Materials Science and Mobile Labs
Business in brief: what’s going on in analytical science this month?
Products and launches
- Shimadzu has released the C2MAP™-2000, an automated pretreatment module for cell culture media analysis for use with the company’s ultrafast LC-MS/MS. Read more
- February saw the introduction of a new MS-based host cell protein detection service from BioPharmaSpec. Read more
- SCIEX has launched the OptiFlow Quant Solution for sensitive biomolecule quantitation. Read more
Collaborations and acquisitions
- Milton Lee, Professor of Chemistry at Brigham Young University, has co-founded Axcend, “a company dedicated to revolutionizing the liquid chromatography marketplace,” where he will serve as Chief Science Officer. Read more
- The University of California, Davis, has signed a licensing agreement with SensIT Ventures Inc for an ion mobility mass spec able to identify a broad range of chemicals in environmental samples. Read more
- SEAL Analytical has acquired Dutch lab automation manufacturer, Rohasys BV. Both companies target food and environmental testing markets. Read more
Company updates
- DowDuPont is splitting off into three firms: Dow, DuPont and Corteva Agriscience. Dow will cover materials science, and DuPont will incorporate biosciences and electronic materials. Read more
- Michelle English has joined MS-manufacturer Protein Metrics Inc. as Customer Success Scientist. Formerly of Pfizer, English has had previous success in characterizing biotherapeutic molecules. Read more
- Eurofins Scientific continues its spate of acquisitions with City Analysts, a microbiological testing company providing mobile lab services across Ireland. Read more
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