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<font color=990000> <b>In This September 2003 Issue</b></font>
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<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f1">Industry News: Tax Cuts Spur Investment in Equipment</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f2">Company News: Recent acquistion of MODcol Corp. (Morgan Hill, CA)</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f3">Company News: New Web site of Shimadzu Biotech</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f4">Company News: Invitrogen Corp. to acquire Molecular Probes, Inc.</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f5">Company News: Milestone Inc. second-generation Web site</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f6">A biomedical engineer views the human body: By Daniel Schneck</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f7">Regulatory: FDA grants marketing approval for Fabrazyme</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f8">Regulatory: U.S. EPA has announced 50 new fellowships</A>
<li type=disc><A style="COLOR: #990000" href="#f9">Pittcon 2003 Revisited</A></li>
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<td valign=top align=justify> It is expected that business investment in equipment and software will grow by 11 percent in the second half of this year due in part to the increase in the expensing limit for small businesses to $100,000 and the new 50 percent first-year depreciation deduction for capital purchases, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. Without the tax cut, business would only increase by 8 percent. Manufacturers are showing signs of increasing production after declines in six of the past eight months, perhaps indicating that the gradual rebound expected in manufacturing has begun. The quick end of the war in Iraq reduced business uncertainty and gave consumers more confidence. Manufacturers are also benefiting from low inventories, easy credit, and a falling dollar.
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<td valign=top align=justify> Recently, <STRONG>W.R.
Grace</STRONG> (Columbia, MD) announced the acquisition of <STRONG>MODcol
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(Morgan Hill, CA).
MODcol manufactures an innovative column packing
unit and columns for preparative HPLC. Thus,
MODcol joins <b>The Separations Group</b> (Hesperia,
CA) that Grace acquired two years ago. Grace, under
the name Grace Vydac, provides analytical HPLC
columns with a special focus on life science and
pharma applications. <b>Bioanalytical Systems Inc.</b>
(West Lafayette, IN) acquired the laboratory services
business of <b>LC Resources, Inc.</b> (McMinnville, OR).
<b>The Rheodyne Div. of IDEX Corp.</b> (Rohnert Park,
CA) acquired the software and training business of
<b>LC Resources Inc.</b> (Walnut Creek, CA). Dr. Robert
Stevenson (rlsteven@attbi.com), Managing Director
of the <b>Abacus Group</b> (Lafayette, CA), assisted in
each of these transactions.
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<i>Invitrogen Corp. to acquire Molecular Probes, Inc.</i></b></FONT></center></td>
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<td valign=top align=justify> <STRONG>Invitrogen
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The FDA has granted marketing approval to
Fabrazyme®, the first treatment in the United States
for sufferers of Fabry disease, a rare and potentially
fatal inherited disorder. Manufactured by <b>Genzyme
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The U.S. EPA has announced that approximately 50 new fellowships will be awarded for research in environmentally related field of study, primarily to encourage the pursuit of advanced degrees and careers in environmentally related fields. The awards will be made under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. Projects undertaken by previous fellows include genetic approaches to biodiversity, environmental toxicology and research on watersheds, and the impact of human behavior on the environment. More information can be obtained
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<td width="50%" valign=top><a name="#f9"></a> <p align=justify> <BIG><B>The World of Separation Science.</B></BIG><br> Searching for sunshine in Orlando: A review of PITTCON® 2003<br>By Robert Stevenson<br>
Our Separation Science Editor, Dr. Robert Stevenson, presents his annual review of new instrumentation for separation science that appeared in the Exhibition at this year's Pittsburgh Conference.<br><a href="http://pull.xmr3.com/p/47031-34DC/28372980/pull11.html">Click here to read more</a></p>
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<td valign=top width="65%"> <a name="#f7"></a><p align=justify><big><b>PITTCON® 2003 </b></big>
<br>By Brian Howard
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PITTCON® 2003 was held in Orlando, FL,
March 9–14. After three years in New Orleans,
LA, the change in venue promised some new
local attendees. However, central Florida is more
focused on entertainment than industry, and in general,
expectations were not high.
Furthermore, prospects were further dampened by
the threat of war in Iraq and the current leaden economy.
But despite all the negatives, I was pleasantly surprised
by this year's conference.
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