Instrument Business Outlook

1. The bottom line: data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar...
The Bottom Line Data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar amounts in millions. Op. Company Period Ended Sales Chg. Prof. Affymetrix 2Q 30-Jun $80.1 -4.7% ...
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2. Market profile: superconducting magnets.
Superconducting magnets for analytical instruments make up a considerable market, even though very few are sold directly to the ultimate end-users of those instruments which ...
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3. Affymetrix.
In April, Affymetrix President Susan E. Siegel became president emeritus and will serve as an advisor to CEO Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. Thane Kreiner, Ph.D., ...
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4. Thermo Electron.
Thermo Electron plans to close its Milford, Massachusetts manufacturing and distribution facility, terminating 100 employees and resulting In $8 million In charges. The plant manufactured ...
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5. Chinese contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) are increasing in...
Chinese contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) are increasing in number. Nearly half of China's pharmaceutical factories are not being used, and factory owners are taking advantage ...
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6. The French government announced in July that it would allocate 80 million...
The French government announced in July that it would allocate 80 million [euro] ($102 million) to support 68 R&D projects. Additional funding of around 30 ...
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7. Spain's two largest oil producers are making large investments in the...
Spain's two largest oil producers are making large investments in the biofuels industry. Repsol and renewable energy firm Acciona will spend a combined 300 million ...
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8. According to a report by Andrew G. Maynard, chief science officer of the...
According to a report by Andrew G. Maynard, chief science officer of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologles, as little as $11 million of the $1 ...
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9. According to Chemical and Engineering News' latest rankings of chemical...
According to Chemical and Engineering News' latest rankings of chemical companies, Dow Chemical was the leader, with chemical sales of $46.3 billion. Coming in second ...
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10. A new report from the National Academies' National Research Council,...
A new report from the National Academies' National Research Council, Controlling the Quantum World, argues that the United States should increase its funding for atomic, ...
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