DRACHTEN, Netherlands — Bruker announced today that it has acquired the business of Lactotronic B.V., a Dutch developer and manufacturer of analytical instruments for the dairy industry, with 25 years of experience in milk analysis. Financial details were not disclosed. MIRA milk analyzer for the determination of fat, protein and lactose Lactotronic offers high quality and high precision analytical equipment […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Highlights: Highly synergistic with Agilent’s current customer-base and sales channel Enables complete LC and LC/MS workflow solutions in important glycan biopharma segment Strengthens Agilent’s customer value proposition in fast-growing biopharma market Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held ProZyme, Inc., a leading […]
WALTHAM, Mass. and SARASOTA, Fla. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP), a leading diversified technology company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Thermo Fisher will acquire Gatan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Roper, for approximately $925 million in cash. Gatan is a leading manufacturer […]
MINNEAPOLIS and WALTHAM, Mass. — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it has reached agreement to acquire Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. for $250 million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $325 million due upon the achievement of certain future milestones. The transaction is expected to close in July or early August 2018. The transaction will […]
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterization, today announced the acquisition of Freeman Technology. Freeman Technology specializes in providing instruments for the measurement of powder flow properties and other behavioral properties of powders. Freeman Technology, located in Tewkesbury, UK, manufactures instruments which deliver data to assist its customers […]
Milan – Italy: SOPHiA GENETICS, global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, announced today at the European Human Genetics Conference (ESHG 2018)that it has completed the acquisition of French-based tech company Interactive Biosoftware (IBS), the creators of Alamut® , the most used decision support software for clinical genomic data interpretation. Alamut® is currently deployed in over 450 hospitals and is highly complementary to […]
SINGAPORE — Esco Group to acquire AT Medical UAB, an Esco Ventures portfolio company, to accelerate development of the Esco life sciences ecosystem and delivery of innovative fertility technologies. Acquisition will bring together two companies committed to innovation as well as standardizing and automating IVF laboratory workflow and processes, enabling the world’s leading IVF centers to […]
Adelaide: RHS Limited (ASX: RHS) (“RHS” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the scheme of arrangement between RHS and its shareholders (“Scheme”) has today been implemented. Implementation follows approval of the Scheme by RHS shareholders at the Scheme meeting held on 22 May 2018 and by the Federal Court of Australia on 29 […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today it has reached agreement to acquire all of the stock of QT Holdings Corporation d/b/a Quad Technologies. The transaction is expected to close in early July and to be financed through available cash on hand. “We are extremely excited to welcome Quad Technologies and its line of advanced […]
Canadian Firm to Operate Alongside Existing Process Sensing Technologies Companies Michell Instruments, Analytical Industries and Rotronic BOSTON, SAN FRANCSICO AND HERZLIYA, Israel–Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, has reached an agreement for its platform in the process-measurement market, Process Sensing Technologies (PST), to acquire LDetek, a global manufacturer of gas chromatography instruments and […]
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