SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced that it has reorganized its operating structure to further leverage the synergies between its sequencing and genotyping businesses. Under the new structure, a newly created Life Sciences Business Unit will include all products and services related to the research market namely the BeadArray, BeadXpress and Sequencing product […]

NEW YORK–Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ – News) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enzo Life Sciences, Inc., has signed a letter of intent to acquire 10 P’s BVBA, a privately owned distributor of life science research products, with offices in Belgium serving the Benelux countries. Upon completion of the acquisition, which is subject to […]

USB’s Extensive Reagent Platform Will Complement Affymetrix’ Current GeneChip(R) Platform and Accelerate the Development of Next-Generation Products SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX – News) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire USB Corporation, a privately held Cleveland, Ohio-based company that develops, manufactures and markets an extensive line of molecular biology […]

HOLLISTON, Mass.–Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBIO – News) today announced it has completed the sale of its Genomic Solutions Division and its Belgian subsidiary, Maia Scientific, both part of its Capital Equipment Business Segment, to Digilab, Inc. The purchase price payable by Digilab under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement consists of $1,000,000 in […]

HOLLISTON, Mass.–Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO – News), today announced it had completed the purchase of Panlab s.l. of Barcelona Spain for approximately $5.0 million in cash. Panlab distributes, manufactures and develops products and software for life science researchers primarily in the neuroscience research market. “With the acquisition of Panlab, we are able to expand […]

Micronic (www.micronic.com) has received a major 12-month call-off order for sample storage tubes from the Rutgers University Cell & DNA Repository (Piscataway, NJ, USA). After an open evaluation process – Rutgers selected Micronic 0.75 ml and 1.4ml tubes together with coloured TPE caps to provide high integrity, long-term storage of samples at -80° C. Rutgers […]

Acquisition strengthens presence in genomics research market Roche and NimbleGen Systems Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of NimbleGen, a privately held, Madison, Wisconsin, USA-based company active in high-density DNA microarrays. DNA microarrays are a widely used discovery and research tool in pharma research for […]

Creating Market and Technology Leader in Molecular Diagnostics Transaction Valued at Approximately US$1.6 Billion Expected to be Accretive in 2008 to QIAGEN’s Earnings Per Share Venlo, The Netherlands and Gaithersburg, Md., USA — June 3, 2007 – QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and Digene Corp. (Nasdaq: DIGE) announced today a definitive agreement […]

Acquisition Will Broaden Enzo’s Life Science Activities and Expand Product Development, Production and Distribution Capabilities NEW YORK–Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ – News) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enzo Life Sciences, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Axxora Life Sciences, Inc., a privately owned global manufacturer and marketer of life sciences research […]

Stockholm, 24 May, 2007 – Attana AB, a leading supplier of affordable label-free biosensor systems for real-time detection and analysis of molecular interactions, has signed a distribution agreement with Isogen Life Science B.V. (www.isogen-lifescience.com) a leading supplier of products for the life science sector. Under the terms of agreement Isogen will commence marketing Attana’s systems […]