Recent data suggests that scientists from past Eastern-bloc countries that are now EU members are increasing their use of the EU’s funding programs, such as the €12.5 billion ($27.1 billion) Seventh Framework Program (FP7), which extends from 2007 to 2013. During the Soviet era, these countries’ universities and research institutes were kept apart and grants […]
Chinese pharmaceuticals could drive down the price of generic drugs. According to IMS Health, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval last year of Zhejiang Huahi Pharmaceutical’s generic form of Nevirapine, an AIDS drug, indicates a trend. IMS reports that at least 10 other Chinese companies are bringing generics to market, with some appearing as […]
Company Announcements Quantum announced in 2007 that it is now the exclusive distributor of Tekmar products in the western US. In February, Picarro and OI agreed to develop and market a carbon detection package for measuring carbon isotopes in environmental water and solid samples. Finesse Solutions opened a sales and service center in Northborough, Massachusetts, […]
France’s research minister, Valerie Pecresse, announced on May 21 that France’s main research agency, the Centre National de la Recherhe Scientifique (CNRS), will be split into six specialized institutes. They will focus on mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering sciences, social sciences and ecology. The remaining sectors will be supervised by existing agencies: INSERM will take over […]
Basel, Switzerland 5/27/08—Lonza has acquired amaxa, a supplier of nucleic acid transfection systems and consumables, for an undisclosed amount. Amaxa will join the Cell Discovery business of Lonza Bioscience and its headquarters in Cologne, Germany, will become a new product development site for the Cell Discovery business. “With this acquisition Lonza further strengthens its position […]
Eden Prairie, MN 4/29/08—MTS Systems has agreed to acquire SANS Group, a Chinese provider of materials testing products with annual sales of approximately $25 million. “While MTS has a successful 30-year history in China, SANS’ sales and service capability, product portfolio, and established customer base expands our ability to serve the increasing demand for testing […]
Gas chromatography (GC) has long been a primary analytical technique for analyzing petroleum-based fuels, but it is also used heavily in the rapidly developing biofuels industry. Petroleum-based fuels are a nonrenewable resource, and with the rapidly rising price of oil, the push to develop and expand the market for renewable biofuels is stronger than ever. […]
Capital expenditure budgets (CapEx) for 22 public food companies surveyed by Food Processing are expected to increase 7.1% to $11.067 billion in 2008. Fifteen of the surveyed companies plan to increase their CapEx, with five increasing spending more than 25%. Pilgrim’s Pride and Hershey reported the largest planned increases, with CapEx growth of 72% and […]
According to Ernst and Young’s “2008 Global Biotechnology Report,” global revenues from biotech companies increased 8% in 2007 to $84.8 billion. Global R&D expenditure increased 7% to $31.8 billion. Excluding the acquisition of Medimmune by AstraZeneca and Merck KGaA’s buyout of Serono, global revenue and R&D would have increased 17% and 26%, respectively. In the […]
Abingdon, UK 5/28/08—Oxford Instruments has acquired Link Analytical AB from its owner and manager, Anna Otterstrom, for an initial cash payment of £0.6 million ($1.2 million) and a cash earn-out of up to £0.6 million payable over three years. Link Analytical AB is a Scandinavian distributor of electron microscopy products, including Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis’s products. […]
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