Gold Award IBO’s 2008 Gold Award for laboratory equipment design goes to Hamilton’s automatic pipettor, the Microlab Nimbus. The idea for the Nimbus came about after “Hamilton identified an unmet demand in the biopharmaceutical marketplace for . . . automated pipetting in key fundamental applications such as plate replication, serial dilution and reagent additions, while […]
Company Announcements Pharmaceutical Services Corporation (PSC) will offer a complete solution of Geospiza software and PSC’s services to organizations that need to integrate genetic analysis into their manufacturing process. GenoLogics partnered with GenVault to introduce the BioVault Biospecimen Management Software. Simulations Plus and Northeastern University are collaborating to measure solubilities in biorelevent fluids. BIOBASE GmbH […]
London, England 8/13/08—The independent directors of Andor Technology, an London AIM listed manufacturer of spectrometers, microscopes and scientific cameras, have recommended the company accept an offer from Thorndale for 73 pence ($0.0139) in cash per share, or £21.8 million ($41.5 million). The offer represents a 30.4% premium over the stock’s closing price on July 23, […]
Plainview, NY 8/11/08; Santa Barbara, CA 8/11/08—Veeco Instruments and Asylum Research have settled their patent litigation (see IBO 7/15/08). In 2003, Veeco filed suit against Asylum claiming infringement of a patent related to atomic force microscopy. The companies agreed to drop all claims against each other and entered into a five-year worldwide cross-licensing agreement and […]
West Chester, PA 8/4/08—VWR International has acquired Spektrum-3D Kft, a laboratory supply distributor based in Debrecen, Hungary. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company’s products include chemicals, consumables, furniture, equipment and instruments. “This acquisition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Central and Eastern European markets and our intention to expand our product and service offerings […]
Company Announcements In April, FOSS A/S opened a sales subsidiary in India. It is headquartered in Mumbai with four branch offices and 15 employees. FOSS’s subagent Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments will provide service for the dairy industry. CDEX announced three new distributors: Virtus Trading for Kuwait; GRIFOLS International for Spain, Portugal and Italy; and EURAF […]
Laboratory spectroscopic reflectometry is a niche market within the surface metrology market. Although it is heavily tied to the semiconductor and electronics industries, its has significant applications in other areas as well. The competitors in the market are generally small, and not particularly well known outside of the surface metrology market. Spectroscopic reflectometry is used […]
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Laboratory Standards, over 200,000 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified labs conduct around 6.8 billion tests annually and account for 2.3% of healthcare funding. Total lab testing revenue was $52 billion for 2007, 54% of which was from hospital-based labs. Of the CLIA labs, […]
BASF and Dow hold the top two spots in this year’s Chemical & Engineering News survey of the top 50 chemical producers, with 2007 chemicals sales of $65.04 billion and $53.51 billion, an increase of 20% and 9%, respectively. The aggregate profit margin for the top 50 firms was 10.4%, up from last year’s 9.5%. […]
Brookfield, WI 8/8/08—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired AquaSensors, which designs and manufacturers measurement systems for water quality and process control applications. AquaSensors’ products include “smart” and analog process electrodes for pH/ORP (oxidation reduction potential), conductivity, dissolved oxygen, ozone, free chlorine, turbidity and suspended solids. The company will join Thermo Fisher’s Water Analysis Instruments business, part […]
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