US equity markets were mostly buoyant in August due to a recovery in the consumer and housing sectors, and upwardly revised second-quarter GDP growth of 1.7%. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained 0.6%, 2.0% and 4.3% for the month, respectively. Despite the modest economic progress in the US, […]
Discrete analyzers are instruments that automate the colorometric/photometric analysis process from sample preparation to final analysis. The technology employs individual wells, enabling testing of each sample as well as automated sample preparation of new samples while analyses are being performed. Sample and reagent addition and mixing are also automated. Discrete analyzers offer several advantages compared […]
In an effort to combat slowing economic growth, a handful of major Chinese cities are planning substantial investments. According to the Tianjin Daily, Tianjin has announced it will “preliminarily” complete a four-year, CNY 1.5 trillion ($237 billion) investment plan in 10 industries. According to the Xinhua news agency, Chongqing also intends to spend CNY 1.5 […]
According to its “Delivery Plan” for 2012–13, the UK’s Technology Strategic Board will have a budget of £390 million ($609 million), including an additional £25 million for funding for small and medium-size enterprises. The Board plans to launch 60 competitions for R&D for designated themes, up from 50 during previous year, and award £250 million. […]
Two new programs aim to accelerate the development of antibiotics in the face of growing antibiotic-resistant infections. The NewDrugs4BadBugs project, launched in May by Europe’s Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI), is a public-private partnership that will fund drug development and coordinate a network for drug trials. The IMI is providing €109 million ($134 million) in funding […]
In July, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) published accreditation standards for labs performing next-generation sequencing (NGS) for clinical applications. The standards are a new addition to the molecular pathology checklist portion of CAP’s Laboratory Accreditation Program. The checklist consists of 18 requirements divided into sections for wet bench processing and bioinformatics. Among the checklist […]
The New Zealand government is spending NZ 1.25 billion ($984 million) on R&D this year, or 0.57% of GDP. “Science-led Votes Science and Innovation,” the “Performance-Based Research Fund and Vote,” and “Business-led Votes Science and Innovation” accounts for 53%, 22% and 12% of such spending, respectively. To support high-value manufacturing and services, the new Advanced […]
A US Court of Appeals earlier this month overturned the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which would have established new pollution controls in 28 states and Washington, DC. The Court determined that the EPA overreached its power in requiring emissions reductions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide from Midwest power plants. The ruling stated that the […]
Company Announcements Surety integrated in April its AbsoluteProof data integrity service with KineMatik’s electronic lab notebook. In April, Real Time Genomics appointed Steve Lombardi, former president and CEO of Helicos BioSciences, president and CEO. IDBS added ChemAxon’s Reactor engine parallel-synthesis add-on to its ChemBook electronic lab notebook. IDBS partnered with Thomson Reuters’ Intellectual Property & […]
Company Announcements In June, Bruker appointed Charles F. Wagner Jr. executive vice president and CFO. He has served on the Board since 2010 and was previously CFO of Millipore. Former CFO William J. Knight remains as executive vice president, president of Bruker Detection and US general manager of Bruker Detection. Bruker opened a new applications […]
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