High-throughput electroporators employ a microplate format, which allows simultaneous transfections of up to 384 wells. Electroporation introduces nucleic acids into cells by exposing the cells to a rapid pulse of voltage that causes the pores in the cells’ membranes to open temporarily. Unlike other transfection methods, there is no limit to the size of DNA […]
From its start as a niche market supplier, WITec has evolved to cater to multiple, larger markets. The company supplies high-resolution microscopy techniques for applications in materials research and life science. Specific applications include thin-film analysis and the study of living cells in their physiological surroundings. “Nanotechnology, life science, biomedical research and pharmaceutical research can […]
Company Announcements DataApex opened its second European Clarity Training Center, which is run by RECIPE Chemicals + Instruments, in Munich, Germany, in January. Product Introductions GE Healthcare introduced Capto ImpRes ion exchange chromatography media for late-stage purification of a wide range of biomolecules. The first products to be launched are the Capto SP ImpRes strong […]
Company Announcements In March, Transgenomic expanded its license with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to include Ice COLD-PCR (CO-amplification at Lower Denaturing temperature PCR), a technique that further extends sensitivity of mutation detection, and an exclusive license for analysis of COLD-PCR products by Pyrosequencing. WaferGen Biosystems and NuGEN Technologies agreed to codevelop and comarket integrated workflows […]
Company Announcements Merck Millipore’s 2010 sales grew 81.0% to €1,681 million ($2,211 million). Legacy Millipore products represented 38% of sales. Organic revenue grew 5.6%. Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia/Africa/Australasia accounted for 39%, 24%, 9% and 28% of revenue, respectively. Sales this year are forecast to grow 51%–56%. In March, Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed […]
Company Announcements Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance named Folio Instruments a Canadian distributor of its MQC benchtop NMR analyzer. Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance announced in April a strategic partnership with Green Imaging Technologies (GIT) to develop NMR solutions for core analysis. GIT’s LithoMetrix and GIT Systems software will be available exclusively on Oxford’s GeoSpec2 systems. The […]
Despite certain companies being negatively affected by the natural disaster in Japan, first-quarter revenues for IBO’s Laboratory Instrument Sales Index climbed 6.9% to $5,600.42 million, including a loss of 1.0% from currency transactions. Operating profit improved 11.6% to $1,160.42 million, but operating margin slipped 60 basis points to 19.2% of sales. Financial estimates are included […]
Chelmsford, MA 4/21/11; Manchester, UK 4/1/11—Brooks Automation has acquired RTS Life Science, a provider of lab automation systems for life science, from Entologi for $3.3 million, net of cash on hand. Entologi, which acquired RTS Life Science just last year (see IBO 10/31/10), stated that RTS Life Science now generates monthly sales of £1 million […]
Minneapolis, MN 5/3/11—Techne has acquired Tocris, a UK-based supplier of reagents for nonclinical life science research, for £75 million ($124 million = £0.60 = $1) in cash. In 2010, Tocris generated revenues of £11.7 million ($18.2 million = £0.64 = $1), EBITDA of £7.4 million ($11.4 million) and an EBITDA margin of approximately 63%. Techne […]
Waltham, MA 5/5/11—PerkinElmer has acquired Geospiza, a developer of software systems for the management of genetic analysis and laboratory workflows delivered through a cloud-computing environment. Financial details were not disclosed. PerkinElmer stated that the acquisition supports its Next Generation DNA Sequencing and Analysis Services offerings (see IBO 2/15/11). “The acquisition of Geospiza, along with existing […]
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