Reinach, Switzerland 6/20/07—The Endress+Hauser Group, a provider of physical properties instrumentation, has announced its acquisition of PB Mesures. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. Based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, PB Mesures is a services company specializing in the calibration and repair of laboratory instruments and equipment, such as spectrophotometers and centrifuges. Urs Endress, director […]
Protasis introduced the Discovery High Throughput Structure Confirmation NMR Workstation, an automated MicroFlow NMR system for medicinal chemists, for use with Bruker or Varian NMRs and third-party confirmation and data archiving software. It features the Protasis/MRM CapNMR probe, Protasis One-Minute NMR software, the CTC/Leap PAL liquid handler, high-pressure pumps and web-based software for control. JEOL […]
IC Insights’ yearly report on the semiconductor industry predicts capital spending in the industry will climb 1% in 2007, compared to 18% growth in 2006. The top 25 companies are projected to increase capital spending by 2% in 2007 and account for 87% of semiconductor capital spending worldwide. The leader this year is expected to […]
In April, Oxford Instruments announced that it is in negotiations “to exit the High Field NMR business.” The divestment is expected to lead to a one-time noncash write off not to exceed £3 million ($5.9 million).
In fiscal 2006, productivity of selected analytical and life science instrument companies increased, but at a slower rate than the previous year, as new employee growth outpaced revenue growth. Following initial productivity gains for larger companies, spurred by IT investments, manufacturing efficiencies and increased outsourcing, such a slowing is not unusual. In addition, as the […]
Horiba Jobin Yvon introduced the second-generation XGT-1700 WR and 5700 WR ED-XRF imaging microscopes, designed for production line usage. Additions include a 3 mm X-ray beam and a combined dual optical filter. New Wave Research launched the U193-FX, a 193 nm, short-pulse excimer laser ablation system for ICP-MS. Elvatec introduced the ElvaX mini ED-XRF alloy […]
INFICON’s Emergency Response & Security reported 2006 sales decreased 15.7% to $18.3 million to make up 9% of the total company’s revenues. Torion Technologies named Douglas W. Later, PhD, president and CEO last year. He was previously senior market development manager and director of corporate marketing for Dionex. Ion Signature developed a customized version of […]
Farmingdale, NY 3/6/07; 5/2/07—Cemtrex, a provider of continuous emissions monitoring systems, has acquired Griffin Filters. Griffin Filters designs, manufactures and supplies air filtration and environmental control systems, including fabric filters. “Griffin Filters has been a leading supplier of dust collection systems for the past forty years with hundreds of installations nationwide,” stated Cemtrex President and […]
Airgas named James A. Muller senior vice president, Specialty Gases and Life Sciences, in January. He was previously president of Airgas East. In March, Air Liquide purchased Linde Gas UK based on an enterprise value of €105 million ($138.2 million). Air Liquide UK’s sales are around €60 million ($78.9 million). In March, Corning Life Sciences […]
NeoSensors relaunched the IAsys Biosensor Product range earlier this year. The products are the two-well format IAsys Plus and the high-throughput IAsys Auto+ Advantage. Bio-Rad Laboratories introduced the Mini-PROTEAN Tetra Cell 1-D electrophoresis minigel system with the ability to run four minigels. Shimadzu released in Japan the Clairvivo PET (position emission tomography) molecular imaging system […]
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