Madison, WI 8/3/09—Promega, a supplier of life science reagents and equipment, has purchased Turner BioSystems for an undisclosed amount. Turner BioSystems provides luminometers, fluorometers, photometers and multimode instruments for life science research. “Over the years, innovating with Promega has created productive instrument/reagent systems that scientists highly value. Both companies are eager to optimize this total […]
St. Louis, MO 8/6/09—Sigma-Aldrich has acquired cheminformatics firm ChemiNavigator, a provider of discovery research informatics software tools used for the design, selection and procurement of chemical compound libraries. The purchase price was not disclosed. “ChemNavigator is well-recognized for its fast and efficient virtual discovery tools and for its extensive database of chemical compounds,” stated Dr. […]
The analytical instrument industry will soon add another multibillion-dollar company to its ranks. Late last month, Agilent Technologies announced an agreement to acquire Varian Inc. for $1.5 billion (see IBO 7/31/09). Agilent Bio-Analytical Measurement (BAM) is currently the world’s third largest provider of analytical and life science instrumentation (see IBO 4/15/09). Varian is the 11th […]
Bangalore, India 7/31/09—Bruker has established Bruker Labmate, a joint venture for MS between Bruker Daltonics and Indian lab product distributor LabMate Asia. Bruker is the majority owner. “Adding to our training and applications strength in India is the logical next move to ensure our customers succeed as quickly as possible in this very exciting and […]
Carlsbad, CA 7/28/09—Life Technologies disclosed in its second-quarter earnings report that is has acquired Cytonix for its intellectual property related to its digital PCR technology. Life Technologies stated that it plans to license the technology and commercialize it. Applications for the commercialized technology could include next-generation sequencing library quantification and molecular diagnostic assays. The company’s […]
Munich, Germany 7/1/09; Munich, Germany 7/1/09—Agilent Technologies has sold the assets of TILL Photonics GmbH, a provider of fluorescence microscopes, to a German consortium. The consortium is led by TOPTICA Photonics AG, a manufacturer and distributor of diode lasers, fiber lasers and laser systems for scientific and industrial applications. The consortium also includes Frank Lison, […]
Santa Clara, CA and Palo Alto, CA, 7/27/09—Agilent Technology has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Varian for $1.5 billion, subject to regulatory and Varian shareholder approval. Agilent will pay $52 in cash per share of common stock, a 33% premium over Varian’s July 24 closing price of $39.20. The acquisition will expand Agilent’s products […]
Poway, CA 7/7/09—Private equity firm Telegraph Hill Partners has purchased a majority stake in NEXUS Biosystems, a provider of automated sample management systems. The majority equity and growth financing will be used to commercialize NEXUS’s new series of -80°C BioStores. Deval Lashkari, PhD, and Glenn Novotny, both partners in Telegraph Hill, will join the company’s […]
Lombard, IL 6/25/09—Orochem Technologies, a supplier of sample preparation products for life science, has acquired Oligonet, a custom oligonucleotide synthesis business based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Financial details were not disclosed. “We saw great synergy between the Orochem and Oligonet products and this acquisition helps us offer a complete line of products to our customers,” stated […]
Danvers, MA 7/9/09—Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a manufacturer of antibodies and reagent products, has acquired all the shares of Netherlands-based BIOKÉ BV, its distributor for the Benelux region. Renamed Cell Signaling Technology Europe, the business will begin filling orders effective January 1, 2010. “This acquisition will permit CST to better support its European customers and […]
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