On-line process GC (PGC) systems are permanently installed instruments used to analyze complex mixtures in real time. Like all GC systems, including laboratory and portable systems, a PGC instrument is comprised of three functional components: a sample-handling system, a chromatograph oven and controller electronics. One of the largest application areas for PGC systems is the […]
Company Announcements Arrayit sold its Avant Diagnostics subsidiary to American Liberty Petroleum in December 2014. Fluidic Analytics announced in January that it raised $2.4 million in a Series A financing. The company has developed a chip-based technology for characterizing proteins’ sizes and concentrations. Toxic Reports announced it January the acquisition of the assets of PathoGenetix […]
Company Announcements Eurocontrol announced that its letter of intent to acquire Austin Automation and Instrumentation (see IBO 11/30/14) expired as of December 31, 2014. Austin will continue to distribute the products of Xenemetrix, a Eurocontrol subsidiary, in the US and Asia. Anton Paar announced that it will integrate DECTRIS’s EIGER R 1 M detection into […]
Company Announcements In January, Agilent Technologies named Alacris Theranostics as an Agilent Certified Service Provider for target enrichment. PreAnalytiX, NuGEN Technologies and RUCDR Infinite Biologics partnered to validate an end-to-end workflow for the reproducible collection and processing of whole blood for RNA-Seq in clinical studies. In February, Japan’s Quantum Biosystems announced that it raised ¥2.4 […]
Company Announcements Aqua Metrology Systems, a provider of on-line trihalomethane monitoring for drinking-water applications, acquired TraceDetect, a trace-metals–analysis and –monitoring equipment company, in December 2014. Finesse Solutions opened an office in Shanghai, China, in January. In February, Dutch firm microLAN announced the acquisition of Austria-based mbOnline, enabling microLAN to offer a full range of fully […]
Company Announcements BioMérieux 2014 Industrial Applications revenue declined 0.9%, up 0.8% on a like-for-like basis, to €327 million ($436 million) to represent 19% of sales. Sales for Industrial Applications rose in all regions except China. R&D-related revenue was flat at €7 million ($9 million). GE Healthcare announced on its quarterly conference call that 2014 Life […]
Among the many products at Pittcon released within the last six months of the show, IBO has selected three that stood out for innovation, technical achievement and commercial potential. This year’s top three products offer convenient solutions to technical bottlenecks and limitations. Shimadzu Nexera UC IBO’s top product pick for Pittcon is Shimadzu’s Nexera UC […]
Atomic Spectroscopy PerkinElmer added to its PinAAcle series of atomic-absorption spectrometers. The 500 is a corrosion-resistant, flame-only system designed primarily for environmental applications that require robust performance, such as the mining and petrochemical industries. The system will begin shipping in June at a price in the low $20,000 range. Bruker introduced the S2 Puma as […]
According to the “Statistical Communiqué of the People’s Republic of China on the 2014 Economic and Social Development,” 2% of China’s GDP was spent on R&D in 2014, up 12.4% to CNY 1,331.2 billion ($216.2 billion). Fundamental research programs received CNY 62.6 billion ($10.2 billion). Projects implemented under the National Key Technology Research and Development […]
Since cuts to capital budgets in fiscal 2011, the UK has been developing infrastructure to promote the sharing of equipment and facilities within and across institutions as well as with businesses. Benefits of sharing include savings by maximizing use of existing equipment and providing access to equipment that might otherwise not be affordable to individual […]
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