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 […]

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 14 — VWR International, Inc., a leader in the global research laboratory industry, announced today that it has entered into a Joint Distribution Agreement with HiMedia Laboratories, Mumbai, India to support the chemicals and laboratory supplies requirements of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent. “The Indian subcontinent […]

Laval, QC, August 11, 2006 – Warnex Inc. (TSX: WNX) today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Eppendorf, a global leader in the laboratory equipment market, which will combine Eppendorf’s state-of-the-art Mastercycler® ep realplex real-time PCR system with Warnex’s pathogen detection kits and software to provide enhanced food safety tests. “In addition […]

Charlotte, NC —Pelican Life Sciences, a newly formed laboratory products company, has acquired Continental Laboratory Products, PGCScientifics and Kemp Biotechnologies. Based in San Diego, California, Continental Laboratory Products is a manufacturer of disposable fluid handling plastics, reagents and instrumentation for molecular biology research.PGC Scientifics is a manufacturer and distributor of laboratory productsfocused on niche consumables […]

Minneapolis, MN —On February 26, MOCON completed the sale of the common stock of its Lab Connections subsidiary to LEAP Technologies for $517,296 in cash. MOCON anticipates an after-tax gain of $90,000 for the first quarter ending March 31. Lab Connections, which MOCON acquired in 1998 makes the LC-Transform product line for fraction collection prior […]

Goettingen / Les Isnes– Aseptic Technologies S.A. based in Les Isnes, Belgium, and Sartorius AG based in Goettingen, Germany, announce the formal launch of a business partnership and exclusive global distribution agreement for a novel aseptic liquid transfer system developed by Aseptic Technologies. The system comprising an optimized transfer port and disposable presterilized connection device […]