Santa Clara, CA 5/3/12—Affymetrix has announced that it amended its existing agreement to acquire eBioscience, a provider of flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics (see IBO 11/30/11), and expects to complete the transaction by June 30. Affymetrix will pay $315 million in cash for the company. “By amending the […]

Although daily world events and economic indicators can affect macroeconomic growth prospects, future sales growth for instrument and laboratory product sales generally are more determined by longer-term scientific and end-market trends. Nonetheless, macroeconomic conditions can have a delayed effect on instrument and lab product sales, as they ultimately affect investment decisions by end-user industries and […]