BlueGnome, which was founded in 2002 by Cambridge graduate Dr Nick Haan and Graham Snudden, is one of the fastest-growing biotechnology companies in the UK. The company’s products are supplied to hospitals, specialist genetic centres, and IVF clinics in more than 40 countries. This year, the company opened a new North American headquarters near Washington, […]
SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has acquired Cambridge, U.K.-based BlueGnome Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. BlueGnome, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina, is a leading provider of solutions for the screening of genetic abnormalities associated with developmental delay, cancer, and infertility. “The BlueGnome acquisition supports Illumina’s goal to be […]
Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced an exclusive agreement with Pathogenica, Boston, Massachusetts, to co-market and distribute for research use, the Pathogenica HAI (Hospital Acquired Infection) BioDetection Kit on the Ion Torrent PGM[ TM ] in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based on Pathogenica’s DxSeq[ TM ] technologyand the Ion Torrent[ TM ] sequencing […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass — Akrivis Technologies, LLC announced today that it has reached a strategic alliance and distribution agreement with United States Biological Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of antibodies and biochemicals used in research laboratories and production facilities. Adapting elements of nanotechnology with molecular detection and immunology, Akrivis Technologies has developed […]
CHATSWORTH, Calif., — IRIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq:IRIS), a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostics systems and consumables, and a provider of high value personalized medicine solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will acquire IRIS International for $19.50 per share in cash, representing an approximate […]
CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE – News) today announced that the company has entered into a Master Development Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) for current and future companion diagnostics projects. The current agreement constitutes the second collaboration between the two companies and represents another step in Life Technologies’ strategy to develop its […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China,– Complete Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNOM) (“Complete”), an innovative leader in whole human genomic sequencing, and BGI-Shenzhen (“BGI”), a leading international genomics company based in Shenzhen, China, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Through this agreement, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of BGI will launch a tender […]
INDIANAPOLIS, — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the commercial availability of a new test to assess a patient’s viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV). Physicians use information from the test to help them manage patients who have been diagnosed with CMV disease, specifically patients with an immune system that has been suppressed for […]
BEJING, China, and HILDEN, Germany, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced an agreement with Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a leading medical device company in China, to provide QIAGEN’s ESEQuant Lateral Flow System for use in emergency rooms with Lepu’s tests for cardiac markers that diagnose acute myocardial infarction […]
Omaha, Neb.– Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced the appointment of Mark P. Colonnese as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In this role, Mr. Colonnese will lead the Company’s financial and capital markets strategy, as well as advise on business development and transactional activities. Mr. Colonnese has nearly 30 years […]
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