ICx Technologies formed ICx Cryogenics to exclusively distribute Rico Cryogenic & Vacuum Systems’ products. PerkinElmer launched the EcoAnalytix Initiative, a series of application-oriented platforms for food safety, water quality and biofuels development, and announced the establishment of four EcoAnalytix global application development centers in Shelton, Connecticut; Seer Green, England; Shanghai, China; and Mumbai, India. In […]
According to the European Chamber’s “Business Confidence Survey 2007,” which was generated from the responses of 211 European companies, Shanghai is the preferred location for a company’s Chinese headquarters, followed by Beijing. However, more firms are moving their sales and services outlets to “second-tier” cities. Sixty-nine percent of respondents planned to increase their investments in […]
In November, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, announced a three-year, $28 billion funding package for science and technology. This spending increase would push science spending in Brazil up to 1.5% of GDP, up from current spending of approximately 1% of GDP. The new science plan focuses particularly on supporting private industry’s […]
Microliter spectrophotometry is a technique used to measure extremely small sample sizes, but its market potential is anything but small. Recent activity in the market has reflected both large and small companies’ recognition of the prospects of microliter spectrophotometry. In October, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired NanoDrop (see IBO 10/15/07), the market leader. Next year, GE […]
Another company is set to join the ranks of publicly held analytical instrument companies with annual revenues of more than $1 billion. On December 3, Bruker BioSciences announced a $914 million agreement to acquire Bruker BioSpin (see page 2). Combined, the companies recorded pro forma revenues of $850.5 million in 2006, adjusted operating profit of […]
The boom in the metals market have led to record prices and a steep increase in profits for mining companies. Satisfying the current demand for the minerals to make metals requires new exploration, as well as faster and more efficient mining and processing. Such needs have stimulated demand for automated analysis techniques that provide higher […]
Invitek Biotechnology and Biodesign GmbH, in cooperation with the Chinese company Allrun Nano Science & Technology, will adapt and extend its products for manual and automated magnetic extraction of nucleic acids. Invitrogen licensed Natural Section’s mRNA sequences for commercialization. Bio&Sel will sell and distribute nexttec GmbH’s one-step DNA isolation kits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. […]
BIA Separations announced that the European Patent Office confirmed the revocation of European Patent 0765183B1 owned by GE Healthcare, stating that the patent’s technology was anticipated by prior art. Novasep Process signed a partnership agreement with Proxcys Downstream Biosystems BV to develop products for the downstream processing of biomolecules. Under a collaboration agreement announced in […]
The field of microscopy was truly revolutionized by the development of electron microscopy in the 1930s, resulting in the first commercial products at the end of that decade. Prior to this revolution, optical microscopy had developed to the point that instruments were running into theoretical limitations of spatial resolution. Features smaller than the wavelengths of […]
Holliston, MA 12/3/07 and 12/14/07; Washington, DC 12/12/07—Harvard Bioscience has rejected an acquisition offer from Skystone Advisors. On December 12, Skystone, which holds 15.4% of Harvard Bioscience’s stock, made an offer to acquire the company and take it private. In a letter to the Harvard Bioscience Board, Skystone stated it would acquire all the outstanding […]
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