Woburn, MA 12/2/09; Bergen, Norway 12/9/09—Electrochemistry instrument supplier Nova Analytics has acquired Aanderaa Data Instruments AS (AADI) through its Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH subsidiary. The sale was completed on November 30. Financial terms were not disclosed. AADI designs, manufactures and sells sensors, instruments and systems for measuring and monitoring environmental parameters, with a primary focus […]
Toronto, Canada 12/11/09—MDS has announced that it has been served with a Notice of Application from PerkinElmer regarding MDS’s sale of its Analytical Technologies business to Danaher (see IBO 9/15/09). The sale requires the consent of PerkinElmer, with which MDS has a joint venture for the development and manufacturing of inductively coupled plasma–MS (ICP-MS) systems. […]
Thermal desorption is considered one of the most sensitive and environmental friendly sample introduction techniques for GC and GC/MS. Thermal desorption is used for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-VOCs. Thermal desorption systems have been available for more than two decades and have shown few technical advancements in recent years, making them […]
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released its updated “NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development FY 2007–2009” (see IBO 2/15/08 for fiscal 2008 projections) detailing the R&D spending and “R&D plant” spending by 27 federal agencies for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2009. R&D plant expenditures are spending for facilities construction, acquisition […]
This month, the US Congress passed the appropriation bills for fiscal 2010 (October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010) for several US government agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The bills now await President Obama’s signature. NSF Excluding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, the […]
Abbott Park, IL and Hollywood, FL 12/14/09—Health care firm Abbott has definitively agreed to acquire publicly held STARLIMS Technologies for $14 per share, a 43% premium over the company’s closing price on December 11, or $123 million in cash. STARLIMS is a provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for research and clinical laboratories. The […]
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