CALIBRE SCIENTIFIC ACQUIRES AGAR SCIENTIFIC, A UK-BASED MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF MICROSCOPY CONSUMABLES AND EQUIPMENT LOS ANGELES — Calibre Scientific is pleased to announce the acquisition of Agar Scientific, a global manufacturer and distributor of microscopy consumables and equipment with headquarters in Stansted, United Kingdom. Agar Scientific further enhances Calibre Scientific’s growing presence in the field of microscopy. […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. – New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm with over $37 billion in assets under management, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the intention to acquire PerkinElmer’s Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses, a carve-out from the Discovery & Analytical Solutions segment of PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), […]
Enters agreement with intention to divest Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses WALTHAM, Mass. — PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced it has entered into an agreement with the intention to divest its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented […]
NORWOOD, Mass. — Advanced Instruments, a leading manufacturer of analytical instruments and services for bioprocessing, today announced the acquisition of SAL Scientific Ltd., a private company that develops and manufactures a portfolio of cell growth supplements for Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) and Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cells. These reagents substantially improve cell growth under stressful conditions […]
Houston, TX – AlpHa Measurement Solutions LLC (AlpHa), a leader in the liquid sensing technology segment of the test and measurement space, yesterday announced the acquisition of Fluorometrics Instruments LLC (FMI), a designer and manufacturer of optical chemical sensor systems and fiber-optic chemical sensors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With a record of strong […]
Brings differentiated miniaturization technology, scientific and engineering expertise, and enhanced ease-of-use capabilities to SomaLogic’s platform while expanding footprint to San Diego, CA BOULDER, Colo. and SAN DIEGO — SomaLogic (NASDAQ: SLGC), a leader in AI data-driven proteomics technology, today announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Palamedrix, Inc., an innovator in DNA nanotechnology. Palamedrix […]
Expands bioanalytical services to include many emerging areas worldwide MALVERN, Pa. – Alliance Pharma (Alliance), a U.S. leader in small and large molecule bioanalytical services in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry, today closed on the purchase of Drug Development Solutions (DDS), a U.K.-based bioanalytical and material science testing contract research organization (CRO), from LGC. Ampersand Capital Partners, a global healthcare […]
Bolton, Massachusetts — Headwall Photonics®, a leading manufacturer of master holographic gratings, spectrographs, and spectrometers for OEM customers, announced today the acquisition of Holographix® LLC. For over 25 years Holographix has focused on micro- and nano-structure replication of high-performance, custom-designed photonic solutions for the life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace & defense, and metrology markets. “Headwall’s holographic […]
Creates Premier Global Provider of Critical Starting Materials and Analytic Services to Accelerate Cell and Gene Therapy Applications HUNTSVILLE, Ala. & ALAMEDA, Calif. —Discovery Life Sciences™ (Discovery), the biospecimen and biomarker specialists™, today announced its acquisition of AllCells® , a leading provider of clinical-grade (GMP-compliant) and Research Use Only (RUO) primary cell products. With more than 30 […]
WAYNE, Pa. — Argosy Healthcare Partners (“AHP”), a lower middle market private equity investor focused exclusively on healthcare, and a division of Argosy Capital, a diversified investment firm with $2.7 billion in assets under management, is pleased to announce that it completed the recapitalization and merger of Hudson Robotics (“HR”) and Art Robbins Instruments (“ARI” and, together with HR, […]
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