May 30, 2007
Acquisition Will Broaden Enzo's Life Science Activities and Expand Product Development, Production and Distribution Capabilities NEW YORK--Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ - News) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enzo Life Sciences, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Axxora Life Sciences, Inc., a privately owned global manufacturer and marketer of life sciences research [...]
Sale Required after Thermo Electron/GV Instruments Merger
May 30, 2007
The Competition Commission (CC) has formally decided that the completed acquisition by Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited, part of Thermo Electron Corporation (Thermo), of GV Instruments Limited (GVI) would lead to higher prices, or other adverse effects, for customers of some Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) instruments. Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique used to measure [...]
Attana Secures Financing for Continued Expansion
May 28, 2007
Stockholm, May 28, 2007 – Attana, a leading supplier of affordable label-free biosensor systems for real-time detection and analysis of molecular interactions, has secured financing for continued expansion. This is Attana’s significantly largest private placement to date and in addition to the existing majority owners, Carl Bennet AB and Östersjöstiftelsen, a new investor, Catella Healthcare [...]
Helicos Biosciences Prices Initial Public Offering
May 24, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Helicos BioSciences Corporation (Nasdaq: HLCS - News) announced today that it has priced its initial public offering of 5,400,000 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share. All of the common stock is being offered by the company, and the common stock will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "HLCS." The [...]
Attana signs distribution agreement with Isogen Life Sciences
May 24, 2007
Stockholm, 24 May, 2007 – Attana AB, a leading supplier of affordable label-free biosensor systems for real-time detection and analysis of molecular interactions, has signed a distribution agreement with Isogen Life Science B.V. (www.isogen-lifescience.com) a leading supplier of products for the life science sector. Under the terms of agreement Isogen will commence marketing Attana’s systems [...]
May 23, 2007
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 23 -- STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: LIMS - News) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 2,100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $13.50 per share. All of such ordinary shares are being sold by STARLIMS. The underwriters have been granted an option for a [...]
May 17, 2007
BioTek Instruments Inc., today unveiled the world’s first true multi-detection system capable of performing an unlimited number of microplate-based assays – the new patent-pending Synergy™ 4 Multi-Detection Microplate Reader. The Synergy 4 is the first multi-mode reader that combines both filter-based and quadruple monochromator-based fluorescence detection technology. In addition, Synergy 4 includes Fluorescence Intensity, Luminescence, [...]
Barloworld Scientific Signs Agreement for the Sale of Melles Griot
May 7, 2007
May 1, 2007 Carlsbad, CA - Barloworld Scientific Ltd, today announced that an agreement has been signed with CVI, to acquire Melles Griot. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, but it is expected to close in the next few weeks. The acquisition brings together two leaders in optical and laser technology. With [...]
VWR International, Inc. to be Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners
May 4, 2007
WEST CHESTER, PA, May 2, 2007 - VWR International, Inc., a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R) and a leader in the global laboratory supply industry, today announced that CDRV Investors, Inc., its parent company, has entered into a definitive agreement that will result in VWR being acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners [...]
Strategic Transaction Adds Capillary Sample Separation Technology
April 16, 2007
Press Release Source: eGene, Inc. QIAGEN Signs Agreement for the Acquisition of eGene Friday April 13, 10:40 am ET Strategic Transaction Adds Capillary Sample Separation Technology VENLO, The Netherlands--QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN - News; Frankfurt, Prime Standard:QIA), the world's leading provider of sample and assay technologies for research in life sciences, applied testing and molecular diagnostics, [...]
