A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that US food safety has not improved since 2005. Sixteen of every 100,000 people had confirmed cases of salmonella in 2008, compared to 14 out of 100,000 in 2005. Although the increase may be a statistical anomaly, many foodborne illnesses, including listeria […]
Company Announcements Nikon Instruments expanded its distribution of JOEL’s NeoScope benchtop scanning electron microscope (see IBO 3/15/08) to Europe in December 2008. In January, SPECS GmbH, a developer of surface analysis tools and UHV equipment, acquired Nanosis GmbH, a supplier of nanotechnology control equipment. Nanosis’s operations will remain in Zurich, Switzerland. FEI’s 2008 revenues grew […]
Since last fall, labs worldwide have struggled to cope with a shortage of acetonitrile (ACN), the most commonly used organic solvent for LC mobile phase. Companies supplying LC products have responded with information, support and solutions for end-users looking to conserve the now precious chemical compound, for which prices have skyrocketed. ACN suppliers’ measures have […]
Eight French research organizations (the CNRS, Inserm, the CEA, Inra, Inria, the IRD, the Institut Pasteur and the Conférence des Présidents d’Université) have formed the National Alliance for Life and Health Sciences. The Alliance is designed to further the government’s policy for research coordination, and will engage in scientific, operational and strategic efforts. Objectives will […]
Billerica, MA 4/3/09—Bruker Advanced Supercon, a subsidiary of Bruker that provides low-temperature superconducting wire and high-temperature superconductor solutions, has acquired the research instruments portion of ACCEL Instruments GmbH from Varian Medical Systems for an undisclosed amount. Varian Medical retained ACCEL’s proton therapy business. As a result of the acquisition, Bruker has created two new subsidiaries: […]
Company Announcements In January, MicroBioLogics acquired the assets of Gibson Laboratories, which supplies specialty media products, microorganisms, diagnostics and proficiency testing supplies. MicroBioLogics established a new subsidiary named Gibson Laboratories and will retain key members of Gibson’s management team. Integrated DNA Technologies signed a license agreement with LI-COR Biosciences to manufacture oligos for sale using […]
R&D spending by members of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) increased 4.9% last year to an estimated $50,253.6 million. Domestic R&D spending rose 5.0% to $38,437.8 million and foreign R&D climbed 4.7% to $11,825.7 million. As a percentage of sales, R&D expenditures totaled 17.4%, compared to 17.5% in 2007. In 2007, PhRMA […]
According to Alcimed, a research group based in France, as many as 20% of small biotechnology firms in Europe could go bankrupt this year. These firms need new funding within the next year and a half in order to survive. Alcimed estimates that the sector needs at least $2.6 billion in annual funding to maintain […]
Boston, MA 4/2/09—The Boston Globe reported on April 2 that DNA synthesis and reagent firm Condon Devices has shut down due to an inability to raise new financing. According to the newspaper, Board members voted in late March to cease operations. No formal announcement was made by the company. Condon Devices’ investors included Alloy Ventures […]
The Japanese government plans to create a ¥270 billion ($2.7 billion) fund for research. Up to 30 research teams would receive ¥9 billion in funding over a three-to-five year period. Unlike other research grants, funds left over could be used during the following fiscal year and researchers will be given greater freedom in how they […]
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