Instrument Business Outlook

1. Pharmaceuticals.
Pharmaceuticals: According to the "2008 Pharmaceutical Industry Profile" released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), R&D spending by PhRMA-member companies rose 2.5% ...
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2. Environnement SA acquired Iseo, an environmental information systems...
Environnement SA acquired Iseo, an environmental information systems company, in 2007, for 1 million [euro] ($1.4 million). Iseo had sales of 2.2 million [euro] ($2.8 ...
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3. Ocimum Biosolutions raised $17 million from the Kubera Cross Border Fund.
Ocimum Biosolutions raised $17 million from the Kubera Cross Border Fund in a Series B round of financing.
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4. BioTrove files for IPO.
Woburn, MA 4/1/08 -- BioTrove, a supplier of microfluidic-based laboratory instruments for genomic analysis, has filed with the SEC for an IPO of its common ...
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5. Clemex Technologies.
Clemex Technologies announced in January that it is reviewing strategic options for the company, including the sale of the company.
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6. Acquisitions and operating efficiencies push profits higher.
Fourth-quarter sales for the Lab Equipment/Consumables Index gained 9.8% to $865 million, while operating profits improved 15.7% to $243 million. Operating margin for the same ...
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7. UK lab supplier Kinesis acquired Abimed Analysen Technik GmbH.
UK lab supplier Kinesis acquired Abimed Analysen Technik GmbH, which distributes liquid handling and chromatography products, in January.
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8. Biotechnology.
Biotechnology: The credit crisis could affect the ability of biotech companies worldwide to raise new funding. Although venture capital funding for biotech did not slow ...
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9. Food.
Food: Global food sales grew an average of 1.8% last year, hampered by price increases for most staple items, including milk, eggs, corn and wheat.
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10. Beckman Coulter.
The Orange County Business Journal reported in February that Beckman Coulter will move its operations from Fullerton, California, to its existing facility in Brea, California, ...
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