Pittsburgh, PA 6/11/10—Wheaton Industries, a manufacturer and repackager of lab supply and packaging products, has been acquired by PNC Equity Partners. Financial details were not disclosed. Wheaton provides laboratory products including glass vials, plastic containers and accessories, and sells directly to specialty OEMs and diagnostic instrument companies. “We were particularly attracted to Wheaton’s growth prospects, […]

These are exciting times for micro computed tomography (microCT) scanning for in vivo animal–imaging. Traditional microCT scanning is an X-ray technique in which multiple in vivo images are taken of animals and mathematically combined to form a three-dimensional image of the subject. Systems are generally used in evaluations of potential drug compounds for safety and […]

Dealers, auctioneers and brokers, as well as instrument companies themselves, offer pre-owned systems at a discount to new systems. Nearly any category of analytical instrumentation is available in various conditions: refurbished, “as is,” and, in some cases, barely used. Savings are wide ranging, and depend not only on the age and condition of the particular […]