Darmstadt, Germany 1/5/11—Merck KGaA has acquired 100% of the share capital of Beijing Skywing Technology for CYN 120 million ($18 million = CNY 6.60 = $1). Beijing Skywing Technology supplies cell-culture media products, related technical services and bioreactors for the Chinese biopharmaceutical industry. “These capabilities will enable Merck Millipore Process Solutions to strengthen the upstream […]
New York, NY 1/12/11—Bloomberg has reported that Thermo Fisher Scientific is planning to sell its Athena Diagnostics and Lancaster Lab businesses. A reference laboratory, Athena Diagnostics develops and provides diagnostic tests for neurological disorders. Lancaster Labs is a commercial contract lab that provides testing services for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and environmental markets. Bloomberg reported that […]
San Diego, CA 1/11/11; San Diego, CA 1/11/11—Illumina has acquired Epicentre Biotechnologies, a supplier of nucleic acid sample preparation reagents and specialty enzymes used in sequencing and microarray applications, including the Nextera technology for next-generation sequencing library preparation. Financial details were not provided. “Epicentre’s Nextera technology provides a step-change improvement in library prep that will […]
In each year’s forecast issue, IBO takes a look back at the events of the previous year and the trends that emerged. The list is presented in no particular order. Recovery Last year was a year of recovery for analytical instrument and laboratory product sales. On the heels of the global economic upturn, instrument sales […]
Billerica, MA 1/6/11—Bruker has acquired the radiation detection instruments business of PROTECT-US for an undisclosed sum. The technology can differentiate naturally occurring radioactive materials and radioactive medical treatments from possible threats, as well as likely threats from non-threats within persons, containers and moving vehicles. Bruker’s current radiation detection product line consists of dose rate and […]
As IBO examined in its November 15 issue, 2010 has been a busy year for acquisitions in the analytical instrument and laboratory product industry, which is consistent with the record year for acquisition activities in many industries. As a potential sign of more to come, three lab product companies have recently hinted at their acquisition […]
Company Announcements Staffan Lindstrand, partner at HealthCap, resigned from Biotage’s Board in October. HealthCap sold its shares in Biotage in August. In November, Waters launched the Centers of Innovation Program to support scientific innovation in the fields of health and life science research, sports science, food safety, clinical research and environmental protection. The company announced […]
Ettlingen, Germany 12/21/10—Bruker has acquired Sigma ElectroOptics GmbH, a developer and producer of remote gas-sensing systems based on dispersive and FT-IR spectroscopy. The company’s 2010 revenues are expected to be €1 million ($1.3 million). “With the additional Sigma high-performance products, and the acquired intellectual property and applications know-how, Bruker is planning to become an even […]
Milford, MA 12/21/10—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired TKA Wasseraufbereitungssysteme GmbH, a provider of laboratory water purification systems. Financial details were not disclosed. Based in Niederelbert, Germany, TKA had 2009 revenues of €10 million ($14 million = €0.72 = $1) and has 60 employees. “The demand for ultrapure water, in particular, is driven by the ever-increasing […]
St. Louis, MO 12/30/10—Sigma-Aldrich has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Cerilliant from Argenta Partners for an undisclosed amount. Based in Round Rock, Texas, with 65 employees, Cerilliant provides high quality reference standards and materials for the clinical diagnostics, environmental, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, forensic and clinical toxicology markets. Sigma-Aldrich stated that the acquisition would complement […]
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