Business Planning
Dionex Corporation and EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, announced on September 2 the signing of a worldwide distribution agreement for the EMD Millipore ICW-3000 water purification system for Dionex ion chromatograp
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Mallinckrodt Baker announced on September 1, 2010 that it has been acquired by an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity firm investing for long-term capital appreciation. The deal closed on Friday, August 27, 2010 at a...
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Iowa State University researchers will use grants of state money to develop an instrument that reveals single molecules, test technology that can detect food contamination, design taller wind turbine towers and advance seven other projects with poten
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VWR International, LLC announced on Aug. 19 that the company will build a new facility in Visalia, Calif. The location, approximately 500,000 square feet in size, will enhance VWRs distribution network and continue to provide a productive supply chai
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Increases in management practices such as outsourcing, hiring temporary workers and focusing on project-based teams is having an adverse effect on workers. They may also result in long-term problems for lab managers and other employers. Employee j
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PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, announced on August 3 that it has acquired VisEn Medical, Inc., an in vivo molecular imaging technology company based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Sigma-Aldrich announced on August 5 that it has entered into an agreement with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, and Boston University (BU) to develop methods to measure several potential biom
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The recent demise of Chrysler's once popular PT Cruiser automobile holds important lessons for lab managers. A decade ago, Chrysler Corporation introduced its PT Cruiser. The car's retro styling immediately made it popular with both car dealers and d
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UltraVolt Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of standard-product high-voltage power supplies, announced in July the completion of its next generation catalog. The new UltraVolt 2010 full product catalog is now available for immediate download.
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LabVantage announced on July 28, 2010 the opening of its new office in Monza, Italy. Located about 12 miles northeast of the capital city of Milan, Monza is the 3rd largest city in Lombardy, one of most important economic regions of Italy.
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Writing in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/managingrisk-managing"), veteran business journalist Russ Banham notes, "In this era of globalization, few strategic initiatives are more global than a company
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Microarrays, Inc. (MI), an innovator of array-based technologies for biological research, detection and diagnostics, today announced that the company's management team and a group of independent investors have purchased MI from Vanderbilt University.
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