LITTLE FALLS, N.J., — CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NYSE: CMN), through its Mar Cor Purification subsidiary, has continued the expansion of its water purification and filtration segment by purchasing the assets of Pennsylvania-based Eagle Pure Water Systems, Inc. Eagle Pure Water provides water treatment services for laboratory, industrial and medical customers in the Philadelphia area. The […]

Sunnyvale, CA & Helsinki – Labcyte Inc. and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) are collaborating to further the development of personalized medicine in cancer treatment. Labcyte acoustic liquid handling technology has already revolutionized small-molecule research. Now, FIMM, a European leader in advanced research for new cancer therapies, will apply the technology extensively in […]

Mülheim an der Ruhr/Germany,– the Schauenburg International Group has acquired the majority of the shares of the Markes International Group, headquartered in Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Markes develops and manufactures leading-edge technology for analyzing trace organic chemicals by gas chromatography. The company is world leader in analytical thermal desorption technology, and its ALMSCO division supplies groundbreaking […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & HELSINKI — Labcyte Inc. and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) are collaborating to further the development of personalized medicine in cancer treatment. Labcyte acoustic liquid handling technology has already revolutionized small-molecule research. Now, FIMM, a European leader in advanced research for new cancer therapies, will apply the technology extensively in […]

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS –— IntelligentMDx (privately held) announced today that it has entered into a multi-year development and license agreement with QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN, Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) to design, develop and manufacture several undisclosed CE-marked and FDA cleared diagnostic tests for use on QIAGEN’s flagship QIAsymphony RGQ automated platform. Financial terms have not been disclosed. […]

BOSTON and SAN DIEGO —— Partners HealthCare and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the GeneInsight-Illumina Founding Network Members, including the ARUP Laboratories, Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Laboratory, New York Genome Center (NYGC), Partners HealthCare, and Illumina. The members represent a diverse and distinguished group of laboratories within leading academic institutions and commercial organizations who are […]

Montgomeryville, PA –– Microtrac, Inc. a global pioneer of particle characterization technologies, is pleased to announce that it has acquired AnaTec AS of Norway, an innovator in dynamic image analysis instrumentation and software. The acquisition will bolster Microtrac’s already robust portfolio of sophisticated analytical laboratory instruments and enhance Microtrac’s mission to provide total solutions in […]

Milford, Massachusetts, – SeraCare Life Sciences, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners serving the in vitro diagnostics and clinical laboratory markets, today announced that it has sold its biorepository, biobanking and laboratory services business to Precision Health Holdings, Inc. This Maryland-based business includes biorepository and biobanking services, AccuCell® products and certain laboratory services. “The […]

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., — ThermoGenesis Corp. (KOOL), a leading supplier of enabling technologies for the processing, storage and administration of cell therapies, today said it has sold its ThermoLine plasma freezer and thawer product line to Helmer Scientific for an undisclosed sum of cash. ThermoGenesis received the payment during the quarter ended December 31, 2012. […]

MADISON, WIS.,– Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI) today announced a Center of Excellence agreement with AstraZeneca to accelerate the pace of drug discovery through the use of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines and tissue cells. iPSC technology, based on reprogramming adult cells from a simple blood sample or a skin biopsy to a […]