Digestion is a widely used sample preparation method and a primary dissolution method for several industries. Digesters typically feature a standard hotplate design or microwave technology, which heats a sample, breaking it down into its constituents. Standard hotplate/block digesters use conventional acids like hydrochloric and nitric acids, usually in open flasks or other glass containers. […]
There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
The UK has awarded a consortium that includes Avecia, Intertek ASG, Lonza, Paraytec and the University of Bradford more than £1 million ($2 million) in grants to develop an instrument to monitor and quantify aggregation at line or online during biopharmaceutical processing.
The Department of Homeland Security awarded GE Security a contract for 41 CTX 9000 DSi and 39 CTX 9400 explosives detection systems.
In an effort to increase its strength in science and innovation, Canada’s proposed budget for 2008 contains an $80 million per year increase for its three university granting councils for research in support of industrial innovation, health priorities, and social and economic development. Genome Canada, which has six genome center around the country, will receive […]
New Orleans, LA 3/3/08—Agilent Technologies’ Life Science and Chemical Analysis business (also known as Bio-analytical Measurement) has announced two acquisitions to grow its Materials Science Solutions Unit, which was formed last year (see IBO 04/15/07). Agilent has agreed to acquire TILL Photonics GmbH, a provider of fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition is expected to close […]
Foss NIRSystems introduced the Optimized Powder Analysis Probe and the Optimized Purge Probe. Foss NIRSystem launched the NIR Bioprocess probe for in situ fermentation monitoring. Kaiser Optical Systems and Mettler-Toledo released iC Raman 2.0 for select RamanRxn System and PhAT System analyzers. Mettler-Toledo released the InPro6880i optical sensor for measuring dissolved oxygen in fermentation processes. […]
Chemical firms will increase their capital spending 8.6% to nearly $8.8 billion, according to an early February survey of 17 companies by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). For 2007, C&EN reports that the actual capital spending of the 18 companies surveyed increased by 13.2% to $8.1 billion. Survey results from 14 companies indicate R&D spending […]
Blossom Associati and Assobiotec report that since 2000 the Italian biotech industry has grown 7% on average, adding about 15 new companies per year. Sales of Italian biotech products and licensing operations have reached $5.5 billion, or 0.04% of the Italian GDP. From 2006 to 2007, the value of the country’s biotech market increased 19.3%. […]
St. Louis, MO 3/7/08—Sigma-Aldrich and Oxford Biomedica have settled their patent litigation against Open Biosystems (see IBO 6/15/06). Under the confidential settlement, Open Biosystems will acquire certain license rights for use of Oxford BioMedica’s LentiVector gene delivery technology in research activities. Other details were not disclosed.
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