Waltham, MA and Shanghai, China 9/8/09; Chennai, India 9/8/09—PerkinElmer has acquired companies in India and China to expand its diagnostics business. PerkinElmer acquired SYM-BIO Lifescience, a Chinese provider of diagnostics instruments and related reagents, which specializes in the area of infectious diseases, for $63.7 million in cash. The acquisition doubles PerkinElmer’s access to hospitals in […]
Waltham, MA 9/2/09; Henningsdorf, Germany 9/3/09—Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to purchase B.R.A.H.M.S. AG for €330 million ($470 million), including debt and liabilities. B.R.A.H.M.S. provides specialty in vitro diagnostic tests based on biomarkers for sepsis, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, as well as intensive care treatments and prenatal screening. B.R.A.H.M.S. offers tests and instrumentation for laboratory […]
Washington, DC 9/2/09; Toronto, Canada 9/2/09; Carlsbad, CA 9/2/09—Danaher has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MDS’s Analytical Technologies division, which includes MDS’s 50% MS joint venture with Life Technologies and its Bioresearch and Drug Discovery product lines. Danaher has also agreed to purchase Life Technologies’ 50% interest in the joint venture. The aggregate purchase […]
In the second acquisition worth over $1 billion in just over a month, Danaher has announced an agreement to acquire Life Technologies’ MS business and MDS Analytical Technologies for a combined price of $1.1 billion (see page 2). The deal brings a new player into the highly competitive MS market and enlarges Danaher’s presence in […]
Company Announcements Roche Applied Science opened an Application Support Center in Shanghai, China, in May. Thermo Fisher Scientific named two new directors in May: Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics, and Tyler Jacks, PhD, David H. Koch professor of Biology at MIT. MDS Analytical Technologies appointed Bio-Strategy as its new distributor for Australia and […]
Billerica, MA and Austin, TX 8/11/09—Millipore will distribute Luminex’s FLEXMAP 3D system for research applications. “Millipore has an extensive global reach that covers academic, reference and pharmaceutical research laboratories, and we are excited to have the company as a distribution partner for the groundbreaking FLEXMAP 3D instrument,” stated Darin Leigh, vice president of Sales and […]
Woburn, MA 7/01/09—Agiltron, a developer and manufacturer of photonic and optical components, has acquired the assets of Raman Systems for an undisclosed amount. Raman Systems was founded in 1997 and provides portable, compact, affordable benchtop Raman systems. Agiltron stated that its expertise in manufacturing photonic components and systems will allow it to produce systems with […]
Shelton, CT 8/27/09—PerkinElmer has signed an expanded distribution agreement with VWR International. The agreement covers PerkinElmer consumables and accessories, as well as FT-IR and UV/Vis spectroscopy solutions, such as the LAMBDA XLS and Bio spectrophotometers. “While customers have always been able to find us through our sales and service professionals and through the web, offering […]
Billerica, MA 8/10/09—Millipore has acquired BioAnaLab, a service provider that specializes in the analysis of biologic drugs and vaccines, for an undisclosed amount. Based in Oxford, UK, BioAnaLab’s service offerings include assay transfer/development, validation and sample analysis, pharmacokinetics/toxicokinetics, immunogenicity, biological potency and vaccine services. Millipore stated that the acquisition expands its biopharmaceutical services business into […]
Singapore and Hong Kong 7/31/09—Laboratory product manufacturer and distributor Techcomp has announced the acquisition of a 75% stake in France’s HCC Group for €1.95 million ($2.8 million = €0.696 = $1) in cash. The HCC Group operates as Froilabo SAS, Frilabor SRL and Craponne Tolerie SARL, which specialize in temperature control equipment for laboratories, such […]
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