Santa Clara, CA 5/14/15—Affymetrix has acquired substantially all of the assets of Eureka Genomics for $15 million in cash. Eureka develops low- to mid-plex, high-throughput genotyping assays for NGS for use in detecting genetic markers for routine crop and animal agrigenomics testing. Affymetrix will launch the Eureka Genotyping Solution and Services for routine animal and […]
Tucson, AZ 5/6/15; Washington, DC 5/6/15—HTG Molecular Diagnostics, a provider of technology for complex molecular profiling, has completed an IPO. The company listed its shares on the NASDAQ Global Market, offering 3,570,000 shares at a price of $14 per share for estimated net proceeds of $44.4 million, or $51.4 million if the underwriters’ overallotment option […]
Radnor, PA 5/5/15—VWR has acquired Hichrom, a manufacturer and distributor of HPLC columns and consumables, for an undisclosed amount. “Known for its quality, excellence and technical expertise, Hichrom is an investment that will help expand our portfolio and manufacturing capabilities to a specialized and growing industry,” commented Peter Schuele, senior vice president and president, EMEA […]
Santa Clara, CA and Boston, MA 5/4/15—Agilent Technologies has agreed to acquire Cartagenia, a provider of software and services for clinical genetics and molecular pathology labs. Financial terms were not disclosed.”Together, Agilent and Cartagenia can help remove bottlenecks inherent in analysis, interpretation and reporting clinical data, resulting in faster answers for patients,” stated Jacob Thaysen, […]
Washington, DC 5/13/15; Washington, DC 5/13/15; Port Washington, NY 5/13/15—Science and technology company Danaher has announced the intended acquisition of Pall and the subsequent division of Danaher into two companies. Danaher has agreed to acquire Pall, a provider of filtration, separation and purification solutions, for $127.20 per share in cash, or $13.8 billion, including assumed […]
Washington, DC 4/28/15—OpGen has announced in a filing with the SEC that it plans to complete its IPO at a price of $5.50–$6.50 per share (see IBO 3/15/15). The company expects to offer 2.5 million shares. At a share price of $6.00, the offering would raise $12.8 million or $14.8 million if underwriters exercise their […]
Orpington, UK 4/21/15; London, UK 4/22/15—Private equity firm Foresight and company management have acquired Specac, a supplier of spectroscopic accessories, from Smiths for £2.8 million ($4.2 million = £0.67 = $1). Specac revenues have grown 35% in the last four years, with 80% of sales outside the UK. Products include the Quest ATR diamond and […]
Pittsburgh, PA 4/15/15—Cianflone Scientific Instruments, a manufacturer of lab and portable x-ray spectrometry instruments for on-site chemical analysis and coating thickness measurements, has been acquired by Main Line Equity Partners. The purchase price was not disclosed. “This acquisition presents an opportunity for us to help Cianflone further capitalize on existing business today, while also serving […]
Germantown, MD and Hilden, Germany 3/16/15; Cambridge, MA 3/16/15—QIAGEN has acquired certain technology and other assets from AdnaGen, a subsidiary of Alere, including the CE-IVD marked products AdnaTest Breast Cancer and AdnaTest Prostate Cancer. Terms were not disclosed. The technology enables enrichment and molecular analysis of circulating tumor cells from blood samples. QIAGEN will exclusively […]
Tokyo, Japan 4/20/15—Shimadzu, a provider of analytical and measurement instrumentation, has named Teruhisa Ueda, PhD, as president and CEO. Dr. Ueda currently serves as senior managing executive officer, and general manager, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division (AMI). He will replace Akira Nakamoto, who will become chairman. The approval of the change is expected to be […]
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