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 [...]
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 [...]
