Waltham, MA 10/29/14—PerkinElmer has acquired Ceiba Solutions, a company that provides science- and lab-IT software and services and offers IT services and emerging software platforms. Financial details were not disclosed. PerkinElmer will integrate Ceiba’s capabilities into its OneSource services, which include Lab IT. “As customers seek solutions and business models to help drive more productive […]
Santa Clara, CA 10/14/14—Agilent Technologies has announced that it is closing its NMR business because the business has not met growth or profitability objectives. Agilent entered the NMR market in 2010 with the acquisition of Varian (see IBO 7/31/09). “Today’s announcement represents a difficult decision necessary to drive improved profitability,” stated Agilent President, COO and […]
Hong Kong 10/9/14; Singapore 10/9/14—Techcomp has agreed to acquire from Bruker the assets related to Bruker’s GC and single-quadrupole GC/MS businesses, including inventories, intellectual property, trademark, licenses and other assets, for $13.5 million. The net book value of the tangible assets is $14 million. Techcomp stated that the acquisition will allow it to expand its […]
Pleasanton, CA 10/9/14—Roche has acquired exclusive rights to target-discovery company AbVitro’s primer-extension–based target-enrichment (PETE) technology and associated patent applications. Financial details were not disclosed. PETE technology will be used to support Roche’s next-generation sequencing (NGS) directly from blood or other biological samples. The technology will be incorporated into the Sequencing Unit’s R&D pipeline to support […]
Chelmsford, MA 10/1/14—Brooks Automation, a provider of automation and cryogenic solutions, has acquired UK-based FluidX for $16 million. FluidX is a supplier of biological-sample storage tubes and complementary benchtop instruments. In 2013, FluidX generated $10 million in sales. “FluidX is an important building block for Brooks Life Science Systems, bringing state-of-the-art biological-sample storage consumables into […]
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10/13/14—Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has acquired GenCell Biosystems for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2011 and based in Ireland with an office in the US, GenCell provides technology for biological-analysis protocols, including library preparation for next-generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping for agricultural applications. “We are excited with the GenCell Biosystems acquisition […]
Austin, Texas 10/15/14—Luminex has announced the retirement of President and CEO Patrick J. Balthrop. The company named Nachum “Homi” Shamir as the new president and CEO. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of Given Imaging. “Mr. Shamir brings a proven track record of global leadership and results,” stated Board Chairman Wally Loewenbaum. Mr. […]
Radnor, PA 10/1/14; New York, NY 10/2/14; Washington, DC 10/3/14—On October 2, laboratory-product provider VWR began publicly trading its stock on the NASDAQ (see IBO 9/30/14) at a price of $21 per share, raising $536 million. The company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 3.8 million shares. Proceeds from the offering are […]
Washington, DC 9/30/14—In an SEC filing, Agilent Technologies announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed its inquiry into possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the company’s employees in China (see IBO 9/15/13). Agilent was notified earlier this month that after completing its investigation, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement […]
Staffordshire, UK 9/24/14—Laboratory-equipment provider Bibby Scientific has acquired 100% of the share capital of PCRmax. A UK-based sales and distributor company, PCRmax is also the registered owner of the intellectual property previously owned by Illumina with respect to the ECO QPCR instrument. “This acquisition underlines our determination to become a leading global player in the […]
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