Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today received a Supplementary Statement of Objections (SSO) from the European Commission (EU Commission) in the ongoing proceedings concerning the Sigma-Aldrich acquisition, which was completed in 2015. In July 2017, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission. This relates to a packaging technology developed by […]
Paris, France – The Carlyle Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority equity interest in ENVEA, a world-class manufacturer of ambient, emission and process monitoring systems and provider of environmental data processing and reporting solutions to industry, laboratories, and government institutions. The proposed transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and would […]
Venlo, the Netherlands – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced that its shareholders today approved all agenda items at the Company’s Annual General Meeting related to the proposed voluntary public takeover offer for the acquisition of all ordinary shares in QIAGEN by Quebec B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) for EUR 39 per […]
Expands Single-Use Portfolio with Expertise in Silicone Molding and Tubing WALTHAM, Mass. — Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Albany, New York based Engineered Molding Technology (“EMT”), an innovator and manufacturer of single-use silicone assemblies and components used […]
Complementary expertise provides a single vendor solution to streamline data workflows from ‘instrument to insight’, boosting research efficiency End-to-end data automation will increase reproducibility of scientists’ experiments Unique blend of data automation and processing will enhance data quality critical to AI and machine learning analytics Herts, UK, and Boston, MA, USA: Dotmatics Ltd., a scientific informatics […]
Enabling clinical, translational research, population genomics, and biopharma customer markets SAN DIEGO– Illumina, Inc. is enhancing its capabilities to analyze and interpret the data produced by its sequencing systems with the acquisition of BlueBee, a cloud-based software company that provides genomics analysis solutions for research and clinical customers. Based in the Netherlands, BlueBee has developed […]
Heerlen, NL Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces that it has reached agreement to acquire Erber Group for an enterprise value of €980m. The value of the transaction represents an EV/EBITDA multiple of about 14x the 2020 EBITDA (fiscal year ending September 2020). The transaction – which excludes […]
Genomics insights generated through sequencing an individual’s DNA play a critical role in personalised healthcare and clinical diagnostics of the future Roche is committed to developing a nanopore sequencer with the aim of providing the healthcare community and ultimately patients with faster and more accurate medical information to predict risk and detect disease This investment […]
TOKYO, Japan – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced that at the meeting of the Executive Committee held on May 12, 2020, a resolution was passed to acquire the shares of Techcomp Scientific Limited (Headquarters: Hong Kong, hereinafter “TSL”), and consolidate said company into a subsidiary, as detailed below. 1. Reason for the […]
UPPSALA, Sweden – Olink today announced the acquisition of Agrisera AB, a Swedish company specializing in polyclonal and monoclonal antibody production. Agrisera offers an extensive collection of primary and secondary antibodies for a broad range of applications, available in various quantities. The acquisition is an important milestone for Olink in its aim to rapidly increase […]
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