analytica 2024: On the path to the zero-carbon lab

More sustainability in the laboratory

13-Dec-2023 - From analytics in mini format with reduced solvent requirements to energy-efficient laboratory technology: at analytica, the Green Lab becomes reality. Exhibitors from all over the world will be presenting their innovations and sustainability concepts in Munich from April 9 to 12, 2024. “With ...

Merck to Acquire Sigma-Aldrich to Enhance Position in Attractive Life Science Industry

23-Sep-2014 - Merck and Sigma-Aldrich announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17.0 billion (€13.1 billion), establishing one of the leading players in the $130 billion global life science industry. Merck will acquire all of the outstanding ...

Merck KGaA and GTZ Form Strategic Alliance to Improve Chemicals Management in Southeast Asia

Partnership for sustainable development spans Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines

10-Dec-2009 - Merck KGaA announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Technical Cooperation - GTZ) intended to improve laboratory chemicals waste management in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Within the scope of a public ...

Honeywell and Pro-Lab sign distribution agreement for laboratory chemicals in Turkey

07-Dec-2009 - Honeywell announced a multi-year distribution agreement with Pro-Lab Laboratuar Teknolojileri, which will distribute Honeywell’s Burdick & Jackson® high-purity solvents in Turkey. “The annual growth rate of the Turkish pharmaceutical market is estimated to be between 8 percent and 9 percent in ...

Merck Announces Executive Board Changes

Walter Zywottek to retire on July 1; Dr. Bernd Reckmann to head the Chemicals business sector

14-Apr-2008 - Merck KGaA announced that Walter Zywottek (60), General Partner and Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Chemicals business sector, will retire on July 1, 2008. Dr. Bernd Reckmann (53) has been appointed to succeed him in this function. Dr. Reckmann is likewise a General ...

Honeywell expands its laboratory chemicals portfolio in Europe

22-Feb-2008 - Honeywell announced that it has significantly expanded its portfolio of laboratory chemicals used in drug discovery and research and development in Europe. The products are sold globally under the Honeywell Burdick & JacksonR (B&J) brand name. The B&J portfolio has been expanded to more than 900 ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends Reach in India with Addition of Leading Laboratory Chemicals Supplier

30-Jul-2007 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Qualigens Fine Chemicals, a division of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GSK India) based in Mumbai. Qualigens is India's largest laboratory chemical manufacturer and supplier, serving customers in a variety ...

Bernd Reckmann Appointed to the Executive Board of Merck KGaA

28-Sep-2006 - E. Merck OHG has appointed Dr. Bernd Reckmann as a General Partner and Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA effective January 1, 2007. Bernd Reckmann (50) will be responsible for Production (Polyproduction and Site Management Darmstadt and Gernsheim), Process Development, Engineering, ...

Van Berkel earns Biemann Medal for contributions to mass spec field

10-Jun-2005 - Gary Van Berkel of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences Division has been awarded the Biemann Medal by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. The international award recognizes Van Berkel's achievements and contributions to better understanding the electrochemical nature of the ...

Avecia and Copperhead Chemical Company announce the sale / acquisition of Avecia's Special Drug Mixtures Business

25-Nov-2004 - Avecia Group Plc of Manchester, England and Copperhead Chemical Company of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania jointly announce that Copperhead has acquired Avecia's Special Drug Mixtures (SDM) business. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The SDM business is centered on a line of standard and ...