Articles from Instrument Business Outlook (November 30, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Activotec.			23
Agilent opens US and Indian life science and Chemical Analysis centers.		Brief article	190
AJ Blomesystem GmbH, an Analytik Jena company.			14
AMETEK acquired Precitech, a manufacturer of ultra-precision machining systems, for $13 million in cash from a shareholder group.			35
Applied Biosystems.			20
Beckman Coulter.			20
Bioanalytical Systems.			70
Bioneer.			19
California Employment Development Department, Invitrogen.			29
CEM signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the EPA to develop large-scale microwave chemistry methods.			21
Covalys Biosciences AG.			19
Diploma.		Brief article	67
Earlier this year, GenWay Biotech entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Beckman Coulter.			19
Exiqon A/S.			23
GE Water & Process Technologies will invest SGD 130 million ($81.9 million) over 10 years to establish a R&D center in Singapore.			46
Genetic Research Instrumentation will exclusively distribute Kreatech Biotechnolgy BV.			22
Genetix completes acquisition of Applied Imaging.			56
Gentronix.			14
Healthcare.			42
High Throughput Genomics, an array-based gene expression assay technology and services provider.			28
Horiba.		Brief article	78
In October, CEM opened a Microwave Chemistry Division in India in partnership with its distributor.			17
In October, Newport agreed to acquire Picarro's Laser Products business.			36
In October, the German Federal Cartel Office ruled to prohibit Coherent.			21
In October, VWR began distributing Stratagene's full line of research products in Canada.			22
In September, Millipore gained rights to JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH's enzyme profiling products and services.			21
Invitrogen.			12
JEOL.			22
Market profile: zeta potential analyzers.			477
Metals industry boom benefits instrumentation.			829
Mettler-Toledo.			15
Millipore.			12
MO BIO Laboratories.			15
Momentum grows in third quarter.			3033
Multispan, a technology platform firm specializing in GPCR research.			25
New patent suits address groundbreaking techniques.			1087
NextGen entered the gene synthesis market in August by acquiring a license to Gene Oracle's GeneIOS gene synthesis products and services in exchange for technology transfer fees and royalties.		Brief article	51
NNIT A/S, a provider of IT consulting and services for the drug industry.			30
Novatek International.			14
Ocimum Biosolutions acquires Isogen Life Sciences.			151
PerkinElmer to buy Evotec Technologies for 23 million [euro].			229
Philips to sell remaining stake in FEI.		Brief article	87
Process/Metrology/Motion Stock Index up over 6%.			3784
Securities & Exchange Commission.			22
Sigma-Aldrich.			10
STARLIMS established a marketing, distribution and support agreement.			12
Stone Bond Technologies integrated its EE-LIMS System.			12
Syrris.			9
The bottom line.		Statistical table	560
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture.			13
Toronto General Hospital, Thermo Fisher.			38
Tripos to sell Informatics business and liquidate assets.		Brief article	235
Under a professional services agreement, Tartec will leverage its computer systems validation and LIMS integration experience in the implementation of Moda Technology Partners'.			27
Under an agreement with Chimera Biotec GmbH, AvTech Laboratories.			30
Waters to acquire laboratory proficiency testing firm.		Brief article	159