Boston, MA 12/2/09; Boston, MA 12/29/09—Thermo Fisher Scientific has filed suit against Innov-X Systems, a developer and manufacturer of X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) systems. The suit filed in US District Court for the District of Massachusetts charges Innov-X with false advertising, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, intentional interference with business relations, product disparagement and business defamation. […]
Brussels, Belgium 12/22/09—Dow Jones has reported that the European Commission (EC) extended the deadline for its antitrust review of Agilent’s acquisition of Varian (see IBO 7/31/09) by 10 working days to January 20. By that date, the EC will either clear the acquisition or launch an investigation. The extension was due to “commitments” by Agilent […]
Washington, DC 12/18/09; London, England 12/18/09—Diversified technology firm Danaher has announced a £50 million ($82 million) offer, net of cash acquired, for publicly held Genetix, a maker of research and clinical diagnostic instruments. In 2009, Genetix generated revenues of £26 million ($42 million) (see IBO 3/15/09). Danaher proposes to acquire all the issued and to […]
Lansing, MI 12/1/09—Neogen has acquired Gen-Probe’s BioKits food safety business, which includes more than 50 test kits for food allergens, meat and fish speciation, and plant genetics. The business also offers testing services. Terms were not disclosed. The business is expected to generate $3 million in revenues this year and has 25 employees based in […]
Santa Clara, CA 12/7/09—Cell Biosciences, a provider of protein analysis technology, has acquired Protein Forest, the maker of the ProteomeChip product line for protein fractionation, for an undisclosed amount in an all-stock transaction. In connection with the purchase, Cell Biosciences raised $4 million in equity financing, led by Novo A/S. “The digital ProteomeChip product line […]
Poway, CA 12/7/09—NEXUS Biosystems, a provider of automated sample management systems, has acquired Aurora Biotechnologies, a developer of high-performance microplates for sample storage, high-throughput screening and cellular imaging. Financial details were unavailable. “As we head into 2010 with the Aurora technologies, we are very excited about the opportunity to expand our product reach beyond automated […]
Woburn, MA 12/2/09; Bergen, Norway 12/9/09—Electrochemistry instrument supplier Nova Analytics has acquired Aanderaa Data Instruments AS (AADI) through its Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH subsidiary. The sale was completed on November 30. Financial terms were not disclosed. AADI designs, manufactures and sells sensors, instruments and systems for measuring and monitoring environmental parameters, with a primary focus […]
Hopkinton, MA 12/14/09; Hudson, NY 12/14/09—Caliper Life Sciences has sold its Xenogen Biosciences subsidiary to lab rodent provider Taconic Farms for $11 million. Xenogen provides in vivo preclinical CRO services, 90% of which relate to animal production and phenotyping services. Caliper stated that the business is not essential to its IVIS instrumentation business. “This sale […]
Toronto, Canada 12/11/09—MDS has announced that it has been served with a Notice of Application from PerkinElmer regarding MDS’s sale of its Analytical Technologies business to Danaher (see IBO 9/15/09). The sale requires the consent of PerkinElmer, with which MDS has a joint venture for the development and manufacturing of inductively coupled plasma–MS (ICP-MS) systems. […]
Abbott Park, IL and Hollywood, FL 12/14/09—Health care firm Abbott has definitively agreed to acquire publicly held STARLIMS Technologies for $14 per share, a 43% premium over the company’s closing price on December 11, or $123 million in cash. STARLIMS is a provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for research and clinical laboratories. The […]
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