The market for high-throughput and multiplex immunoassay systems consists of a variety of proprietary technologies that miniaturize and automate ELISA-based assays. These systems have become important tools in research and bioprocessing applications. Over the past decade, their use has increased, particularly in the areas of biomarker discovery and development, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity and bioprocessing. Nonetheless, there […]
Company Announcements CEM signed an exclusive licensing agreement in February with SpheriTech to manufacture and sell SpheriTide-based resins, with an initial focus on peptide synthesis. In March, PerkinElmer collaborated with China’s Fudan University Shanghai Medical College to open a 90 m2 joint small-animal in vivo–imaging demonstration lab. Gyros named Tekon Biotech as the exclusive distributor […]
Company Announcements MTS Systems announced in December 2013 the early termination of its Administrative Agreement with the US Department of the Air Force (see IBO 11/30/11) due to its demonstrated efforts to establish and strengthen programs to promote compliance. In February, MTS Systems named Dr. Michael Jost as senior vice president and general manager of […]
Company Announcements In March, the Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) announced a research partnership with Waters. Waters will invest in the INFANT Centre at the University College Cork and will work with the Centre to develop a screening test to predict spontaneous preterm birth based on a blood-based biomarker. Agilent Technologies […]
Company Announcements In a March SEC filing, QIAGEN reported that it paid $68.2 million in cash, net of cash acquired, to purchase CLC bio (see IBO 10/31/13). N-of-One and BioDiscovery partnered to jointly market and sell N-of-One’s interpretation solutions and content with BioDiscovery’s genomic-analysis software. In April, N-of-One partnered with Syapse, which will offer access […]
Company Announcements Andor Technology, an Oxford Instruments company, appointed Gary Wilmot, director of Engineering, as managing director in March. He replaces Conor Walsh. Hitachi High-Technologies announced in April the establishment of a Mexican subsidiary to accelerate business development in the automotive and industrial markets. In April, EMD Millipore announced a new, nonexclusive preferred-distribution agreement for […]
In April, Waters announced the NuGenesis Lab Management System, an update to NuGenesis 8, released in 2012. Like the previous version, the product features a Scientific Data Management System (SDMS), ELN and laboratory execution system. The system bypasses elements of LIMS, such as invoicing and trend analysis, that many labs do not require. Waters Senior […]
In June, the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Working Group to the Advisory Committee released “BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision,” a report on its findings and recommendations. The Group was formed to develop a plan to advance President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative, which was announced last year (see IBO 4/15/13). Last fall, the […]
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean increased 5.1% in nominal terms in 2013 to $184,920 million. Six countries accounted for 82% of FDI, led by Brazil, whose FDI declined 1.8% to $64,046 million. FDI rose 117.2% for Mexico, the second-largest recipient, to $38,286 million due to the acquisition of beer maker […]
An amendment to the German constitution will allow universities and researchers to receive direct and permanent federal funds, thus providing them with more secure funding. Presently, university budgets comprise mostly local government funding, and the federal funds universities receive can be used only for certain expenses. The federal government’s annual contribution to research funding is […]
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