Santa Clara, CA 11/3/14; Santa Clara, 11/20/14—Agilent Technologies has announced that beginning with the current quarter, the first quarter of its fiscal year 2015, it will report in three new divisions: the Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group (LSAG), the Diagnostics and Genomics Group (DGG), and the Agilent CrossLab Group (see IBO 9/30/14). “The organization […]
Holliston, MA 10/1/14—Life sciences firm Harvard Bioscience has purchased German firm Multi Channel Systems MCS, a supplier of instruments for extracellular recording and stimulation, for €7.5 million ($9.5 million = €0.79 = $1) in cash. It also bought US-based Triangle BioSystems (TBSI), a provider of wireless neural-interface equipment for in vivo– neuroscience research, for $1.6 […]
Radnor, PA 11/7/14—VWR has acquired Integra Companies and STI Components for an undisclosed amount. Integra Companies supplies single-use connectivity solutions, including tubing, hoses and gaskets for high-purity environments to the biopharmaceutical, food-processing and microelectronic industries in the Northeast US. STI Components provides high-purity fluid-handling components and custom-engineered solutions for the biopharmaceutical, food-processing and microelectronic industries […]
Boston, MA 11/10/14; Boston, MA 11/12/14—The US District Court for Massachusetts has dismissed PerkinElmer’s 2012 suit against Agilent Technologies (see IBO 3/31/12) with prejudice and without costs, after a joint stipulation of dismissal by the parties. The complaint alleged patent infringement of two MS-related patents by Agilent and breach of a sublicense agreement due to […]
Minneapolis, MN 11/4/14—Life science tools firm Bio-Techne has agreed to acquire CyVek for $60 million in cash, in addition to a potential earn-out payment of up to $35 million and an additional potential earn-out of up to $100 million. The acquisition’s closing follows CyVek’s fulfillment of certain milestones (see IBO 4/15/14). Based in Connecticut with […]
Hercules, CA 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/3/14—Life science and diagnostics products firm Bio-Rad Laboratories has fully resolved the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The violations occurred between 2005 and 2010, were related to Thailand, Vietnam and Russia, and involved both life sciences […]
London, UK 10/7/14—Diploma, a publicly held supplier of specialized products and services, has acquired 80% of Technopath. Based in Ireland with 40 employees, Technopath supplies biotechnology, clinical-laboratory and medical products in Ireland and the UK. For the year ending August 31, it had sales of £12 million ($19 million = £0.62 = $1). Diploma Chief […]
Lansing, MI 10/1/14—Neogen, a supplier of products for food and animal safety, has acquired BioLumix for an undisclosed amount. Based in Michigan, BioLumix manufactures and markets automated systems for the detection of microbial contaminants. “The combination also settles litigation of several years between the two companies and benefits existing customers of both companies moving forward,” […]
Jena, Germany 10/1/14—Analytik Jena has sold 50% of its share in AJZ Engineering, its projects company, to ATG Consulting & Controlling. The agreement includes an option to sell the remaining shares by December 31, 2015. “Our aim is to position AJZ Engineering for the future. In line with that, we want to act for the […]
St. Louis, MO 10/3/14—Sigma-Aldrich has agreed to acquire Cell Marque for an undisclosed amount. Cell Marque designs, develops and manufactures antibody reagents and kits for immunohistochemistry. “We expect that Cell Marque’s strong in vitro diagnostic (IVD) antibody product lines and solid relationships with pathologists and companies that provide automated staining instrumentation will broaden the diagnostic-health […]
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