LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that, effective Sept. 30, it has acquired all the outstanding stock of BioLumix, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based manufacturer and marketer of automated systems for the detection of microbial contaminants. The BioLumix business will be consolidated with Neogen’s closely related Soleris® technology, which is widely used […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Stemgent Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its stem cell reagents and services business to ReproCELL in a cash transaction for approximately $8.5 million. Stemgent is selling the stem cell reagent and services business in order to focus on expanding its human tissue-based brand, Asterand Biosciences. Asterand has […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE MKT: API) today announced that it has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement for its T-Gauge® industrial terahertz gauging system with Seltek Ltd. Seltek is a leading manufacturer of measurement and process control systems for continuous web production industries. The T-Gauge® measurement system can be used for […]

CAMBRIDGE, MA -— IFI CLAIMS® Patent Services, the leading producer of global patent databases, analytic solutions and innovative web services, and ChemAxon, a leading provider of chemical informatics software for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, announced a collaboration to deliver IFI’s global patent data over ChemAxon’s recently introduced ChemCurator software platform. ChemCurator is a […]

Palo Alto, Calif. — TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX), a global leader in infrastructure and business intelligence software, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, TIBCO stockholders […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-— Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a collaboration with scientists at the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research to produce a comprehensive metabolomics multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) library and methodology, using Agilent’s Infinity 1290 UHPLC and 6460 triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system. The library, coupled with Agilent’s MassHunter […]

SomaLogic, Inc. and NEC Corporation (TYO: 6701) announced today an agreement that gives NEC exclusive marketing rights in Japan for SomaLogic’s SOMAscan™ assay, which is built on SomaLogic’s proprietarySOMAmer® technology. Under the agreement, NEC will offer access to the SOMAscan assay to biopharmaceutical companies, food companies, and academic research centers for their research in Japan. […]

Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), the high technology company developing next generation mass spectrometry instruments, is pleased to announce the signing of a commercial agreement with Gilson Inc., a leading international scientific instrumentation company, to create new analytical instruments for the pharmaceutical and life science industries. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsaic with provide […]

Cambridge, UK and St. Louis, MO, USA –- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or the “Company”), the international life science company supplying research tools and services to organizations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has agreed to acquire Sage Labs Inc. (Sage) for up to $16M […]

West Haven, CT, US / Wetzlar, Germany. On Monday, October 20, 2014, Yale University West Campus will open the doors to a new microscopy Center of Excellence made possible through a partnership with Leica Microsystems. Housed in a newly created core facility, the Leica Center of Excellence at Yale West Campus will provide scientists with […]