Merck today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire Mirus Bio for approximately US$ 600 million. Advances Merck’s ambition to provide fully integrated and comprehensive solution for viral vector manufacturing Mirus Bio’s leading GMP transfection reagents complement Merck’s upstream bioprocessing portfolio Combined portfolio meets customer needs as demand for novel modalities grows Darmstadt, Germany […]

Tokyo and Providence, RI – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) and Nabsys 2.0 LLC (Nabsys) announced today that Hitachi High-Tech has acquired a majority interest in Nabsys, a developer and manufacturer of instrumentation and consumables for the analysis of genomic structural variation. This transaction will make Nabsys a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi High-Tech Group. Hitachi […]

NEW YORK — Firmament, a provider of structured capital solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises, announced today an investment in Alchemy Analytical Group (“AAG” or the “Company”). AAG manufactures and distributes consumable and reference materials to the laboratory analytical and life sciences (“ALS”) industry. More specifically, AAG targets the atomic spectroscopy (“ASM”) subsegment of the ALS […]

Analytical Technologies Group (“ATG” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Reynolda Equity Partners (“Reynolda”), has acquired Tritech Field Engineering (“Tritech”). Based in Providence, RI, ATG provides service, maintenance and repair for biopharmaceutical laboratory instruments utilized primarily in pharmaceutical, biotech and university laboratories. ATG services a variety of devices playing a c ritical role in […]

The Addition Expands Dotmatics Flow Cytometry Solutions Covering the End-to-End Workflow From Experimental Design to Downstream Data Analysis BOSTON, MA – Dotmatics, a leader in R&D scientific software connecting science, data, and decision-making, today announced the successful acquisition of EasyPanel, a high-growth company specializing in flow cytometry panel design software. The acquisition marks another milestone […]

Proposed acquisition adds novel macroporous chromatography base bead technology for downstream bioprocess applications Accelerates expansion into new modality markets with a unique, scalable purification solution Strongly synergistic with AVIPure® affinity ligands and OPUS® pre-packed chromatography columns WALTHAM, Mass. — Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced that it has entered into a definitive […]

Technology helps high-throughput labs operate more efficiently SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has acquired Sigsense Technologies, a San Francisco, California-based startup that uses artificial intelligence and power monitoring to help optimize lab operations. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Sigsense technology is already available to Agilent customers through CrossLab […]

Expands Agilent’s end-to-end biopharma solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and manufacturing SANTA CLARA, California — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BIOVECTRA, a leading specialized contract development and manufacturing organization, for $925 million. Based in Canada, BIOVECTRA produces biologics, highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other molecules […]

Acquisition will make microscale instruments available to more researchers and labs globally. DALLAS – Catalyze Partners, a leader in acquiring and commercializing advanced technology, today announced the acquisition of Axcend, LLC. This transaction, which closed July 15, 2024, serves as the cornerstone to a robust platform in the analytical instrumentation and measurement market for Catalyze […]

Malvern Panalytical, a global leader in the analytics of material and life sciences, today announces it has agreed to acquire Micromeritics** – a world leader in analytical instrumentation for the physical characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials. Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia (USA), Micromeritics’ technologies enable the comprehensive characterization of particles by detailing their size, count, […]