Paris and Houston, TX 5/28/09—Air Liquide’s Healthcare business has acquired Pacific Science, a provider of cryobiology equipment and services to biobanks, effective May 1. Based in Torrance, California, with 15 employees, Pacific Science distributes incubators, freezers and biological safety cabinets. Air Liquide Healthcare stated that the acquisition would provide a channel for the US sales […]
Columbus, OH 4/30/09—Mettler-Toledo has announced an expansion of its $40 million cost savings program that began in the fourth quarter of 2008 in response to the economic downturn. The program will now aim for $100 million in annual savings, including a $50 million reduction in personnel costs. In total, the company plans to reduce its […]
Lansing, MI 5/4/09—Neogen, a supplier of food and animal safety testing products, has acquired International Diagnostic Systems (IDS). IDS offers immunoassay test kits for the detection of drug residues in food and animal feed and drugs in forensic and animal samples. IDS generated revenues of $2 million in its most recent fiscal year. Terms were […]
San Diego, CA 5/5/09—Illumina, a supplier of genomic analysis instrumentation and consumables, has filed a patent infringement suit against microarray firm Affymetrix. Filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the suit alleges that Affymetrix’s GeneChip HT Array Plate and HT Array Place Scanner infringe Illumina’s US Patent No. 7,510,841 (Methods […]
St. Louis, MO 5/14/09—Emerson Process Management has acquired Scientific Instruments’ on-line wet chemistry analyzers product line for an undisclosed price. The product line includes silica, sodium, phosphate and hydrazine monitors that are used to control plant processes in the power and water treatment markets. The product lines have become part of Emerson’s Rosemount Analytical division. […]
Waltham, MA 5/5/09—PerkinElmer has acquired Analytica of Branford, a provider of MS and ion source technology, for approximately $24.0 million in cash. “The acquisition of Analytica will allow us to offer our customers access to critical technologies such as time-of-flight and quadrupole mass spectrometers and new ion sources that provide more complete information as well […]
Waltham, MA 4/22/09—Phase Forward, a supplier of clinical trials software, has acquired Waban Software for $14 million in cash. Waban’s products include clinical data analysis systems, as well as lab information and clinical specimen management systems. In 2008, Waban had $4 million in revenues and break even operating income. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with operations […]
Jena, Germany 4/30/09—Analytik Jena AG will acquire Biometra GmbH from Whatman GmbH, which is owned by GE Healthcare, in an all-cash transaction. Further financial details were not disclosed. Biometra develops and provides products for thermocycling, electrophoresis, blotting, gel imaging and hybridization. The company’s sales in recent years have been steady at around €9.0 million ($13.2 […]
Waltham, MA 4/27/09; Sydney, Australia 4/27/09—Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to acquire Biolab, a laboratory products distributor for the scientific, environment and healthcare markets in Australia and New Zealand. Thermo will acquire the business from Australian conglomerate Alesco for AUD $175 million ($120 million). Biolab has annual revenues of AUD $170 ($120 million). “As the […]
Newark, CA 4/23/09; Paris, France 4/24/09—GE has signed a definitive agreement to sell an 81% stake in GE Security’s Homeland Protection business to high-technology firm SAFRAN for $580 million. GE will retain a 19% stake. GE’s Homeland Protection business consists of products for checked-baggage screening, military and critical infrastructure protection, as well as products for […]
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