In an effort to increase its strength in science and innovation, Canada’s proposed budget for 2008 contains an $80 million per year increase for its three university granting councils for research in support of industrial innovation, health priorities, and social and economic development. Genome Canada, which has six genome center around the country, will receive […]
In January, BioForce Nanosciences announced the sale of 11 Nano eNablers and the additional placement of 18 systems since the product’s introduction in 2006.
There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
Billerica, MA and Hayward, CA 3/4/08—Milipore has announced that it will exclusively distribute Guava Technologies’ nonclinical flow cytometers within defined fields in North America, Europe and countries in Asia. Millipore will also provide field service and develop cobranded reagent kits. In addition, the companies will jointly develop new instruments.
The Department of Homeland Security awarded GE Security a contract for 41 CTX 9000 DSi and 39 CTX 9400 explosives detection systems.
Mobious, which is developing molecular resonance sequencing technology, joined the X Prize competition last year (see IBO 12/31/07). Covaris entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Applied Biosystems for its S2 sample preparation instrument system for use with Applied Biosystems’ SOLiD DNA sequencer. Microfluidics developer RainDance Technologies appointed Christopher McNary president and CEO. He […]
Blossom Associati and Assobiotec report that since 2000 the Italian biotech industry has grown 7% on average, adding about 15 new companies per year. Sales of Italian biotech products and licensing operations have reached $5.5 billion, or 0.04% of the Italian GDP. From 2006 to 2007, the value of the country’s biotech market increased 19.3%. […]
Darmstadt, Germany 2/29/08—Merck KGaA has acquired SeQuant AB, a developer of silican-gel and polmer-based sorbents for ZIC-HILIC (zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction chromatography). SeQuant has joined Merck’s Performance & Life Science Chemicals division. “[SeQuant] offers Merck superb opportunities for the future expansion of the chromatography business,” stated Klaus Bischoff, head of Merck Performance & Life Science Chemicals. […]
St. Louis, MO 3/7/08—Sigma-Aldrich and Oxford Biomedica have settled their patent litigation against Open Biosystems (see IBO 6/15/06). Under the confidential settlement, Open Biosystems will acquire certain license rights for use of Oxford BioMedica’s LentiVector gene delivery technology in research activities. Other details were not disclosed.
New Orleans, LA 3/3/08—Agilent Technologies’ Life Science and Chemical Analysis business (also known as Bio-analytical Measurement) has announced two acquisitions to grow its Materials Science Solutions Unit, which was formed last year (see IBO 04/15/07). Agilent has agreed to acquire TILL Photonics GmbH, a provider of fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition is expected to close […]
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