ICI Imagedata asked AstraNet Systems Ltd to design and install an on-line monitoring system
July 7, 2006
ICI Imagedata asked AstraNet Systems Ltd to design and install an on-line monitoring system to check production of dye sublimation printing ribbons. Three Astra UV/VIS Spectrometers now provide high speed measurement of the total optical density (TOD) of each coloured dye panel applied to a moving web. ICI Imagedata is one of only a few [...]
Malvern Instruments Buys Spectral Dimensions
July 4, 2006
Malvern, UK —Malvern Instruments has acquired the assets of Spectral Dimensions, a manufacturer of near infrared chemical imaging instruments and software. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The pharmaceutical industry is a key market for Malvern Instruments. We work very closely with the industry to fully understand its needs, and our analytical instruments are developed to [...]
Thermo Consolidates Position in Isotope Ratio MS Market
July 2, 2006
Waltham, MA 7/20/06—Thermo Electron has acquired GV Instruments, a provider of isotope ratio mass spectrometers(IRMS), for £11.6 million ($21 million). The purchase adds noble gas IRMS capabilities to Thermo’s IRMS product line.Thermo Electron President and CEO Marijn E. Dekkers commented, “The complementary range of products will allowThermo to offer the most sophisticated IRMS solutions, with [...]
Portale Gas Analyzer is Certified as Intrinsically Safe
July 1, 2006
Servomex Group introduced the intrinsically safe Servomex 5100 to its range of new portable analysers. The 5100 portable oxygen analyser provides a replacement for the popular 570A hazardous area analyser, while the infrared version is the first intrinsically safe infrared analyser, providing a single % level measurement for CO2, CO or CH4. Considerably smaller and [...]
Thermo Acquires Process XRF Software Companies
June 30, 2006
Waltham, MA- On the last day of the month, Thermo an-nounced the purchase of EGS Gauging, a Massachusetts-based manufac-turer of measurement and control instrumentation for web process appli-cations in the plastics processing and converting industries. Financialdetails were not disclosed. Thermo stated that the acquisition would addadditional web processing applications to its coating weight gauging port-folio. [...]
Pelican Life Sciences Makes Three Acquisitions
June 27, 2006
Charlotte, NC —Pelican Life Sciences, a newly formed laboratory products company, has acquired Continental Laboratory Products, PGCScientifics and Kemp Biotechnologies. Based in San Diego, California, Continental Laboratory Products is a manufacturer of disposable fluid handling plastics, reagents and instrumentation for molecular biology research.PGC Scientifics is a manufacturer and distributor of laboratory productsfocused on niche consumables [...]
Ciphergen and Equbits Subject of Law Suit
June 27, 2006
Savannah, GA—Health Discovery, a biomarker and pathway discovery company, has filed suit against Ciphergen Biosystems and software company Equbits in US District Court. Health Discovery alleges infringement of three patents related to support vector machine technology. Ciphergen and Equbits issued no statements.
Nova Analytiks Acquires Sensortechnik Meinsberg GmbH
June 23, 2006
Woburn, MA—Nova Analytics has agreed to acquire Sensortechnik Meinsberg GmbH from the Kurt Schwabe Foundation effective July 3. Sensortechnik Meinsberg is a maker of electrochemical sensors and meters for laboratory and online applications.
Affymetrix and Invitrogen Enter Into Licensing Agreement
June 21, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CARLSBAD, Calif.--Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) and Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) announced today that Invitrogen has obtained a non-exclusive, worldwide license to a number of Affymetrix patents that will allow Invitrogen to manufacture and sell spotted nucleic acid microarrays in the research field. Financial details of the license were not disclosed.
Harvard Bioscience Buys Anthos Labtec Assets from Beckman Coulter
June 21, 2006
Holliston, MA —Harvard Bioscience’s Austrian subsidiary, AsysHitech GmbH, has purchased select assets of the microplate reader andwasher product lines of Anthos Labtec Instruments GmbH, a BeckmanCoulter subsidiary. Financial details were not provided. “This acquisi-tion provides us with a new design platform, software and a luminescencecapability which complement our current Asys product line,” said DavidParr, managing [...]

