Regensburg – The extraordinary general meeting of GENEART AG, Regensburg, on November 12, 2010 resolved upon the transfer of the shares of GENEART AG’s minority shareholders to the majority shareholder Applied Biosystems Deutschland GmbH, Darmstadt, in accordance with §§ 327a et seq. German Stock Companies Act (AktG) against payment of an adequate cash consideration. The […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLAB), a Lakewood, Colorado based manufacturer of electronic instruments and disposables today announced the acquisition of the biological indicators business of Apex Laboratories, Inc., a North Carolina based company. The acquisition of the Apex business is expected to be immediately accretive to Mesa’s earnings per share. Apex Labs […]

HOPKINTON, Mass. and WOBURN, Mass. – Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of products and services for drug discovery research, announces that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement previously announced on December 9, 2010. Caliper paid approximately […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Idaho Technology, Inc. today announced it has signed a license agreement with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. relating to the use of SYBR® Green in PCR reactions and high-resolution melting. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This agreement follows on a series of intellectual property licensing agreements with a number […]

Hamburg, Germany – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that it has initiated a German public-private partnership that aims to advance the development of whole-body Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) systems and preclinical hybrid systems that combine MPI with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has made […]

ETTLINGEN, Germany – Bruker today announced the signing of an agreement with simultaneous closing of the acquisition of Sigma ElectroOptics GmbH (‘Sigma’), based in Hamburg, Germany. Sigma’s 2010 revenue is expected to be about one million Euro (approximately $1.3 million). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Sigma will be integrated into the Bruker […]

TKA Products Are Designed to Provide Versatility and Increase Reliability Across Multiple Applications MILFORD, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of TKA Wasseraufbereitungssysteme GmbH, a European provider of laboratory water purification systems. Based in Niederelbert, Germany, TKA has nearly 60 employees […]

Ventura, CA and Hercules, CA – Coastal Marine Biolabs (CMB), a recognized leader in its ongoing efforts to engage students in DNA barcoding, and Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced a collaboration to co-develop DNA Barcoding instructional activities for the classroom. The […]

Kuwaiti company to control Middle East, North and East Africa for marketing, sales and production of NanoLogix technologies HUBBARD, OH – 2010-NanoLogix (OTC MARKETS: NNLX), an innovator in the accelerated detection and identification of microorganisms, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Advanced Medical German Company of Kuwait (AMGKWT). This alliance will support NanoLogix’s market […]

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, today announces the acquisition of Accudynamics, Inc. (‘ADI’) on 16 December 2010 for an initial cash consideration of $24.0 million (£15.2 million). ADI is a privately owned business based in Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA and manufactures components primarily for the medical diagnostic system and device markets. Their […]