Washington, DC 6/10/10—The FDA has notified Illumina that its Infinium HumanHap550 array when used as part of deCODE Genetics and 23andMe’s genetic information businesses is considered a device under section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In a letter to Illumina, the FDA stated that the array requires premarket approval for clinical […]
Santa Clara, CA and San Diego, CA 6/30/10—Accelrys stockholders and stockholders in Symyx Technologies have approved the companies’ merger (see IBO 4/15/10). Each companies’ stockholders will own half of the combined company. Leading up to the shareholders vote on June 30, Symyx fielded repeated counter offers from Certara, which is owned by Vector Capital (see […]
Liège, Belgium 6/15/10; Osaka, Japan 6/18/10—Japanese chemical company Kaneka has acquired a majority share of Eurogentec SA. Eurogentec manufactures and sells proteins, nucleic acids and peptides for use in pharmaceutical and diagnostic products and for research. The company had 2009 sales of €41.4 million ($57.5 million = €0.72 = $1) and currently has 400 employees. […]
The world’s eighth largest economy, Brazil is forecasted to grow 5.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, making for a quick rebound following a 0.2% decline in 2009. The country’s economic status has been ascendant for many years, driven by exports, foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic consumption. In particular, Brazil has prospered […]
In fiscal 2009, productivity growth for 21 major publicly held lab instrument and product companies fell 2.9%, compared to a 9.3% gain in fiscal 2008. The decline in productivity, as measured by average sales in US dollars per employee, was attributed to the economic slowdown, strengthening of the US dollar, business expansion into new markets […]
Company Announcements Agilent and Duquesne University announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence for MS for research in the life sciences and environmental analysis. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Biomarker Research Initiatives in MS Center extended its two-year collaboration with George Mason University’s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, John Hopkins University and Toronto’s University […]
Ultrasonic homogenizers use ultrasonic sound waves to create cavitation, which is the rapid formation and collapse of minute bubbles. These imploding bubbles vibrate violently, creating mechanical waves that disrupt the surrounding cells/particles. Ultrasonic homogenizers are heavily used in life sciences laboratories to disrupt cells and tissues. Applications include tissue preparation, nucleic acid extraction and the […]
Company Announcements Autoclave manufacturer SHP Steriltechnik AG signed a joint venture agreement with Vietnam-based Vinacontrol and FCS-Service GmbH to establish a company that will operate food-testing labs in Vietnam. Biohit’s ErgoTube microcentrifuge tubes will be branded and sold by both Biohit and BioCision, and Biohit will copromote BioCision’s CoolRack microfuge tube racks. New Jersey newspaper […]
Following up on the IBO’s April 30 article on photovoltaic energy (PV), the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Technology Roadmap for PV earlier this month, highlighting PV’s bright future. Solar energy currently leads all clean energy technology in terms of venture capital investments, with an 88% increase from 2007 to 2008 to $5.45 billion. […]
Company Announcements Sigma-Aldrich announced a corporate partnership with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory Advanced Training Center. Sigma-Aldrich will exclusively distribute Highlands Stable Isotope’s set of stable isotope–labeled synthetic reagents through its ISOTEC product lines. International Stem Cell’s Lifeline Cell Technology subsidiary named Veritas as its Japanese distributor. TriLink BioTechnologies named Cedarlane as a distributor for […]
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