The Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) has released a draft of its plan to promote the sharing of research instruments and development of new instrumentation by researchers. The plan is designed to improve coordination among CAS scientists by centralizing research facilities. Under the plan, between 30 and 50 pilot centers will be established. CAS would […]
Major analytical instrument and laboratory supply companies weathered the economic storm quite well in the calendar-year third quarter. Dionex, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Varian and Waters each noted some order delays due to economic conditions, but in general companies stated that business was unaffected. However, the downturn in equity and capital markets worsened in mid-September, the […]
The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has announced projects in eight countries involving 11 funding organizations to study the genomic changes in eight forms of cancer. Each projects is expected to cost $20 million. Source: ICGC
As analytical instrument makers and laboratory product companies face downturns in key market segments, such as chemicals, energy and metals, due to the global economic crisis, national stimulus plans may provide some relief. The variety of plans announced over the last three months provide state funding designed to increase spending through business loans, tax reform […]
Company Announcements GENEART AG extended its strategic collaboration with QIAGEN NV to include synthetic human genes optimized for use in insect or mammalian cells in addition to those designed for production in E.coli bacteria. GENEART AG established a subsidiary on the US West Coast in San Francisco, California. Invitrogen named Joe Beery as head of […]
The Taiwanese government has drafted a bill to set up a new agency, the Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), to strengthen food and drug safety. The TFDA will assume the duties of the Department of Health’s Bureau of Food Safety, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs, Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis, and Bureau of Controlled Drugs. […]
Company Announcements Ahura Scientific announced three new distributors: Nucletron Technologies GmbH for Germany and Austria, HazmatLINK for the UK and Benelux, and RMI for the Czech and Slovak Republics. T-Ray Science exclusively licensed MIT’s technology for dual-mode, pulsed and continuous TeraHertz waves. Product Introductions X-Rite launched the xDNA system with the M98 handheld spectrophotometer for […]
Company Announcements Air Liquide acquired Pure Helium, a supplier of liquid and gaseous helium, helium-based mixtures and argon, with presences in India and the Middle East. Pure Helium has 40 employees and had 2007 revenues of $20 million. Under a strategic alliance announced in July, Steelcase’s Laboratory Solutions division will integrate Lab Crafters’ fume hood […]
Science published a study on November 6 conducted by researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, claiming that chemical compounds leached from disposable plastic consumables tainted experiment data. In an interview with IBO, Dr. Andrew Holt, a researcher involved in the study, made it clear that the results could have wide-ranging implications. “I […]
Pfäffikon, Switzerland 11/26/08; Amersham, England 11/27/08—OC Oerlikon has sold its Oerlikon Optics USA business unit to Ocean Optics, an affiliate of Halma, for $6 million in cash. Based in Golden, Colorado, Oerlikon Optics USA is a supplier of custom optical components and subassemblies and has annual sales of more than CHF 10 million ($8.4 million). […]
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