Washington, DC 2/29/12—Bruker reported in its 10K SEC filing that it has completed its internal investigation of improper payments by Bruker Optics employees to Chinese government-owned enterprises (see IBO 8/15/11). The company found evidence that improper payments were made that did not comply with its policies and standards of conduct. As a result, Bruker terminated […]
Abbott Park, IL 3/2/12—STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott business, has purchased several distribution partners, including French distributor Varilab, two Spanish businesses, a Dutch company, and its Israeli distribution partner. The company has also established STARLIMS Germany to provide direct support for German and Swiss customers. “With these acquisitions, we now have more than 100 experienced LIMS […]
Houston, TX 3/6/12—PAC, a Roper Industries–owned supplier of analytical and online process instrumentation, has acquired Cambridge Viscosity for an undisclosed amount. Cambridge Viscosity provides small-sample fluid viscosity measurement systems utilizing electromagnetic-based sensor technology. “With over 25 years of experience, Cambridge Viscosity has served the oil and gas, paint, ink and coating, pharmaceutical and chemical industries […]
Larchmont, NY 3/1/12; San Diego, CA 3/1/12—A Delaware District Court jury has found that certain Illumina sample preparation and cluster generation kits infringe LadaTech’s US Patent No. 6,107,023 (see IBO 4/30/10). According to LadaTech, the patent covers the DNA amplification process required for sample preparation and cluster station amplification steps. The jury also found the […]
London, UK 3/5/12—Abcam, a supplier of protein research tools, has agreed to acquire Epitomics for $155 million (net Epitomics’ $15 million in cash) in cash and stock. Epitomics provides rabbit monoclonal antibodies (RabMAbs) and has three units: Reagents, which develops and distributes antibodies for research applications; custom antibodies for research and diagnostic applications; and IVD […]
Inspection, testing, verification and certification companies help develop materials, processes and products worldwide, and maintain the quality and safety of them. Lab testing is a key component of these companies’ services. Together, such companies operate more than one thousand laboratories serving multiple industries and markets. These laboratories are able to leverage industry and technical expertise […]
Last year, for the first time, analytical and life science instrumentation sales in India exceeded $1 billion. Analytical and life science instrumentation sales in the country are expected to grow in the low double digits in 2012, led by sales of life science instrumentation—which have surpassed separation techniques as the fastest-growing category of analytical techniques […]
Transfection is the process of introducing foreign material, such as DNA fragments, into a host cell. Microinjection and optical transfection, which is also known as laser-assisted photoporation or optoporation, are two specialized mechanical transfection techniques designed to be used with a wide array of cell types. Although similar in concept, microinjection uses a specialized pipette […]
On February 27, Roche extended its unsolicited cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina (see IBO 1/31/12, 2/15/12). According to Roche, 102,165 shares were tendered as of February 29. In response, Illumina stated: “The extension by Roche was expected. An extremely low number of shares have been tendered, consistent with our view—and […]
PAC’s Analytical Controls began shipping its CNS SIMDIS (simulated distillation) Analyzer for Crude Oil this month. Like the low-temperature CNS SIMDIS, which was introduced in 2011, the high-temperature model measures boiling point distribution of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen in one run, utilizing flame ionization and chemiluminescence detection. “We realized analyzing crude on the front end […]
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