Bothell, WA 5/27/10—Sonosite, a provider of impedance cardiography equipment, has signed an agreement to acquire VisualSonics for $71 million net of cash and debt. VisualSonics provides real-time ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology for the preclinical research market. “Our intention is to integrate VisualSonics’ micro-ultrasound technology with SonoSite’s miniaturization competency and user design to deliver ultra high-frequency […]
Waltham, MA 5/27/10—Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to acquire Fermentas International for $260 million in cash. Fermentas is a manufacturer and distributor of enzymes, reagents and kits for molecular and cellular biology research. The company had 2009 revenues of CAD $57 million ($54 million). “With Fermentas, we are better-positioned to meet the demands of molecular […]
This year’s 58th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 23 though May 27. Factoring in the Varian acquisition by Agilent that closed the week prior (see IBO 5/15/10), there were exactly the same number of exhibitors this year, 166, as in 2009. Although the number […]
Company Announcements FEI’s 2009 sales declined 3.6% to $577.3 million (see IBO 3/31/10). Electronics sales fell 16.9%, Research and Industry Sales declined 3.0%, Life Sciences sales grew 15.5%, and Service and Components revenue was flat to make up 22%, 40%, 14% and 24% of sales, respectively. Veeco Instruments’ 2009 sales declined 14.2% to $380.1 million […]
MS technology has continued to advance at a rapid pace. While advanced lab-based MS applications receive the majority of attention, portable and in-field MS has grown as well. Technological improvements over the past decade have allowed the portable and in-field MS market to blossom, leading to strong demand from several industries. Rapid technological development has […]
Company Announcements Anton Paar opened its 13th subsidiary in Zofingen, Switzerland, in January. In 2009, sales for Corning’s Life Sciences segment grew 12.3% to $366 million (see IBO 3/31/10) to make up 7% of company sales. The increase was due to the acquisition of Axygen (see IBO 9/30/09), but existing life science product volumes declined. […]
Product Introductions Cole-Parmer introduced the Oakton pH 700 benchtop meter, which measures the pH, mV and temperature of up to four probes. The system features five-point calibration and recall of up to 100 data sets. Thermo Fisher Scientific released its Orion rugged dissolved oxygen (RDO) biochemical OD STAR bench meter and probe for stir-free, optical […]
Product Introductions Accelrys released a new version of the Pipeline Pilot Analytical Instrumentation Collection for integrating NMR data into scientific workflows containing other data, such as images, chemistry and text. Automation of analysis tasks is supported by an out-of-the-box integration with Modgraph Consultants’ NMRPredict. Active Spectrum announced its new Micro-ESR series of online and portable […]
Company Announcements Cepheid’s 2009 product revenues increased 0.6% to $170.6 million (see IBO 1/31/10). Adjusted net loss was $5.0 million, compared to $7.1 million the year before. Clinical and Industrial sales increased 28.5% and 24.1% to make up 70% and 12% of sales. BioThreat and Partner sales declined 30.8% and 70.3% to make up 15% […]
When one thinks of comprehensive GC (GCxGC) systems, Zoex is likely one of the first companies that comes to mind. The Texas-based company was established in 1993 as a result of the work of Edward B. Ledford, Jr., Zoex’s founder, with the inventor of GCxGC, John B. Phillips. Zoex is a premier provider of GC […]
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