March 10, 2006
Boulder, Colo., March 10, 2006 — Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc. (ASD), manufacturer of precision analytical instruments for real-time, field based material identification and verification, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent Number 7,006,214 related to ASD’s innovative solution, RxSpec® technology. “This is ASD’s seventh patent covering pharmaceutical verification and [...]
PerkinElmer Buys Protein Labeling Company
March 9, 2006
Boston, MA—PerkinElmer has acquired Agilix, a developer of labeling technology using isobaric mass tags for simultaneous quantification of molecules from multiple samples. “The Agilix multiplex protein labeling technology represents a breakthrough in quantitative proteomics. This leading-edge technology reduces the process workflow in proteomics analysis, and enables more accurate studies in protein expression kinetics and pharmacodynamics,” [...]
March 9, 2006
BOSTON--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics,announced the acquisition of Agilix Corporation's proprietary proteomics technology. Agilix has developed a powerful labeling technology using isobaric mass tags that allows for the simultaneous quantification of molecules, such as proteins, from multiple samples. This technology now brings quantitative proteomics to PerkinElmer customers [...]
Reflect Scientific to Acquire JMST
March 7, 2006
Mountain View, CA —Reflect Scientific, a supplier of lab equipment, has signed a letter of intent to acquire JMST Systems, a maker of UV-Vis detectors and fluorometers as well as the CEC-20 capillary electrophoresis system. Reflect Scientific stated that the purchase would increase its share in the life science market.
March 6, 2006
Milford, Massachusetts,Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO) have entered into a collaborative agreement to provide greater integration and connectivity between the Waters® ACQUITY Ultra Performance LC™ (UPLC™) system and Thermo’s full range of innovative mass spectrometers (MS). These instruments include Thermo’s Finnigan™ TSQ Quantum™, LTQ™ Linear Ion Trap, LTQ FT™ Hybrid [...]
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 [...]
