Twelve of the 19 companies in the IBO Laboratory Sales Index reported fourth-quarter earnings before this issue’s publication. Including estimates for companies yet to report, fourth-quarter revenue for the IBO Laboratory Sales Index grew 7.2%, including a loss of 6.9% excluding currency. Operating profit for the Index climbed 16.7%, and operating margin improved 90 basis […]
Glenview, IL 1/10/12; Berlin, Germany 2/3/12—Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has acquired AppliChem for an undisclosed amount. AppliChem is a German-based chemical supplier focused on fine chemicals and biochemical products for the laboratory, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. AppliChem will be integrated into the business platform led by the Panreac Quimica business, which is part of […]
Männedorf, Switzerland 2/13/12—Tecan has appointed Dr. David Martyr as CEO, following a five-month search (see IBO 10/15/11). He replaces Thomas Bachmann, who will leave the company immediately. Dr. Martyr was most recently vice president at Danaher and group president of Danaher’s Leica Microsystems business, which provides life science instrumentation, microscopy, cancer diagnostic products, medical technologies […]
Washington, DC 1/31/12—Danaher announced on its fourth-quarter conference call that during the quarter its Hach division acquired X-ray Optical Systems (XOS), a provider of X-ray fluorescence spectrometers used in elemental analysis for applied and environmental applications. No further details were available. According to XOS’s website, XOS supplies laboratory, on-line and in-line XRF systems as well […]
San Diego, CA 2/7/12; Basel, Germany 2/8/12—Illumina’s Board of Directors has voted to reject Roche’s unsolicited $44.50 per share cash offer for the company (see IBO 1/31/12). “It is the Board’s unanimous belief that Roche’s offer dramatically undervalues Illumina and fails to reflect the value of the Company’s unique leadership position and future growth prospects,” […]
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening’s (SLAS) first annual conference and exhibit was held February 4 to 8 in San Diego, California. The show unites the previously separate LabAutomation and Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) conferences, following the merger of the host organizations in 2010 (see IBO 2/15/11). The conference’s debut attracted 5,806 participants, […]
Analytical instrument companies are an important component of the food safety–response chain when the presence of a contaminant is detected. How these companies respond to such an event not only helps to ensure food safety but benefits business as well. In January, instrument companies issued or publicized methods to test for the fungicide carbendazim in […]
Many different microscopic methods exist. Some have quite different underlying principles and, consequently, provide very different kinds of information. The ability to correlate the data and images from multiple modes on the same sample offers unique benefits for demanding applications. One combination of techniques that has been successful enough to result in the development of […]
Below are financial reviews for Oxford Instruments and Analytik Jena, both of which are in IBO’s Lab Instrument Sales Index. Each company experienced strong operating gains. For the fiscal half year ending September 30, 2011, Oxford Instruments’ sales grew 40.5%, 30.0% organically, to £159.1 million ($252.5 million = £0.63 = $1). Acquisitions added 11.8% to […]
Nanoindentation for hardness testing has been touted as a luxury only available for more sophisticated research. This month, Nanovea announced its intent to bring nanoindentation to a wider market. Purchase orders will start in April, and smaller entities could be conducting nanoindentation measurements by June. The N3 line provides fully automated nanoindentation measurement. The M3 […]
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