Recently added articles from Instrument Business Outlook:
US industrial R&D on the rise.
Sep 15, 2008 ... Total US R&D expenditures increased an estimated 5.8% in 2007, or 3.1% when adjusted to 2000 dollars to exclude inflation, to $368,098 million, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Industry was the primary source of the increase, continuing a trend ...
Microarray scanners: resolution increases.(Company overview)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Is 2008 the year of the microarray scanner? It could very well be with at least five new scanners hitting the market by year end. The timing coincides with the introduction of higher density DNA microarrays. With more probes per chip, probe size is smaller, requiring higher resolution ...
Tripos to purchase Pharsight.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... St. Louis, MO and Mountain View, CA 9/9/08--Informatics company Tripos has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire publicly held Pharsight for approximately $57 million in cash. Pharsight shareholders will receive $5.50 per outstanding share of common stock, a 29% premium over the ...
Halma acquires Fiberguide.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Amersham, UK 9/8/08 -- The Photonics business of Halma's Health and Analysis sector has acquired Fiberguide Industries for $14.5 million in cash and additional payouts based on targets. Based in Stifling, New Jersey, Halma designs and manufactures optical fiber cables and assembles, ...
Fluorescent molecule company plans IPO and makes acquisition.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Sydney, Australia 9/4/08 and 9/9/08 -- Fluorotechnics, a provider of fluorescence labels and stains for life science research, has acquired the Gel Company. Based in San Francisco, California, the Gel Company offers more than 250 products for proteomics, cell culture, DNA sequencing, ...
M.u.t. acquires majority stake in Avantes.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Avantes Holding BV)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Wedel Germany 9/4/08; Eerbeek, The Netherlands 9/4/08 -- M.u.t. AG, a publicly held provider of lab automation, spectroscopy, aviation and fire detection systems, has acquired 51% of Avantes Holding BV, effective January 1, but just announced this month. Based in the Netherlands with 40 ...
Andor fields an additional offer.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Andor Technology Plc)(Carraig Capital)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... London, England 9/1/08 -- Andor Technology has received a counter offer to acquire the company from investment group Carraig Capital, which is offering 76 pence per share ($0.0138), or an estimated 22.7 million [pounds sterling] ($41.3 million), compared to an offer of 73 pence per share ...
Q2 Life Science Index: sales still going strong.
Sep 15, 2008 ... In the second quarter of 2008, revenues for IBO's Life Science Sales Index grew 11.0% to $2,358 million, while operating profit jumped 26.9% to $382 million and operating margin climbed 200 basis points to 16.2% of sales. Second-quarter sales for Beckman Coulter's Life Science ...
Academia.(Industry Watch)(Eli and Edythe L. Broad)(Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Academia: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT received a $400 million endowment from Eli and Edythe L. Broad to permanently establish the Institute as a nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, the Institute was initially created as a venture experiment with $100 million in funding from ...
Environment.(Industry Watch)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Environment: An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has drawn attention to the dumping of unused pharmaceuticals by the US's 5,700 hospitals and 45,000 nursing homes. Based on records from 14 hospitals in Minnesota, the AP estimated that a minimum of 250 million pounds of drug waste ...
Nanotechnology.(Industry Watch)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Nanotechnology: In September, scientists from the Europe, Japan and the US announced the formation of the International Alliance for NanoEHS Harmonization (IANH). Using round robin experiments, the IANH will develop standard protocols for the toxicological testing of nanomaterials at the ...
Biotechnology.(Industry Watch)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Biotechnology: Equity investments in biotech companies fell 68% to $5.9 billion in the first half of 2008 compared to the first half of 2007, according to Recombinant Capital. The biggest decline was among public offerings, as only one biotech firm went public. Private offerings ...
China.(Region Watch)
Sep 15, 2008 ... China: The Chinese government will begin dispersing funds this October for two major research programs that were initially announced two years ago. Although a final figure has yet to be released, observers estimate that $880 million will be allocated for drug discovery research and $440 ...
Australia.(Region Watch)(Brief article)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Australia: An innovation review delivered to the Australian government in August proposes changes in order to boost the country's R&D spending from 0.55% of GDP to 0.75% of GDP by 2010. Among the proposals are the replacement of the current R&D tax credit, which offers companies an AUD 7.5 ...
Japan.(Region Watch)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Japan: According to La Merie Business Intelligence, the top five Japanese pharmaceutical companies in terms of 2007 total sales were: Takeda Pharmaceutical ($12.5 billion), Astellas Pharma ($9.0 billion), Daiichi Sankyo ($8.2 billion), Eisai ($6.8 billion) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical ($3.8 ...
Agricultural biotech thrives.
Sep 15, 2008 ... When transgenic crops were first introduced in 1996, research was primarily focused on making the plants more resistant to herbicides and pesticides. As recent announcements indicate, the six companies that dominate the transgenic crop market are increasing R&D levels and constructing new ...
Protein Discovery closed a $10 million series C round of equity financing.(Laboratory Automation: Company Announcements)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Protein Discovery closed a $10 million series C ...
Digilab Genomic Solutions' Hummingbird Plus parallel pipetting instrument for low-volume applications.(Laboratory Automation: Company Announcements)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Digilab Genomic Solutions' Hummingbird Plus parallel pipetting instrument for low-volume applications will be ...
BioTrove named custom lab automation provider Synchron Lab Automation.(Laboratory Automation: Company Announcements)
Sep 15, 2008 ... BioTrove named custom lab automation provider Synchron Lab ...
HighRes Biosolutions.(Laboratory Automation: Company Announcements)
Sep 15, 2008 ... Automation integrator HighRes Biosolutions ...
