Microfluidics is not only useful in applications ranging from process chemistry to cell sorting, but is also a way to enter an established instrument market. Formulatrix began as a provider of the Rock Maker protein crystallography imaging system. The company has had 60% average growth in revenue since its start in 2002. It entered the […]
Redmond, WA 6/1/09—Microsoft has agreed to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware from Merck & Co. Microsoft will incorporate the genetic, genomic, metabolomic and proteomic data management software into its Amalga Life Sciences platform for translational research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Microsoft and Merck will also form a strategic relationship, under which […]
Over the past few months, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced new details about their programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (see IBO 2/28/09). This article covers programs from these three agencies that are expected to benefit the […]
Company Announcements Carl Zeiss SMT, the University of Ulm and CEOS GmbH announced a partnership to develop a low-voltage transmission electron microscope (TEM). The five-year €11.5 million ($14.7 million) project will receive €4.2 million ($5.4 million) from the German Research Foundation and €3.7 million ($4.7 million) from Carl Zeiss. NanoInk’s NanoFrabrication Systems Division appointed Quantum […]
The 57th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) meeting was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 31 though June 4. Despite the recession, attendance only declined slightly to 6,542, down from 6,569 in 2008 (see IBO 6/15/08). The number of exhibitors contracted for the second year in a row, declining to 165 from 171 in […]
Company Announcements Exiqon’s Research Product sales grew 43% in 2008. Exiqon expects the business to be cash flow positive by the end of 2009. Norgen Biotek signed an OEM manufacturing and supply agreement to supply Exiqon with RNA purification kits. Stemgent will market certain research reagents for inducible stem cell technology based on TET Systems’ […]
Waltham, MA 6/11/09—PerkinElmer has announced a comarketing agreement with Rigaku Americas, a supplier of X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and X-ray optics. Under the agreement, the companies will share information and provide a single point of contact for PerkinElmer’s atomic spectroscopy solutions, which include atomic absorption spectrometers, ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectroscopy), ICP-MS and Rigaku […]
Company Announcements In March, Real Time Genomics, a US subsidiary of NetValue, received a $3 million investment from Catamount Ventures. Real Time Genomics provides the SLIM Search sequence-comparison technology for genomic mapping and alignment functions that are tolerant of mismatches. Systat Software and Rescentris agreed to globally offer their joint product, the SigmaCERF electronic lab […]
San Diego, CA 6/10/09—Illumina has introduced a service program offering human genome sequencing with complete coverage for consumers at a price of $48,000. The service will be performed at Illumina’s CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certified laboratory. Illumina is also establishing a protocol, infrastructure and community for large-scale adoption of personal genome sequencing, including the […]
Updating its 2008 R&D survey (see IBO 12/31/08), Battelle and R&D Magazine now estimate that total R&D spending for 40 countries will grow 1.6% to $1.125 trillion this year, compared to the earlier estimate of a 3.2% increase. The update accounts for stimulus plans and the continuing recession. A survey of readers of four magazines […]
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