This month, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy released a report regarding research infrastructure and instrumentation funding for fiscal 2017. The information in the report is liable to change, as the fiscal 2017 budget has yet to be determined; however, the report also includes budget allocations for R&D facilities construction and research instrumentation […]
While SEMs are the workhorse method for using electron optics to image samples, there are other alternatives as well that offer their own advantages. Among these are electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), which may also be referred to as “microprobe” for short. EPMA is a surface analysis technique that probes the sample surface with a beam […]
Company Announcements Teledyne Isco acquired in December 2015 the net assets of SofTA, a manufacturer of ELSDs for LC and flash chromatography. DKK-TOA opened an office in South Korea in December 2015. Repligen announced in February the extension of its long-term supply agreement with GE Healthcare through 2019 for the manufacture of Protein A ligands […]
Company Announcements In fall 2015, DANI Instruments appointed Labindia Instruments as its exclusive GC distributor for India. In December 2015, Alpha MOS named John Paul Ansel as president and CEO. Alpha MOS 2015 revenues grew 9.2% to €8.2 million ($9.1 million). Sales in Japan, the US, Europe and Other declined 7.3%, 6.0%, 7.8% and 29.6% […]
Company Announcements In February, Silicon Biosystems Menarini and Macrogen partnered to develop clinical assays combining their respective digital sorting technology and NGS capabilities. Sophia Genetics and Integrated DNA Technologies announced a strategic partnership, combining their respective DDM advanced analytical platform and xGene target enrichment panels to create NGS solutions for routine clinical diagnostics. Biomedical data […]
Company Announcements Panorama Synergy announced in November 2015 an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Western Australia for its MEMS-based optical spectroscopy sensor technology. Felix Instruments announced a joint marketing collaboration with Hanna Instruments for the US. Trinean announced in February that its DropSense96 spectrophotometer was integrated with Freeslate’s (now Unchained Labs’) CM3 automation […]
The UK’s GDP expenditure on R&D for 2014 was £30.6 billion ($23.0 billion), a 4.4% increase from 2013 and a 4.1% annual average increase since 1990. The business sector had the highest R&D output in 2014, responsible for £19.9 billion, or 65%, of total R&D expenditure in the UK, a 5.9% increase. Business received R&D […]
Although Japan has long been a hub of scientific innovation, the nation’s overall scientific output has been declining. The Nature Index is a database that records the number of research papers associated with a particular institution each year, calculating a weighted fractional count (WFC) that associates authors with specific studies. Although the University of Tokyo’s […]
Last week, the Canadian government released details of its federal budget for fiscal 2016. To further scientific and technological innovation, Budget 2016 proposes CAD 95 million ($72.1 million) be provided per year on an ongoing basis for “discovery research.” This includes CAD 30 million for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences […]
In a Pew Charitable Trusts’ analysis of the National Residue Program (NRP), implemented by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the USDA, issues were found regarding the type of drug and chemical compounds that are selected for public health assessment, as well as the documenting and reporting of testing results. This is considered […]
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