Antwerp, Belgium 4/2/12—Bruker has acquired SkyScan, a manufacturer and distributor of micro-computed tomography (CT) systems for three-dimensional X-ray imaging, for an undisclosed amount. “We are impressed by the portfolio of high-performance SkyScan products which fit nicely into our global materials research and preclinical imaging distribution channels, and which complement our other X-ray analysis and preclinical […]
San Diego, CA 4/2/12; San Diego, CA 4/2/12; San Diego, CA 4/3/12; Basel, Switzerland 4/3/12; San Diego, CA 4/9/12; Basel, Switzerland 4/11/12; Basel, Switzerland 4/12/12—Roche announced on April 12 that it is maintaining its $51 per share unsolicited offer for Illumina (see IBO 3/31/12), despite the unanimous vote by Illumina’s Board to reject the offer. […]
Corning, NY 4/10/12; Franklin Lakes, NY 4/10/12—Corning has definitively agreed to acquire the majority of BD’s (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Discovery Labware unit for $730 million in cash. Corning Life Sciences will acquire four platforms: plastic consumables labware, liquid handling products, cell-based assays and cell cultureware, and ADME research. BD will maintain ownership of its […]
Washington, DC 3/21/12—Edwards Group, a British manufacturer of vacuum products and abatement systems, has filed with the SEC for a US IPO to raise $150 million. The company provides dry pumps, turbomolecular pumps and other vacuum pumps. Vacuum pumps are used in scientific instruments, such as MS systems and electron microscopes, to create a high-vacuum […]
Boston, MA 2/29/12; Boston, MA 3/28/12—PerkinElmer has filed suit against two companies in Massachusetts District Court, claiming infringement of its patents for MS technology. PerkinElmer claims Waters’s Premier, Synapt and Xevo MS systems infringe US Patent Nos. 5,652,427 and 5,962,851 (Multipole Ion Guide for Mass Spectrometry). PerkinElmer alleges Agilent Technologies’ 6100 Series Quadrupole, 6200 Series […]
Basel, Switzerland, 3/15/12; San Diego, CA 3/19/12; Basel, Switzerland 3/20/12; Basel Switzerland 3/25/12; San Diego, CA 3/25/12; San Diego, CA 3/26/12; Basel, Switzerland 3/29/12; San Diego, CA 3/29/12—Roche has increased its offer price for the outstanding shares of Illumina by 14.6% to $51.00 per share (see IBO 1/31/12, 2/15/12). Illumina advised its stockholders to take […]
Brea, CA 3/29/12—Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has acquired Blue Ocean Biomedical for an undisclosed amount. Blue Ocean Biomedical manufactures reagents and automated flow cytometry systems with integrated automated sample preparation for routine clinical analyses. “The simplification of customer workflows will be dramatic,” said Scott Atkin, president of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. “We’ll be able to […]
Washington, DC 2/29/12—Bruker reported in its 10K SEC filing that it has completed its internal investigation of improper payments by Bruker Optics employees to Chinese government-owned enterprises (see IBO 8/15/11). The company found evidence that improper payments were made that did not comply with its policies and standards of conduct. As a result, Bruker terminated […]
Abbott Park, IL 3/2/12—STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott business, has purchased several distribution partners, including French distributor Varilab, two Spanish businesses, a Dutch company, and its Israeli distribution partner. The company has also established STARLIMS Germany to provide direct support for German and Swiss customers. “With these acquisitions, we now have more than 100 experienced LIMS […]
Houston, TX 3/6/12—PAC, a Roper Industries–owned supplier of analytical and online process instrumentation, has acquired Cambridge Viscosity for an undisclosed amount. Cambridge Viscosity provides small-sample fluid viscosity measurement systems utilizing electromagnetic-based sensor technology. “With over 25 years of experience, Cambridge Viscosity has served the oil and gas, paint, ink and coating, pharmaceutical and chemical industries […]
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