ANN ARBOR, MI—Cayman Chemical, an industry-leading supplier of bioactive lipids, analytical standards, and contract lipidomic services, announced today that it has acquired Matreya, LLC, a lipid biochemical company located in State College, Pennsylvania, with strengths in synthesis, extraction, and purification of natural products. Matreya stocks a wide selection of high-purity sphingolipids, phospholipids, fatty acids and […]

Männedorf, Switzerland – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of a supplier of key parts. On March 22, 2019, Tecan announced the acquisition of a long-term supplier to vertically integrate the manufacturing of critical precision-machined parts. With two manufacturing sites, one in California, USA, and a […]

labfolder GmbH, a leading electronic laboratory notebook (ELN, Electronic Lab Notebook) provider, and cubuslab GmbH, a leading provider of a manufacturer-independent platform for the digital integration of laboratory instruments, today announced their merger. The joint company will operate under the name Labforward GmbH. Both existing branch offices – Berlin and Karlsruhe – will be retained. […]

Staad, Switzerland and Compton, United Kingdom Biosynth and Carbosynth announced their merger as a major step in consolidating their positions as leading suppliers in the constantly evolving fine chemical market, where mergers and acquisitions amongst the customer base of both companies have been a regular part of the landscape. Both companies have diverse expertise in […]

Nottingham-based Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited and Wolf Laboratories Limited, based near York, are both leading distributors of laboratory products in the UK. SLS announce today the acquisition of Wolflabs which will enable the newly enlarged group to provide better choice and an even wider range of products to the scientific community. SLS are a full-service […]

MILFORD, MA — KPM Analytics announced today that it has acquired Sensortech Systems, Inc., a corporation with deep application expertise and proven near infrared resonance (NIR) and radio frequency (RF) technology. Used by global customers for real-time moisture measurement in process control across a variety of industries. This is KPM’s sixth acquisition since its inception in late […]

MILFORD, MA — KPM Analytics announced today that it has acquired Sightline Process Control, Inc, a company specializing in 3D color vision and automated inspection systems that improve product quality, increase line productivity and reduce operating costs across the food production process. This is KPM’s fifth acquisition since its inception in late 2015. “Sightline joins the KPM […]

The acquisition of B&W Tek LLC by Metrohm AG in July 2018 has created one of the largest solution providers for applied Raman spectroscopy. Beginning May 1, 2019, Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada will begin selling B&W Tek mobile spectroscopy solutions. The addition of the B&W Tek products complements Metrohm’s existing Raman and near-IR solutions for lab and process […]

WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Brammer Bio, a leader in viral vector manufacturing for gene and cell therapies, for approximately $1.7 billion in cash.  The completion of the transaction follows the receipt of all required […]