Instrument News – content February / March 2026
Life Sciences
Azenta signs sales agreement for B Medical
Cost structure change to improve PSS’ profitability
Biotage acquires INTip developer DPX Technologies
Nuclera tops up on series A funding
Consumable washer company boosted by lab automation expertise
Robotic workcell specialist expands Tecan Labwerx
HBIO to phase out Holliston production
General Laboratory
Shimadzu to compete in EM market with TFS/FEI through Tescan acquisition
Stoe & Cie joins materials characterisation business AMI
Battery Ventures combines Markes with Velaris platform
OI completes new Plasma Technology facility
ILS expansion continues with Overbrook acquisition
Resonac combines two LC column brands
Process & handheld instrumentation
Yokogawa and Repligen collaborate in bioprocess automation
Streamlining of operations at Konica Minolta Sensing
Emtek acquires majority of hyperspectral video specialist
Halma’s recent acquisitions favour Safety division
Is BASF ready to drop its trinamiX start-up
Feature
Global Life Science Market Report: 2025 in Review & 2026 in Focus
Financials
Growth at Porvair comes from Laboratory division
Twist Bio forecasts breakeven for fourth quarter 2026
PSS eyes profitability after management changes
Improved bottom line at Azenta through planned disposal of B Medical
US decisions on trade and investment shake Takara Bio
Leica Microsystems down in 2024
Analytical instrument and academic research demand increases at Hamamatsu
Applied Market division back to growth at Agilent
Semiconductor manufacturing boosts HHT’s fortunes
Workforce reduction at OI as tariff uncertainties bite
Growth at Renishaw’s industrial spectroscopy offset by research funding cuts
Genevac down 14% in fiscal 2025
Photonics demand for cloud computing continues to grow strongly at Halma
Markes makes a loss as revenues drop for a second year
Nanalysis’ rising service revenue not offsetting system sales reduction
LS back in profit in last quarter of Donaldson’s fiscal year
Sensing at Konica Minolta’s Industry division back to growth
GC demand increases at Valmet
Growth trend continues at Sensirion despite geopolitical uncertainties
Middle Eastern strength offsets Chinese weakness at Yokogawa
Analytical at Emerson grows by 2%
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