Bergisch Gladbach, Germany 3/15/10—Bruker’s Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST), a subsidiary of Bruker, has acquired AIXUV GmbH, a developer of XUV/EUV (extreme ultraviolet) systems and components. XUV/EUV light allows chemically sensitive measurements with nanometer lateral resolution, according to Bruker. “This acquisition paves the way for the development of our business in new markets for scientific […]
Santa Clara, CA 2/22/10—Agilent Technologies announced a decision in its favor in its trade secrets and breach of contract case against Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) and three of its employees (see IBO 1/31/08). AMT develops and sells the Halo line of Fused-Core particle technology HPLC columns for fast LC. Agilent stated that the Delaware Court […]
Hong Kong 2/26/10—Techcomp, a manufacturer and distributor of analytical instruments, has acquired 80% of Precisa Gravimetrics AG from Swiss Scale AG for CHF 3.5 million ($3.1 million = CHF 1.08 = $1). Established in 1935 and based in Switzerland, Precisa Gravimetrics AG manufacturers and sells analytical balances and moisture analyzers. “Whilst Asia remains one of […]
Billerica, MA and Santa Clara, CA 3/9/10; Washington, DC 3/12/10—Bruker and Agilent Technologies have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement for Varian’s ICP-MS, laboratory GC and triple quadrupole GC-MS instruments for $37.5 million in cash. The EU required the divestiture of these product lines, as well as Agilent’s micro GC product line, as a […]
Another year, another Pittcon. The analytical instrument industry’s premier trade show and exhibit has lost some of its luster in recent years due to declining attendance and competition from more focused shows and technical conferences. This year, Pittcon took place the same month as Analytica, Europe’s leading lab instrument show. Held in Orlando, Florida, it […]
Following a week of rumors and speculation, on February 28, German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant Merck KGaA announced the purchase of Millipore for approximately $7.2 billion (see IBO 2/28/10). The purchase was the largest acquisition of an instrument and laboratory products company since Invitrogen’s 2008 purchase of Applied Biosystems for $6.7 million (see IBO 11/15/08). […]
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