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. This month, column chemistry gets a shot in the arm with products from Waters and Phenomenex, while the International Phenome Centre Network (IPCN) is launched with key partners for the advancement of precision medicine.
Products
- Ionicon launches new PTR-TOF 4000 Trace gas analyzer. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109461.html)
- Phenomenex: new clarity columns for RP and IEX chromatography. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109502.html)
- Fluidigm introduces new Maxpar mass cytometry panels. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109509.html)
- Waters expands Cortecs analytical column portfolio. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109511.html)
Collaborations
- Novasep and Japanese agent AR Brown extend partnership. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109393.html)
- Advion names Accurate Mass Scientific as Australian distributor. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109496.html)
- International Phenome Centre Network launches with Waters as a founding partner. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109501.html)
- Bruker announces corporate partnership with International Phenome Centre Network (IPCN) for NMR Technologies and SOPs. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109508.html)
People
- BioMérieux appoints Pierre Boulud Corporate VP Asia Pacific. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109343.html)
- Danaher promotes Rainer Blair to EVP Life Sciences Business. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109486.html)
- Protea Biosciences promotes David Halverson to President. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109499.html)
Financings & Acquisitions
- Bruker’s BEST acquires superconducting wire business of Oxford Instruments. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109497.html)
- Bruker completes acquisition of Oncovision’s PET imaging business. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109498.html)
Organizations
- Agilent Technologies opens Folsom, CA, Technology Centre. (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109484.html)
Quarterly/Half-Year Results
- bioMérieux: Business Review for first nine months 2016 (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109362.html)
- Agilent Reports fourth-quarter 2016 results (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109473.html)
- Merck KGaA announces results for third quarter of 2016 (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109493.html)
- Protea Biosciences announces third quarter 2016 results (http://www.mass-spec-capital.com/news/tas-msc-business-december-2016-2001-109500.html)
Mark Viant, Myra Nimmo and Sir Mark Walport at the opening of the Phenome Centre Birmingham – part of the International Phenome Centre Network (www.phenomenetwork.org).
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”.
