analytical instrument industry. The list is presented in alphabetical order. Applied Markets Companies such as Applied Biosystems, Bruker Daltonics, Invitrogen, QIAGEN NV and Waters continued to expand into the so-called “applied […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/10/08—Invitrogen has definitively agreed to acquire CellzDirect, a provider of hepatocyte-based primary cell products and services, for $57 million in cash. Hepatocyte-based primary cells are used in predicting the effect of a drug on enzymatic metabolism in the liver. “CellzDirect’s high-value products and services will greatly complement Invitrogen’s market-leading portfolio of complete cell […]
Hanau, Germany 12/11/07—Elemental analyzer firm Elementar Analysensysteme has acquired the former GV Instruments gas isotope ratio (IR) MS product line from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Last year, Thermo Fisher Scientific was ordered to divest the GV Instruments business by the UK’s Competition Commission (see IBO 5/31/07). Isoprime, a new subsidiary of Elementar Analysensysteme, will continue to […]
Karlsruhe and Viersen, Germany 1/3/08—Bruker AXS GmbH has agreed to acquire JUWE Laborgeräte GmbH, a provider of combustion analysis systems for the analysis of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. In 2007, JUWE recorded revenues of approximately $3 million. The renamed Bruker JUWE GmbH will be relocated to Kalkar, Germany, where together with Bruker Quantron […]
San Diego and Santa Clara, CA 1/10/08—Affymetrix and Illumina have signed a settlement agreement, ending their four-year patent dispute. Under the agreement, Illumina will make a one-time payment of $90 million to Affymetrix without admitting liability. In exchange, Affymetrix has granted Illumina, its affiliates and its customers a perpetual covenant not to file suit for […]
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