– Well-known player in the growing market segment substantially strengthens life sciences portfolio of Analytik Jena – Innovative products of Analytik Jena meet a well-positioned worldwide distribution network in over 60 countries Jena / Goettingen, 30 April 2009 – Analytik Jena AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: AJA), a manufacturer and distributor of analytical and bioanalytical systems […]

Genetix announces further expansion into digital pathology market through acquisition of SlidePath New Milton, UK, 30 April 2009 – Genetix Group plc (“Genetix”) (AIM: GTX), the cell imaging and analysis group, today announces that it has acquired all of the issued share capital of SlidePath Limited (“SlidePath”), in order to further strengthen its position in […]

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 27 — Cellectricon, a leading provider of automated screening solutions for drug discovery, today announced its collaboration with BioFocus DPI, a contract research organization with leading expertise in ion channel screening. BioFocus DPI will utilize Cellectricon’s Dynaflow(R)HT, a fully automated patch clamp (APC) system, to further increase its electrophysiology-based screening capacity, particularly […]

PARIS, April 24 — SAFRAN announced today that it has acquired 81% of GE Homeland Protection, a wholly owned affiliate of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). GE Homeland Protection is a leader in tomography-based detection systems for hazardous or illicit substances in baggage. Through this acquisition Sagem Sécurité, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAFRAN […]

NEWARK, Calif.–GE (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with SAFRAN for SAFRAN to acquire 81% of GE Security’s Homeland Protection business for $580MM. Upon close, GE will own 19% and SAFRAN will have majority interest with 81%. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of both companies, and will be […]

MADISON, Wis. & ST. LOUIS–Roche NimbleGen and Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq:SIAL) have started a collaboration to further chromatin immunoprecipitation-on-microarray (ChIP-chip) research by aligning their two complementary technologies, Roche NimbleGen’s ChIP-chip high-density microarrays and GenomePlex by Sigma-Aldrich. Together, the platforms enable researchers to effectively study the entire genome for epigenetic interactions between DNA and DNA-binding proteins to determine […]

HORIBA Jobin Yvon (Longjumeau, France) a fully owned affiliate of HORIBA Ltd (Kyoto, Japan) and a leader in analytical instrumentation products and worldwide leader in optical spectroscopy, announced today, April 17th, 2009 the acquisition of GENOPTICS (Orsay, France). GENOPTICS will join the HORIBA Scientific business segment. GENOPTICS specializes on bio-interactions label free detection and multiplex […]

Collaboration Designed to Accelerate Cancer Research DURHAM, N.C.–Expression Analysis, a leading provider of genomic services, and RainDance Technologies today announced a strategic collaboration designed to accelerate research into complex diseases. The collaboration will help characterize rare mutations that would otherwise prove difficult or impossible to identify using alternative methods. The companies are sponsoring a program […]

New Offering Brings Together Long Reads on Illumina’s Genome Analyzer with Agilent’s SureSelect Platform To Substantially Simplify Workflow SAN DIEGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) today announced they have entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement to support a new, scalable solution for researchers conducting targeted resequencing studies. The Agilent SureSelect […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., April 7 — Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON), a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for other acute health conditions, announced that it has sold its Ultrasonic Laboratory business for $3.5 million in cash to iSonix LLC. The Ultrasonic Laboratory […]