Waltham, MA 7/25/08—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired FIBERLite Centrifuge, a supplier of carbon fiber centrifuge rotors. FIBERLite had 2007 revenues of approximately $7 million. “We have been offering FIBERLite rotors as an alternative to aluminum and titanium rotors in our Thermo Scientific laboratory centrifuges for several years, and we have seen customer demand for the […]
Company Announcements Hitachi High-Technologies reported Life Sciences Segment sales for the year ended March 31 increased 3.1% to ¥96.173 billion ($959.9 million), representing 10.2% of company revenues. Biotechnology-related equipment (including LC and spectrophotometers) accounted for 22% of Segment sales, clinical analyzers represented 66% and other products represented 12%. The company announced it is focusing on […]
Milford, MA 7/24/08—Waters has acquired the net assets of VTI for an undisclosed price. VTI is a manufacturer of sorption analysis and thermogravimetic analysis instruments, including sorption analysis products designed for water and organic vapor sorption studies of pharmaceuticals and related materials. VTI and its founder, Dr. Augie Venero, will join Waters’ TA Instruments Divison. […]
New money is flowing to US government agencies, following President Bush’s signing of a supplemental funding bill on June 30. The bill allocated $400 million in new funding to four federal agencies: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ($150 million), the National Science Foundation (NSF) ($62.5 million), the National Air and Space Administration ($62.5 million) […]
According to the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), EU chemical production will increase 2.0% in both 2008 and 2009, following 2007 growth of 2.1%. Production of six subsectors (pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, consumer chemicals, chemicals, basic inorganics and specialty chemicals) is set to either remain the same or increase in 2009, excluding polymers, for which output is […]
The US EPA announced on July 24 that it is banning the pesticide carbofuran from food sold in the US market, citing its residue risk to children ages 1 to 2. Used largely in developing countries, the pesticide is applied to less than 1% of US farmed acres. An assessment by the EPA determined that […]
In a development that observers deemed a significant action for US product safety regulations, the US Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 this month. The bill has been sent to President Bush, who is expected to sign it into law, lowers allowable limits for lead and for six types of phthalates […]
Santa Clara, CA 7/24/08—Affymetrix has purchased a developer of digitally encoded microparticle technology for $25 million in cash. GenomeWeb.com reports that the company is True Materials and that Randy True, the company’s vice president of R&D, has joined Affymetrix. Affymetrix stated that the technology will allow it to enter the low to mid-multiplexing markets and […]
Company Announcements Eppendorf UK named Scientific Laboratory Supplies a UK distributor. Brinkmann Instruments began distribution of VELP Scientifica Instruments’ products in the US. Telstar Life Sciences acquired Clean Air Techniek BV, which sells clean air technology for labs and lab products, and PMV BV, which services clean air products, in May. In May, Sigma-Aldrich fully […]
Company Announcements Dynisco restructured in March, creating divisions to serve specific market segments, including Plastics, Rubber and Industrial, Oil and Gas, Life Sciences, and Test and Control. Under an OEM agreement, Digital Light will supply REOLOGICA with photocuring accessories. In April, Anton Paar GmbH announced the appointment of Dr. Othmar Ederer, general director of the […]
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