MILFORD, MA — KPM Analytics announced today that it has acquired AMS Alliance, a corporation dedicated to developing, manufacturing and marketing instrumentation, reagents and tests for customers in food & beverage, environmental and medical diagnostics. This is KPM’s fourth acquisition since its inception in late 2015. Headquartered in Rome, Italy with offices in France and […]

Cobalt’s portfolio of solutions accelerates entry into high-growth Raman spectroscopy market and expands Agilent’s value proposition for pharmaceutical and biopharma customers  SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has acquired Oxfordshire, U.K.-based Cobalt Light Systems (“Cobalt”), a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets and […]

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today confirmed receipt of a Statement of Objections from the European Commission (EC) related to a packaging technology in development by Sigma-Aldrich. DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today confirmed receipt of a Statement of Objections from the European Commission (EC) related to a packaging technology in development by Sigma-Aldrich, at […]

OXFORD, UK — Oxford Instruments’ Industrial Analysis division became part of Hitachi High-Technologies Group. A new company, Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, brings together Hitachi High-Technologies’ scientific instrumentation portfolio with Oxford Instruments’ 40-year history of analytical instruments and services developed in close partnership with industry customers. The collaboration will offer the companies a wider ranging product portfolio, more […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired Pacific Bio-Material Management, Inc. (PBMMI), a premier service provider of storage and cold-chain logistics for biological sample materials. Brooks paid $33 million in cash for PBMMI, which is headquartered in Torrance, California. The acquisition includes the operations of the wholly owned affiliate Novare, LLC based in the Bronx, New York. The purchase […]

Tokyo, Japan – Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced today that, as noted in the April 26, 2017 news release titled “Hitachi High-Technologies Enters Into an Agreement on the Stock Purchase (Subsidiary Acquisition) and Business Acquisition of Part of the Industrial Precision Instruments Business of the Oxford Instruments plc Group,” it completed on […]

Jena and Cologne (Germany) – Effective July 1, 2017, Analytik Jena AG is selling all of its shares in AJ Blomesystem GmbH to the GUS Group. The sale of the previously wholly owned subsidiary and provider of comprehensive laboratory software management and information systems (LIMS) results from the strategic orientation of Analytik Jena AG, which […]

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, acquired Trinean today. Trinean’s DropSense systems measure protein, DNA and RNA concentration in biologics and genomics samples. This is Unchained Labs’ 5th acquisition in just over 2 years. DropSense96 is the only system out there that […]

Acquisition of Daylight Solutions Expands Italy-based Leonardo’s US Presence and Infrared Laser Capabilities FOSTER CITY, CA – Mooreland Partners,the leading independent investment bank providing M&A and private capital advisory services to the global technology industry, today announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Daylight Solutions on its $150 million acquisition by Leonardo DRS, the US subsidiary of Leonardo Finmeccanica […]

– Adds to Repligen a leader in bioprocess filtration with expertise in hollow fiber technology – Strengthens flagship XCell™ ATF product line with an extensive filtration consumables portfolio – Diversifies markets beyond monoclonal antibody manufacturing into vaccine, recombinant protein and gene therapy production – Expands global commercial organization and adds direct sales in the US, […]