Many different microscopic methods exist. Some have quite different underlying principles and, consequently, provide very different kinds of information. The ability to correlate the data and images from multiple modes on the same sample offers unique benefits for demanding applications. One combination of techniques that has been successful enough to result in the development of […]
Below are financial reviews for Oxford Instruments and Analytik Jena, both of which are in IBO’s Lab Instrument Sales Index. Each company experienced strong operating gains. For the fiscal half year ending September 30, 2011, Oxford Instruments’ sales grew 40.5%, 30.0% organically, to £159.1 million ($252.5 million = £0.63 = $1). Acquisitions added 11.8% to […]
Nanoindentation for hardness testing has been touted as a luxury only available for more sophisticated research. This month, Nanovea announced its intent to bring nanoindentation to a wider market. Purchase orders will start in April, and smaller entities could be conducting nanoindentation measurements by June. The N3 line provides fully automated nanoindentation measurement. The M3 […]
Company Announcements IONICON Analytik opened a North American subsidiary in October 2011 in New Jersey. Perten Instruments Americas formed in November 2011 a dedicated process instrumentation department. In November 2011, Scientific Industries acquired Fluorometrix and its license from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and related sublicenses for $260,000 in cash, 135,135 shares of common […]
Company Announcements New Brunswick Scientific, an Eppendorf company, laid off 184 workers in New Jersey in November 2011, according to njbiz.com. Misonix sold its Laboratory and Forensic Safety Products business, which had fiscal 2011 revenues of $2.1 million, to Mystaire in October 2011 for $1.5 million plus a potential payment. The business provides ductless fume […]
Company Announcements The National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training, Ireland, and GE Healthcare Life Sciences announced a joint research collaboration in September 2011 to develop new, robust and reproducible biochemical assays for the analysis of the biological activity of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. An investment of $0.5 million will be made in the first year […]
Company Announcements Hudson Control Group named Wagner Medical and Pharmaceutical its new sales representative for continental Europe in November 2011. In November 2011, Tecan appointed Martin Brusdeilins as head of its Development & Operations Division. He also retained his current position as head of the Science & Technology unit. He replaces Jürg Dübendorfer, who will […]
The Korean Health and Welfare Ministry announced that by 2020, the government will spend KRW 146 billion ($126 million) to subsidize drug firms. The funding aims to make Korea the seventh-largest drug industry by increasing its share of the export market from 0.2% to 5.4%. Under the plan, 10 new drugs will be produced by […]
India’s INR 90,000 crore ($19.0 billion = INR 45.17 = $1) generic drug industry and growth of its pharmaceutical market over the past few years has made it an ideal place for foreign drug firms to invest. However, recent compliance and quality issues at Indian firms have made global drug companies wary of future acquisitions […]
Canadian R&D spending in 2011 is expected to have totaled CAD 29.9 billion ($29.6 billion), which is 2.0% higher than initial 2010 R&D figures but 1.9% less than in 2008. Business enterprise spending is expected to have grown 5.0% to make up 52% of R&D spending. The sector contributed 47% of R&D funding for a […]
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