Paris, France 12/3/15; Paris, France 12/17/15—Reuters reported earlier this month that bidding for Areva’s Canberra business, which provides radiological detection systems for security, health and research applications, will begin early next year, quoting an anonymous source. Companies that intend to bid include Mirion Technologies, Apax Partners, 3i and Triton. Areva announced on December 17 that […]
Vleuten, the Netherlands 12/16/15—Verder Scientific has acquired ATM, a manufacturer of systems for metallographic applications. ATM has 150 employees. “With the acquisition of ATM, the Verder Scientific Division will become the market leader for mechanical sample preparation of solids,” commented Dr. Jürgen Pankratz, director of Verder Scientific. Verder also stated that the acquisition complements its […]
Seoul, South Korea 12/16/15; Seoul, South Korea 12/17/15—AFM manufacturer Park Systems has completed an IPO of one million shares on South Korea’s KOSDAQ exchange. In 2014, the 84-person company generated KRW 13,123 million ($12.5 million = KRW 1,053.53 = $1) in revenues, according to the stock exchange. “This IPO demonstrates our ambition to take a […]
Princeton, NJ 12/1/15—Certara has purchased XenologiQ, a quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) consultancy for an undisclosed amount. According to Certara, “QSP is an emerging biosimulation discipline that combines computational modeling and experimental methods to examine the mechanistic relationships between a drug, the biological system, and the disease process.” XenologiQ will become part of Certara’s Simcyp division, […]
Skokie, IL 12/1/15—Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has agreed to acquire AITbiotech’s oligonucleotide synthesis business, which is based in Singapore. Financial details were not disclosed. IDT stated that the acquisition will expand its Southeast Asian customer base.
Darmstadt, Germany 12/10/15—At its 2015 Capital Market Day, Merck KGaA provided details about its merger with Sigma-Aldrich (see IBO 11/30/15) and how it plans to realize the €260 million ($286 million = €0.91 = $1) in synergies by 2018. Merck Life Science now consists of Research Solutions, representing 35% of revenues; Process Solutions, which make […]
St. Louis, MO 12/9/15—Manufacturing and distribution firm Harbour Group has acquired SP Industries, a provider of scientific equipment, biologic manufacturing solutions and labware, for an undisclosed amount. “SP’s brand strength, breadth of product and in-house manufacturing capabilities fit very well with our experience in the manufactured products sector,” said Harbour Chairman and CEO Jeff Fox. […]
London, UK 12/8/15; London, UK 12/8/15—Life sciences measurement and testing company LGC has been sold by private equity firm Bridgepoint to investment company KKR for an undisclosed amount. UK-based LGC provides life science testing products and services for a variety of markets, including pharmaceutical, agricultural biotechnology, food, environment, government and academia. LGC posted fiscal 2015 […]
Company Announcements Ridgeview Instruments announced in August that AceProbe Technologies will market its LigandTrace technology in India. In September, Biometrics completed a financing round with €3.1 million ($3.5 million) to further develop its label-free system based on 1-lambda RIDe technology. In October, Sony DADC BioSciences and FIANOSTICS announced a collaboration to develop highly sensitive and […]
Rockville, MD 10/28/15—OriGene Technologies has acquired Germany-based Acris Antibodies, a supplier of antibodies for research, diagnostics and biopharmaceutical customers, for an undisclosed amount. Acris has 16 employees. OriGene stated that the acquisition will help it meet increasing demand from European distributors and customers.
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