The Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G), a Montreal-based nonprofit international consortium, will receive CAD 34.5 million ($32.3 million) in funding from the Canadian and Quebec governments, according to an announcement this May. P3G’s budget, which includes investments from international partners, may reach CAD 64.5 million ($60.4 million). The Canadian government expects P3G to improve […]
HunterLab launched the UltraScan VIS spectrophotometer for measurement of both reflected and transmitted color and transmission haze. HiperScan GmbH introduced the SGS1900 NIR, featuring new scanning grating technology. Analytical Spectral Devices released the TerraSpec portable mineral spectrometer. PerkinElmer introduced the Spectrum 400 IR spectrometer, which can automatically switch between NIR and MIR measurement modes and […]
Zurich, Switzerland and Syracuse, NY 5/31/07—-INFICON has acquired Maxtek, a provider of instruments and software for thin film deposition and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements. Terms were not disclosed. “Maxtek’s strong reputation and its products complement INFICON instruments, enabling us to provide a more complete product range for thin film coating processes which are vital […]
The 55th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics took place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana from June 3 to 7. Just a week earlier, Indianapolis was the sight of the famous Indianapolis 500 race, but for MS enthusiasts, this was the week to be in […]
According to Chemical & Engineering News’ yearly survey of the top 50 US companies in the chemical industry, 2006 was not an eventful year. Combined sales of the surveyed companies reached $299.3 billion, a 6.3% increase over 2005. This sales growth is down from last year’s 10.9% increase, and is a far cry from the […]
Northbrook, IL 6/12/07—IDEX has acquired Quadro Engineering, a provider of particle control solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries for $31 million in cash. Quadro Engineering specializes in products for fine milling, emulsification and special handling of liquid and solid particulates for lab, pilot phase and production scale processing. Based in Ontario, Canada, the company […]
In 2006, global sales in the cosmetics and toiletries sector grew 10% to more than $253 billion, according to Euromonitor International. The potential for profit in this sector has drawn biotech startup companies as well as major cosmetics firms to manufacture cosmetics with purported pharmaceutical effects, commonly called cosmeceuticals. Biotech startups are drawn to the […]
DeltaDOT appointed Richard Lingard as vice president of Sales. He was previously director of Strategic Alliances for Invitrogen. SRU Biosystems exclusively licensed Novartis’s Evanescent Resonance technology for drug discovery applications. The technology enables enhanced sensitivity to fluorescence-based assays. In April, Caliper Life Sciences named John DelliSanti executive vice president and chief commercial officer. He previously […]
Venlo, The Netherlands and Gaithersburg, MD 6/3/07—QIAGEN NV has agreed to acquire publicly listed molecular diagnostics firm Digene for approximately $1.6 billion, including $170 million in cash. QIAGEN will offer Digene stockholders $61.25 in cash per share, a 37% premium over Digene’s June 1 closing price, or 3.545 of QIAGEN stock. QIAGEN and Digene shareholders […]
Pfizer announced that it will spend $300 million on R&D in South Korea by 2012. An initial agreement between South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare and Pfizer for the development of drugs and medical technology was signed on June 13. According to the South Korean government, this is the largest R&D investment by a […]
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