August 2022 – content
Life Sciences
Halo Labs closes series C funding round
Exosome and lentivirus characterisation focus of Unchained latest acquisition
SPT Labtech sold on by equity company owner
LGC sell drug discovery business to equity firm-backed CRO
Refeyn raises funding round for commericalisation of mass photometry
Meridian acquired by Korean Dx company as foothold in US market=
IonPath receives strategic investment from MS giant
BICO buys bioprinter start-up
General Laboratory
Judges Scientific latest purchase targets geological core analysis market
Trajan acquires GC consumables supplier
Fritsch opens dedicated R&D centre
Equity investment fuels creation of new chemicals and standards group
Agilent buys AI software for GC-MS data analysis
Elemental Scientific buys data reduction software for trace elemental analysis
Process and hand-held instrumentation
Schneider sells process analyser assets to equity-backed group
Nederman buys energy saving technologies for industrial air systems
Swagelok celebrates 75th anniversary
Biopharma production is focus of Emerson’s latest acquisition
Fraunhofer NIR spin-off acquired by drug compounding expert
Kromek signs distribution partner for Americas
Features
Analytica 2022: Three technologies to watch
SICRIT: Ambient pressure MS source for inline VOC monitoring
Can gas chromatography be truly revolutionised?
Brave Analyltics develops light-induced, particle-by-particle PAT method
Financials
After two record years Integra Biosciences sees uncertainties ahead
Greiner Bio-One stagnates at high level in 2021
Pandemic demand increases SPT Labtech’s focus on liquid handling
Vaccine demand provides superlative margins for Maravai
Sharp drop of profitability at Cytek
European growth compensates for NanoTemper’s weak Asian markets
LS Dassault remains a growth driver in 2021
Travel restrictions cited as Judges Scientific biggest hurdle in 2021
JEOL benefits from semicon boom and continuing recovery
Agilent sees growth in LC, LC-MS and spectroscopy
Pharmaceutical sales drive Shimadzu Analytical
Semiconductor growth rate reduces at MKS
Schneider IA recovers from pandemic shock
European sales of analytical products drop at Emerson
Yokogawa stagnates organically
Recovery across all sectors and geographies at E+H
Industrial recovery buoys Sensirion
MCT grows moderately at Nederman
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