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, […]
FOCUS GmbH, Geräte zur Elektronenspektroskopie und Oberflächenanalytik GmbH, as a leading manufacturer of momentum microscopes, spin filters, electron beam evaporators, UV sources and vacuum-based electron beam and laser welding systems, and SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH, as a leading manufacturer of surface analysis components and systems as well as control systems for scanning probe microscopy, both […]
Accessible, highly scalable single-cell technology expands Illumina’s multiomics capabilities SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced that effective today it has acquired Fluent BioSciences, developer of an emerging and highly differentiated single-cell technology. “The addition of Fluent BioSciences to Illumina will provide significant and new capabilities to […]
Combined organization brings broader predictive capabilities to drug discovery at scale Reiterates full year 2024 guidance RADNOR, Pa. — Certara, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT), a global leader in model-informed drug development, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chemaxon, a leading provider of cheminformatics software. The transaction is expected to close in the […]
UPPSALA, Sweden — Olink Holding AB (publ) (“Olink”) (Nasdaq: OLK) today announced that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has unconditionally approved the previously announced tender offer (the “Offer”) by Orion Acquisition AB (the “Buyer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher” or “Parent”), for all outstanding […]
AddLife acquires BonsaiLab, a leading Spanish distributor in the field of cell and molecular biology. The company, with current revenues of EUR 8 m, has operations in Spain and Portugal and will be included in AddLife’s business area Labtech. BonsaiLab is a biotech company providing a portfolio of market-leading instruments and consumables in the field […]
Spectris plc (SXS: LSE), the expert in providing insight through precision measurement, today announces that it has agreed to acquire SciAps Incorporated (the Company or SciAps) for consideration of up to $260 million (£205 million) comprising up-front consideration of $200 million (£157 million) plus a deferred element of up to $60 million (£47 million) payable […]
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