SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX, “Affymetrix” or the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, has determined that the new unsolicited merger proposal submitted by Origin Technologies Corporation, LLC (“Origin”) on March 22, 2016, could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, […]
Seattle, WA – Blood Cell Storage, Inc. (BCSI) and Concile Diagnostics S.L., a Spanish corporation, announced an exclusive distribution relationship for the SAFE Sens TrakStation™ / Trak Pod™ continuous pH monitoring systems into large format incubators in Spain, Portugal and Italy. Products are available immediately. “Our entry into the Spanish marketplace is an important step […]
Lyon and Toulouse, France, – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, and GTP (Gene-to-Proteins) Technology, a CDMO providing recombinant protein and process development services, today announce a partnership that combines their expertise in monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) production. The partners aim to facilitate the development of therapeutic and diagnostic […]
MINNEAPOLIS, – Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Zephyrus Biosciences. Zephyrus Biosciences will be integrated into the Protein Platforms Division of Bio-Techne. Zephyrus Biosciences provides research tools to enable protein analysis at the single cell level. Addressing the burgeoning single cell analysis market, Zephyrus’s first product, the Z1™ System, […]
PALO ALTO, Calif.– Origin Technologies Corporation, LLC (“Origin”), a newly created entity owned by a group of former Affymetrix executives for the purpose of privatizing Affymetrix, Inc. (“Affymetrix”, NASDAQ: AFFX), today issued the following statement: “We are committed to completing a friendly transaction with Affymetrix and reiterate our offer to acquire all of the company’s […]
SP Industries, Inc. (SP), a leading designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment ; research, pilot and production freeze dryers ; laboratory supplies and glassware has announced that it has acquired the assets of privately held PennTech Machinery Corporation. Penntech is a global provider of complete vial handling solutions covering washing, sterilization, filling, stoppering, capping […]
WALTHAM, Mass.– Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today commented on the press release of Affymetrix, Inc. that responded to the unsolicited, non-binding proposal received on March 18, 2016, from Origin Technologies Corporation, LLC (the “Origin Proposal”). Thermo Fisher agrees with Affymetrix and its board of directors that the Origin Proposal […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) Affymetrix announced that it has reviewed the proposal made by Origin Technologies Corporation, LLC (“Origin”) on March 18 for a transaction in which the stockholders of Affymetrix would receive $16.10 per share in cash. In reviewing the proposal, the Board of Directors notes that Origin appears to […]
Enschede, The Netherlands – Micronit Microfluidics B.V. (Micronit) and iX-factory GmbH announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Micronit has acquired iX-factory. Both companies are experts in the development and manufacturing of innovative microfluidic and MEMS components. iX-factory will continue under the name of Micronit GmbH. “Both companies have unique […]
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Origin Technologies Corporation, LLC (“Origin”), a newly created entity owned by a group of former Affymetrix executives announced that it submitted a proposal to acquire Affymetrix, Inc. (“Affymetrix”) for $16.10 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. This proposal represents a 75% premium to Affymetrix’ unaffected closing […]
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