Instrument News – May 2025 – content
Life Sciences
Advanced Instruments to merge with clinical diagnostics company
Calibre buys two life science specialists
Sartorius buys 3D culture businesses for LPS segment
Bio-Techne to open EMEA customer centre
Four businesses expand DKSH’s Technology division
Fluidics specialist invests in cell culture start-up
Illumina faces ban from important Chinese market
General Laboratory
Three UK chemical and reference standard businesses purchased by Calibre
TCP Analytical receives funding for further expansion
AI-powered interface business targets material science R&D
Mettler Toledo acquires two US scales specialists
Thorlabs acquires laser partner
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Smiths Detection to be split off in demerger or sale
Evident to sell its Inspection Technology division
Xylem buys majority share in Idrica
Limula launches automated cell therapy manufacturing platform
Financials
PacBio reduces workforce as sales fall by a quarter
Rightsizing at BICO results in second half growth
Second half strength prevents worse for Sartorius
Illumina remains under par in calendar 2024
Single-digit growth at Corning LS
Marked cooling of M&CS growth in Xylem’s full year
Rates of decline shrink at Pfeiffer Vacuum
Organic decline at Spectris with most markets struggling
DKSH sales flatline despite second half recovery
Scientific division grows in mid single digits at Horiba
Acquisitions alleviates sales decline at Judges Scientific
Asian weakness puts pressure on Edwards’ 2023 top line
Ametek expects destocking to abate in 2025
SES at Leidos gets little mention for calendar 2024
Security and Interconnect drive Smiths growth in first half
MCT grows in mid- to high teens at Nederman
Acquisition buoys OSI Systems in first calendar half
MTE contributes quarterly growth to ITW
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