NEW YORK – Germany’s Merck KGaA today announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, following approval from the European Commission. The deal creates a science sector giant that will “cover every step of the biotech production chain,” Merck said in a statement. The company will have around 50,000 employees in 67 countries, […]
BILLERICA, Mass.– Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) today announced that it has appointed Dr. Robert Rosenthal to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Prior to joining Taconic Biosciences, Dr. Rosenthal held a variety of senior management positions with companies involved in the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, and life sciences tools, most recently as Chairman and […]
Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today introduced the M3 MicroLC System, a new fully-integrated micro-scale LC system designed for biopharmaceutical applications such as antibody drug development, where sample size is limited. The M3 MicroLC System improves the sensitivity of LC-MS workflows, enabling researchers to reach lower limits of […]
Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, and the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK based technology innovation centre, today announce they have equipped the UK National Biologics Manufacturing Centre with BioSC Lab, the latest state-of-the art technology for protein purification. According to The Future […]
ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has secured final approval from the European Commission (EC) on the planned acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The EC provided conditional approval of the acquisition on June 15, 2015, subject to approval of the divestment of certain Sigma-Aldrich assets. On October 20, […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a formal agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to exchange instrument controls to improve the productivity and user experience of customers using software and instruments from both companies. Under the new agreement, Agilent and Thermo Fisher are exchanging instrument-control driver documentation and software for liquid […]
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has sponsored and helped organize the Hall of Fame of German Research for the first time. At today’s event, Gerhard Ertl and Manfred Weck were added as two further members to this circle of distinguished scientists. “As a science and technology […]
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the opening of the Shimadzu Laboratory for Advanced Applied and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The new 2,000-square-foot laboratory and office suite is a hub for research across the entire UWM campus, as well as a classroom for teaching the theory and practice of […]
Prague — DataApex, a leader in chromatography software, and ACCHROM Instrument Technologies, a Chinese analytical instrument provider, announce the OEM cooperation. ACCHROM Technologies will market an OEM version of Clarity Chromatography Software under the name ACstation Chromatography Software. ACstation includes control drivers for a complete S6000 HPLC system that cover pumps, auto sampler, column oven […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced that A. Barry Rand has retired from its board of directors, effective Oct. 31. Rand, 70, was a founding director of Agilent, having served on the board of directors since the company’s spinoff from Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2000. Rand is a highly respected business leader, […]
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