Teddington, UK 12/12/12—LGC Standards has acquired Bio Senate, a UK-based supplier of microbiology proficiency testing and reference materials, for an undisclosed amount. Bio Senate provides microbiology proficiency testing schemes focused on the food, water and pharmaceutical markets, as well as reference materials, sterile matrix material and quality control strains. “We are delighted to have completed […]
Helsinki, Finland 1/23/13—Gasmet Technologies has acquired Ansyco effective January 8. Based in Germany with 18 employees, Ansyco has distributed Gasmet products since 1994. Gasmet stated that the purpose of the acquisition was to secure Ansyco’s customer base and reinforce its position in Central Europe.
Hillerød, Denmark; Herisau, Switzerland 2/8/13—FOSS has announced a strategic alliance with Metrohm for the exclusive distribution of its NIR instruments for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and environmental markets. US-based FOSS NIRSystems will become a division of Metrohm USA and be renamed Metrohm NIRSystems. “The strategic alliance allows FOSS to focus its NIR business on the […]
As the analytical instrument and lab product industry grows, so do companies’ interest in it. Last year, Ahlstrom and Pentair were among the multimillion-dollar companies that increased their industry presence. Both firms serve a variety of markets based on their core focuses. In the case of Ahlstrom, its focus is fiber-based materials. Pentair’s core focus […]
Amersham, UK 1/23/13—Halma has acquired Hong Kong-based Thinketron Precision Equipment, its Chinese subsidiary Baoding Longer Precision Pump and its US subsidiary Langer Instruments. The acquisition price was £23.7 million ($37.6 million = £0.63 = $1) and deferred compensation of £3 million ($5 million). The company supplies peristaltic pumps, syringe pumps, gear pumps and pump accessories […]
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany 1/7/13; Llantrisant, UK 1/20/13— Schauenburg International Group, a technology business, has acquired a majority stake in Markes International for an undisclosed amount. Markes management are co-owners. Markes is a provider of thermal desorption technology, and its ALMSCO division supplies TOF-MS systems. All employees and management will remain with the company. […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/22/12—Life Technologies has acquired Netherlands-based BAC, a provider of protein purification products, including affinity ligands, for biopharmaceutical research and manufacturing. Financial terms were not announced. “Our acquisition of BAC BV positions Life Technologies as a leading provider of end-to-end solutions that are widely utilized in the bioprocess workflow,” said Tony Hunt, head of […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/18/13—Life Technologies announced that its Board has retained Deutsche Bank Securities and Moelis & Company to assist in its annual strategic review. The Board has not decided on any specific course of action.
Illumina has recently been at the center of acquisition-related activity and announcements. The company purchased two companies, Verinata Health and Moleculo, in January (see IBO 1/15/13). It also ended its pursuit of another. On January 8, the company announced it had withdrawn its offer to acquire sequencing service provider Complete Genomics (see IBO 11/30/12). The […]
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