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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Washington, DC 5/29/08—ICx Technologies has acquired S3I for approximately $5.3 million and potential earn-out payments. S3I is the developer of the Instantaneous Bioaerosol Analyzer and Collector sensor for the detection of biological threats.
Madison, WI 5/30/08—Molecular diagnostics company Third Wave Technologies has agreed to acquire Stratagene’s Full Velocity patents and patent applications from Agilent Technologies. The Full Velocity patents cover quantitative PCR and quantitative real-time PCR chemistries. “Third Wave’s strategic acquisition of the Full Velocity patents cements an integral part of our clinical menu expansion plans and provides […]
The new Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 will reorganize the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $2 billion worth of research programs. The extramural Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service will be renamed the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA). For making competitive grants, NIFA will replace the National Research Initiative (NRI) […]
Company Announcements Revenues from AMETEK’s Ultraprecise Measurement and Analysis businesses grew to more than $400 million in 2007. Revenues in 2007 for Spectris’s Materials Analysis segment, which consists of PANanalytical, Malvern Instruments and Particle Measuring Systems, increased 4%, 8% in constant currencies, to £213.8 million ($427.6 million), and operating profit rose 15% to £34.8 million […]
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