From Precision Medicine to Proteomic Maps
What’s new in business this month?
In our regular column, we partner with www.mass-spec-capital.com to let you know what’s going on in the business world of analytical science. There’s a real focus on collaboration this month, with academics and vendors uniting to tackle key issues in diagnostics and biopharmaceuticals.
Ron Heeren, co-director of the Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I). Credit: Photo by Harry Heuts.
Products
As the latest addition to the Thermo Scientific Vanquish UHPLC platform, the new Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex Binary UHPLC system adds a binary solvent delivery option in the 1000 bar (15,000 psi) performance range. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108334.html
You can find more recently launched products at http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/product/Mass-Spectrometry-Products-List-Table-Launch-Prices-Mass-Spectrometer-GC-MS-LC-MS-MALDI-Chromatography-Software-1001-49-4-0-4-desc.html
Collaborations
- Thermo Fisher Scientific and Dublin-based NIBRT announced a scientific collaboration for biopharmaceutical characterization. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108339.html
- The MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I) at Maastricht University has joined the Waters Centers of Innovation Program. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108338.html
- Waters collaborates with Singapore’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute to develop new strategies for identifying cancer markers and probing cancer biology. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108344.html
- Bruker announced the results of a successful collaboration with the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia to create an expanded microorganism reference library for the Bruker MALDI Biotyper. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108268.html
- Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a partnership with West China Hospital of Sichuan University, to develop a joint platform for researching precision medicine. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108295.html
- Sciex will work with the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Cambridge to build a comprehensive metabolism-centric proteomic map (focusing on enzymes involved in the control of metabolism) using Sciex micro-flow chromatography and data-independent SWATH acquisition. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108368.html
Financings & Acquisitions
- Eurofins announced a EUR 200 million private placement to La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to secure its growth options. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108367.html
- Eurofins also strengthened its footprint in food and water testing in The Netherlands with the acquisition of Bureau de Wit. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108269.html
- 908 Devices has been awarded $165,000 in tax incentives through the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s Tax Incentive Program. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108362.html
- Bruker has acquired the assets of Yingsheng Technology Pty Ltd. in Brisbane, Australia, that relate to the 3rd generation Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System (AMICS) software package, and respective IP for advanced minerals identification and characterization. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108317.html
- Agilent Technologies is set to acquire assets of iLab Solutions, a leader in cloud-based laboratory management software. http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-july-2016-2001-108364.html
Marcus Lippold, an economist by training, was born in Bremen, Germany (where he remains). “Actually, I started out as singer and songwriter in a band and wrote over 100 hundred German-language songs,” he says. Marcus also worked for eight years as a researcher at the University of Bremen, focusing on intellectual property rights and organization in the biotech and pharma industry. “In 2003, I founded [iito] Business Intelligence for the life sciences market,” says Marcus, “And in 2010, [iito] launched the business web portal Mass-Spec-Capital.com, dedicated to the worldwide mass spec industry, with two further life sciences web portals following suit”.
Rich Whitworth completed his studies in medical biochemistry at the University of Leicester, UK, in 1998. To cut a long story short, he escaped to Tokyo to spend five years working for the largest English language publisher in Japan. "Carving out a career in the megalopolis that is Tokyo changed my outlook forever. When seeing life through such a kaleidoscopic lens, it's hard not to get truly caught up in the moment." On returning to the UK, after a few false starts with grey, corporate publishers, Rich was snapped up by Texere Publishing, where he spearheaded the editorial development of The Analytical Scientist. "I feel honored to be part of the close-knit team that forged The Analytical Scientist – we've created a very fresh and forward-thinking publication." Rich is now also Content Director of Texere Publishing, the company behind The Analytical Scientist.
