Shimadzu Corporation and Kyoto University (Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi) have signed a comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities and innovation to contribute to solving social problems, and training global high-level human resources. In 2022, both parties signed a three-year comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities by […]
Jim Meyer to Become Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 1, 2026 WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that Stephen Williamson, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), has decided to retire from the company, effective March 31, 2026. The company’s board of directors […]
Funding commitment makes Veralto a Cornerstone Investor of the new proposed fund, expected to launch in October WALTHAM, Mass. — Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) (the “Company”), a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™, announced a €20 million investment commitment in Emerald Technology Ventures’ Global […]
New UK-based technical innovation facility – building on HORIBA’s global network of customer scientific collaboration sites – opens in Nuneaton on MIRA Tech Park. From left to right: Managing Director of HORIBA MIRA and HORIBA Corporate Officer, Mr. Declan Allen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Embassy of Japan, Mr. Masaki Ikegami, British Ambassador to Japan, Her […]
PITTSBURGH – Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced today that it completed the acquisition of Evident’s Inspection Technologies division (Inspection Technologies), formerly part of the Scientific Solutions Division of Olympus Corporation, a global leader in Non-Destructive Testing, Remote Visual Inspection and Analytical Instruments solutions for mission critical assets. This acquisition strengthens Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence business with […]
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) selected the research and development project proposed by Shimadzu Corporation in collaboration with Professor Masahiro Tsukamoto’s group at the Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Matsuura Machinery Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., MI-6 Ltd., the Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa, […]
Grenoble — Xenocs is pleased to announce a new collaboration with FOM Technologies, a leading provider of precision coating solutions. This strategic partnership brings together two innovation-driven organizations at the forefront of material science research. Xenocs, headquartered in Grenoble, France, provides cutting-edge solutions for nanoscale characterization, empowering researchers and engineers to push the boundaries of […]
Dramatic 2.7-fold increase in floor space to serve global demand TOKYO — Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray analytical technologies and a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; President and CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) completed an additional manufacturing building (hereinafter “the New Building”) at Yamanashi Plant, Rigaku’s main production […]
Shimadzu Corporation invested in Persist AI Formulation Corp (Persist AI, based in California) through the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” (Shimadzu FIF). The company is developing a platform that utilizes AI and robotics to streamline the formulation of pharmaceuticals. The formulation process, which involves processing the pharmaceutical active ingredients into useful […]
Shimadzu Corporation has invested in U.S. startup SUN METALON Inc. (Sun Metalon, Illinois) through its corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund”. Sun Metalon is developing solution to recycle scrap metal generated by the automotive, construction machinery, and steel manufacturing industries at the sites. Despite its potential value, scrap metal generated at manufacturing […]
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