Dear Gregory,
I spoke to someone at Europa-US yesterday.  They're there.
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>To the ISOGEOCHEM List:
>
>Europa Scientific US has not answered its phone for two days.  Does this
>mean that the company has gone under as the post below seems to suggest?
>Or is their phone simply out of order?  Does anyone have certain
>information.
>
>Gregory Dolnikowski
>
>Andrea Lini wrote:
>>
>> >It is now widely know that Europa Scientific has run into financial
>> >difficulties and faces an uncertain future. Europa has played an
>> >important part in the development of new instrumentation and
>> >applications for stable isotopes for many years. If their contribution
>> >to the field is lost then I fear that much of the momentum in new
>> >applications will also be lost. In the long run it is not in the best
>> >interests of the isotope community to have instrument manufacture
>> >concentrated in an ever smaller number of companies.
>> >
>> >I am hopeful that the strenuous efforts being made by Europa staff to
>> >revive the company and continue its distinctive approach will be
>> >successful. It will help these efforts if users can offer as much
>> >support as possible at this time.
>> >
>> >
>> >Charlie Scrimgeour
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>> >