Millersburg, PA –– ASI, manufacturer of single-use systems and technologies and Chromatan a single-use chromatography solutions provider, announced today an exclusive agreement between the two companies to combine development, sales, marketing and manufacturing efforts to bring CCTC – a continuous, single-use and column-free purification technology to market. This agreement leverages the strengths of ASI’s single-use […]
San Jose, CA – RAE Systems, Inc. (“RAE Systems” or “RAE”), a Vector Capital portfolio company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Honeywell, for $340 million in cash. RAE Systems, Inc. is a global provider of rapidly-deployable connected, intelligent gas and radiation detection systems that enable real-time safety and security threat […]
Appistry, Inc., which provides a big-data computing environment that supports life-science and medical analytics and workflows, announced today a collaborative partnership and value-added reseller agreement with LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BTX). The intent of the partnership is to integrate LifeMap’s GeneCards® and MalaCards databases of human genes and diseases into […]
MINNEAPOLIS,– Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire RAE Systems, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of fixed and portable gas and radiation detections systems, and software for $340 million. The purchase price translates to approximately thirteen times RAE Systems’ estimated 2013 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or approximately six […]
Wetzlar, Germany / Sao Paulo, Brazil. Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems have cemented ties with their Brazilian Leica distributor: All shares of Aotec Instrumentos Cientificos Ltda of São Paulo, Brazil, have been acquired. Aotec is a provider of microscopy and histopathology solutions and has been a Leica distributor for more than 25 years. All Aotec […]
GLASGOW, Scotland, — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces that it is a lead commercial partner along with Aridhia, a bio-medical informatics company, in the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC). The Ion Proton ™ sequencing platform will be the primary tool to drive discovery and genetic analysis as SMS-IC aspires to be a […]
SANTA BARBARA, CA and BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY, —Miltenyi Biotec announced today that it has completed acquisition of Owl biomedical, Inc., an emerging company developing and commercializing microchip-based cell sorting systems using fully-closed disposable cartridges in an easy-to-use format. The acquisition underscores Miltenyi’s commitment to bringing comprehensive solutions to the research and clinical cell therapy markets. […]
Materials and biophysical characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) and NETZSCH Grinding & Dispersing (headquartered in Selb, Germany), a worldwide manufacturer of industrial wet and dry grinding, mixing, dispersing and kneading equipment, have entered into a cooperative marketing agreement. Both organizations serve a broad range of market sectors from pharmaceuticals, ceramics, nano-technology applications, food […]
Biomedical informatics company Aridhia today announced that it is a lead commercial partner alongside Life Technologies Corporation, a global biotechnology tools company, in the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC). The SMS-IC is a unique collaboration bringing together expertise from within Scottish industry, academia and the NHS to drive forward a new age of stratified […]
COSA Xentaur Corporation announces formation of a European subsidiary with the acquisition of Hygrocontrol GmbH as of April 1, 2013, a leading manufacturer of high end relative humidity and temperature measurement instruments. The new company, Hygrocontrol COSA Xentaur GmbH, is located in Hanau, Germany and will evolve into the center of European operations for COSA […]
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