WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 15 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO – News), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired Massachusetts-based Cohesive Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of advanced sample extraction and liquid chromatography products. Cohesive has annual revenues of approximately $15 million. The Cohesive product line enhances the company’s Thermo Scientific-branded […]

Woburn, MA, November 13, 2006 – Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ebro Electronics GmbH & Co. KG (Ebro) from KPS Special Situation Funds (KPS). Headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, Ebro Electronic GmbH (www.ebro.com) is one of the leading producers of instruments that measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and pH. Its products include […]

Montreal, Canada — Alcan has entered into an agreement to sell its Wheaton Science Products business in New Jersey, U.S.A. to River Associates Investments, LLC, a private equity group headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The parties expect to complete the transaction in November, following regulatory approval. “Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging is focusing resources on its primary […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 31, 2006 – VWR International, Inc., a leader in the global research laboratory industry, announced today the establishment of a full-service, wholly owned subsidiary in Bangalore, INDIA to better serve the needs of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent. The new office for VWR Lab Products Private […]

VENLO, The Netherlands, October 30, 2006 – QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA), a leading provider of molecular diagnostics products and the world’s premier supplier of solutions for preanalytical sample preparation, today announced that it acquired all outstanding shares of Genaco Biomedical Products, Inc. (Genaco). Genaco is an early-stage company applying a proprietary […]

Diploma PLC, the international specialised distribution group, is pleased to announce the acquisition of CBISS Limited (“CBISS”), a leading supplier of equipment and services for environmental monitoring and control. CBISS is headquartered in Tranmere, near Liverpool, where it operates from a 7,500 square foot leasehold facility and employs 54 staff. It also has two small […]

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9 — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL – News) announced today that it has acquired Advanced Separation Technologies Inc. (Astec), a chiral chromatography business located in Whippany, NJ. The addition of Astec will enhance Sigma-Aldrich’s Research Specialties business unit’s chiral chromatography capabilities and product line, enabling the company to better support the analysis […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 2, 2006 – VWR International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced the acquisition of Sino Chemical Company (Pte.) Limited, Singapore, an independent Singaporean scientific laboratory supply distributor. Sino Chemical, founded in 1946, has 37 employees and distributes laboratory chemicals, equipment and consumables in Singapore. “We […]

Companies Will Provide Integrated Customer and Technical Support to Canadian Customers LA JOLLA, Calif.–Stratagene Corporation (NASDAQ:STGN), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostics products, announced today that VWR International, Inc. will become a distributor of Stratagene’s full line of research products in Canada. The companies expect that customers will be […]

FEI’s Quanta(TM) SEMs and Malvern’s Advanced Particle Analysis Software Combine to Deliver Ground-breaking Solution for Nanoscale Applications HILLSBORO, Ore., Sept. 12 — FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) and Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) have entered into a joint development and marketing program for advanced nanoparticle analysis utilizing Malvern’s particle image analysis software on FEI’s line of […]