December 2023 – content
Life Sciences
Automata raises further funds for international expansion
Optibrium adds capabilities for structure-based drug design
SomaLogic and Standard Biotools combine in pursuit of profitability
Proteintech expands in the US and China
General Laboratory
Thomas Scientific expands with three more acquisitions
Purchase expands Altmann Analytik’s domestic market reach
Shimadzu acquires software developer Biomaneo
STARLIMS makes first acquisition
Park Systems builds HQs
Azurlight expands Toptica’s reach into French market
Ametek to acquire medical device specialist
Metrohm and Agilent expand reseller partnerships
Hamamatsu opens microfocus X-ray source facility
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Repligen buys mixing company and single-use expert
Gamma radiation specialist joins OSI System’s Security division
Polysciences creates new bioprocessing reagent brand
Feature
IN Leaderboard 2023 (Top 40): Spin-offs begin to affect listing ranks
Financials
Sartorius suffers the expected drop of pandemic sales
SomaLogic performs in line with expectations
Mesa Labs hits Covid cliff edge
Revvity’s LS grows organically, though Dx hits pandemic cliff-edge
Bio-Rad lowers growth guidance on biopharma softness
Sales and profitability improve at Standard Biotools
Markes sees slow growth in challenging 2022
HEL increases workforce in anticipation of future growth
Toptica continues growth momentum
Buoyed by strong first half Spectris ups full-year forecast
Trajan delivers 12th consecutive year of growth
Stanhope-Seta sees sales dip
Horiba Scientific plagued by low profitability
Softer laboratory sales overshadow Mettler-Toledo’s half-year results
Astrea acquisition boosts Biotage
Aerospace sales recover at Ametek EIG
Repligen’s filtration sales hit by waning demand
X-ray modules strong at Comet
Smiths Detection returns “firmly to growth”
Leidos notes partial recovery of security products portfolio
Post-Covid recovery at Hach Lange in line with Danaher’s EAS division
Strong growth at PreSens in second pandemic year
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