Scil Proteins GmbH becomes Navigo Proteins GmbH HALLE (Saale), Germany: Scil Proteins GmbH, the expert protein engineering company for affinity ligands and targeted carriers, today announced that UV-Cap GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, has acquired 100% of the shares of Scil Proteins from Bionet Ventures GmbH, Munich. The Company will be renamed to Navigo Proteins GmbH. […]
Today, LGC announced that it has acquired the business of API Food Quality, Inc., and the associated trade and assets (API Food Quality). The acquisition bolsters LGC’s market leading portfolio of proficiency testing (PT) schemes for the food industry. LGC will also create a new North American hub location for its global PT operations in Traverse City, […]
BRISBANE, Calif. — CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant recipients, announces that it has signed an agreement with Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq:ILMN) for the acquisition of Conexio SBT Resolver™ products and Assign™ SBT analysis software for high resolution HLA typing. SBT Resolver assay designs […]
ACQUISITION STRENGTHENS BRUKER’S LEADING POSITION IN NANOANALYSIS AND NANOMECHANICAL MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION BILLERICA, Mass. — Bruker today announced that it has acquired Hysitron, Inc., a technology leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of nanomechanical test instrumentation. The acquisition adds Hysitron’s innovative nanomechanical testing instruments to Bruker’s existing portfolio of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), surface profilometers, and tribology and mechanical testing […]
Acquisition brings unprecedented scale and speed to organism design BOSTON — Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, announced today the acquisition of Gen9, a pioneer in the synthesis and assembly of DNA. The acquisition will bring Gen9’s unique expertise in assembling pathway-length synthetic DNA into Ginkgo’s automated organism engineering foundries, enabling improved speed and capacity in the […]
Mountain View, CA—Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. (“TBUSH”) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Rubicon Genomics, Inc. (“Rubicon”), Rubicon has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBUSH as of January 17, 2017 (US local time). The Takara Bio Group provides a wide range of life science products and services under the Takara, Clontech, and […]
HERCULES, CA — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE:BIO.B), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase RainDance Technologies, Inc. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bio-Rad expects the transaction to close during the first quarter of […]
BILLERICA, Mass. — RainDance Technologies, a life sciences tools company, announced today that its Board of Directors has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Since its foundation in 2004, RainDance pioneered the development and application of droplet microfluidic technology for biological applications, and in the process built a substantial […]
Hitachi and Hitachi Urban Investment Agree to Tender Their Holdings of Hitachi Koki Shares KKR to support accelerated global growth of Hitachi Koki TOKYO– Leading global investment firm KKR today announced that HK Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Bidder”), an entity owned by investment funds controlled by KKR, intends to make a tender offer for all […]
Tokyo, Japan — Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that it has executed an agreement (the “Agreement”) with HK Holdings Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: William Janetschek; the “Offeror”), all of whose issued shares are owned by investment funds related to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (Co-Chairman and Co-CEO: Henry R. Kravis, George R. Roberts; […]
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