Minneapolis, MN 6/5/15—Bio-Techne has agreed to acquire Cliniqa, a manufacturer of quality controls, calibrators and bulk reagents for the clinical diagnostic market, with a primary focus on blood chemistry. Financial details were not disclosed. Cliniqa has 75 employees. “I am very pleased with this acquisition as it strengthens not only our Clinical Controls product portfolio, […]
Wetzlar, Germany and Morrisville, NC 6/1/15—Leica Microsystems has agreed to acquire Bioptigen for an undisclosed amount. Bioptigen develops and manufactures optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems and software for opthalmological and translational research applications. Leica will integrate OCT into its surgical microscopes. Bioptigen products include the FDA-cleared Envisu C2300 OCT system. “Adding Bioptigen’s OCT capabilities to […]
Brussels, Belgium 6/15/15; Darmstadt, Germany 6/15/15; St. Louis, MO 6/15/15—Merck KGaA announced that the EU has granted clearance of its $17.0 billion purchase of Sigma-Aldrich (see IBO 9/30/14) but will re-quire Sigma to make certain chemical divestments, citing the risk of price increases. Sigma will divest its manufacturing assets in Seelze, Germany, where it produces […]
Ithaca, NY 6/5/15—Advion, a supplier of MS systems and life science consumables, has agreed to be acquired by Bohui Innovation Technology, a publicly traded Chinese firm that develops, manufactures and supplies diagnostics systems. “Bohui intends to fully fund Advion’s R&D projects to strengthen its market position and to promote Advion’s products in the Chinese market,” […]
Company Announcements In March, GE Healthcare opened an Innovation Village in Cardiff, Wales, which will support 8–10 businesses. Quantum Analytics named Marty Kaloostian as president and CEO in March. Most recently, he led Merger & Acquisition and Technology Licensing deals for Agilent Technologies. Under an April strategic relationship, Becton, Dickinson will provide additional grant funding […]
Company Announcements In March, QIAGEN signed a commercial agreement with GATC Biotech to provide GATC clients with full access to its Ingenuity Variant Analysis solution. The access includes interpretation services and direct access as a feature of GATC’s services. In April, QIAGEN announced a reseller agreement with BGI to provide its Ingenuity Variant Analysis in […]
Brussels, Belgium 5/27/15—Reuters has reported that on May 22, Merck KGaA submitted “commitments” to the EU as to how it will address antitrust concerns raised by its proposed acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich (see IBO 9/30/14). Reuters re-ported that the European Commission now plans to issue a decision regarding the transaction on June 15 instead of June […]
Billerica, MA 5/21/15; Alameda, CA 5/21/15—EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, has acquired exclusive rights to Singulex’s Life Science Research business for an undisclosed upfront payment, royalties and milestone payments. Singulex’s SMC (Single Molecule Counting) technology is designed for ultrahigh sensitivity protein detection. “The Erenna platform offers the unique advantage of unrivaled […]
London, UK 5/28/15—Oxford Instruments has entered into a joint venture involving its Omicron Nanotechnology subsidiary and Swedish firm Scienta Scientific, a GD Intressenter business. The combined company will provide highly specialized systems for ultrahigh volume (UHV) surface science. Oxford will hold a 47% share in the joint venture, and GD will hold a 53% share. […]
New Castle, DE 5/26/15—TA Instruments, a Waters subsidiary, has acquired certain assets of Bose ElectroForce from technology firm Bose for an undisclosed amount. Bose ElectroForce manufactures dynamic mechanical testing (DMA) systems used to characterize medical devices, biologics and engineered materials. “[Bose ElectroForce] pioneered the use of electromagnetic motors in scientific instruments. We’re excited to gain […]
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