February 2022 – content
Life Sciences
Mesa Labs enters molecular diagnostics markets with acquisition
LI-COR gets investment-firm help for global growth
Neogen’s food safety stake to more than double through business combination
Stilla wins new supporters
Lumicks opens Chinese office to cover APAC markets
Cytek stocks up on cell analysis reagents through acquisition
AMSBIO opens EU office
General Laboratory
Pillar array column company bought by instrument giant
Krüss to sell directly in Spain
Ductless fume hood pioneer buys bio-safety cabinet producer
Facility brings together two of Metrohm’s acquisitions
Specs Surface bought by industrial investment firm
IKA continues global expansion with two new subsidiaries
Precision manufacturer expands with UHV specialist
Labviva raises fund and signs strategic partner
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Diploma sells CEM business to private equity company
Roper continues business transformation with three divestments
Semicon metrology specialist acquires analytical company
SP Industries joins process automation tooling company
Mirion achieves public listing through reverse merger
Inficon postpones Hapsite launch
Financials
Covid-related revenues define Takara Bio’s first fiscal half
Testing demand pushes Enzo Biochem to record results
CMT turnover recovery at HBIO in first half
Twist Bioscience guides for deepening losses on doubling R&D spend
Biopharma drives Mesa Labs’ half-year growth
Cytek eyes profitable 2021 in IPO year
Hitachi HT impacted by declining industrial solutions sales
Quantum technologies remain strong at Toptica while OEM laser sales decline
Recovery at Skyray continues into first half of 2021
Analytical Instrument drive Shimadzu in first half
Olympus SSD recovers led by industrial markets
Healthcare at Nikon turns a profit, while Industrial Metrology disappoints
Last quarter American recovery lifts Emerson’s Automation Solutions
Diploma’s environmental stake halved through disposal
Kromek on course for record full-year despite stunted recovery
Process Technologies slow to recover at Roper
Filtration continues to drive Repligen’s growth
Chemical and pharma chimes in recovery at Yokogawa process control
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