EMBL Ventures Portfolio Company Luxendo Acquired By Bruker Corporation

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Successful exit just 1.5 years after the Company’s founding proves investment rationale Heidelberg, Germany – EMBL Ventures today announced that it has sold its portfolio company Luxendo to Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR). EMBL Ventures was lead investor with LSP in October 2015 when Luxendo was created as a spin-off by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) […]

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Bruker Acquires Emerging Light Sheet Microscopy Company Luxendo

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Patented SPIM Technology Expands Bruker’s Fluorescence Microscopy Portfolio BILLERICA, Mass. — Bruker today announced that it has acquired Luxendo, a privately held spin-off of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) that develops and manufactures proprietary light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instruments. Luxendo’s proprietary single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) technique significantly reduces sampling times over conventional laser scanning confocal microscopes, while […]

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VWR Enters into Definitive Agreement with Avantor

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Avantor to Acquire VWR for $33.25 per Common Share In An All Cash Transaction Valued At $6.4 Billion Avantor’s Acquisition of VWR Will Create a Vertically Integrated, Global Player in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Solutions for the Life Sciences, Advanced Technologies, and Research Industries Combined Company Will Provide Broad Offerings and Compelling Solutions for Customers […]

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SLS Now Offer Products Previously Supplied by Dutscher Scientific UK

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In July 2016, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (SLS) merged with Dominique Dutscher to create Europe’s largest independent laboratory distributor. Since that time, Dutscher Scientific UK (DSUK) have continued to operate independently in the UK market. With effect from the 1st of May 2017, DSUK will become wholly owned by the SLS Group and their activities […]

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Pfeiffer Vacuum Management and Supervisory Boards Advise Shareholders to Not Accept Busch Group’s Offer

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Offer price is inadequate Intended takeover of a controlling stake is not in the interest of the company and its shareholders High attendance at the Annual General Meeting is necessary Strategic concept for cooperation has yet to be presented Talks with the Busch family yielded no outcome Pursuant to § 27 of the German Securities […]

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DIPLOMA PLC ACQUIRES ABACUS ALS PTY LTD FOR MAXIMUM CONSIDERATION OF £15.7m (A$26.0m)

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Diploma PLC, the international group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% of Abacus ALS Pty Ltd (“Abacus”).  Abacus is a long-established supplier of clinical diagnostics instrumentation and consumables to the Pathology and Life Sciences sectors. Abacus has particular strengths in Immunology and Biochemistry testing, supplying […]

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Avantor® Acquires Puritan Products

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Acquisition bolsters Avantor’s portfolio of high-purity cGMP materials and solutions for Biopharma, Research and Electronic Materials customers CENTER VALLEY, PA — Avantor® Performance Materials, LLC, announced today the acquisition of Puritan Products, Inc., a supplier of cGMP buffers and solutions for Biopharma customers, and high-purity chemistries for Research and Electronic Materials customers. Avantor is a global […]

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AMETEK to Acquire MOCON, Inc.

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BERWYN, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS — AMETEK, Inc. (AME) and MOCON, Inc. (MOCO) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AMETEK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of MOCON at a price of $30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39% to MOCON’s closing […]

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