New high-end spectroscopy technology from Princeton
Princeton Instruments/Acton has unveiled its new sensor technology that it claims will revolutionise the world of spectroscopy and triple the speed of current devices.
Archives for March 17, 2006
Solvay and Akzo Nobel named and shamed
Chemical companies Solvay and Akzo Nobel have coughed up $72.8m (€59.7m) to settle a lawsuit from the US Justice Department while having to plead guilty of fixing prices for sodium perborate, an oxidising agent used mainly in detergents, and hydrogen...
Thermo launches "superspeed" centrifuge
Analytical instrument maker Thermo is promising to make separation more efficient with its new Sorvall RC-6 Plus centrifuge, which offers 4-L capacity and operating at speeds of up to 22,000 rpm, enabling extremely fast processing of samples and...
Patheon falls from grace
Canadian drug outsourcing company Patheon has reported its first quarterly loss since its inception in 1974, swinging from a net profit of $6m (€4.9m) in Q1 of 2005 to a net loss of $11.5m in Q1 of 2006, as problems with production at its Puerto Rican...
Freeman upgrades its powder rheometer
At the Achema exhibition in Frankfurt this May, UK powder instrumentation company Freeman Technology will unveil software upgrades for its FT4 Powder Rheometer that allow 'real time' bulk density measurement, improving QC even more by detecting subtle...
Robin Engineering partners with India's Chamunda
Robin Engineering Services has made its first foray into selling machinery exclusively for the pharma industry in a deal with Indian manufacturer Chamunda. The partnership will slash the cost of tableting machinery and fluidised bed driers and...