Caliper Life Sciences Inc. posted second-quarter sales of $32.1 million, down 5.6 percent compared with $34 million during the same period last year.
But increased consumable sales, reduced inventory and cost-cutting measures brought the Hopkinton, Mass.-based lab equipment and services provider closer to breaking even. Caliper posted a net loss of $4.1 million on the three months ended June 30, compared with a net loss of $6.7 million during the second quarter of 2008, a 39.3 percent reduction.