BERLIN and ROCKY HILL, N.J.– Simultaneous Acquisitions Strengthen Bruker AXS Presence in Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Markets. Bruker AXS Inc. today announced the closing of two complementary acquisitions in the $150 million per annum X-ray microanalysis market. Applications of microanalysis include nanotechnology and advanced materials research, as well as materials analysis and quality control, […]
PALO ALTO, Calif.,– Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI) today announced that it has acquired PL International Limited, and its subsidiaries including Polymer Laboratories Ltd., a privately owned company based in the United Kingdom, for approximately $42 million in cash net of acquired cash, subject to certain net asset adjustments. The transaction also includes an opportunity for […]
ROCKY HILL, N.J.–Bruker AXS Inc.today announced an agreement to acquire the PGT X-ray microanalysis business with annual revenues of $5-6 million from Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005. On October 14, 2005, Bruker AXS had announced […]
Next Generation Sequencing Technology May Hold Promise of the $1,000 Genome FOSTER CITY, Calif. & HOUSTON–Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and VisiGen Biotechnologies, Inc., announced today that Applied Biosystems has signed a definitive agreement to make an equity investment in privately held VisiGen, a next-generation sequencing technology company, and to enter into […]
-Companies to Investigate Development of Another Novel Microfluidic System- HERCULES, Calif. and HOPKINTON, Mass.– Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Amex: BIO and BIOb) and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) today announced a new collaboration, under which the companies will study the feasibility of developing a new microfluidics system platform. Details of the new product concept are […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif..–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of privately held ParAllele BioScience, Inc., a provider of highly-scalable technology for comprehensive genetic studies. In connection with the completion of the acquisition, ParAllele stockholders will receive approximately $120.8 million in the form of approximately 2.29 million shares of Affymetrix common stock and […]
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Dharmacon, Inc., a business unit of the Fisher Biosciences group, and the world’s leading supplier of innovative RNA and RNA interference (RNAi) research products, today announced a collaboration to develop a new class of therapeutic agents based on RNA interference with Alcon Research, Ltd. and Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., affiliates of Alcon, Inc. […]
Cleveland, OH-Parker Hannifin announced that it has acquired Porter Instrument Company, Inc., a global leader in analytical, industrial, medical and dental instrumentation. Parker purchased Porter Instrument for an undisclosed amount. Porter’s annual revenue for the year ended 2004 was approximately $35 million. The acquisition is expected to be accretive in its first full year of […]
Cleveland, OH- Parker Hannifin has acquired Porter Instrument Company for an undisclosed amount. Porter specializes in instruments that measure and control low flow gases and liquids for analytical, dental, medical and industrial applications, including flowmeters and flow controllers. In 2004, Porter recorded revenues for $35 million.
HAMPTON, N.H.–On behalf of its Biosciences group, Fisher Scientific International Inc. has launched a five-year collaboration with the University of Michigan to develop new tools for genomic and proteomic research. The collaboration promotes opportunities for Fisher to combine its expertise with research at the Center for Chemical Genomics (CCG) within the University of Michigan’s Life […]
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