Norwalk, CT 2/29/08—Applera has announced its Celera subsidiary, one of the company’s two tracking stocks, along with Applied Biosystems, will pursue a possible spin-off from Applera to become a separately traded public firm (see IBO 8/15/07). Celera provides diagnostic products and services. Holders of the Celera tracking stock would receive Celera shares in a one-for-one […]
Japanese R&D funding increased last year, but at a modest level, according to the latest data from the Japanese government. According to recent figures, the country’s total R&D spending rose in fiscal 2006 (April 2006–March 2007), continuing an upward trend, led by spending by private companies. In addition, government R&D funding is set to increase […]
Once again this year, the seasonally strong calendar year 2007 fourth quarter did not disappoint, topping off a year of solid growth for some of the analytical instrument industry’s largest companies. Of the 10 analytical and life science instrument businesses discussed on pages 9–11 that presented quarterly results in US dollars, eight posted double-digit revenue […]
The final trading day in February ended with a sharp decline across major US and international stock indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined 2.5%, 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively, while the Asia-Pacific and European equity markets ended broadly lower. The continued negative US economic data, including inflationary pressure, rising oil prices, […]
Following up on IBO’s examination of US product safety systems (see IBO 11/15/07), there have been recent announcements from Wal-Mart, Toys R’Us, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) and the EU concerning toy safety. These announcements express a clear aim to increase the amount of toy testing, with the TIA calling for an increase in the […]
Abeome granted Millipore an exclusive worldwide license to market and distribute the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Antigen-1 antibody for research use. In December 2007, EMD Chemicals’ Novagen brand licensed Luminex’s xMAP Technology platform in order to develop immunoassays for it. Rules-Based Medicine granted EMD Chemicals exclusive distribution rights to its quantitative protein multiplex assays, and […]
Holliston, MA 2/6/08—Harvard Bioscience announced that it has adopted a shareholders rights plan designed to protect the company in the case of a hostile takeover bid. Each stock holder will recive one preferred stock purchase right per share, which will become exercisable in the event of one person’s purchase of, or tender offer for, 20% […]
Metrohm introduced the 815 Robotic Titration Soliprep, 815 Robotic Filtration Soliprep and the 815 Robotic Flexible Soliprep for sample preparation of solid samples. Mettler-Toledo released Titration Excellence 2.0 software, the Rondo 30 sample changer and the DS800-TowPhase sensor for potentiometric surfactant titrations. Mettler-Toledo introduced the IPac and EQ-Pac lab qualification services. Sartorius AG introduced the […]
Luminex launched the FlexmiR Select miRNA Select assay for the creation of customized RNA panels. Genetix released CloneMedia-HEK and CloneMedia-CHOK1. Millipore announced the “Stem Cell Tested” Initiative to ensure that many of its filter products are validated for use on stem cells, starting with the Stericup with Express PLUS membrane. Millipore launched its Tyrosine Kinases […]
Wetzlar, Germany; Liechtenstein; Vienna, Austria 2/21/08—Leica Microsystems, a Danaher company, has acquired Bal-Tec AG, a provider of sample preparation equipment for scanning electron microscopy (EM). Leica will manage the new business from its Ultramicrotomy facility in Vienna, Austria. “Leica Microsystems was already a leader in key segments of the EM sample preparation market and now, […]
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