Company Announcements Stratos Genomics announced in June that it received $2.1 million in funding to develop its low-cost Sequencing by Expansion method for whole-genome analysis and molecular diagnostics. In July, Quanterix entered into a collaboration with Sony DADC Austria for the development and manufacture of smart consumables for use in life science and in vitro […]
Foodborne pathogen testing is one of the fastest-growing segments of the real-time PCR (qPCR) market. Participants in the market include both qPCR instrument and reagent providers, including Bio-Rad Laboratories, Life Technologies and Roche, as well as companies that specialize in products for food testing, such as BIOTECON, Congen and DuPont Qualicon. Earlier this year, both […]
In what continues to be a busy acquisition period, another set of publicly held analytical instrument companies is set to become one. On September 8, PerkinElmer announced an agreement to acquire Caliper Life Sciences for an estimated $600 million in cash (see page 2). The companies’ complementary product lines and end-markets are a logical combination, […]
Chalfont St. Giles, UK 8/16/11—GE Healthcare has entered into an agreement to acquire PAA Laboratories, a developer and supplier of cell culture media for biomedical research and biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing. Financial details were not disclosed. Headquartered in Pasching, Austria, with 215 employees, PAA had 2010 revenues of $55 million. “GE Healthcare Life Sciences is […]
Darmstadt, Germany 8/30/11; Seattle, Washington 8/30/11—Merck Millipore has agreed to acquire Amnis, a designer, manufacturer and seller of high-speed cell-imaging instrumentation. Financial terms were not provided. Amnis had 2010 sales of $14 million. The company has 40 employees. “Amnis’ technology will put EMD Millipore at the forefront of cell analysis by providing us access to […]
Company Announcements In May, New England Biolabs opened a subsidiary in France, just south of Paris. Life Technologies exclusively licensed in June Transcription Activator-Like (TAL) Effector Technology for “plant research tool uses.” The technology enables synthetic biologists to program and control the genetic circuitry in engineered pathways and organisms. In a June SEC filing, Stemgent […]
Company Announcements Accelrys announced in May that as part of a restructuring of the former Symyx Content business, several legacy products will be retired, including all reaction databases and the DiscoveryGate Classic platform. The company forecasts 2011 non-GAAP revenues of $152–$155 million. In May, Accelrys announced the retirement of Steven D. Goldby from its Board […]
Company Announcements Illumina reduced the price of its individual genome-sequencing service in June from $19,500 to $9,500. Fox Chase Cancer Center will use Life Technologies’ SOLiD system, the Ion Torrent sequencer and novel biological information technology systems as part of a new program to provide next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis of solid tumors. The program includes […]
Portable instrumentation is characterized by its small size and ability to be easily transported. The criteria for IBO’s Design Awards for portable analytical instruments is a weight of under 15 lb and the ability to be quickly and easily moved. The industrial designs of this year’s winners embody portability, with innovative designs that are notable […]
Company Announcements Cellular Dynamics raised $30 million in April in a Series B Preferred Stock financing, led by an entity affiliated with Tactics II Stem Cell Ventures. New England Biolabs named two new exclusive distributors, extending it distribution network to 39 firms: BIOKE for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg; and Imperial Life Sciences for India. […]
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