Torrance, CA 8/22/12—Phenomenex has formed Phenova, a new company that integrates and expands the Phenomenex’s purchase of Wibby Environmental (see IBO 3/15/11). Phenova supplies proficiency standards and testing services to environmental labs, including the PT Manage data-reporting tool. “The acquisition is part of our growth strategy, which centers on providing total solutions to the application […]
Yokohama, Japan 9/4/12—Netzsch Japan has acquired Bruker’s Thermal Analysis instrument business in Japan. Financial details were not disclosed. Netzsch Japan had distributed Bruker AXS’s Thermal Analysis instruments and Bruker had distributed Netzsch Thermal Analysis products in Japan. “We are convinced that having a large R&D and production site that understands the needs of the Japanese […]
Radnor, PA 9/10/12; Radnor, PA 9/12/12—VWR International has acquired two businesses for undisclosed amounts, expanding its international sales. VWR has purchased the mining supply business of KLEN International. The business manufactures and distributes products that are used by labs that serve the precious metals mining industry. “Strategically located in Western Australia, VWR’s acquisition of KLEN […]
Company Announcements In June, Bruker appointed Charles F. Wagner Jr. executive vice president and CFO. He has served on the Board since 2010 and was previously CFO of Millipore. Former CFO William J. Knight remains as executive vice president, president of Bruker Detection and US general manager of Bruker Detection. Bruker opened a new applications […]
Santa Clara, CA 8/27/12—Agilent Technologies has acquired the assets of Aurora SFC Systems, a provider of products for supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), for an undisclosed amount. For the past two years, Agilent has sold the company’s technology as part of its SFC and Hybrid SFC/UHPLC systems and as an upgrade option to selected HPLC systems. […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ 8/27/12; Oxford, UK 8/29/12—BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has purchased Sirigen Group, a developer of polymer dyes for flow cytometry and other technologies, for an undisclosed amount. BD stated that the company’s technology has the potential to create novel dyes that are four to ten times brighter than conventional dyes. “We believe […]
Darmstadt, Germany 8/22/12—Merck KGaA has agreed to acquire Germany-based Biochrom, a producer and marketer of cell culture media and buffer solutions, for an undisclosed amount. In 2011, Biochrom had sales of €13 million ($18 million = €0.72 = $1) and 60 employees. Biochrom will join Merck Millipore’s Process Solutions business unit, adding liquid cell culture […]
Cleveland, OH 8/22/12—Parker Hannifin has acquired SciLog, a provider of single-use technologies and systems for the biopharmaceutical market, including sensor technology for process monitoring and control. “The addition of SciLog perfectly complements our existing core strengths in filtration and disposable assemblies for the biopharmaceutical market,” commented Dr. Mike Brailsford, general manager of Parker Hannifin’s Process […]
Company Announcements HORIBA and the Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis announced in April that they will establish an R&D center to facilitate research on new analysis and measurement methods and equipment. In May, BioSurplus completed raising the majority of its $1.5 million capital from KI Investment Holdings, which will be used to fund […]
Santa Clara, CA 7/25/12—Agilent Technologies has announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected the claims of and revoked Affymetrix’s EP 0853679 entitled “Expression Monitoring by Hybridization to High Density Oligonucleotide Arrays.” The ruling is the result of an appeal by Agilent, Combimatrix and Clonediag of a previous decision. The case dates back to […]
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