Rochester, NY 6/22/15—Transcat, a publicly held provider of calibration and compliance services, has purchased Calibration Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Based in New Jersey, Calibration Technologies provides analytical instrument services, such as qualification, validation, calibration and repair, as well as sales and installation of refurbished equipment and GMP training. “Calibration Technologies deepens our presence in […]
Stockholm, Sweden 7/1/15—Addtech Life Science has announced the acquisition of Finnish firm Fenno Medical through its Mediplast business for an undisclosed amount. Fenno provides medical equipment and consumables as well as laboratory products to the health care, academic and industry sectors. Fenno generates annual revenues of €20 million ($22 million = €0.89 = $1) and […]
Eden Prairie, MN 7/8/15—MTS Systems, a supplier of test systems and position sensors, has purchased Instrument and Calibration Sweden (ICS) for $0.7 million. ICS provides testing equipment and calibration services. ICS is expected to add $1–$2 million to MTS revenues over the next 12 months. “The acquisition will provide growth for our services business by […]
Selb, Germany 7/9/15—NETZSCH-Gerätebau, a provider of thermal characterization systems, has acquired Gabo Qualimeter Testanlagen for an undisclosed amount. Located in Ahlden, Germany, Gabo Qualimeter is a supplier of high-force dynamic mechanical thermal analyzers (DMTAs), and supplies systems for tire and rubber testing. “This undertaking will enable us to offer an even broader product range to […]
Sterling, VA and Loveland, CO 6/22/15; Loveland, CO 7/28/15—Hach has agreed to acquire publicly held Sutron for a purchase price of $8.50 per share, or approximately $39 million net of cash. Sutron will join Hach Environmental, whose companies, including Ott Hydromet and Sea-Bird Scientific, offer environmental monitoring solutions for natural resource and oceanographic applications. “Sutron […]
With the first half of the year behind us, let us reflect on the state of the analytical and life science instrumentation and lab products market, how it has developed thus far and what is in store for the rest of 2015. The original January forecast (see IBO 1/15/15) was published without the benefit of […]
This month, Eurostat released its annual yearbook, which included data on R&D expenditure and personnel for the continent from 2004 to 2013. The figures showed growth in both investment in R&D and the numbers of researchers over the years covered, and provided information on researcher numbers and R&D expenditures by sector. The data suggest that […]
Tokyo, Japan and Hilden, Germany 6/18/15—Hitachi High Technologies and QIAGEN have entered into a long-term strategic collaboration for molecular testing for life science and IVD. Hitachi High-Technologies will contribute its instrument development and manufacturing technologies, while QIAGEN will provide molecular sample-to-insight solutions. Initially, the collaboration will focus on automated systems for PCR and NGS. The […]
Courbevoie, France 6/29/15—Nuclear and renewable energy firm AREVA has announced that it plans to sell its Canberra business. Canberra provides nuclear measurement systems and instrumentation, including products for waste characterization and lab measurements. Headquartered in Connecticut with over one thousand employees worldwide, Canberra generated€180 million ($240 million = €0.75 = $1) in sales in 2014. […]
Aubagne, France and Goettingen, Germany 7/2/15—Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has acquired Cellca for an undisclosed amount. Cellca provides process-development services for biopharmaceutical and biosimilar companies. Based in Germany with around 30 employees, Cellca posted 2014 revenues of €6 million ($8 million = €0.75 = $1). “Together with our single-use products, media and testing services, we […]
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