Acquisition expands Axol’s portfolio of iPSC-derived retinal organoid and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) models Strengthens position as the leading independent provider of physiologically-relevant in vitro retinal models for ophthalmology drug discovery and safety testing Cambridge, UK and Newcastle, UK — Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a leading provider of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies for drug […]
Announces appointment of Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors Forms a global life sciences and diagnostics leader focused on high-volume testing in regulated applications Announces formation of four divisions: Waters Analytical Sciences, Waters Biosciences, Waters Advanced Diagnostics, and Waters Materials Sciences MILFORD, Mass. — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) (“Waters”) today announced it has completed […]
Paris and Palo Alto – LBO France, a multi-specialist investment platform and pioneer in private equity, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement with Vivo Capital, a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare and life sciences, for the sale of Dutscher Group (‘Dutscher’ or ‘the Group’), the European leader in consumables and equipment distribution […]
Establishing an R&D Footprint in India for Analytical and Measurement Solutions for Advanced Materials HORIBA India Private Limited (Head Office: New Delhi, India; President: Rajeev Gautam), a HORIBA Group company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Pristine Deeptech Private Limited*1 (Head Office: Gujarat, India; CEO: Ashvani Kumar; hereinafter “Pristine […]
SSI Diagnostica Group strengthens life science portfolio for vaccine development and quality control with acquisition of US-based multiplexing company Copenhagen — SSI Diagnostica Group, a global company specializing in testing solutions for infectious diseases, has announced the acquisition of InDevR, a Colorado-based provider of advanced multiplexed solutions for vaccine testing and quality control. The addition strengthens […]
MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the completion of the sale of select intellectual property and other assets related to PacBio’s short-read DNA sequencing technology and related clustering, sequencing reagent, and detection technologies to Illumina, Inc. PacBio received $48.1 million in net cash […]
NEW YORK, New York & LANSING, Michigan – Invio Automation (“Invio”), a leading provider of advanced automation solutions and a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, announced today that it has acquired Calvary Robotics Inc. (“Calvary”). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Webster, NY with additional locations in South Carolina and […]
Received $350 Million in upfront cash at closing; Up to $425 Million in total proceeds inclusive of near-term earnout payments Approximately $550 Million in cash & cash equivalents on balance sheet at close, excluding potential future earnouts, to fuel inorganic growth strategy Continuing Operations on track to achieve positive adjusted EBITDA in 2026 BOSTON, Mass. — Standard BioTools Inc. (NASDAQ: LAB) […]
Deeply expands leadership in proteomics and multiomics Combined capabilities bring high scalability, flexibility, and affordability into protein analysis Combination leverages SomaScan with Illumina’s NGS ecosystem, DRAGEN software, and Illumina Connected Multiomics to rapidly transform insights into discoveries SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of SomaLogic, a leader in […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Demeetra AgBio, a genome engineering company enabling research and biomanufacturing through advanced gene-editing technologies and engineered CHO host cells, announced the completion and full integration of its acquisition of Hera BioLabs. The transaction, completed June 1, resulted in Demeetra now holding expanded rights to the hyperactive Super piggyBac® transposase platform and technologies, establishing Demeetra […]
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