ST. LOUIS – Aldrich Materials Science, a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has signed an agreement to collaborate on the scale-up and commercialization of next generation hydrogen-storage materials with Ilika plc (AIM:IKA), an advanced cleantech materials discovery company. Both companies believe this enterprise will become a vital component of […]

Vancouver, WA – FuelOnly announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Black Hills Scientific, LLC (BHS), a distributor of quality scientific instruments, products and supplies. “The integration of Black Hills Scientific is a tremendous opportunity for us to not only expand our service and technology offerings to our existing customer base, but to […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and Phytronix Technologies today announced that they are working together to expand choices for scientists and lab analysts focused on high-throughput pharmaceutical applications, forensic toxicology and food safety testing. The two companies are integrating Phytronix’s LDTD (Laser Diode Thermal Desorption) Ion source […]

DENVER – Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing and reselling agreement with PREMIER Biosoft International (Palo Alto, CA) to advance lipidomics research. Waters will offer PREMIER Biosoft’s SimLipid® informatics platform for sale with Waters® ACQUITY UPLC® and high-resolution, exact mass SYNAPT® and XEVO® mass spectrometers for lipid analysis. […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Under the terms of the deal, GSG Mess- und Analysengerate GmbH will market and distribute Prosolia’s Omni Spray® DESI technology and all related consumables to customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with GSG Mess- und Analysengerate GmbH to distribute our Omni Spray products,” said Justin […]

Guildford, UK, and Burlington, Mass. and Budapest, Hungary – IDBS, a global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, and ChemAxon a leading provider of cheminformatics software for the life sciences industry, announce today the extension of their relationship. IDBS is the world’s most advanced R&D data management provider, according to Frost & […]

AUSTIN, Texas – Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), today announced it has signed a global sales and distribution agreement with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) for its award-winning MAGPIX multiplexing instrument for analysis of proteins for research use. Launched in July 2010, MAGPIX is a compact multiplex analyzer that can quickly, accurately and reproducibly detect 50 […]

RADNOR, PA – VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it acquired the business of BioExpress Corp. Founded in 1985, BioExpress is a well-respected distributor in the education, biotechnology and government market segments, and offers over 200 well-known, multi-national brands, including its private label brand, GeneMate. “BioExpress […]

Uppsala, Sweden – Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced a collaborative research agreement with The Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (PeptLab) located in Florence, Italy. The renowned peptide research facility, led by Professor Anna Maria Papini, has agreed to contribute technical input […]

Washington, D.C. – Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) for $83.50 per share in cash (“the Offer”) has been extended and will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, June 24, 2011, unless […]