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Malvern Instruments Acquires Viscotek Corporation; Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins 2007 Frost and Sullivan Award; The Kinesis Group Acquires Abimed Analysen
Malvern Instruments Acquires Viscotek Corporation
Malvern Instruments (UK), a materials characterization company, announced its acquisition of Viscotek Corporation, a leading provider of chromatography solutions for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. Viscotek will bring new and complementary technologies and expertise to Malvern, adding gel permeation chromatography (GPC), flow injection polymer analysis (FIPA) and dilute solution viscosity (DSV), and extending the range of characterization solutions offered.
Viscotek Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1984 by Dr. Max Haney, inventor of the four-capillary differential viscometer detector. According to Paul Walker, Malvern's managing director, the alignment of Viscotek's products with Malvern's range will provide even more opportunity to comprehensively meet a broad range of customer needs. Viscotek's present management will continue to lead the business, which will operate as Viscotek Corporation, a Malvern Company.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) has been honored with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for its outstanding contribution to the US High Content Screening (HCS) market. This award credits the company's expertise, insight into customer requirements, and technological innovation and advanced solutions for cell-based screening and analysis. Frost & Sullivan has identified Thermo Fisher as excellent in all areas of market leadership due to their ability to monitor market changes and implement strategies to meet the rapidly changing industry demands.
The Kinesis Group Acquires Abimed Analysen
The Kinesis group of companies (UK) announced its acquisition of Abimed Analysen, a German-based company focused on the chromatography and liquid handling markets.
According to the company, the acquisition of Abimed will provide the Kinesis group with an excellent platform to penetrate Europe's largest market.
Best of the Week: Food Analysis, Chemical Migration in Plastic Bottles, STEM Researcher of the Year
December 20th 2024Top articles published this week include the launch of our “From Lab to Table” content series, a Q&A interview about using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC–HRMS) to assess chemical hazards in plastic bottles, and a piece recognizing Brett Paull for being named Tasmanian STEM Researcher of the Year.
Using LC-MS/MS to Measure Testosterone in Dried Blood Spots
December 19th 2024Testosterone measurements are typically performed using serum or plasma, but this presents several logistical challenges, especially for sample collection, storage, and transport. In a recently published article, Yehudah Gruenstein of the University of Miami explored key insights gained from dried blood spot assay validation for testosterone measurement.
Determination of Pharmaceuticals by Capillary HPLC-MS/MS (Dec 2024)
December 19th 2024This application note demonstrates the use of a compact portable capillary liquid chromatograph, the Axcend Focus LC, coupled to an Agilent Ultivo triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical drugs in model aqueous samples.
