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 […]

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 23 — STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: LIMS – News) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 2,100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $13.50 per share. All of such ordinary shares are being sold by STARLIMS. The underwriters have been granted an option for a […]

Press Release Source: eGene, Inc. QIAGEN Signs Agreement for the Acquisition of eGene Friday April 13, 10:40 am ET Strategic Transaction Adds Capillary Sample Separation Technology VENLO, The Netherlands–QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN – News; Frankfurt, Prime Standard:QIA), the world’s leading provider of sample and assay technologies for research in life sciences, applied testing and molecular diagnostics, […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A – News) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Stratagene Corp. (NASDAQ:STGN – News) to acquire the developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Stratagene common stock will be converted into the […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI – News), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that it has acquired Improvision Ltd. in a cash transaction. Based in Coventry, United Kingdom, Improvision is a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. The company had revenue […]

Roche and CuraGen today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of 454 Life Sciences, a majority-owned subsidiary of CuraGen Corporation, active in high-throughput DNA sequencing. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will pay 454 Life Sciences’ shareholders USD 140 million in cash. In addition to the […]

BioTek Instruments, Inc. today announced the release of Gen5™ Microplate Data Analysis Software, version 1.02. This latest version provides significant new data reduction tools, including a 5-parameter logistic fit, several weighting options and curve constraint definition. New curve metrics include 95% confidence intervals, sum of squares and degrees of freedom for more detailed results. Several […]

DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 20 — Gerresheimer has agreed with the US company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) to establish a joint venture company under the name “Kimble/Chase Life Scienceware LLC”. The company will be based in New Jersey/USA. Gerresheimer contributes its life-science business to the new company in parallel with certain laboratory glass-ware product lines […]

Attana AB, a leading supplier of affordable label-free biosensor systems for real-time detection and analysis of molecular interactions, will be participating in various antibody and diagnostics conferences and exhibitions early this year. Attana is a proud corporate supporter of The Protein Engineering Summit (PEGS) which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, this May 14th […]

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 — Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioReliance Corporation, a business unit of Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq: IVGN – News) for approximately $210 million. BioReliance is a leading contract service organization providing biological safety testing, toxicology, viral manufacturing, and laboratory […]