December 2022 – content

Life Sciences

DNA Script strengthens distribution network in Middle East and South-East Asia

LGC expands Oxford site with manufacturing facility              

Zetta Genomics opens first foreign office

Cadence Systems snaps up OpenEye for $500 million

Investment supports Optibrium’s headquarters expansions in UK and US

Nabsys reveals reason for HHT’s funding generosity

Molecular Devices opens European Organoid centre

 

General Laboratory

Two more purchases benefit SDI’s Sensors and Controls division

MT expands liquid handling manufacturing

Thomas Scientific expands offering with cleanroom and microscopy supplier

Park Systems makes first ever acquisition

Scitara enters agreement with cloud-computing giant

IMI makes two additions to Precision Engineering division              

Agilent acquires polymer characterisation specialist PSS              

 

Process & Handheld Instrumentation

Microsaic wins two additional contracts

DeepVerge restructures to save on operational costs

Si-Ware ends year with Eurofins Agro deal

Novatech signs new supplier                            

Irish process characterisation company acquired by BCLS

Cellexus enters supply and manufacturing deals for single-use reactors

Sensirion launches GC family              

 

Financials

Sharp drop of sales at Stratec, though Smart Consumables revenues stable

Infrastructure investments decrease Abcam’s operating profitability

PSS sees 20% sales drop after three-year growth stint

LGC grows in high double digits without Covid sales in fiscal 2022

Paramit acquisition compensates for falling Covid-demand at Tecan

Pre-clinical product sales hold back HBIO

Sales at XRF Scientific reach new records

Adaptas acquisition lifts IMI’s Precision Engineering sales

Starna grows revenues by 29% during first pandemic year                            

Spectris’ H1 growth led by pharma and semiconductor sales

Preparative chromatography offers “large commercial potential” for Nanologica

Spectroscopy business drives Renishaw’s AI&MD division

Biotage’s record sales driven by pharmaceutical customers in the Americas

European markets shrink for Mettler Toledo              

Park Systems' generates 68% of 2021 revenues in second half              

DT’s sub-suppliers hit by “technical problems” in second quarter

Disposals and delays hamper AHL’s growth

Lockdowns make China ABB’s weakest market

Service revenues up dramatically as Microsaic focusses on engineering consultancy

 

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