PetroChina heads PFC Energy’s latest ranking of the top 50 listed energy groups according to market capitalization. PetroChina and other national oil groups had slipped in the rankings last year due to the economic crisis. PetroChina, which first ascended to number one in 2007, has a market value of $353.1 billion. Market values for national […]
According to a Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) survey, 15 US chemical companies plan to increase capital spending 9.4% on average this year to $8,263 million. In 2009, the companies cut capital spending by an average of 27.5%. Ten firms plan to increase capital spending. C&EN forecasts the firms’ capital expenditures to be 5.1% of […]
The EPA has released changes to the National Renewable Fuel Standard program, which specifies annual volumes of renewable fuels, including cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel, blended into transportation fuel. It is the first time that the EPA has set standards for renewable fuels by category. By 2022, the volume standard will rise to […]
ArtusLabs is a phoenix of sorts. Rising from the ashes of Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) supplier Synthematix, ArtusLabs is focused on creating data analysis tools for its core informatics platform, the Ensemble for Life Sciences. The North Carolina company has 15 employees and has received $3.1 million in first round funding. Robin Smith, CEO of […]
Company Announcements Protein Discovery and New Objective announced a strategic comarketing and development agreement for Protein Discovery’s GELFREE 8100 Fractionation System and New Objective’s PicoFrit nanobore chromatography columns and Digital PicoView nanospray sources. Denator AB announced the completion of a fourth round of financing in fall 2009 that raised SEK 15 million ($2.2 million). In […]
Company Announcements Malvern Instruments and Kaiser Optical Systems entered into a development collaboration agreement to integrate their respective Morphologi platform and RamanRxn System analyzers. Kaiser will also distribute an exclusive version of Malvern’s ISys software and a new system control platform software for its Raman Microprobe and Raman WorkStation range. Malvern Instruments announced it will […]
Company Announcements Sigma-Aldrich now exclusively distributes Stemgent’s portfolio of lentivirus-based delivery systems for the generation of induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells. Cisbio Biosassays established sales operations in China and South Korea in November 2009. Representatives of febit, GENEART, Ginkgo BioWorks, Biosearch Technologies and Sutro Biopharma are among the founding members of the Synthetic Biology Industry […]
The Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) this month announced funding for the 2010–11 academic year (August 1–July 31) of £7,356 million ($11,753 million), compared to £7,809 million last year. The HEFCE distributes government money to England’s universities and colleges. Funding for recurrent grants for teaching, research and the Higher Innovation Fund (HEIF) increased 0.9%, and […]
Company Announcements Nova Capital Management sold Dynalab, which supplies value-added packing and fabrication services for plastic lab supplies, to Martin Davies and Kathleen DeWitt in fall 2009. Kewaunee Scientific opened its first manufacturing plant outside the US in Bangalore, India, in October 2009. The company has 175 associates in the country. Biohit established a subsidiary […]
Company Announcements GenoLogics and CLC bio announced they will provide an end-to-end informatics and analysis solution for next-generation sequencing. Analyse-it Software entered into a joint-venture partnership with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute to develop best practice standards and guidelines for medical labs using its statistical software. CLC bio named Filgen as its Japanese reseller. […]
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