Linde and BOC to Form Largest Industrial Gas Company
March 6, 2006
Wiesbaden, Germany and London, UK—Linde AG has agreed to make a preconditional offer to acquire The BOC Group for 1,600 pence ($28) per share, or approximately $14 billion. The offer represents a 39% premium over BOC’s January 23 share price. On January 24, Linde made public its 1,500 pence bid for the company, which was [...]
Applied Biosystems Completes Acquisition of the Research Products Division of Ambion, Inc.
March 2, 2006
FOSTER CITY, CA and AUSTIN, TX – Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI), an Applera Corporation business, announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Research Products Division of Ambion, Inc., a premium provider of innovative products for the study and analysis of ribonucleic acid (RNA), the central molecule used in gene expression [...]
March 1, 2006
Boulder, Colo., March 1, 2006 — Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc. (ASD) manufacturer of rapid, precision, analytical and quality control instruments introduces the new ultra-rugged LabSpec® 2500 / 2600 series, the latest in truly portable post-dispersive spectrometers. The LabSpec® 2500 / 2600 series incorporates the benchmark power of the award winning LabSpec® Pro’s broad spectral range [...]
Water Acquires Food Safety Technology
March 1, 2006
Milford, MA -Waters has acquired VICAM’s food safety technology business and associated net assets. VICAM makes single-use test kits for detecting the presence of mycotoxin and microbiological organisms in food products as well as immunoaffinity columns for the isolation of contaminants for measurement by fluorometers, HPLC or LC/MS. “What initially attracted Waters to VICAM was [...]
Aspectrics, Inc. Announces New Senior and Executive Management Hires
March 1, 2006
PLEASANTON, Calif.,– Aspectrics, Inc., a leading supplier of Encoded Photometric Infrared Spectroscopy (EP-IR) analyzers, today announced that Allen Bickel and James (Jim) Yano have joined the company. Bickel is now Aspectrics’ Eastern sales manager and Yano, vice president of marketing and product management. Most recently Bickel was director of sales and marketing for DYNEX Technologies [...]
MOCON Sells Lab Connections to LEAP
March 1, 2006
Minneapolis, MN —On February 26, MOCON completed the sale of the common stock of its Lab Connections subsidiary to LEAP Technologies for $517,296 in cash. MOCON anticipates an after-tax gain of $90,000 for the first quarter ending March 31. Lab Connections, which MOCON acquired in 1998 makes the LC-Transform product line for fraction collection prior [...]
Hach Adds to Flow Sensor Business
February 28, 2006
Loveland, CO—Hach, a Danaher company, has acquired Marsh-McBirney,a provider of flow measuring technologies. Financial details were not provided.“Water monitoring and analysis is Hach’s top focus. Marsh-McBirney brings strong technical capabilities that, combined with Hach’s global reach and world-class manufacturing, distribution and customers service capabilities, creates a unique position to best serve the growing demand for [...]
Agilent and Waters Settle UK HPLC Dispute
February 17, 2006
Milford, MA-Waters announced that is has wntered ito a settlement agreement with Agilent Technologies Deutshland GmbH to settle a UK case that found that a portion of the pump technology used in Waters’ Alliance HPLC Instruments infringed on Agilent patent. Waters will make a ₤3.5 million ($6.1 million) payment to Agilent and, as a result, [...]
Caliper Life Sciences to Acquire Xenogen
February 13, 2006
-Provides Entry into High-Growth Optical Imaging Market - - Catalyzes Transformation to Leading Edge Drug Discovery Tools and Services Company - - Enhances Revenue Growth and Profitability Outlook - Hopkinton, Mass., and Alameda, Calif., February 13, 2006— Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of products and services for drug discovery research, and [...]
Spectris announces sale of Arcom
February 6, 2006
Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company, announced that it has entered into an option agreement with Eurotech S.p.A. for the sale of its Arcom Control Systems business (“Arcom”). The agreement gives Eurotech an option to acquire Arcom within a period of 60 days. In consideration for the option, Eurotech has paid to Spectris [...]
