Company Announcements Roche’s 2013 sales of nucleic acid purification/real-time PCR reagents and systems in the life sciences market grew 6%. QIAGEN adjusted fourth quarter 2013 sales grew 4.6%, 2% organically, to $362.6 million (see IBO 1/31/14). All figures below are on a currency-neutral basis. Consumables and related sales expanded 7%, 3% excluding acquisitions, to make […]
Thousand Oaks, CA 3/31/14—Teledyne Instruments, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, has acquired Photon Machines (PMI) for an undisclosed amount. PMI designs and manufactures laser-based sample-introduction equipment for laboratory instruments, including laser-ablation systems. “The acquisition of Photon Machines naturally complements our acquisition of Teledyne CETAC in August 2013 [see IBO 8/31/13],” said Teledyne Chairman, President and […]
Berwyn, PA and Middlefield, CT 4/11/14—AMETEK, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, has agreed to acquire publicly held Zygo, a provider of optical metrology solutions, high-precision optics and optical assemblies. AMETEK will acquire Zygo’s outstanding common stock at price of $19.25 per share, a 31% premium over Zygo’s closing price on April […]
Washington, DC 4/1/14; Minneapolis, MN 4/4/14; Minneapolis, MN 4/15/14—The R&D Systems subsidiary of Techne, now doing business as Bio-Techne, has agreed to acquire Shanghai PrimeGene Biotech (PrimeGene) for an undisclosed amount. PrimeGene develops, manufactures and distributes recombinant proteins for research and diagnostic applications, and had 2013 sales of $4 million. “The PrimeGene business expands our […]
Hercules, CA 4/10/14; Cambridge, MA 4/10/14—Bio-Rad Laboratories, a provider of products for clinical diagnostics and life science research, has acquired Cambridge, Massachusetts–based GnuBIO, for an undisclosed amount. GnuBIO is the developer of a low-cost, droplet-based, integrated sequencing system that delivers results in hours rather than days. The instrument handles target selection, amplification, sequencing and informatics […]
Paisley, UK 3/17/14—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Prionics, an animal health diagnostics company, for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Prionics’ product line includes more than 50 diagnostics test kits, accessories and biochemicals. Prionics will be part of Thermo’s Life Technologies brand. “Prionics adds a unique blend of expertise and diagnostic solutions to new […]
Munich, Germany 2/28/14 — Attocube Systems, a provider of scanning probe microscopy systems and nanopositioning devices, has acquired a majority holding in Neaspec, a developer of scanning near field optical microscopes (SNOM). “Neaspec’s sophisticated products and their first-class technical know-how ideally complement our existing portfolio,” said attocube CEO Dr. Dirk Haft.
Miami, FL 3/4/14—Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has announced an agreement with Wyatt Technology for collaboration on products, applications and technical development for nanoparticle characterization. Beckman Coulter Life Sciences offers products for particle counting, particle characterization and cell viability measurement. Wyatt specializes in products for protein characterization, light scattering and biophysics. The codeveloped products will be […]
Begbroke, UK 3/4/14—Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) has acquired Cytocell, a UK-based provider of FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) probes for the detection of gene rearrangements related to inherited genetic disease and cancer. The purchase price was not disclosed. Cytocell sales grew 20% to £4.5 million ($7.0 million=£0.64 = $1) in the last financial year. “Cytocell […]
Company Announcements German distributor Altmann Analytik acquired Dinkelberg analytics in January. Techcomp announced in January that it will acquire the remaining 49% equity interest in Jingke Scientific, a Chinese instrument manufacturer, and 51% equity interest in Jingke Trading from INESA Electron for $2.1 million. The Jingke companies had 2012 sales of $10.2 million. Agilent Technologies […]
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