“We’re pleased to extend our long track record of consistently delivering strong adjusted EPS growth,” said Marc N. Casper, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We leveraged our solid top-line results and our culture of operational discipline to achieve excellent performance on the bottom line. I’m also pleased to report that […]
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) reported today third quarter 2014 sales of $493 million, an increase of 8% versus sales of $457 million in the third quarter of 2013. In the quarter, the effect of foreign currency translation was neutral to sales growth. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share (EPS) for the third quarter were $1.34 compared to $1.14 for the third […]
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced it is exiting its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance business. Agilent entered the NMR business in 2010, with the acquisition of Varian. Since then, the business has not met growth and profitability objectives. Agilent will stop taking new NMR system orders immediately, but the company will continue to meet customer commitments for orders in progress […]
BD Becton, Dickinson and Company NYSE: BDX, a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has acquired GenCell Biosystems, a privately-held Irish biotech company that has developed proprietary technologies that address key biological analysis protocols – from library preparation of Next Generation Sequencing NGS to genotyping for agricultural applications. For further details […]
The Report on UK Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK jobs market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for September are: Slower rise in permanent placements… Recruitment consultants signalled […]
The Report on UK Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK Jobs market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for August are: Growth of staff appointments eases but still marked… […]
Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology tools and systems for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sir Richard Friend as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment takes effect from 1 September 2014. Professor Sir Richard Friend is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the […]
Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has implemented its previously disclosed succession plan and will appoint Thomas P. Joyce, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective September 9, 2014. Mr. Joyce’s predecessor, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will transition to a senior advisory role. […]
The Report on UK Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK jobs market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for July are: Acceleration in growth of staff appointments… Recruitment consultancies […]
Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of MicroCal from GE Healthcare Life Sciences and has also purchased the Archimedes particle characterization system from Affinity Biosensors LLC (Santa Barbara, CA). Both of these developments extend Malvern’s portfolio of analytical solutions for the rapidly advancing biopharmaceutical industry. More…
The Report on UK Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK jobs market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for UK jobs in June are: Record fall in permanent staff […]
Oxford Instruments have announced their preliminary results for the year ending March 31st 2014. Jonathan Flint, Chief Executive described it as another successful result highlighted by a growth in orders, sales and profits compared with the previous year. He added that the integration of Andor Technology is progressing well and the business is performing […]