Graz, Austria 2/29/12āAnton Paar, a provider of analytical instrumentation, has acquired the Petrotest Group for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1873 and based in Germany, Petrotest provides systems for determining the flash point of petroleum products using the Pensky-Martens method. āThe combination of existing technologies from both companies results in a promising synergy effect and […]
New Castle, DE 2/15/12āTA Instruments, a Waters company, has acquired German thermal analysis system maker BĆHR Thermoanalyse. āThis acquisition adds powerful technologies which complement TA Instrumentsā market-leading thermal analysis product line,ā said TA Instruments President Terry Kelly. āThere are exciting opportunities to merge patented technologies from TA and BĆHR to produce powerful new systems.ā BĆHR […]
Company Announcements In November 2011, Shimadzu signed a memorandum of understanding with Singaporeās Nanyang Polytechnic to set up a Center of Excellence in Food Safety & Laboratory Analytical Methods. Agilent in November 2011 joined the sponsors of GreenCentre Canada, a national center of excellence for commercializing green chemistry discovery generated by academic researchers and industry. […]
Glenview, IL 1/10/12; Berlin, Germany 2/3/12āIllinois Tool Works (ITW) has acquired AppliChem for an undisclosed amount. AppliChem is a German-based chemical supplier focused on fine chemicals and biochemical products for the laboratory, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. AppliChem will be integrated into the business platform led by the Panreac Quimica business, which is part of […]
Washington, DC 1/31/12āDanaher announced on its fourth-quarter conference call that during the quarter its Hach division acquired X-ray Optical Systems (XOS), a provider of X-ray fluorescence spectrometers used in elemental analysis for applied and environmental applications. No further details were available. According to XOSās website, XOS supplies laboratory, on-line and in-line XRF systems as well […]
San Diego, CA 2/7/12; Basel, Germany 2/8/12āIlluminaās Board of Directors has voted to reject Rocheās unsolicited $44.50 per share cash offer for the company (see IBO 1/31/12). āIt is the Boardās unanimous belief that Rocheās offer dramatically undervalues Illumina and fails to reflect the value of the Companyās unique leadership position and future growth prospects,ā […]
Washington, DC 1/25/12āAffymetrix announced in an SEC filing that it has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by Tang Capital Partners, in which Tang alleged Affymetrix had violated the terms of its Senor Convertible Notes (see IBO 12/31/11). As part of the settlement, Affymetrix will commence a tender offer within two weeks to repurchase […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/24/12āLife Technologies has acquired Matrix MicroScience, a UK-based manufacturer of large-volume, automated sample preparation systems and consumables for food safety testing. The companyās products include the PATHATRIX AUTO system for isolating and concentrating target bacteria in food samples at high volumes. āThis acquisition provides all the benefits we were looking for to address […]
Karlsruhe, Germany 1/26/12āBruker AXS GmbH has acquired the assets of Hecus X-ray Systems, a maker of small-angle X-ray scattering systems (SAXS) based on advanced Kratky technology, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition adds the MICROcaliX product line to Bruker AXSās product line. āI am convinced that our expanded SAXS product portfolio that now includes our […]
Carlsbad, CA 1/16/12āLife Technologies has agreed with DaAn Gene to form Life Technologies DaAn Diagnostics, a joint venture diagnostic business in China. DaAn Gene is a Chinese molecular in vitro diagnostic solutions provider. The joint venture will develop and commercialize molecular diagnostic assays using Life Technologiesā 3500 Dx capillary electrophoresis system and Big Dye Cycle […]
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