Washington, DC 3/3/15—OpGen has filed for an IPO of its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market. OpGen provides the Acuitas multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO)–focused products for rapidly identifying infections in hospital patients and the Argus Whole Genome Mapping system. In 2014, sales increased 71.1% to $4.1 million (see page 12) due to increased collaboration revenue. […]
Waltham, MA 2/17/15—PerkinElmer has announced a chromatography collaboration with Waters, under which its LC and GC portfolio will be standardized on Waters Empower Software chromatography data system. “Our alliance with Waters combines cutting-edge chromatography technologies and sophisticated analysis software with leading application knowledge and best-in-class services,” stated Jon DiVincenzo, president of Environmental Health, PerkinElmer. PerkinElmer […]
Washington, DC 2/27/15; Billerica, MA 3/2/15—RainDance Technologies has filed with the SEC for a proposed IPO of its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “RAIN.” The company develops, manufactures and sells systems based on its digital droplet technology as well as consumables and assays for the detection and analysis of complex […]
At Pittcon, IBO took the opportunity to talk to executives at four of the analytical-instrument and laboratory-product industry’s largest companies, PerkinElmer, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) (the US-based division of Japan’s Shimadzu), Thermo Fisher Scientific and Waters, to discuss challenges and opportunities for both their businesses and the instrument industry in general. Asked about challenges this […]
This year, Pittcon was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 7 to March 12. Unfortunately, the location did not appear to help attendance. According to the preliminary figures available as of March 9, total attendance was down 15.8% from last year, when the location was Chicago, Illinois (see IBO 3/31/14), to 13,683. The number […]
NMR provides a truly unique way to probe samples. While most forms of instrumentation probe the chemical, optical or electronic structure of molecules and atoms, NMR keys off the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei, which are ultimately due to the quantum mechanical–spin magnetic moment of the component neutrons and protons in each nucleus. In NMR, […]
Global equity markets rebounded sharply in February, as a number of international indexes traded at multiyear or record highs due to continued accommodative monetary policies and a temporary financial rescue of Greece. US markets were supported by positive corporate earnings and reassurance by the Federal Reserve of maintaining low interest rates. US fourth quarter 2014 […]
Company Announcements Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Ottica-CNR and Planetary Emissions Management announced in December 2014 that they are developing a portable system based on the saturated-absorption cavity ring-down method for measurement of atmospheric radiocarbon dioxide. In January, B&W Tek opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, its fifth international office. In February, Datacolor announced that it […]
Company Announcements ACEA Biosciences and Hurel entered into a technology and marketing alliance in October 2014. Hurel cocultures of primary cryopreserved hepatocytes will be made to order in ACEA’s xCELLigence microtiter E-Plates. Seahorse Bioscience and Volpi announced in November 2014 a liaison to develop and manufacture optical modules for the Seahorse XF Extracellular Flux Analyzer. […]
Company Announcements Bigneat, a UK-based manufacturer of hoods and enclosures with 50 employees, opened its first US office in October 2014. Huber announced in December 2014 the establishment of a US subsidiary in North Carolina to serve the US, Canada and Mexico. ATCC and LGC agreed to provide proficiency-testing programs to support the food, beverage, […]
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