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Article: PittCon in the Windy City: exhibitors and delegates 'blew into town' to celebrate the 60th annual PittCon laboratory show in Chicago.(News feature)(Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.)(Bruker Daltonics Inc.)(Agilent Technologies Inc.)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- April 13, 2009
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PittCon 2009 had a surprisingly optimistic feeling, despite a fall in exhibitor and attendee numbers, like Informex earlier in the year (C&I 2009, 5, 14). Certainly the recent approval of the Obama administration's fiscal stimulus package was a major factor, as laboratory equipment suppliers see that the boost it has given science will also mean increased demand for their products. Jeff Wyatt, of light scattering specialist, Wyatt Technology, said: 'Despite Big Pharma consolidation, there is increased interest [in our products] from government laboratories.'
During the current economic downturn, the pressure is on all laboratories to maximise efficiencies and ...