Growth in the overall molecular spectroscopy market is expected to edge back only slightly in 2009 to 6.2%, despite the global recession. With the exception of color analysis and ellipsometry, the majority of demand for most other molecular spectroscopy techniques is significantly related to the few industries that have been largely insulated from the current […]
The laboratory automation market consists of five technology categories. Laboratory automation equipment increases laboratory efficiency, especially in areas where processes depend on repetition and precision. Demand for lab automation has been soft, resulting in modest growth over the last two years. Nonetheless, the lab automation market grew 5.5% in 2008 to $3.1 billion. Lab automation […]
IBO has been publishing its annual instrument industry forecast issue since 1993, but never have we been confronted with the level of uncertainty that hangs over the industry at this time. Normally, economic ups and downs in various regions of the world do not have that much of an impact on the industry because of […]
Hillsboro, OR 1/5/09—Electron microscopy firm FEI has announced that its gross bookings for the fourth quarter of 2008 totaled more than $170 million, exceeding its October 2008 forecast of $150 million. FEI noted that the gross bookings will be reduced by 5%–8% due to the normal quarterly revaluation of backlog. “Life Science bookings were paced […]
Milford, MA 1/12/09—Waters has announced preliminary sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 of approximately $418 million. This figure is within the range of the company’s revised guidance announced last month of $410-$420 million (see IBO 12/15/08). Waters specifically attributed the reduced sales volume to unfavorable currency translations, slower spending by chemical manufacturers, continued weak […]
San Diego, CA 1/9/09 and 1/14/09; Marlborough, MA 1/12/09—Sequenom has announced that it will commence its exchange offer for publicly-held EXACT Sciences, a provider of a noninvasive stool-based DNA screening technology for colorectal cancer, despite a unanimously rejection of its offer by EXACT’s Board. On January 9, Sequenom made public its $41 million all-stock offer […]
Illkirch Cedex, France 1/5/09—Chiral Technologies Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daicel Chemical Industries that supplies phases, columns and services for enantioselective chromatography, has acquired ChromTech. Based in Congleton, UK, ChromTech provides protein-based columns for reversed-phase HPLC in three phases. “ChromTech’s specialty line of protein-based columns adds a complimentary product range to our Daicel polysaccharide-based […]
Wetzlar, Germany 1/6/09—Microscopy company Leica Microsystems, a Danaher business, has acquired Surgipath Medical Industries for an undisclosed amount. Based in Richmond, Illinois, Surgipath is a provider of consumables and medical device accessories for clinical histology and research laboratories, including processing reagents, storage and specimen transport devices, and cytology accessories and safety products. “The amalgamation of […]
GE Purchases Whatman The acquisition (see IBO 2/15/08) was evidence that GE Life Science is still intent on growing its business. The $713 million purchase was also a testament to the importance of sample preparation products to life science suppliers. Agilent Expands Materials Science Business Four acquisitions this year (see IBO 3/15/08, 6/30/08, 7/15/08) added […]
San Diego, CA and Oxford, UK 1/11/09—Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies announced a strategic alliance to develop and sell single-molecule DNA sequencing technology. Under a commercialization agreement, Illumina will exclusively market, sell, distribute and service Oxford Nanopore’s BASE Technology products into the research and diagnostic markets. The companies will share profits from the sales. Illumina […]
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