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Companies Facts


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inetiQ Group plc (LON: QQ) published preli- minary results for year ended March 2011.


2011 Revenue


Underlying operating profit


Underlying operating margin


Net debt


Underlying earnings per share


Dividend per share 2010 £1,702.6m £1,625.4m £145.4m £120.3m 8.5% 14.2p 1.60p 7.4% £260.9m £457.4m 11.1p 1.58p


Operating profit/(loss) £54.7m £(25.3)m Profit/(loss) before tax £26.6m £(66.1)m Earnings per share


0.8p http://www.qinetiq.com R


oche Applied Science (SWX: RO; Pink Sheets: RHHBY) has signed a worldwide exclusive OEM


agreement with IT-IS Life Sciences Ltd for the dis- tribution of the new LightCycler®


Nano Instrument,


which will complete the company´s portfolio for the low throughput real-time PCR systems market (32- well format, 4x 8-tube strips). Market availability of the new system is planned for mid 2011. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.


“With the LightCycler® Nano Instrument, we now


provide a very compact and innovative high perfor- mance PCR instrument under a worldwide exclusive agreement,” according to Gerd Haberhausen, Life Cycle Leader qPCR and NA Purification of Roche Ap-


S


amsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that it is the first in the industry to start mass produ-


cing 32 gigabyte (GB) memory modules, essential for cloud computing and advanced server systems,


R


usnano plans to acquire 25% up to 29.9% shares in ItN Nanovation. They agreed on a conditio-


nal right to withdraw. The financial means go into the development of the international business. http://www.itn-nanovation.de


(9.7)p R


olith Inc. is looking for engineers/scientists in San Francisco Bay area, USA, with an expertise in


the following areas: • near-field optical lithography; • nanoimprint lithography; • optical simulation/modeling of lithography process; • sub-wavelength optical coatings; Rolith is developing advanced nanostructured pro- ducts for renewable energy and green building markets using a proprietary nanolithography techno- logy. Its Rolling Mask nanostructuring system has the potential to surpass current nanolithography systems. Rolith was formed by Dr. Boris Kobrin, Prof. Mark Brongersma and Julian Zegelman in 2008. http://www.rolith.com


plied Science. “The new LightCycler® Nano Instru-


ment delivers proven high quality at an affordable price and expands our qPCR business into a new segment. Customers will love the smart design of the instrument and appreciate the high quality data they can produce with it.” http://www.roche.com


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