CORNING, N.Y., AND SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. – Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and BioCision, LLC announced an agreement that will enable laboratories around the world to further standardize and simplify key steps in their cell culture workflow. On January 1, 2016, Corning will become the global distributor of popular BioCision products, including the innovative CoolCell® cell […]
ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has secured final approval from the European Commission (EC) on the planned acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The EC provided conditional approval of the acquisition on June 15, 2015, subject to approval of the divestment of certain Sigma-Aldrich assets. On October 20, […]
Austin, TX and Minneapolis, MN 10/20/15—Luminex announced a new distribution and supply agreement with Bio-Techne, which now allows Bio-Techne to distribute Luminex systems in “major markets.” The new agreement expires in 2020. “We believe enabling Bio-Techne to develop assay content and distribute Luminex multiplexing instruments will aid our goal of providing laboratories of all sizes […]
Rye Brook, NY – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has acquired HYPACK, Inc. a privately-owned company specializing in hydrographic survey software used in ocean, coastal and surface water applications, for approximately $18 million. News of acquisition was shared in the Company’s […]
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck announced that following the final approval of the European Commission it is set to complete its $17 billion (€13.1 billion) acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. The European Commission had granted conditional approval to the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich on June 15, 2015, subject to the divestment of certain Sigma-Aldrich assets. On Oct. 20, 2015, […]
MADISON, WIS. – Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a FUJIFILM company, today announced an agreement with Roche to supply CDI’s induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived iCell products to contribute to the identification of novel drug candidates at the early stages of drug discovery. Key Points Under the terms of the supply and license agreement, Roche […]
Berkeley, CA, Sunnyvale, CA – The Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center (www.thepi.org ) and IO Informatics, Inc. (“IOI” – www.io-informatics.com ) formally announced their collaboration that has resulted in the creation of “Parkinson’s Insight™”, an integrated data environment for personalized medicine, clinical informatics research and collaboration. Dr. J. William Langston, MD, founder and CSO of […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. & MEDFORD, Mass.– BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, and Hepregen Corporation, a privately held company engaged in the development and marketing of proprietary drug screening products, today announced the formation of Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. (“Ascendance”). Ascendance combines Hepregen’s application-directed, cellular micro-patterning drug and chemical screening technologies […]
BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO – Gen9 today announced the launch of a powerful DNA library platform that allows users to rapidly design variants and order synthetic DNA libraries. The new platform will be unveiled at SynBioBeta San Francisco, taking place November 4-6 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. The platform, available within […]
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automated and cryogenic solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioStorage Technologies, Inc. BioStorage Technologies, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a leading, global provider of comprehensive sample management […]
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