Countercurrent chromatography (CCC) is a preparative separation technique using two immiscible liquids. One carries the sample, forming the mobile phase, while the other serves as the stationary phase. The three types of CCC are droplet (DCCC), hydrostatic or centrifugal-partition chromatography (CPC), and hydrodynamic. DCCC uses gravity to draw the mobile phase with the sample through […]
Company Announcements GenoLogics was selected by Illumina in September as the preferred LIMS provider to support HiSeq X Ten sequencing-system customers. Nabsys named Steve Lombardi as president and CEO in September. Sunquest Information Systems and Partners Healthcare established a strategic alliance that includes a strategic investment by Sunquest in GeneInsight. SeqLL, which offers Helicos’ sequencing […]
Company Announcements Hamilton Scientific acquired the assets of Dancker, Sellew and Douglas, a long-standing dealer partner, in August. In August, VWR rescinded the purchase agreement for LABRep (see IBO 6/15/14) after identifying inappropriate business practices and received a full refund of the purchase price, according to an SEC filing. In September, Esco set up a […]
Company Announcements DECTRIS signed a frame contract in June for the delivery of detectors for Shimadzu’s XRD systems. Thermo Fisher Scientific announced in August that its Persistent Organic Pollutants Center of Excellence and the UK’s University of Birmingham will host research related to an EU grant for studying the sources and pathways of brominated–flame-retardant pollution. […]
In 2013, Turkey’s gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) was TRY 14.8 billion ($7.8 billion), an increase of 13.4%. GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.95%. Business enterprises, higher education and the public sector accounted for 48%, 42% and 10% of spending, respectively. Business, the government, higher education, other national sources and foreign funds […]
In 2013, business R&D spending in the UK was £18.4 billion ($28.8 billion), up 8%, to account for 1.1% of GDP. Civil and defense R&D expenditures were £16.7 billion and £1.7 billion, up 8% and 7%, respectively. Spending by foreign-owned business increased 11%, accounting for 54% of total R&D. Of the product groups selected by […]
The global market for pharmaceuticals is expected to rise from $989 billion last year to $1,280–$1,310 billion by 2018, including the impacts of exchange-rate variability. Growth between 2014 and 2018 is expected to peak at 7% in 2014 due to the US. The combined annual growth rate (CAGR) for the US market from 2014 to […]
Based on “The Nature Index,” which tracks research articles published in a group of journals chosen by a group of scientists, Israel contributed the most scientific research papers in 2013 of countries in West Asia. At more than 1,000, Israel’s article count (AC), the number of articles with at least one author from the country, […]
Of the $22.5 billion the NIH spent to support research In 2013, more than $5.7 billion was for indirect costs. Universities, nonprofits and hospitals received $3.9 billion, $611 million and $550 million, respectively, of this amount. Indirect costs are not linked to any specific project and are often for administrative and facilities expenses. The costs […]
A study benchmarking food-safety performance in 16 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked Canada first, followed by Ireland and France. The study assessed safety performance with 10 indicators comprising three categories—science-based risk assessment, policy- and commercially based risk management, and risk communication and information exchange. The science-based indicators included chemical and […]
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