US, European and Japanese central banks all implemented new economic stimulus strategies this month. The European Central Bank announced plans to buy unlimited government debt, and the Bank of Japan increased its asset purchase program. On September 13, the US Federal Reserve agreed to purchase $40 billion of mortgage securities each month until the economy […]
Although not the sexiest of instrument techniques, refractometry is a useful method that is widely applied in routine analyses. Its low cost and simplicity make it attractive for applications as distinct as beer brewing and the hydration levels of athletes. Growth in demand tends to be slower but more stable than many other analytical techniques, […]
In October, Bruker will begin shipping its first LC/MS product line, the EVOQ triple quadrupole LC/MS systems. The line consists of the EVOQ Elite and the EVOQ Qube, both of which feature Bruker’s new Advance UHPLC systems (see IBO 5/31/12). Bruker obtained the Advance technology, which provides separations from 100–50,000 nL/min with no hardware changes […]
Company Announcements Leica Microsystems announced in July the establishment of direct operations to serve the US states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. In July, Asylum Research appointed Advanced Technological Solutions as its exclusive distributor in Israel. Product Introductions Nanosurf introduced in June the NaioSTM (scanning tunneling microscope) for nanoeducation. The successor to the […]
Company Announcements Tecan inaugurated in the spring Tecan Australia. Tecan announced in June a comarketing agreement with Reinnervate to develop automated solutions based on their respective Freedom EVO liquid handling workstations and Alvetex Scaffold 2D cell culture technology. Tecan announced in September the intent to comarket a new automated low-volume, high-sensitivity microfluidic ELISA based on […]
Company Announcements Under a strategic partnership announced in May, Mettler-Toledo will bundle its density, refractive index and pH instruments with Konica Minolta Sensing’s CM-5 or CR-5 spectrophotometers to provide a system for quality monitoring in the flavors and fragrances industry. In July, Tornado Medical Systems and Arjae Spectral Enterprises announced a plan to merge the […]
Company Announcements Danaher’s second-quarter sales (see IBO 7/31/12) for its Environmental segment’s water quality businesses grew in mid-single digits, led by North American municipal markets, partially offset by lower demand in China and flat European demand. Within the Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment, sales for existing life sciences businesses grew in the low single digits […]
In 2011, China’s oil and chemical industry’s gross output value grew 31.5% to CNY 11.3 trillion ($1.7 trillion). The industry’s gross output value of imports and exports rose 32.3% to $607 billion. The China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation forecasts industry output to grow 14.5% in 2012, with profits rising 5% to CNY 860 billion. […]
A new UK system will link patient records with other health records to provide researchers with more comprehensive data. The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) will allow scientists to compare patient records with information from sources such as disease registries and genetics databases, and eventually the UK Biobank, social care records and pollution information. The […]
Sweden’s Research and Innovation Bill will provide SEK 11.5 billion ($1.7 billion) in additional funds from 2013 to 2016, expanding funding from SEK 1.7 billion in 2013 to SEK 4.0 billion in 2016. Universities, the life sciences, research for new products and services, and research facilities will receive SEK 4.3 billion, SEK 2.1 billion, SEK […]
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