A joint platform combining AI-driven discovery and world-class characterization to accelerate industrial innovation cycles and reduce costs. KREFELD AND BERLIN, GERMANY — Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH (“Hitachi”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi High-Tech Corporation and Dunia Innovations GmbH (“Dunia”), today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the discovery, characterization, and industrial deployment of next-generation functional […]
Berwyn, Pa. – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of instrumentation businesses from Indicor, LLC (“Indicor Instrumentation”) in an all‑cash transaction valued at approximately $5.0 billion. Indicor Instrumentation is a group of leading businesses that design and manufacture mission critical solutions for demanding industrial […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the appointment of Michael Buckner as chief legal officer, effective today. Buckner brings nearly three decades of experience as a senior global legal executive, with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams and deep expertise in complex transactions and regulatory environments. […]
BILLERICA, Mass. — Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announces the appointment of Mr. Thierry L. Bernard to serve on its Board of Directors, effective as of today. Mr. Bernard is an international life-science tools and diagnostics industry executive with decades of relevant leadership, strategic and operational experience. Thierry Bernard Frank H. Laukien, the Chairman, President and CEO […]
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc., a Shimadzu Group company, has officially opened its new research and development (R&D) facility in South San Francisco, California. Since April 2024, SSI has been enhancing its R&D division with a focus on developing analytical instruments, software, applications and lab automation solutions tailored to the needs of pharmaceutical […]
Advancing global operations and realigning domestic sites to strengthen the organization and lay the groundwork to become a company with annual revenue of 1 trillion yen. HORIBA, Ltd. (President: Masayuki Adachi) announces plans to build a new global headquarters on the site of its current head office in Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto. Construction began in December […]
Establishing an R&D Footprint in India for Analytical and Measurement Solutions for Advanced Materials HORIBA India Private Limited (Head Office: New Delhi, India; President: Rajeev Gautam), a HORIBA Group company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Pristine Deeptech Private Limited*1 (Head Office: Gujarat, India; CEO: Ashvani Kumar; hereinafter “Pristine […]
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of analytical instrumentation, announces it has entered a collaboration with Georgia Southern University through its Shimadzu Partnership for Academics, Research and Quality of Life (SPARQ) program. Representatives from Georgia Southern University and Shimadzu announced the partnership after signing the official agreement this week. This strategic […]
Shimadzu Corporation has submitted a new Eco-First Commitment to the Minister of the Environment under the Ministry’s Eco-First Program, and renewed its certification. We were the first company in the precision equipment industry to receive Eco-First certification in October 2020, and now we are renewing it for the first time. Shimadzu is actively promoting reductions […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to power AI-based solutions and laboratory automation at scale. The effort will leverage the NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform and Thermo Fisher Scientific solutions to progressively increase the automation, accuracy and speed of laboratories. […]
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