Rochester, NY 1/19/16—Transcat, a provider of calibration and compliance services and handheld-instrument distributor, has acquired Dispersion Laboratory for an undisclosed amount. Based in Canada, Dispersion Laboratory provides services for the calibration, repair and product sales of weights, balances, temperature instruments and liquid handling devices. “We are also gaining the only laboratory in Canada offering automated […]
Castle Rock, CO 1/26/16—Strand Life Sciences (Strand LS), a genomics and bioinformatics firm, has announced a merger with Venaxis, a publicly held IVD company. To comply with Indian tax and financial regulations, the merger is being structured through a series of purchases. Venaxis shareholders will purchase Strand LS shares, with proceeds to be reinvested in […]
Paris, France and Cambridge, UK 1/18/16—Publicly held Novacyt, a provider of cancer and infectious disease diagnostics, has agreed to acquire Primer Design for £9.85 million ($14.1 million = £0.70 = $1) in cash and stock in addition to £2.5 million ($3.6 million) based on sales targets. UK-based Primer Design offers real-time PCR kits, reagents and […]
Tucson, AZ 1/16/16—The Arizona Sun’s tucson.com website has reported that Mettler-Toledo purchased Instant BioScan last year for around $30 million, including future milestones. BioScan joins Mettler’s Thornton division. BioScan develops and sells the Real-Time Microbial Monitoring Systems for detection of microorganisms in water. The company has 15 employees. According to the article, Mettler will initially […]
Nanotechnology and materials is a field primed for expansive growth, according to a January 2016 report by the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS). Through comparing the technology development of Japan with that of other countries, the CRDS report aims to propose effective R&D methods that would help enhance […]
The fifth annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference and exhibition was held January 23–27 in San Diego, California. The event hosted a total of 6,293 participants. The exhibit consisted of 320 companies and organizations. Trends evident at the show included the automation of NGS, emphasis on sample quality and conservation, and influence […]
The annual American Society for Cell Biology meeting was held in San Diego, California from December 12 to December 16. The conference presentations and exhibit were abuzz with research results made possible by new technology developments, most notably super-resolution microscopy and single-cell analysis. Super-resolution microscopy techniques improve the spatial resolution of optical microscopy. Sunday kicked […]
Genotyping is a process of determining the genetic makeup of an organism by examining its DNA sequence, exploring underlining genetic variants such as SNPs. It is typically performed with microarray technology, but PCR and sequencing are also used. The advantage of using microarrays for genotyping is that they can process hundreds to thousands of samples, […]
Company Announcements In October, FEI announced the acquisition of DCG, a supplier of electrical fault characterization, localization and editing equipment serving process development, yield ramp and failure analysis applications. FEI paid $160 million in cash. For the year ending January 31, DCG generated $76 million in sales. In November, TESCAN ORSAY announced the opening of […]
Company Announcements In November, AMETEK named Dave Hermance as vice president and general manger of its Measurement & Calibration Technologies Division. Most recently, he served as vice president and business unit manager of the Sensor Technologies business unit. MTS Systems revenues for the fiscal year ending October 3 slipped 0.1% to $563.9 million (see IBO […]
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