May 15, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Patheon, a Leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and Patheon N.V. (NYSE: PTHN), a leading global provider of high-quality drug development and delivery solutions to the pharmaceutical and biopharma sectors, today announced that their boards of directors have approved Thermo Fisher’s acquisition of Patheon. Thermo Fisher will commence a tender offer... Read more

May 15, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Hitachi High-Technologies Starts Capital and Business Alliance in the Genetic Testing Business

– Contributing to people’s health by promoting the spread of genetic testing equipment in the healthcare field – Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2017, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) agreed to start a capital and business alliance (hereinafter, “the Alliance”) with Precision System Science Co., Ltd. (PSS) relating to the genetic testing business using... Read more

May 8, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Announces Distribution Partnership with FoodChek Systems Inc.

WARREN, N.J., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roka Bioscience, Inc. (“Roka”) (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced today that it has entered into an 5-year non-exclusive distribution agreement  with FoodChek Systems Inc. to distribute their lines of both proprietary Actero™ ELITE Enrichment Media... Read more

May 8, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev M&A, Partnerships

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Announces Distribution Partnership with FoodChek Systems Inc.

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Announces Distribution Partnership with FoodChek Systems Inc. WARREN, N.J., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roka Bioscience, Inc. (“Roka”) (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced today that it has entered into an 5-year non-exclusive distribution agreement  with FoodChek Systems Inc. to... Read more

May 8, 2017 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

Bruker Acquires Emerging Light Sheet Microscopy Company Luxendo

BILLERICA, Mass., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker today announced that it has acquired Luxendo, a privately held spin-off of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) that develops and manufactures proprietary light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instruments. Luxendo’s proprietary single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) technique significantly reduces sampling times over conventional laser scanning confocal microscopes, while reducing phototoxicity... Read more

May 5, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools Chromatography Lab Equipment Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

VWR Enters into Definitive Agreement with Avantor

Avantor to Acquire VWR for $33.25 per Common Share In An All Cash Transaction Valued At $6.4 Billion Avantor’s Acquisition of VWR Will Create a Vertically Integrated, Global Player in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Solutions for the Life Sciences, Advanced Technologies, and Research Industries Combined Company Will Provide Broad Offerings and Compelling Solutions for Customers... Read more

May 5, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

VWR Enters into Definitive Agreement with Avantor

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. and RADNOR, Pa., May 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Avantor, a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, and VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the major global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, today announced that they have entered into a definitive... Read more

May 3, 2017 Acad, Gov/Utilities M&A, Partnerships Materials Analysis

MTS Helps Esteemed Brazilian Research Institute Boost Operational Efficiency

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test and measurement solutions, has completed the installation of the MTS Echo® remote lab monitoring technology in the Civil Engineering Structural and Materials Laboratory (www.lem.civ.puc-rio.br) at Rio de Janeiro’s Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio). The University deployed MTS... Read more