The New Sievers 500 RL On-Line TOC Analyzer
February 1, 2006
BOULDER, CO, February 1, 2006 — GE Analytical Instruments, a division of GE Water & Process Technologies, today announced its new Sievers 500 RL On-Line Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer. Utilizing the proven Sievers laboratory TOC measurement technology, the highly automated Sievers 500 RL is designed for continuous on-line monitoring of organics in ultrapure water [...]
January 31, 2006
Grandville, MI and Regensdorf, Switzerland- X-Rite has entered into an agreement to purchase Amazys Holding AG for $280 million, consisting of CHF 77 ($60) per share and 2.11 shares of X-Rite stock per share. X-Rite and Amazys AG subsidiary GretagMacbeth provide color measurement solutions, including hardware, software and services. “X-Rite is excited about the opportunity [...]
January 30, 2006
BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker Daltonics NBC Detection Corp., an operating company of Bruker BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), today announces that the Department of Homeland Security has granted Designation and Certification of the RAID-M as an approved product under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act). The RAID-M received both Designation as [...]
Agilent Acquires Yokogawa Analytical Systems
January 30, 2006
Palo Alto, CA and Tokyo, Japan -Agilent has announced that it will purchase Yokogawa Analytical Systems, its joint venture with Yokogawa Electric, for $160 million, consisting of $98 million for Agilent's 49% share of the company and $7.5 million in Yokogawa Analytical dividends. Founded in 1991, Yokogawa Analytical makes ICP-MS and GC and had sales [...]
Fisher Biosciences unit, Cellomics, and Evotec Technologies Sign License Agreement
January 30, 2006
PITTSBURGH, Pa., and HAMBURG, Germany,– Cellomics, Inc., a business unit within the Fisher Biosciences group, and Evotec Technologies GmbH announced today that they have entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive patent license agreement. The agreement will provide Evotec Technologies with Cellomics' core High Content Screening (HCS) patent portfolio, which includes both broad claims to HCS technology [...]
Nanometrics Buys Accent Optical
January 25, 2006
Milpitas, CA and Bend, OR -Process metrology equipment provider Nanometics has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Accent Optical Technologies for $80.9 million in stock. Together the companies will have trailing annual revenues of more than $100 million for the twelve months ended October 1, 2005. "The combination of Nanometrics and Accent creates one [...]
Honeywell and Danaher Bid for Gas Sensing Firm First Technoloy
January 25, 2006
Morris Township, NJ and Washington, D.C. – Honeywell is set to acquire First Technologies after raising its bid for the company to 385 pence for ordinary share in a deal valued at $718 million, fully diluted for the exercise of all outstanding options and including the assumption of $199 million of outstanding debt. The bid [...]
January 24, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced today the launch of the GeneChip(R) Human Tiling 1.0R Array Set and Mouse 1.1R Array Set, the only commercially available microarrays for whole-genome transcript mapping. These new arrays look far beyond the known protein-coding genes to deliver the most detailed and unbiased view of the entire human [...]
PerkinElmer Unveils JANUS Automated Workstation Platform at LabAutomation 2006
January 23, 2006
BOSTON, Jan 23, 2006 -- Introduces New Liquid Handling Solutions to Provide Real-Time and Future Adaptability in Throughput, Capacity and Dynamic Volume Range PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced extensive new capabilities for its comprehensive JANUS(TM) Automated Workstation platform at LabAutomation 2006, in Palm Springs, California, booth [...]
Agilent Technologies introduces liquid chromatography system
January 23, 2006
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Agilent 1200 Series LC (liquid chromatography) system, replacing its market-leading 1100 Series LC. Used by more than 250,000 customers worldwide in applications from forensics to food safety, pharmaceuticals and protein research, LC is a measurement technology used to separate, identify, quantify and purify compounds. It represents a [...]
