The analytical and life science instrument industry has made impressive gains in productivity, as measured by sales per employee, in recent years due the greater use of lean manufacturing programs, enterprise resource planning systems, as well as outsourcing and offshoring. At the same time, companies continue to invest in sales and marketing to drive market […]
Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo’s announcement of its plan to acquire Indian generic drug company Ranbaxy Laboratories has observers speculating as to other possible acquisitions in the generic drug market. Such acquisitions would diversify large pharmaceutical firms’ product lines, would allow them to capitalize on government efforts to encourage generic drug usage and would enable […]
Santa Clara, CA 6/18/08—Agilent Technologies has acquired RVM Scientific, a manufacturer of direct heating/cooling systems for GC capillary columns. Financial terms were not disclosed. RVM’s Low Thermal Mass technology enables rapid and efficient heating or cooling of GC columns for reduced cycle times and is currently used with Agilent’s GC systems. Robert Mustacich, president and […]
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) encompasses a broad suite of closely related techniques for imaging surfaces. In SPM, a probe with an ultrafine tip is brought very close to the surface under study. Depending on the nature of the tip and the particular mode being used, interactions between the surface and the tip lead to measurable […]
Santa Clara, CA 6/30/08—Agilent Technologies has acquired MTS Systems’ Nano Instruments business unit. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Nano Instruments business unit provides nanoindentation systems and related equipment for imaging, characterizing and quantifying nanomechanical material properties. “With Agilent’s robust sales channel and global infrastructure, we anticipate growing the Nano Instruments business and offering a […]
On a basic level, a workflow is a sequence of steps necessary to complete a designated task. In a laboratory, there are many workflows. For example, a workflow may consist of the specific procedures for preparing a sample for analysis. Another workflow may encompass sample preparation as well as sample analysis. Laboratory product and instrument […]
The future of biotech remains strong although growth may be slowing. Sales of biotechnology drugs grew 12.5% to $75,120 million last year, according to IMS Health, compared to 18.2% growth in 2006. Targeted oncology therapies, auto-immune agents, anti-diabetic agents and pure vaccines made up the majority of the market, which consisted of 134 products in […]
Despite record prices and demand for the mining industry, the industry’s profit margins may have peaked. A new report from PriceWatershouseCoopers (PwC) found that 2007 revenues for the world’s 40 largest mining companies rose by a third last year to $312 billion due to the strength of diversified companies and mining firms in emerging nations. […]
Singapore 5/30/08—Hong Kong-based Techcomp, a manufacturer and distributor of analytical instruments, and laboratory equipment firm Bibby Scientific have announced the formation of a fifty-fifty joint venture. Techcomp will manufacture products under Bibby’s brand names Jenway, Techne and Stuart for the local and export markets. The Hong Kong-based joint venture will also serve as Bibby’s distribution […]
Company Announcements Takara Biotech opened a manufacturing facility for Clontech products in Dalian, China, earlier this year. LGC Standards will commercialize Abcellute’s hepatocyte preservation technology. Lentigen exclusively licensed fundamental lentiviral vector technology from the University of Cambridge. Invitrogen named Germany-based imaGenes as its European distributor for Gateway full ORF clones. Invitrogen was named the exclusive […]
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