Contamination by particles can produce deleterious effects in a number of ways; consequently, the analysis of the particulate content of air, gases and liquids represents an important way that this hazard can be monitored. Particular matter in the air is associated with health effects in humans and other dangers to the environment. Particles in manufacturing […]
Agilent Posts Solid Quarter Agilent Technologies fiscal first quarter revenues ending January 31 improved 0.2%, 6.4% organically, to $1.03 billion (see page 12). Sales were slightly ahead of company expectations, driven by strength in the pharmaceutical, and clinical and diagnostics markets. Furthermore, academic and government sales returned to growth due to increased government spending in […]
Company Announcements The Pittsburgh Business Times reported in November 2015 that lab equipment company Burrell Scientific acquired Reagents, a supplier of customized chemicals for the mid-Atlantic region of the US. Air Liquide agreed to acquire Airgas for $13.4 billion, or $143 per share, a 51% premium to Airgas’ one month average share price prior to […]
Company Announcements SYGNIS announced in December 2015 a US distribution agreement with Lucigen focused on single-cell amplification for NGS in the clinical oncology research market. In January, NRGene signed a comarketing agreement with Illumina to promote its de novo assembly informatics solution exclusively using Illumina technology. PierianDX closed a $9.3 million Series A financing, led […]
Company Announcements NanoTemper Technologies opened an office in Bengaluru, India, in November 2015. In December 2015, MR Solutions named Summit Pharmaceuticals as its sole supplier for Japan. MR Solutions announced in January a partnership with Green Imaging Technologies and the introduction of the ImaCore 3017 for rock core imaging. In December 2015, MBio Diagnostics announced […]
The annual Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) conference was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, this year. Conference attendance increased for the third year in a row and included 559 attendees and 237 exhibitors. ABRF 2017 will be held in San Diego, California. Over three days, the 45 conference presentations and workshops addressed five topic […]
In February, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined for the third consecutive month, sliding 0.4% and 1.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average weathered the negative trend as it posted a modest gain of 0.3%. Equity markets were extremely volatile as a result of fluctuating oil prices and anxieties over global economic growth. Nevertheless, […]
CRISPR is a disruptive gene editing methodology that has invigorated the genomics market, taking life science research to another level of innovation. With explosive growth, the technology is not only creating opportunities in genetic engineering but is fueling growth for enabling technologies, such as NGS, PCR, lab automation, microarrays, nucleic acid preparation kits, flow cytometry […]
Pleasanton, CA 2/28/16—Unchained Labs, a supplier of high-throughput solutions for biologics formulation development and small molecule chemistry, has acquired Freeslate for an undisclosed amount. Freeslate develops configurable automated solutions for drug development. “Freeslate’s scale combined with Unchained Labs’ growth and capital creates a real juggernaut in the biologics formulation process,” commented Unchained Founder and CEO […]
Stockholm, Sweden 2/29/16—Perten Instruments, a PerkinElmer company, has acquired Delta Instruments for an undisclosed amount. Based in the Netherlands, Delta manufactures analyzers and testing equipment for milk and dairy products, including IR analyzers and somatic cell counters. “Together our two companies offer the most complete range of milk and dairy analyzers,” commented Perten Managing Director […]
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