Pioneer in automated, high-throughput monoclonal antibody selection technology announces proteomic initiative with a leading pharmacogenomics institute for use in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics BRANFORD, Conn.–Affomix, the pioneer in digital proteomic reagents for next generation molecular assays and the leader in automated, high-throughput monoclonal antibody selection technology, today announced a collaboration with the internationally recognized University of Montreal […]

Establishes Leadership Position in Emerging Field CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced today that it has concluded its tender offer and acquired a majority stake in Geneart AG, the global leader of the synthetic gene market segment. The combination of Geneart with Life Technologies’ resources and commercial capabilities […]

SAN FRANCISCO and ROCKVILLE, Md. — — Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. (Hitachi Software) and OriGene Technologies, Inc. (OriGene) today announced a co-marketing agreement to jointly promote OriGene’s multiplex assays built on Luminex xMAP®/Bio-Plex technology and Hitachi Software’s MasterPlex® software suite for analysis and reporting of multiplex assay data. According to the agreement, OriGene will […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fermentas International Inc. – a manufacturer and global distributor of enzymes, reagents and kits for molecular and cellular biology research – for $260 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment. […]

Leading microscope and optical systems producer to distribute Hamilton Thorne’s laser products in North America TORONTO — – Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (TSX-V: HTL), a leading provider of advanced laser systems and instruments for the stem cell research and fertility clinic markets, today announces a vendor partnership agreement with Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, a […]

Initial Data on Pressure-Enhanced Processing and Analysis of FFPE Tissue Presented at the Symposium on High Pressure at Harvard Medical School SOUTH EASTON, Mass. — — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:PBIO – News) (“PBI” and the “Company”) today announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) with the Armed Forces Institute of […]

Berlin, Germany — / b3c newswire/ — The Berlin-based diagnostics company ifp Institut für Produktqualität has sold its molecular biological, PCR-based food test product line to QIAGEN at a price not revealed. QIAGEN has purchased all the required patents and licences and will immediately begin to market and distribute the newly acquired portfolio of 70 […]

DUBLIN–Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced a definitive agreement to sell its Specialty Chemicals business to an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. for a cash purchase price of $280 million. Covidien’s Specialty Chemicals business, headquartered in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, manufactures and markets high-purity chemicals and related products and […]

Acquisition represents strategic platform with over $400M in revenue in pharmaceutical, laboratory and electronic segments of specialty chemicals. Phillipsburg, NJ — An affiliate of New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain” or “NMC”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc. (“MBI” or the “Company”) from Covidien (NYSE: COV). MBI is a leading […]

COLUMBIA, Md. — The goal of this partnership is to provide a means for impurity analysis and metabolite identification researchers to automatically assign high mass accuracy ion fragments to spectral peaks, and evaluate the assignment quality for structural elucidation. Working together with Shimadzu application layer software and LabSolutions software, ACD MS/Manager will be a powerful […]