PALO ALTO, Calif., and TOKYO, Japan, — HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced that researchers from HP Labs Bristol, UK., and Princeton, N.J., and the Hitachi Systems Development Laboratory, will conduct joint work on key security and privacy issues. The HP and Hitachi research collaboration will focus on two primary themes: […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ-BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California that has pioneered the development of molecular diagnostic testing for the rapid detection of bacterial organisms, including those known to cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). GeneOhm […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control (APC) and environmental compliance solutions, and Thermo Electron, a world leader in analytical instruments, today announced a worldwide strategic joint marketing agreement to deliver complete solutions of software, process analyzers and consulting services to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s Process Analytical Technology (PAT) needs. […]
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research, and analytical solutions, and Luminex(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX), a leading multiplex solution developer, announced today a long-term licensing agreement to provide PerkinElmer access to Luminex’s xMAP(R) technology and assay development capabilities of the Luminex Bioscience Group. Under the terms of the agreement, […]
Newport Beach, CA —Acacia Research has approved a plan for its CombiMatrix subsidiary, a maker of DNA microarray consumables and instrumentation,to become an independent public company. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2006 with CombiMatrix listing its shares on the NASDAQ exchange. “This will benefit both companies by eliminating […]
Venlo , The Netherlands and Hamburg , Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt , Prime Standard: QIA) and Eppendorf AG today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance that includes co-development and co-marketing of complementary and optimized products. The alliance is intended to link two of the strongest brands and product lines in […]
BARRINGTON, Ill., — GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced the completion of the company’s acquisition of IDX Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: IDXC), a leading healthcare information technology (IT) provider. GE expects the acquisition to accelerate efforts to seamlessly connect clinicians from physicians’ offices to hospitals with comprehensive, enterprise-wide electronic health record […]
Foster City, CA and Austin, TX —Applied Biosystems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ambion’s Research Products Division, a supplier of RNA-based reagents, for $273 million in cash. Ambion’s Research Products Division sells sample preparation, RNAi, micro RNA, and gene expression and array products. Ambion’s 2005 revenues are forecasted to increase 22% to more […]
Foster City, CA and Austin, TX —Applied Biosystems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ambion’s Research Products Division, a supplier of RNA-based reagents, for $273 million in cash. Ambion’s Research Products Division sells sample preparation, RNAi, micro RNA, and gene expression and array products. Ambion’s 2005 revenues are forecasted to increase 22% to more […]
BREMEN, GOETTINGEN and Tuebingen, Germany – – Bruker Daltonik GmbH, the University of Goettingen and German biotech company PANATecs GmbH today announced a new development collaboration in protein biomarker discovery and molecular diagnostics research based on mass spectrometry. PANATecs will apply Bruker Daltonics’ CLINPROT™ tools for biomarker discovery, profiling and identification in the field of […]
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