Dear fellow isotopists,


If the below is a done deal, interesting times lie ahead.

Quote:

Thermo Electron buys UK's GV Instruments for about $21 mln
Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:08am ET

July 20 (Reuters) - Thermo Electron Corp. on Thursday said it acquired UK's 
GV Instruments Ltd., a manufacturer of isotope ratio mass spectrometers, 
for about $21 million (11.6 million pounds), subject to a post closing 
adjustment.

The deal enables Thermo to offer additional solutions in high precision 
isotope ratio determination used in earth sciences, medical and life 
sciences applications, the scientific and lab equipment maker said in a 
statement.

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Regards,

Wolfram