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    • Global economy tilts towards recovery but lab markets remain sluggish
      The primary markets for laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation manufacturers were less than spectacular in the second quarter of calendar 2013, as weakness in the European chemical sector and on-going structural problems in big pharma combined with cutbacks in government research funding in the US, to create something of a perfect storm of headwinds. In the wider economy, Europe remained in recession, while US growth was decidedly subdued.  Emerging markets too [...]
    • Lab markets suffer from sluggish economy and spending cuts in the first quarter
      With the US research sector hit by $85 billion in sequestration-related budget cuts and negative growth returning to several key European member states, the first quarter was hardly a significant return to growth for manufacturers of laboratory products, but investor confidence appeared to be increasing and there were signs that developed nations are looking forward to stronger economic activity ahead. The economy The US economy found itself looking weaker by the minute [...]
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