Fluxion Biosciences appointed AutoMate Scientific as a distributor of its BioFlux System. Amaxa and Promega will develop applications based on their respective Nucleofector technology and luciferase reporter assay technologies to monitor cell signaling events in cells that are difficult to transfect. Roche Applied Sciences will exclusively market systems for real-time cell analysis based on ACEA […]
Chalfont, St. Giles and Maidstone, England 2/4/08—GE Healthcare has agreed to purchase Whatman for approximately $713 million, or 270 pence per share, in cash (see IBO 1/15/08), a 12% premium over the stock’s February 1 closing price. Whatman supplies laboratory filtration and other sample preparation products for life science and medical applications, including membranes, chromatography […]
Dendritics SAS appointed Imgenex the exclusive distributor of its monoclonal cell research antibodies in North America and India. Cell Signaling Technologies is offering a noncommercial, royalty-free license to its PhosphoScan Profiling technology and information from its PhosphoSite knowledgebase to academic and nonprofit institutions. Exiqon A/S granted Applied Biosystems a license to its Locked Nucleic Acids […]
Sunnyvale, CA and Dublin, Ireland 1/27/08—Labcyte, the maker of the Echo low-volume liquid handling systems based on acoustic droplet ejection, and Deerac Fluidics, formerly known as Allegro Technologies, have announced a merger agreement in a stock-for-stock transaction. Deerac Fluidics provides low-volume liquid handlers for the 50 nL–20 µL range. Labcyte, which generated more than $10 […]
Malvern, UK 1/17/08—Malvern Instruments, a Spectris company, has acquired Viscotek, a provider of chromatography and viscometry products for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Viscotek offers systems for gel permeation chromatography, flow injection polymer analysis and dilute solution viscosity. “Viscotek has a long-established reputation […]
Quality Systems International opened a French office in Cergy Pontoise. Integromics established a US office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Metamatics changed its name to Torrey Path. Compendia Bioscience named cofounder Dan Rhodes, PhD, CEO in October 2007. Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the CARES (Customer Allegiance through Responsive, Excellent Service) Initiative, an internal process improvement initiative for […]
Thermo Fisher Scientific is now distributing EDAX’s electron backscatter diffraction systems to complement its Noran System Six X-ray microanalysis system. Xstream Systems named Blue Ridge X-Ray a distributor of its XT250 ED-XRF for identification of counterfeit drugs in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Shimadzu Japan introduced the ICPE-9000 ICP emission spectrometer. Available in multitype and sequential […]
Palm Springs, CA 1/27/08—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired nAscent Biosciences, a supplier of liquid handling consumables for drug discovery screening. NAscent’s PocketTip pipette tip features nanoliter metering and microliter diluting and can be used with a variety of liquid handling systems and handheld pipettors. According to Timo Hilden, vice president and general manager of Thermo […]
Analytik Jena AG opened a London, UK, office. Fiscal 2008 revenues for Analytik Jena AG rose 3.0% to €69.3 million ($92.4 million) (see IBO 1/15/08). Instrument sales increased 16.2% to €43.1 million ($57.5 million). By segment, Analytical Solutions grew 13.3% to 47% of total sales, Bio Solutions increased 9.9% to 5%, Optical Solutions rose 35.1% […]
Four Companies Make Bid for Whatman London, UK 1/14/08 and 1/15/08—Filtration and life science consumables company Whatman has confirmed that it has received offers to acquire the company. The Financial Times reported on January 15 that Danaher, General Electric, Millipore and Parker Hannifin have approached the company and that the auction’s second round was held […]
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