Segment, Customer and Geographical Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The Company’s segment information for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31,

2014

	Contract
	Research			Optics			Instruments		Biomedical		Total
Revenue	$	4,663,000		$	4,948,000		$	-	$	-	$	9,611,000
Gross Profit		2,098,000			1,495,000			-		-		3,593,000
GM %		45.0	%		30.2	%		-		-		37.4	%
SG&A		1,881,000			2,091,000			-		235,000		4,207,000
Gain on sale of assets		-			185,000			-		-		185,000
Operating Income (Loss)		216,000			(410,000)			-		(235,000)		(429,000)
Depreciation and Amortization		74,000			204,000			-		15,000		293,000
Capital expenditures		-			244,000			-		-		244,000
Intangibles, Net		290,000			752,000			-		229,000		1,271,000
Goodwill		4,939,000			1,232,000			-		-		6,171,000
Total Assets	$	9,036,000		$	15,226,000		$	289,000	$	922,000	$	25,473,000

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31,

2013

	Contract
	Research			Optics			Instruments			Biomedical		Total
Revenue	$	5,840,000		$	4,099,000		$	773,000		$	-	$	10,712,000
Gross Profit		2,530,000			1,597,000			324,000			-		4,451,000
GM %		43.3	%		39.0	%		41.9	%		-		41.6	%
SG&A		2,182,000			1,199,000			469,000			174,000		4,024,000
Gain on sale of assets		-			-			1,187,000			-		1,187,000
Operating Income (Loss)		348,000			398,000			1,042,000			(174,000)		1,614,000
Depreciation and Amortization		70,000			178,000			2,000			16,000		266,000
Capital expenditures		-			131,000			-			-		131,000
Intangibles, Net		324,000			870,000			-			163,000		1,357,000
Goodwill		4,939,000			1,317,000			-			-		6,256,000
Total Assets	$	10,360,000		$	12,538,000		$	752,000		$	505,000	$	24,155,000

Schedule Of Segment Revenue By Geographical Location [Table Text Block]

Revenue by geographic location in total and as a percentage of total revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
Geographic Location	Revenue		% of Total			Revenue		% of Total
United States	$	7,682,000		80	%	$	8,908,000		83	%
Europe		884,000		9	%		830,000		8	%
Other		1,045,000		11	%		974,000		9	%
	$	9,611,000		100	%	$	10,712,000		100	%