Merck today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Flow Cytometry unit to Luminex Corporation for €62.5 million. All associated reagents under these brands included in the deal Strategic agreement allows Luminex to increase footprint in multi-billion-dollar flow cytometry market Deal expected to close at end of 2018   Darmstadt, Germany, – Merck, the […]

Startup introduces streamlined, robust workflow for NGS sample preparation and analysis BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / Molecular Loop Biosolutions LLC, a company specializing in advanced sample preparation solutions and data analysis for next-generation DNA sequencing, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Good Start Genetics’ molecular inversion probe-based DNA targeting and analysis technology from Invitae […]

Startup introduces streamlined, robust workflow for NGS sample preparation and analysis BOSTON – Molecular Loop Biosolutions LLC, a company specializing in advanced sample preparation solutions and data analysis for next-generation DNA sequencing, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Good Start Genetics’ molecular inversion probe-based DNA targeting and analysis technology from Invitae Corporation. The intellectual property portfolio […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, Inc., has acquired assets of Falcon Analytical Systems & Technologies, LLC.  Based in Lewisburg, West Virginia, Falcon Analytical manufactures compact, rugged gas chromatographs (GC) for industrial process control, industrial laboratory and transportable GC applications.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. […]

– Acquisition expands Bruker’s Microbiology & Diagnostics business with profitable Molecular Diagnostics portfolio and substantial innovation pipeline – Novel Fluorocycler™ XT thermal cycler with high multiplexing real-time PCR capabilities enables proprietary, new Liquid Array™ assay format for affordable syndromic panels – Expanded FluoroType™ MTBDR 2.0 Liquid Array assay provides highly differentiated tuberculosis (TB) detection and […]

BERGISCH GLADBACH, BIELEFELD – Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, a global provider of products and services for advancing biomedical research and cellular therapy, announced today that it has acquired the high-end microscopy specialist LaVision BioTec GmbH. Located in Bielefeld, Germany, LaVision BioTec is a leading global specialist for advanced light-sheet and multiphoton microscopy solutions for life science applications. […]

Firm Announces Launch of Blackstone Life Sciences Investment Platform New York – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Clarus, a leading global life sciences investment firm that has raised $2.6 billion since its founding.  Clarus, with offices in the life sciences hubs of Boston and San Francisco, is focused on funding growth-stage […]

End-to-end Software Solution for Fully Connected Smart Fab of the Future SYRACUSE, N.Y.–On October 1, 2018 INFICON Inc. (SWX:IFCN), a leading supplier of vacuum instrumentation and process control software to the semiconductor manufacturing industry acquired all assets of Final Phase Systems (FPS) of Austin, Texas, USA. Founded in 2009 by Industrial Engineers from AMD/Spansion’s Fab25, FPS has grown to […]

Demonstrating continued growth as a global market leader in rapid and portable microbiological monitoring tools, LuminUltra has acquired aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division, including its B-QUA™ product line for ballast water compliance monitoring and the European customer base for its 2nd Generation ATP®(Adenosine Triphosphate) measurement products. This acquisition closed today. This is the second significant acquisition […]

LGC has today announced a further strengthening of its nucleic acid chemistry (NAC) offering with the acquisition of Berry and Associates, premier supplier of specialty oligo reagents. Berry and Associates’ products are sold to customers in the pharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics and academic research sectors as well as to oligonucleotide synthesis companies and contract manufacturing organisations. […]