LOS ANGELES — Calibre Scientific is pleased to announce the acquisition of AIT France (“AIT”), a manufacturer and distributor of innovative consumables for analytical chemistry and chromatography. With this acquisition, Calibre Scientific bolsters its strength in the chromatography market and continues to broaden its life sciences presence in Europe. Headquartered in Paris, France, AIT supplies […]
Apricot Designs’ product breadth further expands SPT Labtech’s liquid handling portfolio and advances leadership in the automated instrumentation market Cambridge, UK – SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, announces the acquisition of Apricot Designs Inc., headquartered in Covina, California. Apricot Designs has established […]
Innovative charged variant analysis accelerates biologic drug development, ensuring drug safety and efficacy SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced the closing of its acquisition of Intabio, Inc., a privately held company and the developer of the Blaze™ System for biotherapeutic analysis and quality assessment. Blaze enables the direct coupling of imaged cIEF […]
GLENVIEW, Ill. and WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), a global multi-industrial manufacturing leader, and Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH), a leading global provider of high-technology interconnect, antenna and sensor solutions, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which ITW will acquire MTS Systems Corporation’s (Nasdaq: MTSC) Test & Simulation […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mesa Biotech, Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostic company, for approximately $450 million in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Thermo Fisher will pay up to an additional […]
MENLO PARK, California – Gamma Biosciences, a life sciences tool platform created by KKR, has agreed to acquire State College, Pennsylvania based, BioMagnetic Solutions (BMS), a next-generation cell selection and bioseparation technology company. BMS has developed advanced immunomagnetic cell separation systems using nanoscale ferrofluids for highly specific cell selection and other bioseparation applications. The BMS […]
Growth-Oriented Private Equity Firm SFW Partners with Leading Provider of Laboratory Equipment to Drive Growth Through Expansion of Product Portfolio and Strategic Acquisitions RYE, N.Y. – SFW Capital Partners (“SFW”), a specialized private equity firm that invests in leading providers of instrumentation, laboratory products, software/information and related solutions, today announced that it has completed a […]
Acquisition expands Cole-Parmer’s portfolio of life sciences tools and reference standards Chicago, IL and Vernon Hills, IL – GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that its Cole-Parmer (“CP”) portfolio company has acquired ZeptoMetrix Corporation (“ZeptoMetrix”). ZeptoMetrix is a life sciences developer and manufacturer of quality control standards and verification panels used in molecular […]
Transaction Represents Vance Street’s Second Investment out of its Third Fund Vance Street Capital LLC (“Vance Street”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Excel Scientific, Inc. (“Excel”), a leading manufacturer of microplate sealing films and foils used by life science research, university, and testing laboratories as well as biotech companies, […]
Acquisition Underpins and Further Enhances Rakuten Medical’s Innovative Illuminox™ Cancer Therapy Platform SAN MATEO, Calif. – Rakuten Medical, Inc. (Rakuten Medical) today announced the acquisition of phthalocyanine dyes, including IRDye® 700DX, from LI-COR Biosciences. IRDye 700DX is a key component of the mechanism of action for products being developed by Rakuten Medical, and is currently being studied in […]
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