VWR Buys New Zealand–Based Distributor

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West Chester, PA 8/5/10; Christchurch, New Zealand 8/5/10—VWR has agreed to acquire the scientific distribution businesses of EBOS Group for an undisclosed amount. The businesses distribute general laboratory supplies and life science products in Australia and New Zealand through Quantum Scientific, Crown Scientific and Global Science & Technology. The businesses’ annual revenue is approximately $40 […]

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PerkinElmer Enters In Vivo Molecular-Imaging Market

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Waltham, MA 8/3/10—PerkinElmer has acquired VisEn Medical, an in vivo molecular-imaging technology company, for an undisclosed amount. VisEn’s Fluorescence Molecular Tomographic Imaging Systems and reagents provide quantitative molecular-imaging data for identifying and characterizing disease biomarkers and therapeutic efficacy in cells and animal models. “This acquisition broadens our product portfolio along the drug discovery pipeline, from […]

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The IBO 2010 Industrial Design Awards

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The annual IBO Industrial Design Awards recognize distinctive and innovative industrial design of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment (page 6) and portable instruments (page 7). The winning products are chosen based on their visual appeal, not on performance. As defined by the Industrial Designers Society of America, industrial design is “the professional service of creating and […]

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