LNI Swissgas is pleased to announce its acquisition by Velaris, a platform of leading laboratory automation and analytical technology brands backed by Battery Ventures. This milestone marks an exciting new chapter for LNI Swissgas and supports the company’s long-term strategy for international growth, innovation and expanded customer support capabilities. For more than 30 years, LNI […]
The company joins the Velaris family of existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, GERSTEL, Trace Elemental Instruments and Markes – expanding Velaris’ product and service capabilities and global presence BREDA, The Netherlands – Velaris, a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced the acquisition of LNI […]
Strategic acquisition adds integrated hardware and cloud subscription platform powered by NIR spectroscopy BURLINGTON, Mass. — 908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built handheld devices for chemical analysis, announces that it has completed the acquisition of NIRLAB AG, a privately held company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The company delivers AI-powered, cloud-connected near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to […]
Berwyn, Pa. – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of instrumentation businesses from Indicor, LLC (“Indicor Instrumentation”) in an all‑cash transaction valued at approximately $5.0 billion. Indicor Instrumentation is a group of leading businesses that design and manufacture mission critical solutions for demanding industrial […]
GWACHEON, South Korea — Park Systems Corp., the world’s leading provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Rocky Mountain Nanotechnology LLC (RMN), a Salt Lake City, Utah-based manufacturer of ultra-high-purity solid platinum and platinum-iridium AFM probes. The acquisition marks Park Systems’ first entry into probe manufacturing and represents […]
Luxembourg/New York/Paris – Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the microbiology business from Thermo Fisher Scientific (or “the Company”). Through the transaction, Thermo Fisher’s microbiology business will become an independent, privately owned platform, backed by Astorg. Building on its deep healthcare sector expertise and […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, for consideration of approximately $1.075 billion, consisting of cash and a $50 million seller note. The microbiology business provides […]
Shimadzu Corporation has acquired a 75% stake of the outstanding shares of German startup Plasmion GmbH (headquartered in Augsburg, Bavaria) on March 23, making the company a subsidiary. This acquisition aims to obtain Plasmion’s mass spectrometer (MS) ion source technology SICRIT（Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction In Transfer）※ and related technologies to strengthen Shimadzu’s MS business. SICRIT […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio–Innovative Lab Services LLC (“ILS”), a leading provider of analytical instrument services, today announced the acquisition of Analytical Instrument Management (“AIM”), a leading provider of refurbished analytical instrumentation. The acquisition significantly expands ILS’s capabilities in equipment sales, enabling the combined platform to deliver a full lifecycle solution for laboratory customers. ILS now provides high-quality […]
Acquisition of CareDx’s ‘lab products’ portfolio creates new opportunities for growth and innovation in the fast growing transplant diagnostics market Acceleration of Eurobio’s strategic plan to become an in-vitro molecular diagnostics (“IVD”) leader Creation of a global leading provider of kits for transplantation genomics Acquisition of a 100% proprietary products portfolio Deeper capabilities and larger […]
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