Millville, NJ 7/9/12—Wheaton has acquired the CELLine dual membrane, cell culture flasks from Wilson Wolf Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount. In addition, the companies have entered into a long-term strategic partnership for product development. CELLine Flasks are used in small-scale antibody and protein production for reduced culture and processing time.
Hillsboro, OR 7/9/12—FEI has purchased certain assets of AP Tech, its South Korean agent, for $12 million. Based in Suwon, South Korea, AP Tech has more than 40 employees. “This transition from an agent sales and service model to a direct presence in Korea is a natural evolution that fits both FEI’s strategic objectives as […]
White Plains, NY 7/13/12—Xylem Analytics, the analytical instrument division of water technology firm Xylem, has acquired Danish firm MJK Automation for approximately $12.3 million. MJK Automation manufactures flow and level sensors, and measurement and control technology for water and wastewater applications. Its product lines include ultrasonic, hydrostatic and electromagnetic plus Remote Telemetry Units for monitoring […]
Company Announcements DNAnexus announced in February strategic alliances with Geisinger Health Systems and the University of California San Francisco for the development of clinically relevant workflows for DNA sequencing. Biomatters promoted Managing Director Dr. Brett Ammundsen to CEO in March. Cartagenia opened its first North American office in Boston, Massachusetts, in March. Partek announced in […]
Company Announcements In June, ESK Ceramics, a Ceradyne subsidiary, which supplies flow-chemistry reactors for the industrial scale, acquired a minority interest in Chemtrix, a provider of microreactors, for an undisclosed amount. Product Introductions Uniqsis introduced the ArrheniusOneFlow, a microwave-based flow chemistry system that integrates its FlowSyn liquid handling technology with WaveCraft’s ArrheniousOne microwave application technology […]
Company Announcements In April, Halma acquired Sensorex, a manufacturer of electrochemical sensors for water analysis, for $37.5 million. Existing management remained with the company. In 2011, Sensorex recorded an operating profit of $3.9 million. In-Situ announced in May that its RDO methods are the only optical or luminescence-based dissolved oxygen (DO) methods to pass the […]
Company Announcements In April, Sigma-Aldrich entered into a license agreement with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to offer two membrane scaffold proteins used in Nanodiscs, which are self-assembled systems that render soluble in aqueous media typically insoluble yet biologically and pharmacologically significant targets. In April, BioTime agreed to acquire Xeenex, which holds the exclusive […]
Company Announcements Gilson announced in February that its PIPETMAN products are now available through Fisher Scientific. Analytik Jena and SOTAX partnered in February to pair their respective SPECORD PLUS UV/Vis spectrometers and online dissolution systems. In March, Kewaunee Scientific named David M. Rausch president and COO. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of […]
Shoreview, MN 5/16/12—TSI has acquired Photon Machines’ laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology and product line. LIBS performs elemental analysis of materials without sample preparation. “This acquisition yields a powerful optical spectroscopy method that greatly enhances TSI’s market-leading aerosol-measurement product portfolio,“ said TSI President Tom Kennedy. “The addition of LIBS technology now expands our customer’s […]
Hilden, Germany and Germantown, Maryland 5/3/12—QIAGEN has acquired AmniSure International for an undisclosed amount. AmniSure International markets the FDA-approved, point-of-need AmniSure assay, which tests if a pregnant woman has suffered a rupture of fetal membranes (ROM). “This very accurate diagnostic test contributes significant value in the management of pregnancy and adds to QIAGEN’s portfolio of […]
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