Instrument Business Outlook

1. The bottom line.
The Bottom Line Data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar amounts in millions. Company Period Ended Sales Chg. Apogent Technologies 4Q 30-Sep $284.6 4.8% Apogent ...
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2. Market profile: discrete analyzers.
While laboratory automation is frequently thought of as a thoroughly modern scientific trend, the foundation for automatic ion analysis was actually laid by researchers a ...
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3. Under an exclusive partnership and licensing agreement, Varian will...
Under an exclusive partnership and licensing agreement, Varian will integrate Sionex' micro DMx technology into its GC products. The technology consists of a microfabricated chip ...
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4. Alltech International Holdings.
Alltech International Holdings reported a first half 2003 sales increase of 10.2% to $23.3 million, or 3% excluding foreign currency effects. Net income for the ...
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5. R&D spending on the rise.
Two recent surveys of R&D expenditures present a picture of healthy R&D spending. Published last month, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's "OECD Science, ...
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6. Picoliter Inc., a developer of technology for using ultrasound to transfer...
Picoliter Inc., a developer of technology for using ultrasound to transfer nanoliter and picoliter volumes of fluids, and Labcyte, LLC, a maker of plastic labware ...
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7. Cybio AG reported sales of 74.6 million [euro] ($5.1 million = 0.90 [euro]...
Cybio AG reported sales of 74.6 million [euro] ($5.1 million = 0.90 [euro] = $1) for the first half of 2003, down 23.6% year over ...
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8. Commercial labs benefit from competitive testing market.
As companies look to lower costs, and more sophisticated technology continues to produce increasing amounts of data, many laboratories are turning their testing over to ...
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9. Canada.
Canada: In early November, the Canadian government announced a $2.2 million investment in the new Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet). Part of Canada's Network ...
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10. Japan.
Japan: New IPOs by Japanese biotechnology companies highlight the growth of the country's biotech sector. Since September last year, five biotech companies have gone public ...
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