Venlo, The Netherlands 11/9/09—QIAGEN NV has agreed to acquire SABiosciences for $90 million in cash, subject to purchase price adjustments. SABiosciences is a developer and manufacturer of more than 100 disease- and pathway-focused PCR assay panels. Based in Frederick, Maryland, SABiosciences has around 100 employees. “These assay panels are designed for use with and leveraged […]

The market for analytical instruments used in the environmental testing sector is currently undergoing slower growth in reaction to global economic conditions. In coming years, the highest levels of sales growth are expected for techniques that make up only a small percentage of the market. In 2010, the environmental analysis instrument market is expected to […]

Another major acquisition rocked the analytical instrument and laboratory product industry this year as Agilent announced a $1.5 billion offer for Varian (see IBO 7/31/09), uniting two top-15 instrument companies and affecting multiple product markets. However, the deal’s value paled in comparison to other large-scale M&A activity in recent years, such as Invitrogen’s $6.7 billion […]