NMR provides a truly unique way to probe samples. While most forms of instrumentation probe the chemical, optical or electronic structure of molecules and atoms, NMR keys off the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei, which are ultimately due to the quantum mechanical–spin magnetic moment of the component neutrons and protons in each nucleus. In NMR, […]
Global equity markets rebounded sharply in February, as a number of international indexes traded at multiyear or record highs due to continued accommodative monetary policies and a temporary financial rescue of Greece. US markets were supported by positive corporate earnings and reassurance by the Federal Reserve of maintaining low interest rates. US fourth quarter 2014 […]
Company Announcements Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Ottica-CNR and Planetary Emissions Management announced in December 2014 that they are developing a portable system based on the saturated-absorption cavity ring-down method for measurement of atmospheric radiocarbon dioxide. In January, B&W Tek opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, its fifth international office. In February, Datacolor announced that it […]
Company Announcements ACEA Biosciences and Hurel entered into a technology and marketing alliance in October 2014. Hurel cocultures of primary cryopreserved hepatocytes will be made to order in ACEA’s xCELLigence microtiter E-Plates. Seahorse Bioscience and Volpi announced in November 2014 a liaison to develop and manufacture optical modules for the Seahorse XF Extracellular Flux Analyzer. […]
Company Announcements Bigneat, a UK-based manufacturer of hoods and enclosures with 50 employees, opened its first US office in October 2014. Huber announced in December 2014 the establishment of a US subsidiary in North Carolina to serve the US, Canada and Mexico. ATCC and LGC agreed to provide proficiency-testing programs to support the food, beverage, […]
Company Announcements ES Cell and GE Healthcare agreed in December 2014 to cross license their respective stem cell patents for the development of cellular assays and models derived from stem cells for use in drug discovery and toxicity screening. SI BIO signed a distribution agreement in January with 2BScientific for the UK and Ireland. Indi […]
London, UK 1/22/15—Publicly held Judges Scientific has acquired Armfield, a supplier of engineering equipment and research instruments for educational applications, and R&D systems for the food, beverage, diary, vegetable oil and pharmaceutical industry. The purchase price was £8.3 million ($12.6 million = £0.66 = $1) and up to a £1.5 million ($2.3 million) earn out. […]
Ann Arbor, MI 2/2/15; Roanoke, VA 2/2/15—Advanced Photonix (API), a supplier of optoelectronic sensors, devices, and test and measurement instrumentation, has agreed to merge with Luna Innovations, which develops and manufactures fiber optic sensing, and test and measurement products, in a stock-for-stock transaction. Both companies are publicly held. For each share of API stock, API […]
Hong Kong 12/15/14; Hong Kong 12/29/14; Hong Kong 1/19/15—Shanghai-based BBI Life Sciences, a provider of life science–research products and services, has completed a public offering of its common stock on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company offered 91,815,000 shares at a price of HKD 1.75 per share ($0.23 = HKD 7.76 = $1) on […]
Washington, DC 12/15/14—The US Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in Promega and Max Planck’s 2010 suit against Life Technologies, now Thermo Fisher Scientific, for infringement of five patents related to multiplex amplification of STR loci. In 2012, the jury’s $52 million award for Promega (see IBO 2/29/12) was overturned for failure to […]
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