Next-generation sequencing is among the fastest-growing markets in the life science instrument market, with 2009 instrument demand estimated to increase more than 40%. The advent of next-generation sequencing has birthed the need for novel approaches to sample preparation (for the purpose of this article, sample preparation encompasses purification, fragmentation, target capture and enrichment prior to […]
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) reports that the world’s hectarage of biotech crops increased 19.4% to 125 million hectares in 2008. Cropnosis estimates that the market value (based on the sale price of the seed and technology fees) of biotech crops grew 8.7% in 2008 to $7.5 billion to account […]
Viscosity is a general property of fluids that measures how “thick” the fluid is. More precisely, viscosity measures a fluid’s response to physical stresses. The more a fluid resists being deformed by the stress, the greater its viscosity. The most basic mathematical definition for viscosity originated from Issac Newton, who postulated that the relationship between […]
Despite their oil resources, Middle Eastern countries are making record investments in clean energy, targeting R&D and green manufacturing in order to maintain their leadership in energy. Masdar, near Abu Dhabi, will produce zero carbon emissions and be home to an MIT satellite campus as well as a research park. According to CH2M’s Nancy Tuor, […]
Waltham, MA 2/3/09—PerkinElmer has acquired Opto Technology, a supplier of light-emitting diode (LED) based components and subsystems, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase adds optical subsystems to PerkinElmer’s high brightness LED components portfolio, part of PerkinElmer’s Environmental Health business. “The addition of Opto Technology expands PerkinElmer’s presence in the solid state specialty lighting marketplace and […]
Toronto, Canada 2/2/09; New York NY 10/30/08—MDS announced that is has formed a committee of independent directors to support its review of alternatives for improving shareholder value. MDS has hired Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBC Capital Markets as financial advisors. In an October 2008 press release, Obrem Capital Markets disclosed its discussions with MDS […]
In 2007, China’s R&D spending rose 23.5% to CNY 371 billion ($48.8 billion) to account for 1.49% of GDP. The national government‘s R&D spending grew 25.2 % to CNY 42.5 billion to make up 4.25% of its expenditures. R&D by companies, government-affiliated research institutes, and colleges and universities accounted for 72.3%, 18.5% and 8.5% of […]
Following Pfizer’s plan to acquire Wyeth and Roche’s bid for Genentech, other big pharmaceutical firms may be considering major acquisitions. Sanofi-Aventis is reported to be interested in purchasing Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). The companies currently comarket Plavix. However, BMS’s future patent expirations and changes in leadership at Sanofi-Aventis could deter the deal. Merck & Co. has […]
Company Announcements Under a research agreement, NuGEN Technologies will develop a Roche NimbleGen array application for small, degraded and compromised samples for use with its WT-Ovation technology. Biogemma will use Roche NimbleGen’s Sequence Capture technology to develop new technologies for large-scale genomic marker discovery in plants. Febit announced a strategic collaboration with In-Q-Tel for the […]
According to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Tokyo Region Office, the Japanese science and technology budget (S&T) for fiscal year 2009 beginning April 1 is ¥3,554.8 billion ($35.5 billion), flat with the prior year. The lack of a substantial decrease in a year when government budgets were substantially cut is indicative of Japan’s commitment to […]
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