CHATSWORTH, Calif., — IRIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq:IRIS), a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostics systems and consumables, and a provider of high value personalized medicine solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will acquire IRIS International for $19.50 per share in cash, representing an approximate […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has entered into a comarketing agreement with Molecular Discovery Ltd. to provide biopharmaceutical researchers with an advanced metabolite-identification platform. The companies will comarket the combined assets of Agilent’s high-resolution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) technology and Molecular Discovery’s Mass-MetaSite software to enable superior identification and analysis of […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has entered into a comarketing agreement with MRM Proteomics Inc., a leading provider of advanced protein quantitation, biomarker and proteomic services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics industries. The agreement will allow both organizations to offer a more complete solution, including kits, hardware and software for […]

WALTHAM and SOMERVILLE, Mass. – PerkinElmer, Inc. , a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, and TIBCO Software Inc., the provider of TIBCO Spotfire®, a leading analytics and data discovery platform, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive strategic relationship. Under the terms of this […]

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Emerson Process Management and Spectro Incorporated announced an exclusive alliance to combine technical innovation and expertise to deliver expanded best-in-class oil analysis solutions. By integrating Emerson’s industry-leading oil analysis applications for the industrial process industry with Spectro’s extensive oil analysis product line and expertise, users gain more meaningful and accurate information on […]

Frederick, MD —— Akonni Biosystems today announced the availability of a new family of “smart tip” extraction products for rapidly purifying human genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (gDNA) on the Hamilton Microlab® STAR line of robotic liquid handling workstations. Starting from fresh or frozen blood, buffy coat, and soon tissue or cells, these new TruTip kits extract […]

RADNOR, PA, – VWR International, LLC, a leading global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, announced today the acquisition of Sovereign Group, a distributor of lab products with distribution centers and sales organizations in Brazil and Argentina. The acquisition of Sovereign significantly increases VWR’s breadth of operations, expanding its geographic footprint into Brazil and Argentina […]

SAN DIEGO & BOSTON — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Partners HealthCare today announced a strategic alliance to offer medical geneticists and pathologists infrastructure and networking tools to support the interpretation and reporting process for genetic sequencing data. The tools will integrate the functionality of Illumina’s MiSeq® sequencing system and Partners GeneInsight Suite®, an IT platform […]

Scienion AG and Maine Manufacturing, LLC, today announced an agreement on Scienion’s marketing of Maine Manufacturing’s FAST® protein array products. The non-exclusive distribution arrangement includes the worldwide marketing of the complete FAST® Slide product line. Dortmund and Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2012: The FAST® Slide product line is built around the nitrocellulose coated FAST Slide […]

BOSTON – HUPO 11th Annual World Congress – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced Thermo Scientific Proteome Discoverer software version 2.0 for analyzing qualitative and quantitative proteomics data. As part of the release, the company announced a non-exclusive agreement with Protein Metrics, Inc. to license the company’s Byonic™ database […]