March 19, 2019 Chromatography Industrial Licensing, IP, and Legal Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

JEOL Introduces New GC/Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer with High Speed and High Sensitivity for Trace Detection of Pesticides, Dioxins, and Regulated Chemicals

March 19, 2019 – Pittcon 2019 – Philadelphia, PA  JEOL USA has expanded its mass spectrometer product line with the development of a new GC-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer system introduced at the Pittcon Conference in Philadelphia this week in booth #3035. The new JMS-TQ4000GC answers the need for an ultrahigh-speed triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer that accurately... Read more

March 12, 2019 Industrial Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Files Preliminary Proxy Statement Urging Versum Shareholders to Vote Against Entegris Acquisition.

12 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is convinced that the proposed Entegris acquisition is not the best option available for Versum shareholders Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s all-cash $48 per share proposal clearly superior to Entegris acquisition Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S.... Read more

March 5, 2019 Industrial Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Open Letter to Versum Shareholders from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

05 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today issued an open letter to the shareholders of Versum Materials, Inc. (“Versum”). On March 1, the Versum Board of Directors without any further explanation rejected Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s superior proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of... Read more

February 5, 2019 Industrial Product Launch

FLIR Launches Its First Uncooled Methane Gas Detection Camera

WILSONVILLE, Ore., February 5, 2019 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR GF77 Gas Find IR, its first uncooled thermal camera designed for detecting methane. This handheld camera offers inspection professionals the features they need to find potentially dangerous, invisible methane leaks at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, industrial plants,... Read more

December 12, 2018 Industrial Licensing, IP, and Legal

Listeria Right Now™ AOAC-certified for additional surfaces

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 12, 2018 — Neogen’s one-hour Listeria Right Now™ environmental pathogen detection system has been certified by the AOAC for use with samples on three additional surfaces. Listeria Right Now achieved its original AOAC approval (license number #081802) in August for use with samples obtained from stainless steel and sealed concrete surfaces. The test kit has now... Read more

November 29, 2018 Atomic Spectroscopy Industrial M&A, Partnerships

Rigaku to partner with Covalent Metrology to deliver New Semiconductor Lab Resources in Silicon Valley

A new collaboration between Rigaku and Covalent will deliver state-of-the-art metrology capabilities to the semiconductor and electronics markets November 29, 2018 – Sunnyvale, CA. Rigaku Corporation, a global leader in X-ray analytical instrumentation, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Covalent Metrology, a leading provider of analytical services to advanced materials innovation companies. In a... Read more

October 22, 2018 Industrial Materials Analysis

MTS Improves Race-Winning Electric Motor Technology For Formula E

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced further power density improvements to its industry-leading electric motor and inverter technology for motorsport. Power density—packing more power into smaller, lighter motors—is a key component of successful racing. Leveraging experience... Read more

October 16, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Atomic Spectroscopy Industrial Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Bruker Launches the S2 POLAR™ High-Performance, Multi-Element Benchtop EDXRF Analyzer for the Petrochemical Industry

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the Gulf Coast Conference, Bruker announces the launch of the S2 POLAR™, a new multi-element benchtop analyzer based on polarized Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). The S2 POLAR offers the same excellent analytical precision for quality control in the petrochemical industry, which is typically only achieved by more... Read more

October 4, 2018 Industrial Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

INFICON Acquires Final Phase Systems

10/04/2018 End-to-end Software Solution for Fully Connected Smart Fab of the Future   Syracuse, NY, USA On October 1, 2018 INFICON Inc., a leading supplier of vacuum instrumentation and process control software to the semiconductor manufacturing industry acquired all assets of Final Phase Systems (FPS) of Austin, Texas, USA.  Founded in 2009 by Industrial Engineers... Read more

October 2, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Industrial

DNA Script Announces World’s First Enzymatic Synthesis of a High-Purity 150-Nucleotide Strand of DNA

DNA Script’s approach achieves parity with conventional chemical synthesis — and is poised to quickly surpass the current gold standard in speed, efficacy and length for commercial DNA synthesis. October 02, 2018 01:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNA Script, the global leader in the development of enzymatic DNA synthesis, today announced that... Read more