PacBio will Combine Apton’s Proprietary Sequencing Technology With its Highly Accurate Sequencing by Binding Chemistry to Develop a High-Throughput Sequencer Designed to Deliver Billions of Reads per Flow Cell MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Apton Biosystems, Inc (Apton), […]
On August 1, 2023, Anton Paar acquired the German company Brabender, which will be integrated into the Anton Paar Group as Anton Paar TorqueTec GmbH. The effective, retroactive date of the acquisition is January 1, 2023. The company, based in Duisburg, Germany, offers measurement and process engineering solutions for the testing of various raw materials and […]
NEW YORK – KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Industrial Physics (the “Company”), a leading provider of test and measurement instrumentation, by investment funds managed by KKR on July 19, 2023. In conjunction with transaction close, Barry Lyon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Lance Reisman has […]
ST. LOUIS — Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, today announced the acquisition of Quanta BioDesign, the inventor of discrete polyethylene glycol (dPEG®) technology for advanced bioconjugate and payload delivery design for life science and biopharma applications, by Vector Laboratories, a portfolio company of TSCP and the pioneer […]
LOS ANGELES — Calibre Scientific is pleased to announce the acquisition of Material y Equipos de Vidrio de Laboratorio S.A. (“Mervilab” or the “Company”), a Spanish provider of laboratory consumables and equipment for the academic and research lab, government, hospital, industrial and pharmaceutical industries. Mervilab is Calibre Scientific’s third acquisition in Spain, further expanding its […]
Boston, MA – Union Park Capital (“UPC”) is pleased to announce the sale of Process Insights Inc. (“Process Insights” or the “Company”) to Industrial Growth Partners (“IGP”). The acquisition of Process Insights marks an exciting milestone for both companies and underscores Union Park Capital’s commitment to delivering exceptional value to its investors and portfolio companies. […]
Industrial Growth Partners (“IGP”), in partnership with management, has acquired Process Insights, Inc. (“Process Insights” or the “Company”) from Union Park Capital. With global operations across North America, Europe and Asia, Process Insights designs and manufactures analytical instrumentation used to provide compositional analysis and measure contaminants within gases and liquids in demanding and high cost-of-failure […]
The life science group Sartorius, through its French listed subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech, has successfully closed the acquisition of the French company Polyplus. The transaction was completed on July 18, 2023, after receiving the required regulatory approvals. Polyplus is a leading provider of innovative technologies for cell and gene therapies. Transfection reagents developed and produced […]
Acquisition expands customers’ ability to accelerate their advanced bioconjugate and payload delivery design innovation NEWARK, Calif — Vector Laboratories, the pioneer of innovative proteomic and glycomic research solutions, today announced the acquisition of Quanta BioDesign, the inventor of discrete polyethylene glycol (dPEG®) technology for advanced bioconjugate and payload delivery design for life science and biopharma applications. This […]
Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics and gene therapy researchers the right tools for the job, acquired Blacktrace Holdings today. For decades, Blacktrace’s Dolomite microfluidics have been helping scientists with complex workflows. More recently, their Particle Works solutions are changing the game on how researchers screen lipid nanoparticle (LNP) […]
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