January 2026 – content
Life Sciences
Genesee Scientific expands with lab supply business
Enzymatic DNA synthesis wins funding
Qiagen in bid for single-cell market with Parse acquisition
Cytek closes WA manufacturing for Singapore facility
Evident expands microscopy assets with whole slide imaging technology
Lab Thread beta launches collaborative research software platform
Manifold AI wins funding to overcome Excel era
Protein expression firm expands distributor network
General Laboratory
Revvity to acquire ACD/Labs to broaden software business
Lab instrument scheduling specialist Clustermarket rebrands
Atlas Copco's VT expands with seven acquisitions over two years
Flagship Lab Services establish mobile lab equipment services
Edmund Optics becomes Ocean Insights distributor
Collaboration to advance Momentum Microscopy
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Smiths Detection to be sold to equity investor CVC Capital
Merck to buy chromatography business from JSR Life Sciences
Financials
Integration problems continue to hold back Neogen
US government’s science hostility exacerbates Maravai’s woes
Dassault LS reports fourth half year of declining sales
LGC returns to growth, after decline in prior year
Cytek sees growth in service revenues and reagent sales
Three of four business areas at Roche Dx generate reported decline
Waldner generates growth in the two post-pandemic years
Nu Aire acquisition drives Kewaunee’s domestic sales
Rising profits on stable sales at XRF Scientific
Specac sees slight decline in first post-pandemic year
After three growth years, Knauer stagnates in 2023
JEOL reaches four-year high, with second half showing beginning decline
LSFC down 5% organically in IMI’s first half
Specialty Industrial at MKS continues weak performance
ABB PA's organic growth down on 2024 rates
Inficon Security & Energy division declines by a third
TME weak in ITW’s first calendar half
NTD in aerospace and defence helps Comet’s IXM segment
Economic uncertainties continue to affect Nynomic
M&A activity shapes Honeywell’s Q2 results
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