Company Announcements QIAGEN’s first-quarter sales rose 13% at constant exchange rates, including 7% growth from acquisitions and a 1% decline from currency. At constant exchange rates, sales in the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia-Pacific grew 15%, 12% and 14% to make up 47%, 34% and 18% of sales, respectively. Seven emerging countries accounted for 10% […]

Canada’s 2013 budget for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), announced in April, remained level at about CAD 1 billion ($970 million).The Canada Foundation for Innovation, which matches costs for high-end lab equipment, was designated CAD 500 million for five years. Funding will continue for prominent centers like TRIUMF, Canadian Light Source and […]

Funding for German universities and research institutes grew 23.0% to €15.5 billion ($20.4 billion) from 1998 to 2010, according to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft’s (DFG) May Funding Atlas 2012. Government and funding organization support grew 112.0% to €5.3 billion during the period to comprise 26% of total funding. The DFG, the Federal Ministry of Education and […]

The European Commission (EC) will invest 16% of the €55 billion ($76.3 billion) research and innovation budget for its Seventh Framework Program (FP7) on the final call for research proposals. Allocations include €4.8 billion for “thematic research,” including €155 million for the Oceans of the Future Program, €147 million to fight antimicrobial resistance, €98 million […]

In 2011, capital spending by chemical firms in the US, Europe and Japan covered by Chemical & Engineering News’s 2011 review grew 21.1%, 23.6% and 11.3% to $10.2 billion, $18.4 billion and $9.4 billion, respectively. The chemical firms with the highest capital spending were the US’s Dow Chemical, France’s Air Liquide and Germany’s Bayer, for […]

First-quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 3.0%, 2.5% organically, to $4,088 million. Sales growth was hampered by lower capital spending in the US and Europe, including weak government and academic markets. Adjusted operating profit improved 5.0% to $743 million. Operating margin for the Index added 100 basis points to 19.2% of sales, […]

Millville, NJ 7/9/12—Wheaton has acquired the CELLine dual membrane, cell culture flasks from Wilson Wolf Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount. In addition, the companies have entered into a long-term strategic partnership for product development. CELLine Flasks are used in small-scale antibody and protein production for reduced culture and processing time.