Yokogawa Acquires Fluence Analytics, a Pioneer in Digitalizing the Monitoring of Polymerization Reaction Processes

Enabling continuous real-time monitoring of polymers and biopolymers: Gamechanger for the polymer and biopharmaceutical industry

14-Mar-2023 - Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the acquisition of Fluence Analytics, Inc., a US-based startup that provides real-time analytics solutions to polymer and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. Since signing investment and collaboration agreements in August 2021, the two companies have ...

What the Smell Can Tell

The degradation status of modern polymeric museum artifacts can be classified by their smell

08-Mar-2018 - Breath analysis in disease diagnostics is a promising research field, and the advances in instrumentation allows the accurate detection of metabolites. But not only the health status of patients, but also the preservation status of museum artifacts could be monitored. Heritage science researchers ...

No longer a secret science

03-Dec-2013 - The technological challenges rubber is faced with – in tires or toothed belts, for example – are growing all the time. As a result, complex rubber products for demanding tasks can scarcely be developed using “gut feeling” alone as they were in the past. For approximately 10 years now, LANXESS has ...

Premiere of Live Lab: analytica 2012 takes visitors to the world of laboratories

13-Feb-2012 - For the first time ever, portions of analytica Halls B1, B2 and A3 will be transformed into genuine laboratory environments. International companies will present their equipment in live operation on laboratory benches. Daily experiment presentations will inform visitors about developments in the ...

European Mass Spectrometry Award : Shimadzu awarded for Exceptional Product Line Strategy

29-Oct-2008 - Shimadzu has been awarded the 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Mass Spectrometry Product Line Strategy Award. It is presented each year to a company that has demonstrated the most insight into customer needs and product demands. The recipient company should have optimized its product line by ...

Malvern Instruments acquires Viscotek Corporation

21-Jan-2008 - Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has acquired Viscotek Corporation, provider of chromatography solutions for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. According to the company, the acquisition of Viscotek brings new and complementary technologies ...

Viscotek launches online bibliography of technical articles featuring GPC/SEC technology

Characterisation of natural and synthetic polymers, proteins and nanoparticulate materials

14-Jul-2006 - Viscotek has launched a new online bibliography of published customer articles featuring the company's high performance GPC / SEC systems being used to characterise natural and synthetic polymers, proteins and nanoparticulate materials. Founded in 1985, Viscotek GPC / SEC detectors, software and ...

Varian, Inc. Acquires Polymer Laboratories Ltd.

10-Nov-2005 - Varian, Inc. announced that it has acquired PL International Limited, and its subsidiaries including Polymer Laboratories Ltd. for approximately $42 million in cash net of acquired cash, subject to certain net asset adjustments. The transaction also includes an opportunity for additional purchase ...