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  • Olympus Exits Microscopy Market

    Olympus Corporation and EVIDENT Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus announced today that Olympus concluded a definitive agreement with Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, regarding the transfer of Evident. Based on this agreement, all shares of Evident will be transferred to Bain Capital on January 4, 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. […]

  • PerkinElmer to Focus on Life Sciences & Diagnostics

    PerkinElmer has announced its intention to divest its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm, for a total consideration of $2.45 billion in cash, $2.30 billion of which will be received at the closing and $150 million of which will be payable contingent on the exit valuation New […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – May 2022

    Report on UK Jobs 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 May are: Sustained slowdown in growth of […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – April 2022

    Report on UK Jobs 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 April are: Permanent placement growth slips to […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – March 2022

    Report on UK Jobs 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 March are: March sees further slowdown in […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – February 2022

    Report on UK Jobs 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 job market trends. The main findings for February are: Softer, but still rapid increase […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – January 22

    Report on UK Jobs 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 UK job market trends. The main findings for January are: Recruitment activity continues to […]

  • Malvern Panalytical Acquires Creoptix AG

    Malvern Panalytical has announced its acquisition of Creoptix AG, a specialist bioanalysis sensor company. The acquisition forms a critical part of Malvern Panalytical’s strategy to expand its capabilities in support of drug discovery. Creoptix provides cutting edge tools for molecular interaction analysis through its WAVEsystem of next-generation bioanalytical instruments. The WAVEsystem offers a breakthrough level […]

  • First Science Quiz for the New Year

    Happy New Year …and welcome to our first Science Quiz of 2022. You’ve probably had an extended break over the festive period, so you’ll be fresh, alert and raring to go. You’ll need 7 correct answers to score a ‘Pass’ and so far 66% of respondents have been passing our tests while 12% have been […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – December 2021

    Report on UK Jobs 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 trends in the UK jobs market. The main findings for December are: Hiring activity […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – November 2021

    Report on UK Jobs 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 November are: Steeper increase in permanent staff […]

  • Report on UK Jobs – October 2021

    Report on UK Jobs 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 trends in the UK jobs market. The main findings for October are: Permanent placement […]