New Orleans, LA 3/3/08—Agilent Technologies’ Life Science and Chemical Analysis business (also known as Bio-analytical Measurement) has announced two acquisitions to grow its Materials Science Solutions Unit, which was formed last year (see IBO 04/15/07). Agilent has agreed to acquire TILL Photonics GmbH, a provider of fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition is expected to close […]
Darmstadt, Germany 2/29/08—Merck KGaA has acquired SeQuant AB, a developer of silican-gel and polmer-based sorbents for ZIC-HILIC (zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction chromatography). SeQuant has joined Merck’s Performance & Life Science Chemicals division. “[SeQuant] offers Merck superb opportunities for the future expansion of the chromatography business,” stated Klaus Bischoff, head of Merck Performance & Life Science Chemicals. […]
Mobious, which is developing molecular resonance sequencing technology, joined the X Prize competition last year (see IBO 12/31/07). Covaris entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Applied Biosystems for its S2 sample preparation instrument system for use with Applied Biosystems’ SOLiD DNA sequencer. Microfluidics developer RainDance Technologies appointed Christopher McNary president and CEO. He […]
New Orleans, Louisiana, played host to the 59th annual Pittsburgh conference and exhibition (Pittcon), which was held March 1–7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Although Pittcon took place against a backdrop of escalating fears of a US recession, one would have never known it. Companies were upbeat about future business prospects and the […]
Picarro signed exclusive distribution deals with Enviro Technology Services for the UK; ETG Risorse e Tecnologia for Italy; and Envitec for Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France and Tunisia. Newport acquired Picarro’s Laser Products business in November 2007. The business has annual sales of $5–$7 million. Picarro named Michael Woelk president and CEO in November 2007. […]
Sepax Technologies is constructing a 100,000 sq. ft. Chromatography Science building in Changzhou, China to be completed in June 2008 for the production of columns, silica chemistry, polymer resin, bulk media and instruments, as well as for research of natural product separations and Chinese medicine. On January 1, Seika Corporation of America changed its name […]
TraceGuard Technologies signed a letter of intent with Smiths Detection to cooperate in marketing its CompactSafe Automated Trace Extraction system. TraceGuard Technologies appointed Avi Kostelitz CEO in January. He was formerly CEO of the Israel Airports Authority. As part of a management buyout, Midwest Research Institute made a $1.3 million investment in biological detection firm […]
Abeome granted Millipore an exclusive worldwide license to market and distribute the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Antigen-1 antibody for research use. In December 2007, EMD Chemicals’ Novagen brand licensed Luminex’s xMAP Technology platform in order to develop immunoassays for it. Rules-Based Medicine granted EMD Chemicals exclusive distribution rights to its quantitative protein multiplex assays, and […]
Paoli, PA 2/26/08—AMETEK has acquired Motion Control Group (MCG), a manufacturer of motors and motion control solutions for a range of markets, including the medical and life sciences markets. MCG generates annual sales of approximately $26 million. “MCG greatly enhances our capability in providing precision motion technology solutions,” stated AMETEK Chairman and CEO Frank S. […]
Sunnyvale, CA 2/5/08 and 2/25/08; Houston, Texas 2/7/08—Publicly held Integrated Media Holdings (IMHI) has acquired TeleChem International for 35 million shares, or approximately 64.4% of the outstanding shares, following a 1 for 30 reverse stock split. TeleChem operates under the name Array It and provides cost-effective microarray systems and products. “The business combination with IMHI […]
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