Thousand Oaks, CA 8/19/13; Thousand Oaks, CA 8/30/13—Teledyne Technologies’ Teledyne Instruments subsidiary has agreed to acquire the assets of SD Acquisition, better known as CETAC Technologies, for an undisclosed amount. CETAC supplies automated sample introduction equipment for elemental and chemical analysis systems, sample preparation devices for trace elemental analysis, and mercury analysis systems. “CETAC’s laboratory […]
Milford, MA 8/19/13—SeraCare Life Sciences has purchased Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories (KPL) for an undisclosed amount. KPL develops antibodies and related reagents for life science research and diagnostics. The acquisition will expand SeraCare’s offerings for developing IVD assays. “SeraCare strives to facilitate its customers’ product development efforts, allowing researchers to focus on the science, specifically […]
Major, publicly held analytical instrument companies continued to operate in a uncertain market environment in the calendar year second quarter. Industrial, environmental and academic markets remained under pressure for the most part. However, Chinese, food safety, pharmaceutical and aftermarket sales were healthy. Conversion of first quarter orders benefited Bruker and PerkinElmer (see IBO 5/31/13). For […]
The preclinical market for life science and analytical instruments is slated to grow in the mid-single digits this year and next year, according to “Transforming Preclinical Research: New Approaches in Translational Science,” a Strategic Directions International report published in May. The report defines preclinical research as the stage of the drug development process after generating […]
In this article, IBO examines free cash flow (FCF) for the first six months of 2013 at seven major publicly held instrument and lab product companies, and details how the companies are spending and plan to spend their cash. Excluding certain one-time payments, FCF (operating cash flow less net capital investments) for six of the […]
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was historically the first form of electron microscopy to be developed and successfully marketed. The technology represented a true breakthrough in microscopy, as it allowed researchers to achieve resolutions far beyond the capabilities of conventional light microscopes. Optical microscopes, being dependent on light, are generally limited to resolving features no smaller […]
Company Announcements In April, Nikon named Alta Tecnologia en Laboratorios an authorized dealer for Mexico for its Eclipse and SMZ Biological Microscopes, Digital Sight Microscope Cameras and NIS-Elements Microscope Imaging Software. In May, ZEISS reported that revenue for its Microscopy business group for the half year ending March 31 fell 2.3% to €303 million ($394 […]
Company Announcements Hach announced in April a sales partnership for LuminUltra’s microbiological monitoring solutions. In May, ASD named United Spectrometer Technologies a primary mining reseller in Southern Africa for its TerraSpec system. Korean firm Mecasys opened its first US office in Seattle, Washington, in May. In June, Analyze IQ announced a partnership under which Shimadzu […]
Company Announcements In May, QIAGEN opened the QIAGEN (Suzhou) Translational Medicine Center to accelerate the discovery and validation of biomarkers and create companion diagnostics for the Chinese market. The Center is a joint venture with BioBAY, a life sciences cluster located near Shanghai. QIAGEN (Suzhou) is expected to grow to about 50 employees within three […]
Company Announcements Sigma Life Science agreed in April to distribute the European Collection of Cell Cultures, a collection of human and animal cell cultures. Sigma has exclusive distribution rights, excluding the UK, Australia and Japan. The Business Standard reported in April that Sigma-Aldrich will distribute GE Healthcare’s Whatman products in India. In April, BellBrook Labs […]
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