Slower academic and government spending continued into the calendar-year third quarter, with mixed effects on the eight businesses whose quarterly results are profiled on pages 9–11. Industrial and applied markets stayed strong, as did Asia, helping sustain momentum for all companies, with the exception of Illumina. Combined sales growth for the eight businesses (including a […]
Santa Clara, CA 11/30/11—Affymetrix has agreed to acquire eBioscience for $330 million in cash. EBioscience is a provider of flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics, with estimated 2011 sales of more than $70 million. The company has gross margins of over 70% and an EBITDA margin of 30%. “With […]
The US fiscal year 2012 began in October, but details of the federal government’s budget are still being ironed out. The $193 billion fiscal 2012 “minibus” appropriations bill, which covers five federal departments and various independent agencies, was passed by the House and Senate on November 17 and signed by President Obama the next day. […]
Live cell-imaging incubators are designed to perform in vitro cellular imaging experiments imitating in vivo environmental conditions. They typically integrate an inverted microscope into an incubator, for which a variety of parameters, such as temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide/oxygen concentrations, can be controlled. The imaging technology utilized varies and determines each unit’s applications and capabilities. […]
Company Announcements A settlement agreement was announced in August in GE Healthcare’s 2010 German suit against Bio-Rad Laboratories for infringement of surface plasmon resonance–related patents. As part of the agreement, GE granted Bio-Rad access to a collection of its patents. Scientific Digital Imaging named Finance Director Mike Creedon acting managing director in August. Helicos Biosciences […]
Company Announcements In September, TESCAN USA opened an applications and demonstrations lab in Pleasanton, California, for customers in the Western Region of North America. FEI in September partnered with Oregon Health & Science University to create the Living Lab for Cell Biology, run by Joe Gray, PhD, to advance cancer research and next-generation research tools […]
Company Announcements In June, Boval Company, a manufacturer of cell culture and diagnostic biological raw materials, acquired Chata Biosystems, a supplier of custom solutions that specialized in HPLC media. Coloradoan.com reported that Boval acquired the name and instruments business, and that the remainder of the firm was renamed CHD Bioscience. In October, Novasep entered into […]
Company Announcements Roche NimbleGen named the University of Iowa’s Roy J. Carver Center for Genomics as a Certified Service Provider for comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and gene expression. NanoInk named four new exclusive distributors: SciTech for Australia and New Zealand; Gaia Science for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam; NanoGulf for the United Arab […]
Company Announcements GE announced in its quarterly conference call that second-quarter sales for GE Healthcare Life Sciences increased 7%. Sigma-Aldrich’s second-quarter sales grew 15.0% to $637.0 million (see IBO 7/31/11) or 6% organically. Currency effects and acquisitions increased sales 7.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Research Essentials, Research Specialties, Research Biotech and Fine Chemicals revenues grew 17%, […]
Last month, the Chinese State Council said it will spend $5.5 billion over 10 years to improve monitoring of and cleanup technologies for groundwater. Groundwater is the source of drinking water for about 70% of the Chinese population. The Ministry of Land and Resources claims that 90% of the country’s shallow groundwater is polluted, with […]
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