Metrohm introduced the Process Lab, which can be customer configured. It combines analytical modules, such as pH, redox, conductivity and titration, and allows for the integration of third-party equipment. Brimrose launched the inline Luminar 4030 Miniature Free Space Process AOTF-NIR analyzer. Endress+Hauser introduced the Oxymax W COS21D series of digital dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors. Thermo […]
The Critical Path Institute adopted the Rosetta Resolver system for its Predictive Safety Testing Consortium.
KBC Private Equity acquired a 75% stake in bioinformatics company Applied Maths NV in 2006. SAS and Ingenuity Systems integrated their respective JMP Genomics and Pathways Analysis solutions. Ingenuity Systems partnered with Compendia Bioscience, a provider of cancer profiling data and analysis tools, to integrate their respective Oncomine Professional and Pathways Analysis solutions. Thermo Fisher […]
The Chinese government has announced a far-reaching, 15-year program to modernize traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Already, the Chinese government has allotted CNY 1 billion ($130 million) for TCM R&D, and the total budget over the next five years is expected to range between CNY 3.7 billion and CNY 4.4 billion. This new program, which is […]
Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is an important surface science technique that provides very high sensitivity for the detection of trace elements in solid samples, while also providing good spatial detail. The physical process involved in SIMS is similar to that of other surface analyzer techniques: the sample’s surface is probed with a highly collimated […]
In March, Rosetta Biosoftware introduced version 7.0 of the Rosetta Resolver gene expression data analysis system. Genedata AG released ToxPedia, based on the Expressionist platform, for the adoption of systems toxicology for drug safety prediction. BioImagene introduced the 3i web-based platform for developing imaging applications for digital pathology and drug discovery, featuring three modules of […]
The equity market continues to find bullish sentiment within a sluggish economy. On April 25, led by a strong rally in the blue chip sector, the Dow surpassed the elusive 13,000 mark for the first time. Exuberance over positive earnings in the technology sector and acquisition news helped push all major indexes higher. For the […]
Caliper Life Sciences launched the Discovery Alliances & Services unit, created by the integration of NovaScreen Biosciences, a provider of in vitro discovery services, and Xenogen Biosciences, a provider of in vivo discovery services. It offers more than 700 in vitro assay types. Gyros AB introduced the Gyrolab Bioaffy 20 HC CD microlaboratory for dilution-free […]
Following up on IBO’s examination of manufacturing trends in the industry (see IBO 3/31/07), Singapore continues to be a popular location for manufacturing facilities. This February, Fluidigm launched a Biomedical Product Development Center in Singapore, which will be used for R&D of a new biochip fluorescence reader and biochip loader. Bio-Rad unveiled a 20,000 square […]
Prices of iron ore and nickel reached all-time highs this year, and prices for other key metals have been going strong for five years, driven in part by limited supplies and increased demand from the booming economies of China and India. Copper climbed to its highest price of $4 a pound in 2006, and is […]
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