According to a study by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of R&D spending at universities and colleges, total spending on science and engineering (S&E) R&D increased 4.3% (or 1.2%, adjusted for inflation) to $47.8 billion in fiscal 2006. Federally funded academic R&D spending in S&E increased 2.9% to $30.0 billion. However, this total represents a […]
London, UK 9/19/07—Whatman has begun a three-year overhaul of operations, following completion of a strategic review. The announcement was made during the company’s review of first-half results (see page 12). The three-phase plan is designed to produce an £8 million ($16.0 million) increase in annual profits. In the first phase, Whatman has begun to address […]
Due to the inclusion of the International Sales Index in last month’s issue, IBO was unable to publish the results of the Life Science Sales Index for the second quarter. Here we present the results for that Index, as well as quarterly financial information for Index companies that not been covered in a previous issue. […]
Chemical industry insiders are concerned that poor market conditions may lead to a premature downturn in the global industry, despite strong growth for the industry in China and India. Deutsche Bank, for example, expects that a worldwide slowdown in the chemical industry will begin in 2009. This downturn is predicted to have a greater effect […]
In the August 31 issue, IBO reported that Chris van Ingen, president of Agilent’s Bio-Analytical Measurement (BAM)/Life Science and Chemical Analysis business, will retire in October and would not be replaced. At the unit’s September 13 presentation to investors, Agilent CEO Bill Sullivan presented a new corporate reporting structure. Six business unit heads will now […]
Foster City, CA and Santa Clara, CA 9/18/07—Applera, Applied Biosystems’ parent company, and Agilent Technologies have entered a settlement agreement, resolving Applera’s patent infringement suits in multiple countries against Stratagene, which Agilent acquired in June (see IBO 4/15/07). Agilent agreed to license certain Applera technology for real-time thermal cycler instruments in research-related fields, excluding human […]
Woburn, MA 9/27/07—Nova Analytics’ Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH subsidiary has acquired Bellingham & Stanley. Based in the UK, Bellingham & Stanley is a developer and manufacturer of refractometers and polarimeters. “B&S provides Nova Analytics with a range of refractometers and polarimeters, further enhancing our expansion into new markets,” stated Nova Analytics President and COO Chris […]
The construction of new laboratories is growing in Asia, driven by government funding (see page 7) and manufacturing and R&D investment from the West. China’s Ministry of Science and Technology alone has approved the construction of 27 “national key laboratories” this year. China’s Ministry of Commerce reported this month that over 1,000 R&D centers have […]
AOAC International held its annual meeting and exposition from September 16 to 20 at the Hyatt Regency in Anaheim, California. The meeting’s return to California after a five-year absence appeared to have increased attendance. The AOAC reported 845 registered attendees, up from just over 800 last year, including about 230 international attendees. A number of […]
BTX Harvard Apparatus introduced the MicroPoration platform, consisting of a pulse generator, safety chamber and MicroPorator pipette, for nonviral transfection. Nova Biomedical launched the module BioProfile FLEX for cell culture analysis of 16 attributes. CellASIC launched the ONIX system for live cell imaging of yeast samples, featuring a microfluidic plate and flow control panel. Applied […]
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