Unique cell analysis platform for basic research and drug discovery has broad and expanding user base Acquisition to significantly enhance Sartorius’ Bioanalytics portfolio Goettingen – Sartorius, a leading partner to the biopharmaceutical industry and laboratories, today signed an agreement to acquire U.S. based Essen BioScience Inc., a pioneer and leader in the field of cell-based […]

Camarillo, CA –Hygiena, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company that specializes in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of DuPont Diagnostics, the global food safety diagnostics business of DuPont. The business was originally formed in 1992 as Qualicon. Hygiena will now sell the former DuPont Diagnostics products […]

Mountain View, CA—Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. (“TBUSH”) announced that it has completed the acquisition of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (“WaferGen”), WaferGen has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBUSH as of February 28, 2017 (US local time). Under the merger agreement executed with WaferGen, TBUSH paid 35.9 million US dollars to acquire 100% of the equity […]

SAN DIEGO — Aviva Systems Biology Corporation (ASB) which supplies protein research tools, announced the acquisition of GenWay Biotech Incorporated, a protein solutions and applications provider with a comprehensive service and product offering for both the research and diagnostic markets. “This acquisition will facilitate growth and enhance capabilities for both entities. GenWay’s 18 years of experience producing […]

OMAHA, Neb.–Transgenomic, Inc. (TBIO) (OTCQB: TBIO) today reported that trading in its shares will begin on the OTCQB exchange under the ticker “TBIO” effective at the open of business on February 22, 2017. On February 17, 2017, the Company received written notification from the staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that it had […]

WALTHAM, Mass.—- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today completed its previously announced acquisition of Finesse Solutions, Inc., a leader in the development of scalable control automation systems and software for bioproduction. The business will be integrated into Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions Segment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based […]

Los Angeles, CA – StoneCalibre is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Anatrace, has completed the acquisition of Molecular Dimensions Ltd. (“Molecular Dimensions” or the “Company”), a Cambridge, UK based leading supplier of modern screens, reagents, other consumables and instrumentation for structural biology research. “We are pleased to add Molecular Dimensions to the Anatrace family as […]

Almelo, the Netherlands PANalytical has today confirmed that its parent company Spectris plc has acquired Pixirad Srl., an Italian technology company that develops and distributes high performance X-ray detectors. The business will be integrated into PANalytical within Spectris’ Materials Analysis division. Pixirad was established in 2012 under the spin-off programme of the Instituto Nationale di […]

IDT expands its capacity for direct sales of genomic products in Asia-Pacific region SKOKIE, IL – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), through its Singapore subsidiary, today completed the acquisition of the oligonucleotide manufacturing business of GeneWorks Pty Ltd. (GeneWorks) in Australia. This acquisition sees IDT expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region, following its recent establishment of […]

Scil Proteins GmbH becomes Navigo Proteins GmbH HALLE (Saale), Germany: Scil Proteins GmbH, the expert protein engineering company for affinity ligands and targeted carriers, today announced that UV-Cap GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, has acquired 100% of the shares of Scil Proteins from Bionet Ventures GmbH, Munich. The Company will be renamed to Navigo Proteins GmbH. […]