WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced a collaboration with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, a not-for -profit teaching and research university in Malaysia. PerkinElmer is providing UTAR with its chromatography solutions to test the safety of local food products. This […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has completed the sale of its Cole-Parmer customer channel business to private equity firm GTCR LLC for approximately $480 million in cash. The business, which was part of the Laboratory Products and Services Segment, had approximately $230 […]

Paraytec Ltd is pleased to announce an expansion of our successful relationship with Prince Technologies, by bringing their innovative PrinCE Next|800 series Capillary Electrophoresis Systems to the UK and Ireland. Paraytec will be the official vendor for Prince Technologies in the UK and Ireland, with Prince-trained engineers to help and support users, as well as […]

BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY -— Miltenyi Biotec announced today that it has acquired the lentiviral vector manufacturing business and related assets from US company Lentigen Corporation, a global leader in lentiviral technology for cell and gene therapy applications. The acquisition further strengthens Miltenyi Biotec’s portfolio in cell and gene therapy. Assets obtained in the transaction include […]

Research Triangle Park, NC — Researchers at RTI International, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have developed a new lung-on-chip microdevice for laboratory studies of respiratory challenges and therapeutics. The microdevice includes multiple vertically stacked cellular layers that mimic the structure of the airway tissue. The lung-on-a-chip model, funded by […]

Queanbeyan, Australia -– Dyesol Limited (ASX:DYE), a global leader in Dye Solar Cell (DSC) materials manufacture, announced today it has signed a global distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading life science and high technology company, whereby Sigma-Aldrich will distribute Dyesol’s entire portfolio of DSC and solid state DSC (ssDSC) materials. The agreement […]

Irving, TX — Caris Life Sciences, a leading biosciences company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced a collaboration with GenoSpace, a Massachusetts-based technology company that develops robust software solutions for genomic and health data. Caris will apply GenoSpace’s population analytics offerings to uncover and better utilize key insights from the company’s […]

Fremont, CA — JH Technologies, a leader in sales and support of microscope and digital imaging systems, and Leica Microsystems have expanded their regional coverage to include the Southern California market. Leica Microsystems, a technology leader in microscope and image analysis solutions, announced the strategic transition in its distribution representation in order to increase the […]

Germany -– Analytik Jena AG, a leading manufacturer of analytical measuring technology, life science instruments and optoelectronics, today announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the ICP-MS business of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR). The transaction is expected to close in September 2014. With this acquisition, Analytik Jena AG will enter the rapidly […]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA & HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA — Leica Biosystems and Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD) have announced the co-marketing of ACD’s RNAscopeR LS ISH assays with Leica Biosystems’ BOND RX research staining platform*. This agreement provides researchers with an integrated and fully automated ISH solution. The market-leading RNAscope LS reagent kits and ISH probes are available […]