Washington, DC 5/13/15; Washington, DC 5/13/15; Port Washington, NY 5/13/15—Science and technology company Danaher has announced the intended acquisition of Pall and the subsequent division of Danaher into two companies. Danaher has agreed to acquire Pall, a provider of filtration, separation and purification solutions, for $127.20 per share in cash, or $13.8 billion, including assumed […]

Improved economic conditions and stronger financial results elevated executive compensation in fiscal 2014 (FY14) as a majority of presidents and CEOs in IBO’s Laboratory Instruments and Products Stock Index (including Sigma-Aldrich) (Lab Index) recorded double-digit pay increases. For the 24 presidents and CEOs of companies in the Lab Index, who have served in their respective […]

Company Announcements Cobalt Light Systems opened a US subsidiary in Reston, Virginia, in November 2014. FOSS 2014 revenues declined 2.2% but grew more than 2% organically to DKK 1.72 billion ($306.4 million) (see page 12). In March, ANDalyze named VWR as a distributor of its DNAzyme-based heavy metal–testing products. Product Introductions Konica Minolta announced in […]

Company Announcements INFICON fourth quarter 2014 Emergency Response & Security sales rose 23.1% to $13.3 million. In 2014, segment sales grew 32.0% to $35.9 million to account for 12% of revenues, due largely to government spending in North America. First quarter segment revenue declined 55.7% to $3.9 million. In February, Alpha MOS announced the creation […]

Company Announcements Half-year sales for Abcam rose 7.7%, 13.8% in constant currency, to £66.7 million ($107.6 million) (see IBO 3/31/15). Product sales grew 10.4%, 16.7% excluding currency, to £62.7 million ($101.2 million). Sales of core and RabMAb primary antibodies grew 13.3% and 19.4% excluding currency to make up 68% and 15% of Product revenue, respectively. […]

Company Announcements In March, Qlucore partnered with TATAA Biocenter, which will use Qlucore’s Omics Explorer Software for providing NGS data analysis and for training courses. Illumina formed a collaboration with Merck Serono to develop a universal NGS-based oncology diagnostic. The assays will be used to detect and measure multiple variants simultaneously to support clinical trials. […]

This month, Canada released its Economic Action Plan 2015. Starting in 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation will receive CAD 1.33 billion ($1.09 billion) over six years for research infrastructure at hospitals and universities. Over six years, federal labs and research facilities will get CAD 380 million for repairs and upgrades. Beginning in 2016, the […]