San Diego, CA 1/3/12—Scientific enterprise R&D software firm Accelrys has purchased VelQuest for $35 million in cash. VelQuest provides paperless lab execution systems that support GMP for industries regulated by the FDA. Accelrys stated that the acquisition extends its software offerings into downstream pharmaceutical development QA/QC. “VelQuest’s strong products and proven domain expertise in compliance-intensive […]
Hillsboro, OR 1/9/12—FEI, a provider of imaging and analysis systems, has acquired ASPEX for $30.5 million. ASPEX supplies rugged scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and related services for environmentally demanding military, industrial and factory floor applications. ASPEX generated sales of $10.0 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and was profitable. The company’s sales […]
Hong Kong 12/21/11; Hong Kong 12/30/11—Analytical instrument maker and distributor Techcomp began trading its shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 21 (see IBO 3/31/11) through a transfer of existing shares. This is a dual listing for the company, whose shares also trade on the Singapore Stock Exchange. As […]
Santa Clara, CA 12/21/11—Agilent has acquired PVR, an Italian vacuum pump manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount. PVR’s product portfolio includes rotary vane vacuum pumps for the industrial market and oil-free micro pumps, rotary lobe vacuum pumps, dry rotary claw vacuum pumps, central vacuum systems, and vacuum accessories for the food, paper, chemical and other industries. […]
Washington, DC 12/30/11; New York, NY 12/30/11—Affymetrix disclosed in a regulatory filing that Tang Capital Partners has filed a class action suit in Santa Clara Superior Court against the company in connection with its acquisition of eBioscience (see IBO 11/30/11). Tang Capital Partners is a holder of the company’s 3.50% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2038. […]
San Diego, CA 12/27/11—Illumina has filed suit against Life Technologies alleging patent infringement of US Patent No. 7,060,431 entitled, “Method of Making and Decoding of Arrays Sensors with Microspheres,” by the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM) and Ion OneTouch System. Illumina is seeking a permanent injunction and damages. The suit was filed in the US […]
Port Washington, NY 12/19/11—Filtration, separation and purification solutions provider Pall has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ForteBio for an undisclosed amount. ForteBio is a developer of label-free protein analysis instruments, including the Octel products based on BioLayer Interferometry technology. “BioPharmaceuticals continues to be the engine of our Life Sciences business and an important long-term […]
Newark, DE 11/11/11; London, UK 11/11/11; Newark, DE 12/9/11; London, UK 12/9/11—Antibody solutions firm SDIX has sold its Water Quality division to Modern Water, a publicly held UK firm that provides technology for water desalination and monitoring, for $4.5 million. The sale includes the division’s intellectual property, inventory, commercial contracts, equipment and staff. The division […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 12/8/11—Scientific publisher Elsevier has acquired the business assets of Ariadne Genomics for an undisclosed amount. Ariadne Genomics provides pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies for life science researchers, including the Pathway Studio data mining and visualization solution. “Ariadne Genomics’ pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies integrate research findings from across multiple content […]
Gaithersburg, MD 12/14/11—Ocimum Biosolutions announced that it has retained Burrill & Company to evaluate strategic alternatives for its Gene Logic business, which could include the sale of its operations or assets. Gene Logic provides genomics services and informatics solutions. Burrill & Company is identifying buyers to bid on the company’s assets before January 6, 2012.
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