In 2006, total R&D spending was SGD 5,010 million ($3,154.3 million), or 2.39% of GDP. Forty-three percent of this spending went to R&D personnel, other operating costs accounted for 39% and capital expenditure made up 18%. Two-thirds of total R&D spending came from private industry and 12%, 11% and 10% came from public research institutes, […]
New York, NY 12/19/07—Enzo Biochem’s Life Sciences subsidiary has signed a letter of intent to purchase 10 P’s BVBA, a Belgium-based distributor of life science products that serves the Benelux countries. Financial terms were not disclosed. “10 P’s will not only provide us with the opportunity to improve and expand relationships with the end-users of […]
Bruker BioSpin introduced the Avance III NanoBay NMR spectrometer, featuring a compact enclosure and available with the UltraShield Plus 300 or 400 MHz magnets. ACD/Labs released ACD/1D NMR Assistant, an NMR software package designed for synthetic chemists.
An article in the November 15, 2007, issue of IBO discussed increased concerns about food imports, particularly from China. On December 11, the US and China announced a formal agreement to improve food safety. The agreement applies to four products categories: “low-acid canned products or acidified food”; “pet food/pet treats of plant origin or animal […]
Activotec introduced a synthesis service for custom DNA-peptide conjugates. ThalesNano released the H-Cube Midi flow reactor. Vapourtec introduced the R Series Flow Chemistry synthesis platform. Uniqsis introduced the FlowSyn Continuous Flow Reactor, featuring microreactor technology and a modular design.
Firms that produce monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have proven to be a popular acquisition choice for pharmaceutical companies. Some of the larger acquisitions of mAb producers by pharmaceutical companies this year were Bristol-Myers Squibb’s purchase of Adnexus for $415 million in September and Roche’s $56.5 million payout for Therapeutic Human Polyclonals in April. This trend can […]
Kyoto, Japan 11/22/07—-Chromatography supply company YMC has purchase Cellular Process Chemistry GmbH (CPC) for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1999 and based in Mainz, Germany, CPC produces plate-based microreactor systems for fine chemical synthesis.
Although the safety of Chinese food exports to the US has garnered the most attention this year, drug safety has also been high on the agenda of both countries. The prominence of these issues culminated in the countries signing two memoranda of agreement on December 11: one focused on food safety (see page 11) and […]
A worldwide shortage of helium is driving prices of the element higher, forcing helium users in many industries to adapt. Demand for helium has been boosted by a wide array of scientific uses, increasing by 80% over the last 20 years in the US and rising by more than 20% annually in developing economies. Because […]
ESA Biosciences launched the 5150 electrochemical-synthesis cell and 5152 electrochemical-synthesis cell HPLC systems for the generation of large quantities of oxidative metabolites from parent compounds. Novasep Process introduced the BioSC Sequential Multi-Column Chromatography System, featuring the use of asynchronous and flexible scheduling of multiple columns for different tasks. Thar Instruments, after the acquisition of Berger […]
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