OBERKOCHEN/Germany, MOSCOW/Russia ZEISS will strengthen its activities in Russia, the Ukraine, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Georgia by acquiring a majority stake in the Optec Group, – the long-standing sales and service partner responsible for this territory. With this step, ZEISS is continuing and expanding its almost 115-year presence in the region. Optec […]
Cronin Group (AIM: CRON), the AIM listed company focusing on digitizing chemistry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of OpenIOLabs Limited (“OpenIOLabs”) which specialises in developing hardware and software for scientific and industrial uses (the “Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Acquisition, Dr David Cleevely CBE FREng FIET, Chairman of OpenIOLabs, will be appointed as a non-executive director of […]
Two Minnesota organizations join forces to advance growing field of automation and robotic applications. MINNEAPOLIS – The Pohlad family has acquired Shoreview-based PaR Systems, Inc., a leading provider of integrated robotic automation and specialized material handling solutions, from MML Capital Partners, an international private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed. The Pohlad family’s operating companies include United Properties, […]
GUILDFORD, UK – IDBS, a leader in enterprise scientific informatics platforms, today announced it has been acquired by the life sciences platform of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (“Danaher”). IDBS is a leader in enterprise scientific informatics platforms. The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud is the backbone for many organizations’ R&D efforts by enabling them to capture, manage and […]
Avalon Forms Subsidiary U.S. Company, GenExosome Technologies Inc., for the Global Advancement of Exosome Technology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases FREEHOLD, NJ — Avalon GloboCare Corp. (OTCQB: AVCO), a leading global developer of cell-based technologies, announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary GenExosome Technologies Inc. (GenExosome) acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Beijing Jieteng (Beijing GenExosome) […]
Norsk Elektro Optikk group (NEO) has entered into an agreement with Swedish listed company Nederman Holding AB regarding the purchase of all shares in NEO Monitors AS. The purchase price is approximately 402 MNOK, on a cash and debt free basis. NEO Monitors is an enterprise with close to 40 employees, developing, producing and marketing […]
NEO Monitors is a global pioneer in laser-based solutions for measuring gases and dust across all industries. The company has secured a leading position in all generations of laser-based measurement technologies and has the largest installed base of TDLS analyzers (Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometry), with more than 11 000 instruments installed in over 40 countries. The […]
Loveland, Colo. – Hach Company (hach.com) announced today its acquisition of AppliTek (applitek.com), a manufacturer of online analyzers and monitoring systems based in Nazareth, Belgium. The acquisition was conducted through Belgium-based affiliate Hach Lange N.V. AppliTek is a leading designer and manufacturer of wet chemical and biological online analyzers. The company develops application-specific solutions for […]
Maven has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a leading supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners. The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial investment in just over three years, with an IRR of 70%. […]
Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the privately-held US company The Omnicon Group, Inc. (‘Omnicon’) for an initial consideration of $29 million. Omnicon provides a range of services to help its customers analyse and improve product reliability and safety. Key industries […]
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