Waltham, MA 12/3/08—PerkinElmer has purchased Arnel, a provider of GC systems and software for the petrochemical, food and beverage, and industrial hygiene markets, for an undisclosed amount. Arnel has been PerkinElmer’s exclusive supplier of gas-sampling valve solutions for 18 years. In addition, the companies jointly engineer and market GC instruments and accessories that are sold […]
In the wake of the widespread melamine contamination of infant formula and other milk-based products, China has further increased its food safety efforts. According to China Daily, the Chinese government announced in November that it will form food safety committees, each dedicated to one of three areas: risk analysis, new standards and food-science studies. The […]
Sunnyvale, CA 12/5/08; Berne, Switzerland 12/5/08—Dionex has announced that President and CEO Lukas Braunschweiler will resign effective May 31, 2009, to accept the position of CEO of Ruag Holding AG, a Swiss aviation, defense and technology company. “It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to leave Dionex after more than six years of […]
The IBO Life Science Index sales grew 8.3% in the third quarter to $2,255 million, compared to 11.2% growth in the same period last year due to declining sales from companies, such as Affymetrix and Caliper Life Sciences and reduced currency effects. Operating profit for the Index climbed 19.3% to $375 million and operating margin […]
Santa Clara, CA 12/3/08—Symyx Technologies, a provider of informatics and automation products, instruments and services, has announced a restructuring that is designed to reduce 2009 expenses by an estimated $15 million, excluding restructuring charges. The company will combine its Tools and Research operations to form the High Productivity Research unit, which will be organized by […]
In 1989, multiphoton microscopy (MPM) was developed as an offshoot of confocal microscopy to provide deeper imaging capabilities while causing less damage to samples. The multiphoton imaging market is expected to grow by 12% in 2009 to over $27 million. As the market matures, the largest providers of multiphoton products are addressing many of the […]
Company Announcements Alpha MOS acquired Périchrom for €440,000 ($699,283), in July. Périchrom develops and sells laboratory and online GCs and had 2007 sales of €1 million ($1.6 million). Barry S. Howe resigned as CEO and president of Electronic Sensor Technology in July and was replaced by former CEO and current Chairman Dr. Teong Lim. In […]
The discovery of the toxic combination of melamine and cyanuric acid in food supplies worldwide continues to spread. From the announcement in September of melamine in Chinese baby formula, to the most recent reports of its presence in a wide range of food products containing milk or milk-derived ingredients, the melamine scare grows daily (see […]
Company Announcements GSI Group acquired photonics supplier Excel Technology for approximately $360 million in cash. Bruce Koepfgen resigned from Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Board in September. Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology sold its Molecular Beam Epitaxy business to RIBER SA in September for €450,000 ($656,163) in cash and a cash earn-out. Steven Parker resigned from Oxford Instruments’ […]
Company Announcements Pall acquired GeneSystems, a provider of microbiological detection systems for process monitoring, in September. Invitrogen launched a patent-licensing program in September. New England Biolabs, QIAGEN GmbH and Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories licensed technology covering the random prime amplification of nucleic acids. Takara Bio granted Promega a license to make, use and sell LA-PCR–related […]
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