An online survey of 3,700 scientists conducted by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) and 15 other scientific organizations in June and July found that cuts in US government research funding has affected research activities. Academic researchers accounted for 91% of respondents, and 81% were faculty or primary investigators. Sixty-three percent of […]
Conducted this spring, the KPMG “2013 Food and Beverage Outlook Survey” consists of the responses of 100 US senior executives. Most respondents (58%) expect their companies’ capital spending to increase over the next year, but more than a quarter (28%) expect it to stay about the same. During the same period, nearly half (48%) expect […]
Holliston, MA 8/27/13—Harvard Bioscience has hired Jeffrey A. Duchemin as CEO. He replaces President David Green, who has served as interim CEO since May (see IBO 7/15/13). Most recently, Mr. Duchemin served as Global Business director for Corning Life Sciences and spent 16 years with Becton Dickinson. “Mr. Duchemin is a proven global executive with […]
Milford, MA 8/27/13—Waters Chairman and CEO Douglas A. Berthiaume has announced his intention to retire as CEO within the next 24 months. Mr. Berthiaume was named president and CEO in 1994. The Board of Directors has appointed a Succession Planning Committee that will consider both internal and external candidates. “Our future is bright, our team […]
Thousand Oaks, CA 8/19/13; Thousand Oaks, CA 8/30/13—Teledyne Technologies’ Teledyne Instruments subsidiary has agreed to acquire the assets of SD Acquisition, better known as CETAC Technologies, for an undisclosed amount. CETAC supplies automated sample introduction equipment for elemental and chemical analysis systems, sample preparation devices for trace elemental analysis, and mercury analysis systems. “CETAC’s laboratory […]
Reinach, Switzerland 8/30/13; Cedar Rapids, IA 8/30/13—Rockwell Collins, a provider of communication and aviation electronic solutions, has sold its Kaiser Optical Systems business to Endress+Hauser, a provider of measurement instrumentation for industrial process engineering, for an undisclosed amount. Kasier supplies spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology, including Raman instrumentation and holographic components. “The Raman technology […]
Milford, MA 8/19/13—SeraCare Life Sciences has purchased Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories (KPL) for an undisclosed amount. KPL develops antibodies and related reagents for life science research and diagnostics. The acquisition will expand SeraCare’s offerings for developing IVD assays. “SeraCare strives to facilitate its customers’ product development efforts, allowing researchers to focus on the science, specifically […]
Major, publicly held analytical instrument companies continued to operate in a uncertain market environment in the calendar year second quarter. Industrial, environmental and academic markets remained under pressure for the most part. However, Chinese, food safety, pharmaceutical and aftermarket sales were healthy. Conversion of first quarter orders benefited Bruker and PerkinElmer (see IBO 5/31/13). For […]
The preclinical market for life science and analytical instruments is slated to grow in the mid-single digits this year and next year, according to “Transforming Preclinical Research: New Approaches in Translational Science,” a Strategic Directions International report published in May. The report defines preclinical research as the stage of the drug development process after generating […]
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