Recently added articles from Instrument Business Outlook:
Thermo steps up RNAi market presence.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Waltham, MA 7/1/08 -- Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Open Biosystems, which provides RNAi, gene expression and protein detection products. Open Biosystems specializes in short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) and viral vector systems for delivering shRNA into living cells. The company had 2007 ...
Agilent invests in particle sizing.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Santa Clara, CA 7/8/08 -- Agilent Technologies has acquired Particle Sizing Systems for an undisclosed amount. Particle Sizing Systems designs and manufactures instruments based on laser light scattering for the measurement of particle size and stability in materials. "With the growth of ...
QIAGEN purchases instrument company.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Venlo, The Netherlands 7/1/08 -- QIAGEN NV has purchased Corbett Life Science for $66 million in cash, $4 million in restricted common stock, and milestone payments and other contingencies worth up to $65 million over four years. The purchase includes 82.5% of outstanding stock and the ...
Corbett files claim against Applied Biosystems.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Oakland, California 6/30/08 -- Corbett Life Science has filed a claim in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking declaratory judgment of noninfringement, invalidity and/or unefforceability of Applied Biosystems' US Patent No. 6,814,954 (Instrument for ...
Currency effects boost lab equipment/consumables sales.
Jul 15, 2008 ... First-quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 10.5% to $887.72 million. Operating profits improved 14.8% to $265.8 million, and operating margin climbed 110 basis points to 29.9% of sales. Favorable currency transactions continued to increase revenue growth for a ...
Half-year litigation review: two trial dates approach.
Jul 15, 2008 ... In the first of IBO's twice yearly report on new litigation among analytical instrument and laboratory product providers, we take a look at new patent infringement cases, as well as update the latest developments in other cases. Two cases are scheduled to come to trial in the next few ...
Energy.(Industry Watch)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Energy: According to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and New Energy Finance, R&D expenditures for renewable energy and energy efficiency totaled $16.9 billion in 2007, up from $16 billion in 2006. Corporate R&D accounted for more than half of this spending, ...
Chemicals.(Industry Watch)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Chemicals: The chemical sector may be particularly vulnerable to conditions created by the credit crisis, according to some observers. Private equity companies have purchased many chemical companies in the past five years, resulting in a highly leveraged industry. UK-based Ineos Group's ...
Europe.(Region Watch)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Europe: Pharmaceutical R&D spending in Europe rose 5.0% to an estimated 26.0 billion [euro] ($35.6 billion) in 2007, according to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Association's (EFPIA) 2008 Edition of "Pharmaceutical Industry in Figures." R&D as a percentage of ...
China.(Region Watch)
Jul 15, 2008 ... China: China has proposed new patent laws that may make filing a patent in the country harder, but challenging a domestic patent easier. One of the new laws would require a foreign firm to file a Chinese patent first for any invention originating in the country Many other countries have a ...
Precision System Science, reagent company Diagenode SA and Nippon Gene announced plans.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Precision System Science, reagent company Diagenode SA and ...
Helicos Biosciences.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, PhD, and Steven St. Peter, ...
Helicos BioSciences.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Helicos BioSciences named Stephen P. Hall senior vice ...
ZS Genetics.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... ZS Genetics joined the Archon X Prize competition to sequence 100 human genomes within 10 days for less ...
Lab901 announced in April that it raised 3.55 million [pounds sterling] ($7.0 million) in a funding round led by Alliance Trust Equity Partners.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Lab901 announced in April that it raised 3.55 million [pounds sterling] ($7.0 ...
Carestream Molecular Imaging partnered with LA-BREPCO.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Carestream Molecular Imaging partnered with LA-BREPCO to ...
Invitrogen was named the exclusive distributor of Sequenom's MassARRAY systems and consumables.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Invitrogen was named the exclusive distributor of Sequenom's ...
Applied Biosystems and the Wellcome Trust Sanger are collaborating on a study of cancer genomics and aiming to increase sequence coverage.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Applied Biosystems and the Wellcome Trust Sanger are collaborating on a study of cancer genomics and aiming to ...
GWC Technologies appointed Biotron Healthcare.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... GWC Technologies appointed Biotron ...
Under a supply and reseller agreement, Digilab Genomic Solutions will supply its HydroShear device to Applied Biosystems.(Life Science Instruments: Company Announcements)
Jul 15, 2008 ... Under a supply and reseller agreement, Digilab Genomic Solutions will ...