LABVANTAGE today announced the acquisition of Software Point, its long-time partner in Northern Europe, with offices in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Dr. Andrea Holmberg, Software Point CEO, states, “Software Point has been a partner and distributor to LABVANTAGE in Northern Europe since the year 2000. Since then we have sold and implemented more than sixty […]

IPSWICH, Mass. and SAN DIEGO – New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB) and Sequenom, Inc. (SQNM: 6.63 +0.14 +2.16%) jointly announce that they have signed a licensing and co-marketing agreement to commercialize research tools for epigenetics. This agreement is the result of a research collaboration between the two companies that has culminated in the development of […]

LAFAYETTE, Colo. – Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing and Process Intelligence software, announced today it has teamed with CTC Laboratory Systems Corp. (CTCLS), a leading solutions provider in Japan, as a reseller partner in the region. CTCLS will help sell Aegis’ Discoverant® software and oversee product implementations and customer support in […]

ADELAIDE, Australia & SAN DIEGO – TGR BioSciences, a leading global provider of advanced cell based assay technologies in the fields of cancer, kinase and GPCR research, is extremely pleased to announce a distribution partnership with Axxora.com of San Diego, CA, US, a leading online global market place resource for innovative and high quality Life […]

FREMONT, Calif. – Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of Michrom Bioresources, Inc. (Michrom), a 20 year old, privately owned company located in Auburn, California, after receiving unanimous Michrom shareholder approval. The acquisition is not expected to have a material effect on Bruker’s 2011 financials. All former Michrom employees have been offered employment […]

WALTHAM, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has completed the previously announced sales of its two laboratory-testing services businesses, Athena Diagnostics and Lancaster Laboratories, in two separate transactions, resulting in total proceeds of $940 million. Athena Diagnostics has been sold to Quest Diagnostics for $740 million. Based […]

PHILADELPHIA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Pilgrim Software has joined the company’s Informatics Global Partner Alliance. Tampa, Fla.-based Pilgrim Software, Inc. will provide integrated risk, compliance and quality management solutions to Thermo Fisher’s informatics customers operating in highly regulated environments. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a proven […]

WALTHAM, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX) for $118.50 per share in cash has been extended and will now expire at 7:00 p.m., New York City time, […]

MINNEAPOLIS – Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that as of April 1, 2011, its R&D Systems subsidiary has acquired the assets of Boston Biochem, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative ubiquitin-related research products. These products provide biomedical researchers the tools that facilitate and accelerate basic research and drug discovery efforts. R&D Systems […]

Venlo, the Netherlands and Melbourne, Australia – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) has reached an agreement to acquire Cellestis Limited (CST:AU) for approximately A$341 million (US$355 million) in cash, providing QIAGEN with access to a novel “pre-molecular” technology that offers a new dimension in disease detection not currently possible with other diagnostic […]