Newark, DE – B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce the “New Horizons” initiative, an outreach program designed to support breakthrough innovation in scientific research within academic institutions. B&W Tek, Inc. has always been on the front lines of scientific research and would like to […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its contract manufacturing business based in Portland, OR to subsidiaries of Toronto, Canada based Celestica Inc. for approximately $80 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on the working capital at closing. Assuming satisfaction of […]

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 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of June 6, […]

Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, has announced that it has entered into a three-year collaboration with the Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase). The focus of the collaboration is to apply rAAV gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells, and for the discovery […]

BERKELEY, Calif. – An alliance of top researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has formed the UC Berkeley Synthetic Biology Institute (SBI), advancing efforts to engineer cells and biological systems in ways that promise to transform technology in health and medicine, energy, the environment, new materials, and a host of other critical arenas. The […]

Newark, Calif. – Morpho Detection, Inc., part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Syagen Technology, Inc. of Tustin, Calif. Syagen is a leading mass spectrometry technology development company for security applications. The acquisition of Syagen strengthens Morpho Detection’s (MDI) position as the industry-leading provider […]

RADNOR, PA – VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it agreed to acquire the business of Anachemia Canada Inc. and its affiliates, pending customary closing conditions. Based in Montreal, Anachemia is an industry leader for the sale and distribution of chemicals, laboratory supplies and equipment in […]

Wetzlar / Munich, Germany – Leica Microsystems, a leading global designer and producer of precision optical systems, and Definiens, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced a co-marketing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Definiens and Leica will cooperatively market their complementary products and host joint workshops and educational events. Customers will benefit […]

MELVILLE, N.Y. – Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, today announced it has strengthened its presence in the State of California with the acquisition of Alpha Scientific, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Henry Schein expects this transaction to be neutral […]

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today announced it has acquired the assets of Steady State Imaging (SSI), a Minneapolis based company that develops novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The terms of agreement were not disclosed. Through this acquisition, GE Healthcare’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging business expands its […]