LIMS (laboratory information management systems) lie at the heart of many laboratories’ informatics systems. Strategic Directions International’s (SDi’s) April report entitled “2012 Lab Informatics Survey of End-Users” is based on a survey of LIMS end-users and provides insight into important topics for LIMS vendors, including the use of LIMS with other software systems, how and […]
Slowly but surely, the cosmetics industry is moving toward in vitro toxicity testing and away from traditional in vivo tests. The shift is due to regulation as well as a desire to more accurately predict human response and significantly reduce the number of animals required for toxicity testing. The €67 billion ($93 billion = €0.72 […]
Global equity markets soared on the final trading day of June, as EU officials agreed on a €120 billion ($150 billion) bailout fund to support growth measures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ jumped 2.2%, 2.5% and 3.0%, respectively, that day. As part of the proposal, funding will be made directly available […]
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is an increasingly important variation on X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The primary advantage of SAXS is that it can be used to probe larger-scale structures than XRD. The general procedure in SAXS is quite similar to XRD. The sample is irradiated with X-rays, which produce a diffraction pattern as the […]
Shoreview, MN 5/16/12—TSI has acquired Photon Machines’ laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology and product line. LIBS performs elemental analysis of materials without sample preparation. “This acquisition yields a powerful optical spectroscopy method that greatly enhances TSI’s market-leading aerosol-measurement product portfolio,“ said TSI President Tom Kennedy. “The addition of LIBS technology now expands our customer’s […]
Hilden, Germany and Germantown, Maryland 5/3/12—QIAGEN has acquired AmniSure International for an undisclosed amount. AmniSure International markets the FDA-approved, point-of-need AmniSure assay, which tests if a pregnant woman has suffered a rupture of fetal membranes (ROM). “This very accurate diagnostic test contributes significant value in the management of pregnancy and adds to QIAGEN’s portfolio of […]
Madison, WI 6/1/12; Aarau, Switzerland 6/10/12—Following a report in the Wisconsin State Journal, Roche has confirmed with IBO that it plans to eliminate product lines and lay off employees at Roche NimbleGen, a provider of DNA microarray technology. “Our Microarray portfolio will be streamlined and focused on our Sequence Capture products. All other microarray products […]
Princeton, New Jersey 6/13/12—Thermo Fisher Scientific has entered into an agreement to acquire Princeton Security Technologies for $0.89 per share in cash, or approximately $13 million. The price represents a 78.0% premium over the stock’s closing price on June 12. Princeton Security Technologies develops and manufactures X-ray and gamma ray detectors, spectroscopy systems and radioisotope-identifier […]
In fiscal 2011 (FY11), productivity growth for 19 major publicly held lab instrument and product companies (see table, page 6) slowed to 2.6%, compared with 4.7% in fiscal 2010. The slower growth, as measured by average sales per employee, was due to a jump in employment as a result of acquisitions and investments in emerging […]
OEM agreements are a well-established part of the instrument and lab product industry. With the growing need for cost savings and faster product introductions, the use of OEM agreements is increasing. Such agreements enable partner companies to concentrate on their areas of expertise and more efficiently allocate resources. For OEM suppliers, the agreements allow for […]
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