Agilent Technologies Signs Agreement to Acquire Velocity11, a Leader in Life Science Lab Automation and Robotics

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & MENLO PARK, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) and Velocity11 today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire Velocity11. Velocity11, privately held, is a leader in automated liquid handling and laboratory robotics for the life science market. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected [...]

Analytik Jena acquires majority share in eBiochip Systems GmbH

Chip array key technology with exclusive usage rights expands bio solutions portfolio. Initial systems already on the market. Jena/Itzehoe, November 06, 2007 – Analytik Jena AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: AJA), the leading provider of analytical measuring systems for food inspection, environmental analysis, medicine and biotechnology, today announced the conclusion of an agreement which gives Analytik [...]

VWR International, LLC Acquires Netherlands-Based Omnilabo International B.V.

WEST CHESTER, PA, November 6, 2007 - VWR International, LLC, a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that it has acquired Omnilabo International B.V., a Netherlands-based laboratory supply distributor. Omnilabo has 42 employees based in the Netherlands and Belgium. Manuel Brocke-Benz, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of VWR's European Operations, [...]

Varian, Inc. Acquires Analogix Business

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 5 -- Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI - News) today announced that it has acquired the assets of Analogix, Inc., a privately owned company based in Burlington, Wisconsin, for approximately $11 million in cash plus assumed net debt, subject to certain net asset adjustments. The transaction also includes the opportunity for additional [...]

Online Customer Resource Center Opens at BioTek Instruments

Continuing the company’s practice of superior customer service and support, BioTek Instruments has launched an online Customer Resource Center (CRC). Designed to provide customers with access to information about their specific BioTek microplate instrumentation and software, this website makes it easier for customers to acquire relevant and necessary information immediately. “BioTek's Customer Resource Center is [...]

Nova Announces £75m Acquisition Of Leading International Laboratory Group

Nova Capital Management, the specialist acquirer of private equity and corporate portfolios, is pleased to announce the £75million acquisition of the Barloworld Scientific Laboratory Group of businesses from Barloworld Limited, a South African listed international industrial company. Nova Capital Management, the specialist acquirer of private equity and corporate portfolios, is pleased to announce the £75 [...]

BioTek CEO Alpert Elected to ALSSA Board

Mr. Briar Alpert, President and CEO of BioTek Instruments, Inc., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Analytical and Life Science Systems Association (ALSSA) after unanimous vote of the current Board members. ALSSA, located in Alexandria, VA, is the primary trade association for manufacturers and marketers of products and technology (including instrumentation, [...]

Extech Instruments Corporation announces :

Jerry Blakeley, President and owner of Extech Instruments Corporation announces he has entered into an agreement whereby the stock of the company is to be acquired by FLIR Systems Inc. The transaction, which is subject to various standard closing conditions, is expected to close within the fourth quarter. Extech Instruments Corporation, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, [...]

IDEX Corporation Acquires Isolation Technologies in a Strategic Expansion of Its Health and Science Technologies Segment

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX - News) today announced the acquisition of Isolation Technologies, a leading developer of advanced column hardware and accessories for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) market. HPLC instruments are used in a variety of analytical chemistry applications, with primary commercial applications including drug discovery and quality control measurements for pharmaceutical [...]

Harvard Bioscience Acquires Panlab s.l. Establishing a Spanish Subsidiary and Expanding Access in the Neuroscience Research Market

HOLLISTON, Mass.--Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO - News), today announced it had completed the purchase of Panlab s.l. of Barcelona Spain for approximately $5.0 million in cash. Panlab distributes, manufactures and develops products and software for life science researchers primarily in the neuroscience research market. "With the acquisition of Panlab, we are able to expand [...]

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