Tokyo, Japan 9/28/11—Sony has announced the acquisition of Micronics, a provider of microfluidics technology for diagnostic applications, including point-of-care solutions, and research applications. The main focus of the company recently has been a molecular diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, according to Sony. “We believe that the combination of Micronics’ development capabilities in the medical diagnosis […]
Washington, DC 9/20/11—In a filing with the SEC, sequencer firm Pacific Biosciences announced the layoff of 130 employees, or 28% of its workforce. The company stated that the action was taken because of “uncertainties associated with the economic environment and to position the company for long-term success.” The reductions, which should be completed this month, […]
Wood Dale, IL 9/9/11—At its analysts meeting this month, Danaher confirmed that its plans to lay off 1,000 employees at recently acquired Beckman Coulter (see IBO 2/15/11) as part of a significant restructuring effort at the business. At the end of 2010, Beckman Coulter had 11,900 employees. Danaher stated when it announced its plans to […]
The second of IBO’s biannual new laboratory roundup indicates that new academic and consumer product labs, as well as labs in the Middle East, are being built or expanded. Many of these labs involve cross-disciplinary functions. The table on page 3 highlights plans for new academic, clean energy and contract research organization labs. In the […]
It is just six months since Pittcon, and IBO’s last review article on new product introductions (see IBO 3/31/11, 4/15/11), and already there is a new and lengthy list of notable new products. In this article, IBO highlights some of the product launches of the last six months based on their potential commercial and technical […]
Osmometers are designed to measure the osmolality of a solution. They measure changes in a solution’s colligative properties, such as freezing and boiling point, vapor pressure and osmotic pressure, which are proportional to the concentration of solute present. As particles are introduced into a solvent, freezing point and vapor pressure are lowered, but boiling point […]
Company Announcements Boreal Genomics named Nitin Sood CEO in June. He was most recently general manager of Agilent Life Sciences’ Automation Group. Roche and Caliper Life Sciences announced in July a comarketing agreement for the development and optimization of automated protocols for their respective NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Library and Sciclone next-generation sequencing (NGS) Workstation. In […]
Company Announcements First-half sales for Lonza’s Bioscience declined 2.8% to CHF 103 million ($114 million), but grew 13.2% in local currency, to make up 9% of company revenues. Within the unit, Research Solutions sales declined, with European sales up, US sales down slightly and growth in Asia Pacific. Under a reagent supply agreement announced in […]
Company Announcements In June, Bruker amended its exclusive distribution agreement with Francisco Soria Melguizo for the MALDI Biotyper to include Portugal as well as Spain. Francisco Soria Melguizo has placed 20 systems since 2009. Bruker and the University of Zurich’s Institute of Medical Microbiology (IMM) are collaborating on the study of coryneform bacteria, actinomycetes, fastidious […]
Company Announcements CAMO Software named Pål Bråthen CEO in March. In June, IONICON Analytik appointed Lukas Märk, who was previously responsible for marketing and sales, as CEO. He replaces his father, Tilmann Märk. IONICON Analytik named MARS Bioanalytical a distribution partner for India. In June, American Micro Detection Systems signed a multi-country distributor agreement with […]
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