Sphere Fluidics, an early-stage, Cambridge-based company focusing on developing novel products and services for single cell analysis, has just completed a £1.6 million investment round. The investment syndicate was led by 24Haymarket and included the Royal Society, Cambridge Enterprise Limited, Providence Investment Company Limited, University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund, the London Business Angels Roundtable EIS […]

ST. LOUIS, — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and High Technology company (the “Company”), announced an increase of 7.5% in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.215 per share. The increased dividend was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 12, 2013 and is payable on March 15, 2013 to shareholders […]

Start-up 908 Devices Licenses Broad IP Portfolio for Ultra-Compact Hazardous Chemical Detectors and Chemical Analysis Tools. 908 Devices Inc. has secured exclusive license to a broad portfolio of patents that enable simple-to-operate, ultra-compact chemical detection and analysis tools. Humans have an increasing need to detect and identify chemicals in our surroundings instantly, whenever and wherever […]

Minneapolis — Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.30 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. The quarterly dividend will be payable March 1, 2013 to all common shareholders of record on February 15, 2013. Future cash dividends will be considered by the […]

Goettingen, – Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment provider, grew dynamically again in fiscal 2012 and further increased its profitability. This summarizes the preliminary figures for 2012 that the company released today. According to these results, the Bioprocess Solutions Division that primarily specializes in single-use products for pharmaceutical drug manufacture performed highly successfully. […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– The Board of Directors of PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock on January 25, 2013. This dividend is payable on May 10, 2013, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on April 19, 2013. About PerkinElmer PerkinElmer, Inc. is a […]

OMAHA, Neb. – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements with a syndicate of institutional and other accredited investors to raise gross proceeds of $8.3 million in a private placement financing. The syndicate was comprised of new and existing investors, including entities associated with Third Security, LLC, a leading […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, has today signed a $158 million (€120 million) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank to fund innovative and aspirational research and development (R&D) projects across Europe. The deal underscores the EIB’s […]

RADNOR, PA, – VWR Funding, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it intends to commence an offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured term loans due April 3, 2017 (the “Loan”). The Loan will be senior […]