In June, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated
in part a 2006 jury verdict against L-3 Communications for breac
In June, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated in
part a 2006 jury verdict against L-3 Communications for breach of
fiduciary duty and for fraud that awarded OSI $126 million (see . . .
In May, the US Transportation Security Administration certified
Reveal Imaging Technologies' dual-row CT-80DR explosives detecti
In May, the US Transportation Security Administration certified
Reveal Imaging Technologies' dual-row CT-80DR explosives detection
system (EDS) for screening checked baggage at 226 bags per . . .
Ahura Scientific.(Security Technologies: Company
Announcements)
Ahura Scientific named Kenneth Boyda, most recently president and
CEO of GE Security, to its Board in . . .
Smiths Detection and Torion Technologies announced a strategic
partnership in August.(Security Technologies: Company
Announcemen
Smiths Detection and Torion Technologies announced a strategic
partnership in August to develop a hand-portable GC-toroidal ion trap MS
system for trace analysis of complex . . .
Smiths Detection.(Security Technologies: Company
Announcements)
Smiths Detection reported a 22% increase in revenues to 222 million
[pounds sterling] ($453 million) for the six months ended December 31,
2007. Operating profit rose 13% to 31 million [pounds . . .
ICx Technologies.(Security Technologies: Company
Announcements)(Financial report)(Brief article)
ICx Technologies forecasts 2008 sales of $177-$184 million and an
adjusted EBITDA loss of $2-$7 million. In 2007, revenues increased 51%
to $136.2 million and the adjusted EBITDA loss was $16.0 . . .
Profit taking makes for mixed IBO stock indexes.
Despite sustained economic volatility during August, the US equity
markets and US dollar strengthened. Investors were encouraged by
better-than-expected manufacturing data, consumer confidence and . . .
Genetix names new CEO.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for
Executives)
New Milton, UK 7/31/08--Genetix has named Charles de Rohan CEO
effective September 15. Mr. de Rohan is currently divisional vice
president, Scientific Leadership and Global Accounts EMEA, for . . .
Applied bio and Invitrogen set date for shareholder
votes.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Applied
Biosystems)(
Carlsbad, CA 8/25/08; Norwalk, CT 8/25/08; Washington, DC 8/21/08;
Carlsbad, CA and Foster City, CA 7/29/08; Carlsbad, CA
6/20/08--Shareholders of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen will vote on
the . . .
Techcomp acquires majority of Chinese supplier.(Executive
Briefing: News & Views for Executives)(Shanghai Sanco Instrument
)(Bri
Singapore 8/18/08--Techcomp has acquired an approximately 81%
interest in Shanghai Sanco Instrument via the purchase of 68% of
Richwell Hightech Systems for RMB 4.8 million ($700,000). Registered . . .
Horiba Instruments acquires maker of surface area
analyzers.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)
Irvine, CA 8/26/08--Horiba Instruments, the US subsidiary of
Horiba, has announced acquired the assets of Beta Scientific effective
May 1. Beta Scientific offered the SA-9600 line of Surface . . .
Bruker enters microscopy market.(Executive Briefing: News &
Views for Executives)(Company overview)
Karlsruhe and Herzogenrath, Germany 8/18/08--Bruker AXS GmbH has
agreed to acquire S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems GmbH, a manufacturer
and distributor of atomic force/scanning probe microscopy . . .
Q2 results shine in gloomy economy.
In the calendar-year second quarter, major analytical instrument
and laboratory supply companies in general reported an increase in
business compared to calendar-year first quarter as applied . . .
Big things come in small packages.
For nearly five years, microreactor technology has been touted as
being on the verge of a break through and of being adopted in place of
accepted methods such as batch reactions and microwave . . .
The bottom line: data from recent industry financial reports.
Dollar amounts in millions.(Statistical table)
The Bottom Line
Data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar amounts in millions.
Company Period Ended Sales Chg.
Agilent Techs. (Bio- 2Q . . .
Market profile: spectroscopic reflectometry.
Laboratory spectroscopic reflectometry is a niche market within the
surface metrology market. Although it is heavily tied to the
semiconductor and electronics industries, its has . . .
Rosetta Biosoftware.(Microarrays: Product Introductions)
Rosetta Biosoftware released Rosetta Syllego 2.0 for . . .
Oxford Gene Technology.(Microarrays: Product
Introductions)
Oxford Gene Technology launched a miRNA profiling service, offering
customizable . . .
Agilent.(Microarrays: Product Introductions)
Agilent released a CGH microarray for the chicken . . .
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