Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition on 8 March 2011 of Medicel AG (‘Medicel’), together with its subsidiary Robutec GmbH, from Messrs Hohl and Dockhorn and financial shareholders. The initial cash consideration is CHF70.0 million (£46.6 million) and is adjustable, CHF for CHF, based on the level of net […]

Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., the leader in sample preparation solutions for clinical samples, today announced a co-marketing agreement to develop a seamless next-generation sequencing workflow to accelerate discoveries for large disease research studies. “There is a need to speed research and discovery using methodologies such […]

BRANFORD, Conn. & LEXINGTON, Mass. – RainDance Technologies, Inc., and 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, today announced collaboration for the development and commercialization of a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) solution for simple and cost-effective investigation of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). As part of the collaboration, RainDance and 454 Life Sciences plan […]

CAMBRIDGE, UK – On the back of strong demand for its fault isolation and quality assurance product in advanced integrated circuits, TeraView, (https://www.teraview.com/) the pioneer and leader in Terahertz solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed a collaborative sales and service agreement with Hermes – Epitek to sell and support this product in […]

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – Instem, a leading provider of early development software applications, announced today that it has acquired BioWisdom, Ltd (BioWisdom). Based in Cambridge, UK, BioWisdom provides innovative solutions to accelerate access to scientific information for better decision support during product discovery, development and commercialization. Established in 2000, BioWisdom helps clients to navigate the complex […]

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – Instem, a leading provider of early development software applications, announced today that it has acquired BioWisdom, Ltd (BioWisdom). Based in Cambridge, UK, BioWisdom provides innovative solutions to accelerate access to scientific information for better decision support during product discovery, development and commercialization. Established in 2000, BioWisdom helps clients to navigate the complex […]

Washington D.C., USA – RainDance Technologies, Inc. and Ambry Genetics, today announced a new collaboration focused on the development and commercialization of a comprehensive drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) genetic screening panel for use on next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Society of Toxicology’s 50th Annual Meeting […]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nano Merger Sub, Inc., has extended the subsequent offering period for its tender offer to acquire all of the remaining untendered and outstanding shares of common stock of Microfluidics International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MFLU). The subsequent offering period has been […]

AARHUS, Denmark & HOWELL, Michigan – Today, CLC bio and Striking Development announced the release of the highly accelerated Paracel BLAST plug-in for integration into CLC bio’s enterprise platform: CLC Genomics Server. Director of Consulting Solutions at CLC bio, Dr. Jannick D. Bendtsen, states, “With the increased amount of data generated in laboratories around the […]