Business Planning
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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Brookfield Engineering, the worldwide leader in viscosity measurement and control, announces the expansion and relocation of their United Kingdom headquarters. The move to the new Brookfield Technical Centre was necessary to accommodate Brookfields s
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The pharmaceutical industry appears to be in the process of switching over to a different R&D model involving more outsourcing and less internal R&D than in the past. Perhaps a decade ago, pharmaceutical companies were outsourcing drug manufacturing
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Labsphere, a global leader in light metrology, has expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of a new sales and service facility in Shanghai, China. Operating under the name Shanghai Lanfei Optical Equipment Co. Ltd., the wholly owned foreign en
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For a laboratory to be able to survive in a difficult economic environment, it is crucial that the scientific and financial sides of the business be in sync.
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Forming and managing effective global research teams with members located in far-flung countries and different time zones is a major challenge for lab managers at multinational companies and at companies outsourcing lab work overseas.
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