Thousand Oaks, CA 8/19/13; Thousand Oaks, CA 8/30/13—Teledyne Technologies’ Teledyne Instruments subsidiary has agreed to acquire the assets of SD Acquisition, better known as CETAC Technologies, for an undisclosed amount. CETAC supplies automated sample introduction equipment for elemental and chemical analysis systems, sample preparation devices for trace elemental analysis, and mercury analysis systems. “CETAC’s laboratory […]
Milford, MA 8/19/13—SeraCare Life Sciences has purchased Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories (KPL) for an undisclosed amount. KPL develops antibodies and related reagents for life science research and diagnostics. The acquisition will expand SeraCare’s offerings for developing IVD assays. “SeraCare strives to facilitate its customers’ product development efforts, allowing researchers to focus on the science, specifically […]
Brno, Czech Republic 8/5/13—Tescan, a provider of scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and focused ion beam (FIB) workstations, has merged with Orsay Physics, a supplier of FIB and electron beam technology, to form Tescan-Orsay. Orsay Physics has been Tescan’s sole supplier of ion beam technology since 2007.
Calgary, Canada 8/2/13; Calgary, Canada 8/7/13; Calgary, Canada 8/7/13; Toronto, Canada 8/7/13; Toronto, Canada 8/1/13; Toronto, Canada 8/5/13; Toronto, Canada 8/14/13— On August 7, 1756349 Alberta completed its offer to purchase the outstanding shares of Galvanic Applied Sciences, a provider of online analytical instrumentation for natural gas and liquid processing, for CAD 1.70 per share […]
Indianapolis, IN 8/1/13—Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has acquired the flow cytometry business assets of ReaMetrix India. The acquisition will expand Beckman Coulter’s flow cytometry reagent offerings, adding ReaMetrix’s dry temperature-stable reagents for clinical research and HIV monitoring. “This acquisition provides both immediate opportunity and long-term value,” said Mario Koksch, vice president and general manager of […]
Austin, TX 8/7/13; Washington, DC 7/7/13—Luminex has announced a restructuring plan, including a 5% reduction in its workforce. The plan will affect the Assay and Related Products’ Newborn Screening Group, as well as the company’s Brisbane, Australia, office, which will be closed. The changes are expected to result in annualized cost savings of $5–$6 million, […]
Milford, MA 8/7/13—Waters has acquired Nonlinear Dynamics, a UK-based provider of proteomics and metabolomics analysis software, including Progenesis software for analyzing and visualizing raw proteomic data, for an undisclosed amount. “The opportunity to combine Nonlinear Dynamics informatics expertise with Waters worldwide leadership in chromatography and mass spectrometry will continue to create significant benefits for omics-focused […]
Rodano, Italy 7/8/13—Italian holding company Dasit Sciences has purchased Carlo Erba Reagenti, a provider of laboratory reagents. Carlo Erba Reagenti has 151 employees and operates manufacturing facilities in France and Spain. As a result, Dasit Sciences has changed its name to Carlo Erba Reagents. “The purpose of this acquisition and joining of the two companies […]
Madison, WI 7/24/13; Madison, WI 7/30/13—Cellular Dynamics International, a developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications, has completed its IPO (see IBO 6/15/13, 7/15/13). The company offered 3,846,000 shares of common stock at a price of $12 per share, raising approximately $43 million after deducting underwriting discounts and […]
Chelmsford, MA 7/23/13—Brooks Automation has agreed to acquire the assets and business of Matrical for $10 million in cash. Matrical provides biological sample preparation, management and storage solutions for agbio, biotechnology, life science tools and pharmaceutical markets. “We are enthusiastic about welcoming the founders and employees of Matrical to Brooks and foresee them making a […]
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