Roche commences tender offer for Illumina, Inc. for $44.50 per share in cash
January 26, 2012
BASEL, Switzerland -- Roche a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals, life science tools and diagnostics, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN). The offer and withdrawal rights are scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, [...]
January 26, 2012
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a developer and marketer of innovative products for the analysis of DNA and other nucleic acids, today announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with Saudi Diagnostics Limited (SDL) for ZyGEM's DNA and RNA extraction kits. SDL was established by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) [...]
Perten DA 7300 In-line NIR Receives USDA Sanitary Design Approval
January 26, 2012
Perten Instruments receives certificate of approval for use of its DA 7300 in-line analyser for use in meat and poultry installations. The DA 7300 in-line NIR analysis system received certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Dairy Grading Branch, Equipment Design Review Section that the instrument is in compliance with NSF/ANSI/3-A 14159-1-2010 Hygiene Requirements [...]
TeraView Secures $5.5m to Fund Growth in Key Markets
January 26, 2012
Cambridge, United Kingdom – TeraView, the pioneer and leader in Terahertz systems and solutions, is pleased to announce that it has secured $5.5m of investment from a consortium of US, Asian and EU based institutional and corporate investors. The investment will allow TeraView to accelerate the growth of its semiconductor, industrial and analytical business in [...]
Roche responds to adoption of shareholder rights plan by Illumina Board of Directors
January 26, 2012
BASEL, Switzerland -- Roche today responded to an announcement from Illumina, Inc. ILMN -0.19% that its Board of Directors has adopted a shareholder rights plan. Although not unexpected, Roche is disappointed that the Illumina Board of Directors has been unwilling to participate in substantive discussions with Roche regarding a negotiated transaction and has instead adopted [...]
Phenomenex Announces Direct Sales and Service for Sweden
January 26, 2012
Torrance, CA - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announced today that it has expanded its international team to serve Sweden directly from its Scandinavian subsidiary. Phenomenex products in Sweden have been available through a distribution partner until now. The Phenomenex ApS office in [...]
Cepheid Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
January 26, 2012
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $80.1 million. Net loss was $1.6 million, or $(0.03) per share, which compares to revenue of $58.7 million and net income of $1.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. As anticipated, the fourth quarter [...]
January 26, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS -- Roche announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Technoclone, a reagent specialist in thrombosis and cardiovascular diagnostics based in Vienna, Austria, to co-develop a complete range of coagulation assays. The alliance supports plans Roche announced in October 2011 to develop a new line of analyzers for the central coagulation [...]
Tecan injects new life into environmental science
January 26, 2012
Männedorf, Switzerland - Picarro, a laboratory instrument manufacturer specializing in isotope analysis for the environmental sector, is using Tecan’s Cavro® Centris Pumps as part of an innovative atmospheric water vapor isotope analyzer. Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), the Picarro analyzer provides environmental scientists with important information on the movement and cycling of water around [...]
New Listeria Monoclonal Antibodies
January 26, 2012
Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This infection is contracted by eating contaminated food. The infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth and meningitis. An outbreak in 2011 involving contaminated cantaloupes lead to 30 deaths. ViroStat has recently released a new set of monoclonal antibodies to Listeria. Several of these are [...]

