With oil prices at a five-year low, down 20% since July, many oil companies are reducing costs. For example, ConocoPhillips will decrease by 20% its 2015 investment spending, and BP plans cuts to jobs over the next several months. However, ConocoPhillips expects its gas and oil production to increase by over 3% next year due […]
The value of the late-stage pipeline of a cohort of 12 major research-based life science companies has risen for the first time since 2010, growing 5.5% to $966 billion in 2014, versus 5.1% in 2013. Although the number of assets has fallen year over year from 194 to 181, the sales potential of the assets […]
In November, the US EPA proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone. Both the primary (public health) and secondary (public welfare: protecting trees, plants and ecosystems) standards for the average level over any eight-hour period would be 65–70 ppb. Both are currently 75 ppb. Current and proposed federal rules, such […]
Third quarter IBO Life Science Index sales grew 7.0% on a reported and currency-neutral basis, to $3,581 million. Operating profit climbed 12.7% to $762 million. Index results were elevated by Illumina’s performance but partially offset by Bruker. Excluding these two companies, organic sales and adjusted operating profit grew 5.4% and 6.7%, respectively. Based on continuing […]
St. Louis, MO 12/5/14; Washington, DC 12/5/14; Darmstadt, Germany 12/5/14; Darmstadt, Germany 12/8/14—Sigma-Aldrich shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by Merck KGaA for $17 billion (see IBO 9/30/14). Approximately 78% of shareholders approved the proposal. In connection with the purchase, Merck announced the issuance of a €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion = $1 = €0.81) hybrid […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ 11/4/14; Washington, DC 11/26/14—Becton, Dickinson (BD) realigned its organizational structure, effective October 1, the beginning of its current fiscal year. The company’s reporting segments will be BD Medical, which remains the same, and BD Life Sciences, which combines the former Diagnostics and Biosciences segments.
Lansing, MI 12/8/14—Neogen, which develops and markets products for food and animal safety, has acquired the food-safety and veterinary-genomic assets of Beijing Anapure BioScientific, its Chinese distributor. Financial details were not disclosed. “China’s burgeoning middle class, with its rapidly growing demand for higher quality meat and dairy products, makes the country a substantial growth opportunity […]
Washington, DC 12/15/14; Washington, DC 12/15/14—The SEC and Bruker have announced charges and a settlement in the SEC’s investigation of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the firm (see IBO 8/15/11). The SEC charged the company with violating the FCPA by providing non-business–related travel and improper payments to Chinese government officials. The […]
Frankfurt, Germany 12/2/14; Munich, Germany 12/2/14—Private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) has acquired the Duran Group from ADCURAM for an undisclosed amount. Duran manufactures borosilicate glass, which is highly resistant to chemicals and temperature, and is mainly used for laboratory glassware, chemical-process engineering and in-home appliances. The DURAN brand provides premium laboratory glass. Based […]
As new products introduced this year have shown, HPLC systems continue to evolve. Speed, resolution and ease of use remain key criteria for end-users so as to increase productivity. Vendors continually optimize and develop HPLC techniques, such as UHPLC and LCxLC, to meet these demands. Agilent Technologies, Shimadzu and Thermo Fisher Scientific each launched new […]
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