Amsterdam, The Netherlands 12/8/11—Scientific publisher Elsevier has acquired the business assets of Ariadne Genomics for an undisclosed amount. Ariadne Genomics provides pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies for life science researchers, including the Pathway Studio data mining and visualization solution. “Ariadne Genomics’ pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies integrate research findings from across multiple content […]
Gaithersburg, MD 12/14/11—Ocimum Biosolutions announced that it has retained Burrill & Company to evaluate strategic alternatives for its Gene Logic business, which could include the sale of its operations or assets. Gene Logic provides genomics services and informatics solutions. Burrill & Company is identifying buyers to bid on the company’s assets before January 6, 2012.
Corning, NY 12/1/11—Corning has acquired Mediatech, including its KD Medical subsidiary, for an undisclosed amount. Mediatech develops, manufactures and sells cell culture media and molecular biology reagents related to tissue and cell culture applications, including products under the cellgro brand. “By providing customers worldwide with greater access to Mediatech’s cellgro product portfolio, this acquisition supports […]
Santa Clara, CA 12/1/11—Agilent Technologies has announced the acquisition of two firms. Financial details were not provided. Agilent has acquired Halo Genomics, whose HaloPlex technology provides sequence-selective sample preparation in next-generation sequencing (NGS). “Halo Genomics’ unique technology and talented R&D team will expand Agilent’s solutions for emerging sequencing applications and accelerate our entry into the […]
On November 30, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s €79,271 million ($105,713 million = €0.75 = $1) R&D program for 2014 through 2020. The program aims to unite existing EU research programs, simplify and streamline EU funding for R&D, and promote strategic priorities. The program encompasses major EU mechanisms for […]
In its broadest sense, correlative microscopy refers to the combination of multiple microscopy techniques to observe the same structure or event. Recent announcements by two major microscopy providers suggest that correlative microscopy will be a focus of their businesses in coming years. Although correlative microscopy can take many forms, the use of light microscopy (LM) […]
Company Announcements Horizon Discovery exclusively licensed in August new X-MAN (gene X-Mutant And Normal) cell lines from the University of Minnesota. Baseclick announced in August that it raised an additional €1.2 million ($1.7 million) from private investors and BASF Venture Capital in a second financing round. In September, ABR-Affinity BioReagents, a Thermo Fisher Scientific company, […]
Company Announcements In August, Pressure Biosciences received a notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that it was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing and has until February 2012 to regain compliance. In September, Sage Science closed a $2.0 million equity-financing round, according to an SEC filing. Sage Science announced […]
Company Announcements Mettler-Toledo acquired UK-based Triton Technology and its dynamic mechanical analyzer product line in March. In connection with the purchase, Lacerta Technology acquired Triton’s identiPol QA product line. Canadian-based Norton Scientific listed its stock on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s First Quotation Board (Open Market) in June. Norton Scientific named Shoko America its US West […]
The recent Chinese patent surge is being led by domestic patent applications, those which originated in China. The number of total patent applications filed in China grew 16.7% annually from 2006 to 2010, nearly doubling to 314,000. In 2010, 73% of China’s patent applications were domestic, compared with 52% in 2006. The global share of […]
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