July 27, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & BEIJING--Affymetrix Inc., (Nasdaq:AFFX) and CapitalBio Corporation, a leading life science company based in Beijing, P.R. China, announced that CapitalBio has become a certified Affymetrix Service Provider and will begin offering genotyping services using the Affymetrix GeneChip(R) Human Mapping 500K Array Set. The 500K Array enables researchers to search across the entire [...]
Olympus Buys Evotec’s single Molecule Detection Technology
July 24, 2006
Hamburg, Germany 7/24/06—Evotec Tools and Technologies, a unit of EvotecAG, has sold “the core” of its single molecule detection technology for cellular applications to Olympus. The portfolio consists of intellectual property utilizing confocal detection methods for single molecule drug discovery and gener-ated 2005 revenues of approximately €2.5 million ($3.2 million). Evotec will continue to market [...]
July 24, 2006
BILLERICA, Mass.----An ultrasonic flowmeter that is intrinsically safe and can save time and money by avoiding downtime: GE Sensing's DigitalFlow(TM) ISX878 is all that and much more. The ISX878 system brings all the advantages of clamp-on flow metering to areas requiring explosion-proof design--it is accurate, easy to install, causes no pressure drop, provides drift-free performance [...]
Bruker AXS Enters Portable XRF Market
July 20, 2006
Billerica, MA 7/20/06—Bruker AXS has acquired KeyMaster Technologies, amanufacturer of portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems from majority share-holder Advent International for $10 million in cash. “We cordially welcomethe excellent KeyMaster team. After careful exploration, we have decided thatKeyMaster is the best partner for us to enter the rapidly growing hand-heldXRF market,” said Frank Laukien, president [...]
Carl Zeiss Acquires Microsccope Company
July 19, 2006
Oberkochen, Germany and Peabody, MA 7/19/06—Carl Zeiss SMT AG’s Nanotechnology Systems Division has acquired ALIS, developer of the Looking Glass LG-2 helium ion microscope. “The Helium ion microscopy technology developed by ALIS complements our market leading scanning electron microscopy(SEM) technology and will be a key element of our future technology road map. It offers unrivalled [...]
CyBio Acquires Majority Share of Customized Automation Company
July 18, 2006
Jena, Germany 7/18/06—CyBio AG has acquired approximately 78% of accelab GmbH, which provides customized lab automation and integration solutions to the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics and food industries. accelab posted 2005 sales of more than €4 million ($5.0 million) and employs 23. CyBio, which emphasized accelab’s expertise in automation systems for solid particles and liquids,stated that [...]
July 14, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass.,-Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO - News), the world leader in analytical instruments, announced it has been selected to deliver high performance, Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). As part of this national security initiative, Thermo's ASP monitors will be used to detect [...]
Caliper Lowers Guidance Due to Acquisition Delay
July 13, 2006
Hopkinton, MA and Alameda, CA —Caliper Life Sciences announced its S-4 filing for its acquisition of Xenogen (see IBO 2/15/06) was declared effective on July 11. Both companies will hold stockholder meetings on August 9 to vote on the acquisition. The acquisition, which is expected to close August 9, was originally scheduled to close in [...]
July 13, 2006
HERCULES, CA and CORALVILLE, IA--Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BIO - News) and (AMEX:BIO-B - News), and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), announced a collaborative agreement to develop RNA interference (RNAi) tool sets for life science researchers. Under the agreement, IDT's siRNA design and synthesis expertise will be paired with Bio-Rad's transfection and analytical competencies to deliver [...]
Agilent Technologies and Distek form alliance to extend Agilent Lab Resource Management Program
July 12, 2006
PALO ALTO, Calif., and NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Distek, Inc. today announced an agreement for Distek to become a preferred provider in North America for dissolution instrumentation service under Agilent's Lab Resource Management program. Distek will also support Agilent engineers in other geographies with parts, tools, protocols and training so [...]
