Acquisition Strengthens Agilent’s Nanomeasurements Portfolio SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that it has acquired the Nano Instruments business unit of MTS Systems Corp. The acquisition will strengthen Agilent’s portfolio of instrumentation for imaging, characterizing and quantifying nanomechanical material properties. Financial details were not disclosed. Based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Nano Instruments is a […]

PAOLI, Pa.–AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME – News) announced the acquisition of Vision Research, Inc., a leading privately held, manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems used for motion capture and analysis in numerous test and measurement applications. Vision Research has estimated annual sales of approximately $37 million and is located in Wayne, New Jersey. “Vision Research provides […]

Aushon Signs Agreements with Distributors in France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan and Korea BILLERICA, Mass.–Aushon announced today partnerships with 3 distributors in a continuing expansion of its presence in the international microarray community. These distribution avenues align with Aushon’s strategy to provide easier access to its proprietary microarray platform and services to life science research institutions […]

WOLFENBUTTEL, Germany & LONDON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–BIOBASE GmbH, a leading provider of biological databases, applications and discovery services for life science research announced today that it has partnered with InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of next generation business and scientific intelligence. The partnership will offer mutual customers the ability to access BIOBASE Knowledge Library products […]

AUBAGNE, France & GOETTINGEN, Germany & ST. PAUL, Minn.–Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Paris:DIM) has entered into an agreement with WuXi AppTec, Inc., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE:WX), to cooperate on viral clearance studies. Under this agreement, WuXi AppTec will provide the relevant viruses, materials and methodologies to Sartorius Stedim Biotech to employ […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired the Analytical Technologies and Environment Instrumentation divisions of Chemito Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Chemito is the country’s largest local supplier of analytical instruments for life sciences and environmental monitoring applications. In addition, Chemito manufactures […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that Michael L. Battles, the Company’s vice president and controller, will lead the finance function on an interim basis, reporting directly to president and chief executive officer, Robert F. Friel. PerkinElmer’s current chief financial officer, Jeffrey D. Capello, is […]

Dow Nucleic Acids Medicines Business Assets Acquired SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A – News) today announced the expansion of its nucleic acid active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colo. Agilent’s Nucleic Acids Solutions Division is adding large-scale nucleic acid synthesis, purification and drying capacity that will come on stream by the end […]

TORONTO, May 6 /CNW/ – Dalton Pharma Services, a privately owned Canadian pharmaceutical services provider, and Thermo Fisher Scientific have entered into an agreement under which Dalton will use a proprietary Thermo Fisher manufacturing process to produce nucleic-acid biopolymers for pharmaceutical use. Utilizing enzyme-based technology developed at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin, molecular bioreagents facility, […]