PerkinElmer Acquires Improvision Ltd
April 2, 2007
WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that it has acquired Improvision Ltd. in a cash transaction. Based in Coventry, United Kingdom, Improvision is a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. The company had revenue [...]
VWR International, Inc. Acquires Remaining Stake in KMF Laborchemie Handels GmbH
March 30, 2007
WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 29 -- VWR International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that it has acquired the remaining approximately 76% interest in KMF Laborchemie Handels GmbH (KMF) effective April 1, 2007, a German-based scientific laboratory supply distributor, that it did not already own. KMF has 70 employees, [...]
Roche acquires 454 Life Sciences to strengthen presence in ultra-fast gene sequencing
March 29, 2007
Roche and CuraGen today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of 454 Life Sciences, a majority-owned subsidiary of CuraGen Corporation, active in high-throughput DNA sequencing. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will pay 454 Life Sciences’ shareholders USD 140 million in cash. In addition to the [...]
March 27, 2007
LOWELL, Mass., (March 14, 2007) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired Oryx Instruments Corporation of Fremont, California. Oryx is a leading manufacturer of ESD (electrostatic discharge), Latch-up, CDM (charged device model) and TLP (transmission line pulse) systems for the semiconductor market worldwide. Terms of [...]
Gen5™ v1.02 Provides Enhanced Curve Fit Methods for BioTek’s Microplate Readers
March 27, 2007
BioTek Instruments, Inc. today announced the release of Gen5™ Microplate Data Analysis Software, version 1.02. This latest version provides significant new data reduction tools, including a 5-parameter logistic fit, several weighting options and curve constraint definition. New curve metrics include 95% confidence intervals, sum of squares and degrees of freedom for more detailed results. Several [...]
Gerresheimer Establishes Life-Science Joint Venture With Thermo Fisher Scientific
March 26, 2007
DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 20 -- Gerresheimer has agreed with the US company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) to establish a joint venture company under the name "Kimble/Chase Life Scienceware LLC". The company will be based in New Jersey/USA. Gerresheimer contributes its life-science business to the new company in parallel with certain laboratory glass-ware product lines [...]
O.I. Corporation Announces Resignation of President and CEO
March 26, 2007
COLLEGE STATION, Texas--O.I. Corporation (NASDAQ:OICO - News) today announced the resignation of William W. Botts from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. In addition, the Company announced the principal findings of the Special Committee of its Board of Directors relating to its investigation into the Company's historical stock [...]
VWR International to Explore Strategic Options
March 12, 2007
WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 12 -- VWR International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that Goldman Sachs & Co. and Banc of America Securities LLC have been retained to explore strategic options for VWR. John Ballbach, President and CEO of VWR, said, "As this process moves forward, we remain [...]
CCMP Capital Agrees to Acquire BOC Edwards’ Vacuum and Semiconductor Equipment Business
March 12, 2007
LONDON--CCMP Capital, through affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors LLC and CCMP Capital Asia, Ltd., premier international private equity firms, have reached agreement with The Linde Group, the global gases company, to acquire BOC Edwards, a leading manufacturer of vacuum equipment. The deal is valued at €685m (£460m)*, with an additional payment of €65m (£45m) if [...]
Novel Mass Spectrometry Technology Acquired by Ilika
March 8, 2007
Ilika Technologies, the science-led materials discovery company, has acquired the assets of Achyra Developments Ltd, including the key intellectual property and all exploitation rights to a novel mass spectrometer technology based on ion acceleration to a constant velocity. A major advantage of the new technology is that, in contrast to existing mass spectrometer technologies, it [...]

