An electronic nose (e-nose) is an intelligent sensing device that identifies and classifies the odor profile of vapors. Consisting of a sample-delivery unit, an array of gas sensors and a pattern recognition system, the instrument is designed to not only mimic but also improve upon the human olfactory sense, with its increased sensitivity and lack […]
The latest IBO feature on new sources of R&D funding focuses on June announcements involving sales opportunities for companies producing instruments and lab products. The US government has revealed that more than $4 billion has been contributed by foundations, institutional investors, universities and other donors to the Clean Energy Investment Initiative. A group of long-term […]
Company Announcements Bruker received FDA 510(k) in April clearance for library and methods expansion for the MALDI Biotyper CA System, adding 170 species and species groups. Waters announced in April clearance by the Chinese FDA of its ACQUITY UPLC I-Class IVD/Xevo TQ-S IVD System for IVD use in China. Agena Bioscience named Bioyong Technology as […]
Company Announcements BlueSens gas sensor and TRACE Analytics established in March the ABS Analytical Bioprocess Solutions network for PAT sensors. Environnement 2014 sales grew 16.3% to €62.1 million ($82.8 million). Operating income increased 53.3% to €6.9 million ($9.2 million). Export sales rose 9.1% to make up 65% of sales. Asian sales grew 17%, and US […]
Company Announcements MR Solutions appointed AXT as a distributor for Australia in February. Quanterix appointed SCRUM as its exclusive Japanese distributor for the research market in March. In April, NanoString Technologies and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center entered into a multiyear collaboration to develop “multi-omic” assays to simultaneously profile both gene and […]
Company Announcements PointCross Life Sciences announced in April a strategic partnership with InterpretOmics to integrate their respective RDIS and iOmics platforms across nonclinical, clinical and genomic biomarkers for targeted drug development and patient stratification. In May, Pacific Biosciences and RainDance Technologies partnered to codevelop and comarket novel solutions for de novo whole genome assembly. These […]
As part of its “Japan is Back” strategy for economic growth, the Japanese government plans to promote technological innovation by setting up a system of research universities to partner with start-up companies. The goal is to stimulate the generation of new companies from universities. The government also plans a system of graduate schools to collaborate […]
For fiscal 2015, the Turkish government’s preliminary R&D allocations totaled TRY 5,850 million ($2,140 million), rising 4.3%. Indirect R&D support (tax incentives, exemptions, reductions in wage taxes for R&D workers and social security contributions) were projected at TRY 1,491 million, up 9.6%. At 40%, R&D from General University Funds (GUF) for “general advancement of knowledge” […]
The 2013 market for prescription and over-the-counter drugs in Africa was $20.8 billion, more than quadrupling since 2003. One of the fastest-growing regions globally, the continent is expected to increase its GDP by 37% to $3.3 trillion between 2013 and 2020. Its pharmaceutical market is estimated to grow total $40–$60 billion by 2020, with a […]
Following the recall in India of Nestle’s Maggi noodles for higher-than-permitted levels of lead and MSG, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has requested that states step up their monitoring of milk, packaged drinking water and edible oils. It has also asked food commissioners to increase testing of these products. The FSSAI […]
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