The one thousand companies that spent the most on R&D in fiscal 2014 (ending June 30) increased spending by 1.4% to $647 billion. Revenues rose 3.7% to $18.4 trillion. Spending as a percentage of revenue dropped to 3.5%. The top 100 companies’ expenditures made up only 1% of the annual increase in spending, compared with […]
Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is used for small-molecule analysis and the separation of chiral compounds, enantiomers and other low-molecular-weight compounds. SFC differs from traditional LC in that its mobile phase is carbon dioxide, which necessitates a completely pressurized flow path. This pressure must be maintained with automated back-pressure regulators, and the units can be bulky […]
Company Announcements Emulate launched in July a $12 million Series A financing to commercialize its “Organs-on-Chips” platform. The Boston Business Journal reported in July that PathoGenetix, which was developing its Genome Sequence Scanning technology for pathogen detection in food, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In August, Blacktrace Holding, which owns Dolomite Microfluidics and Syrris, licensed […]
Company Announcements Agilent Technologies agreed in June to distribute Cerno Bioscience’s MassWorks calibration and analysis software with all Agilent GC/MSD systems. The technology increases the mass accuracy of Agilent’s single-quadrupole GC/MSD to enable unknown-compound identification. In August, Agilent Technologies and Shimadzu released each other’s GC instrument control for their respective chromatography data systems (CDSs). INFICON’s […]
Company Announcements In October, investment firm Rangatira increased its stake in Magritek from 12% to 18%. Product Introductions Magritek introduced in July Spinsolve Phosphorus, calling it the world’s first phosphorus-31–capable benchtop NMR spectroscopy system. Oxford Instruments and Green Imaging Technologies launched the P5 Cell for high-pressure and -temperature studies of petroleum-reservoir rock core plugs. It […]
Company Announcements AB SCIEX and Dalton Pharma Services announced in August a research collaboration to develop antibody-drug-conjugate–analysis capabilities. Tecan announced in August a comarketing agreement with RECIPE Chemicals and Instruments for automation of LC/MS/MS IVD kits. Microsaic Systems selected Plexus to provide manufacturing solutions for its 4000 MiD system. Microsaic Systems announced its first OEM […]
Company Announcements Roche and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research announced in August a collaboration to develop new technologies for targeted epigenomic analysis. New England Biolabs exclusively in-licensed rights from Genomic Health to technology for the depletion of abundant DNA using RNase H–based depletion. Product Introductions In August, Coveris launched the micro TUBE LV for […]
Canada’s 2014 R&D spending is expected to drop 0.6% to CAD 30.6 billion ($27.1 billion). Business enterprises are predicted to spend CAD 15.4 billion and finance CAD 14.1 billion, down 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively. Higher education is anticipated to spend CAD 12.4 billion, up 1.0%, and finance CAD 5.8 billion, down 1.9%. The federal government […]
Earlier this month, the UAE unveiled its National Innovation Strategy, focusing on innovation in education, health, renewable energy, space, technology, transportation and water. The first of the Strategy’s four tracks will promote an environment for innovation via institutions and laws. It will include technological infrastructure, innovation incubators and increased R&D. For the second track, the […]
The Australian government released its “Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda,” to spur business growth through less regulation, lower taxes and more competitive markets; strengthen the labor force; improve economic infrastructure; and promote entrepreneurship and innovation through industry policy. Actions to foster a business-friendly environment include streamlining environmental approvals, reforming the regulation of industrial chemicals, and […]
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