New Synergy™ 4 with Hybrid Technology™ from BioTek Instruments Redefines Multi-Detection Microplate Reader Market

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 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

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

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, [...]

Phenomenex, Global Leader in Separation Sciences Technology, Announces Acquisition of Two Companies in Italy and Denmark

By Buying Successful, Customer-Focused Distributors in Chromatography Consumables, Torrance-Based Phenomenex Expands E.U. Market Presence and Strengthens Brand Identity TORRANCE, Calif.--Phenomenex, Inc., a global leader in the separation sciences business, announced today that it has acquired Bologna-based Chemtek Analytica S.R.L., a subsidiary of Labservice Analytica S.R.L., and privately-held SupWare, headquartered in Hilleroed, Denmark. Both companies were [...]

Agilent Technologies Signs Agreement to Acquire Stratagene Corp.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Stratagene Corp. (NASDAQ:STGN - News) to acquire the developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Stratagene common stock will be converted into the [...]

PerkinElmer Acquires Improvision Ltd

WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that it has acquired Improvision Ltd. in a cash transaction. Based in Coventry, United Kingdom, Improvision is a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. The company had revenue [...]

VWR International, Inc. Acquires Remaining Stake in KMF Laborchemie Handels GmbH

WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 29 -- VWR International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that it has acquired the remaining approximately 76% interest in KMF Laborchemie Handels GmbH (KMF) effective April 1, 2007, a German-based scientific laboratory supply distributor, that it did not already own. KMF has 70 employees, [...]

Roche acquires 454 Life Sciences to strengthen presence in ultra-fast gene sequencing

Roche and CuraGen today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of 454 Life Sciences, a majority-owned subsidiary of CuraGen Corporation, active in high-throughput DNA sequencing. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will pay 454 Life Sciences’ shareholders USD 140 million in cash. In addition to the [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Oryx Instruments to Enhance ESD Test System Capabilities (March 14 2007)

LOWELL, Mass., (March 14, 2007) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired Oryx Instruments Corporation of Fremont, California. Oryx is a leading manufacturer of ESD (electrostatic discharge), Latch-up, CDM (charged device model) and TLP (transmission line pulse) systems for the semiconductor market worldwide. Terms of [...]

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