– The acquisition complements Merck’s existing products in food pathogen testing – Enables Merck to offer its customers complete workflow solutions for food pathogen testing  DARMSTADT, Germany — Merck, a leading life science and technology company, today announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing. The acquisition opens growth opportunities for […]

BREMEN, Germany — Bruker today announced the acquisition of SCiLS GmbH inBremen, Germany.  SCiLS develops innovative software tools such as statistical analysis software, sophisticated visualization viewers, and secure cloud-based services for collaborative interpretation of complex mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) data sets.  Financial details were not disclosed. Founded as a spin-off from the University of Bremen, the SCiLS […]

BERLIN — Bruker today announced the acquisition of InVivo Biotech Services GmbH (www.invivo.de), headquartered in Hennigsdorf, Germany, near Berlin. InVivo Biotech is a molecular biology contract manufacturing organization (CMO), and a leading provider of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. InVivo Biotech also has significant experience in the development and production of innovative immunoassay components and research kits. In […]

Sassenage, France – Xenocs SAS and SAXSLAB Aps announce that Xenocs has acquired 100% of SAXSLAB shares in an all cash transaction. “We are very excited about this acquisition, as it will strengthen our ability to provide innovative solutions for characterisation at the nano-scale; ultimately allowing our customers to conduct better research and develop new […]

Porvair Sciences will present its complete range of automation friendly microplates and equipment at European Lab Automation 2012 in Hamburg, Germany in partnership with long-term collaborator, KBiosystems. Visitors to the Porvair / KBio stand at ELA 2012 will be able to see the Universal Robotic Manifold plus a growing range of high quality reagent reservoirs. […]