Washington, DC 4/22/10; Bellevue, Washington, February—Danaher announced in its quarterly earnings call that it has acquired Western Environmental Technology Laboratories (WET Labs). WET Labs was acquired by Danaher’s Sea-Bird Electronics business, which manufactures optic sensors for ocean measurements, including conductivity and dissolved oxygen sensors.

Stockholm, Sweden 4/26/10—Biotage has definitively agreed to acquire MIP Technologies, a developer of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), for an upfront payment corresponding to an enterprise value for MIP Technologies of SEK 16 million ($2.2 million = SEK 7.17 = $1) and potential performance-based payments. “This is an excellent strategic fit regarding Biotage’s expansion and diversification […]

Waltham, MA 4/15/10—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Proxeon A/S, a supplier of products for proteomics analysis, including nanoflow LC systems, columns, ion sources and bioinformatics software. In 2009, Proxeon generated revenues of $10 million. The company is headquartered in Odense, Denmark, and has nearly 40 employees. “By offering a high-performance solution that addresses the need […]

Waltham, MA 4/14/10; Washington, DC 4/14/10—PerkinElmer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Signature Genetic Laboratories, a diagnostic genetic testing company, for $90 million in cash. Based in Spokane, Washington, with 120 employees, Signature performs diagnostic cytogenetic testing of chromosome abnormalities associated with physical and developmental disabilities. Its offerings include microarray diagnostic technology for […]

San Diego, CA and Santa Clara, CA, 4/5/10—Publicly held informatics companies Accelrys and Symyx Technologies have entered into a merger agreement. Under the agreement for the tax-free, all-stock merger, Symyx shareholders would receive 0.7802 shares of Accelrys common stock for each Symyx share, and each company’s shareholders would own 50% of the combined company. The […]