Newton, NJ and Montreal, Canada – Thorlabs announced today the acquisition of IRphotonics’ iGuide™ optical fiber solutions. Located in Montreal, Canada, IRphotonics is a leader in the design and manufacture of infrared, fluoride-based optical fiber with exceptional optical and mechanical properties in the 0.30 to 5.5 micron range. Founded in 2004 by Eric Geoffrion and […]
SANFORD, Maine, — Maine Manufacturing, LLC announced today that it has acquired from GE Healthcare a line of laboratory products to add to its growing life science portfolio. The product lines include the market-leading microbiological monitors in both 47mm and 56mm sizes, and the associated broad range of ready-to-use liquid growth media. In addition, Maine […]
BREMEN, Germany — Bruker today announces an exclusive licensing agreement with Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands for rapid testing of beta-lactamase activity using MALDI-TOF technology. This new method is fully compatible with the well-established Bruker MALDI Biotyper system, which is used for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry-based identification of microorganisms in over 700 clinical and non-clinical […]
Hamburg, Germany – Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, TecDAX) today announced the acquisition of all shares in Cell Culture Service GmbH (CCS), a Hamburg-based company which supports the cell culture needs of a world-wide customer base of biotech and Pharmaceutical companies. CCS is one of the leading suppliers of custom cells and cell-based reagents […]
Berwyn, PA, – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed two technology-related acquisitions: Sunpower, Inc., a privately held leader in the development of stirling cycle cryocoolers and externally heated stirling engine technology for medical, scientific, telecommunication and space applications Crystal Engineering, a privately held manufacturer of high-end, portable pressure calibrators and digital […]
SHENZHEN, China and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., — BGI-Shenzhen (“BGI”) and Complete Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOM) (“Complete”) announced today that they have obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) regarding BGI’s proposed acquisition of Complete pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Safety Syringes, Inc., a privately held California-based company that specializes in the development of anti-needlestick devices for prefilled syringes. The financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition broadens BD’s […]
Dako, an Agilent Technologies company, has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights behind connectivity software from California-based software development company System Dynamics, Inc. (SDI). The SDI development team joins Dako and brings new software development competencies to one of the world’s leaders in cancer diagnostics. “The acquisition of the intellectual property rights […]
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Corning, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Becton, Dickinson and Company’s Discovery Labware Division would have been anticompetitive in the North American markets for tissue culture treated (TCT) multi-well plates, dishes, and flasks used in cell culture applications. Under the […]
WALTHAM, Mass — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has completed a purchase of Boulder, Colo.-based picoSpin, LLC, creators of the world’s first miniature nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. In 2010, picoSpin introduced the picoSpin-45, the world’s first miniature NMR spectrometer, offering the capabilities of larger spectrometers […]
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