In the oil, gas and fuel industries, there are many test methods for the analysis of the products’ various parameters. One of the major types of petroleum analyzers is the vapor pressure tester, which provides a measure of the sample’s volatility. When a liquid has a physical interface with air, another gas or a vacuum, […]
Company Announcements Bruker named Juergen Srega president of the Bruker CALID Group in January. He served as vice president and general manager, Biomarkers, at BRAHMS, a Thermo Fisher Scientific company, from 2011 to 2012. In March, Veolia Environnement and bioMérieux announced a research partnership to develop an innovative technology for the continuous monitoring of the […]
Company Announcements In February, Chromatotec opened a new office in Beijing, China. In 2012, revenue for MKS Instruments Analytical Solutions Group grew 2.4% to $62.8 million, or 10% of sales. In February, MKS Instruments named Gerald Colella president and COO. He previously served as vice president and COO. SensoTech opened a US subsidiary in February, […]
Company Announcements In February, JSR and ChromaCon announced a strategic partnership under which JSP will develop and provide purification media, with Amsphere Protein A as the base material, optimized for ChromaCon’s Multicolumn Countercurrent Solvent Gradient Purification process. JSR also gained a minority equity interest in ChromaCon. Product Introductions Phenomenex introduced in January the 1.3 µm […]
Company Announcements In February, Olympus began selling its microscopy products directly in seven US states, taking over the former business of distributor Hitschfel Instruments. FEI’s 2012 revenues grew 7.9% to $891.7 million (see IBO 2/28/13). On an organic basis, sales rose 6.8%. Adjusted operating income rose 0.4% to $34.2 million. Electronics, Materials Science, and Service […]
First quarter revenue growth for IBO’s Laboratory Instrument Sales Index slowed to 0.7%, 1.9% excluding currency, to $5,912 million. Operating profit declined 2.9% to $1,215 million, and operating margin fell 80 basis points to 17.9% of sales. Financial estimates are included for Oxford Instruments, Spectris and Tecan, which have yet to report first quarter financial […]
Gilbertsville, PA 4/9/13—Rockland Immunochemicals, a provider of research reagents, has acquired the Epi-Plus antibody product line from 21st Century Biochemicals for an undisclosed amount. According to Rockland, the Epi-Plus antibodies are the most well-validated antibodies for epigenetics research. “The fact that the Epi-Plus brand is co-owned by Novus Biologicals also allows us to expand the […]
Woburn, MA 3/29/13; Santa Clara, CA 4/29/13—SciAps has acquired DeltaNu from Intevac for $500,000 in cash and up to $1 million in an earn out. DeltaNu develops and manufactures portable Raman spectroscopy analyzers. SciAps plans to combine its distribution, marketing and product development expertise with DeltaNu’s Raman technical expertise. DeltaNu will retain its operations in […]
Jena, Germany 5/6/13—Analytik Jena announced that it has purchased all the assets of molecular diagnostics company SIRS-Lab. SIRS-Lab’s offerings were for systemic infections, including LOOXSTER technology for the identification and detection of bacterial and fungal DNA in diagnostic samples. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2012. Analytik Jena has announced it will place a […]
Minneapolis, MN 4/23/13; San Jose, CA 4/23/13—Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RAE Systems, a manufacturer of fixed and portable gas and radiation detection systems and software, for $340 million. Based in San Jose, California, with 750 employees, RAE had 2012 sales of $107 million. Honeywell stated that the purchase price is approximately […]
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