Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina both plan to increase research spending. Serbia has announced Serbia 2020, a strategy designed to increase research funding from its current 0.3% of GDP to 2% within a decade. The strategy’s seven key areas, which will receive the majority of funding, are biomedicine, environmental protection, climate change, energy, agriculture, food […]
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced its new research plan, Innovation 2020, in January. The plan continues to support basic research while also focusing on applied research. The budget for the plan, which is a component of the Knowledge Innovation Programme that CAS established in 1998, has not yet been announced, but it is […]
In January, the FDA announced a plan to improve the 510(k) program. The plan includes 25 actions the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) intends to take this year, including new guidance and improved staff training. Among the actions are the issuance of new guidance on 510(k) modifications by June 15. The plan […]
Endowments at 850 US colleges, universities and affiliated foundations that participated in a 2010 study of endowments gained 11.9% for the year ending June 30, 2010, a significant improvement over the average loss of 18.7% reported in the previous year’s study. The average annual return over a three-year period was a decline of 4.2%. The […]
Two companies whose lab automation businesses illustrate the evolution of the lab automation market and technologies are PerkinElmer and Agilent Technologies. Formerly, laboratory automation was primarily associated with high-throughput compound screening for drug discovery. Now, laboratory automation is an integrated feature of application-based workflows in both drug discovery and development. PerkinElmer’s Bio-discovery business includes lab […]
The US EPA plans to establish the first national standard for perchlorate by proposing a formal rule. The decision, which reverses one by the Bush Administration, was made after EPA scientists’ research on the naturally occurring and man-made chemical raised concerns about potential adverse effects it may have on the thyroid. In addition to setting […]
Millville, NJ 2/9/11—Wheaton Industries has acquired UK-based Laboratory Sales Limited (LSL), a manufacturer and distributor of tubular glass products and lab consumables. “This strategic investment further strengthens our position as a market leader of specialty packaging and related instruments for cell-based research, chemical compound, in vitro diagnostics and specialty pharmaceutical markets,” commented Wheaton Industries President […]
Radnor, PA 2/1/11—VWR International has acquired AMRESCO, a manufacturer and supplier of biochemicals and reagents for molecular biology, life sciences, proteomics, clinical and histology areas of research and production. Financial details were not disclosed. “This acquisition expands VWR’s product portfolio in the growing and critical life science arena,” stated VWR Chairman, President and CEO John […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ 2/7/11—Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has agreed to acquire Accuri Cytometers, a provider of personal flow cytometers for research applications. Financial details were unavailable. BD stated that the acquisition would allow it to expand into the affordable personal flow cytometer market, which includes users in developing regions and researchers in scientific disciplines, […]
Tokyo, Japan 2/1/11—The Japan Times has reported that analytical instrument company JEOL will set up a joint venture for its NMR business. The new company, JEOL Resonance, will be formed with Innovation Network, a Japanese government–backed investment fund. Innovation Network plans to invest ¥1.5 billion ($18.1 million = ¥82.76 = $1) for a 50.1% share […]
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