January 2022 – content
Life Sciences
Acquisition moves Biotage into synthetic biology market
BICO spends $240 million on four purchases
Brooks Automation to sell off semiconductor business to equity company
Growth funding for Genesee Scientific
SCHOTT expands biosensor business with Applied Microarrays
Sphere Fluidics wins funds for international commercialisation
Pre-clinical imaging company acquired by Bruker
General Laboratory
Agilent transfers consumables sales from CrossLab business to LSAM division
Adaptas to become part of valve giant IMI
LUM enters distribution deal with bitumen characterisation expert
Can Gas Systems expands manufacturing capacity
Calibre’s latest acquisitions have a general laboratory focus
LabMinds wins funding for automated solution preparation instrument
Tescan celebrates 30th anniversary
CMOS camera specialist expands Excelitas portfolio for life science imaging
Shimadzu first licensee of Alpha MOS’ ‘odour’ database
TSKgel GPC columns celebrate 50th anniversary
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Repligen adds protein ligand expertise and hollow fibre manufacturing
Further additions to Halma’s E&A and Medical divisions
Micro-lightbulbs company joins Nynomic
Feature
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Financials
Bio-Techne sees ‘largest opportunities’ still ahead
Drop in Covid-test demand affects BD’ 2022 guidance
Gooch & Housego LS reduces operating margins in both halves of fiscal year
With Semiconductor assets to be sold, Life Science continues growth at Brooks
Last decade’s investments in oligo synthesis and PCR pays off for LGC
Lab closures stymie Blacktrace after divestiture
Good growth at OI despite recovery increasing supply chain and inflation woes
Beijing Labtech recovers in first calendar half
Bohui Innovations pretax losses treble
Pharma and chemical lead at Agilent in lumpy last quarter
North American and Chinese sales reduce at Judges Scientificl
Genevac increases top line ahead of pandemic year
Strong recovery at Halma despite operational challenges
Semicon demand spurs on MKS ahead of transformational acquisition
Peak Scientific further increases export ratio to 90%
Almost 50% sales increase in Nynomic’s first half 2021
Energy and environmental monitoring increases contribution at Inficon
Doubling top line at Alpha MOS in first calendar half
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