IDT expands its capacity for direct sales of genomic products in Asia-Pacific region SKOKIE, IL (February 8, 2017) – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), through its Singapore subsidiary, today completed the acquisition of the oligonucleotide manufacturing business of GeneWorks Pty Ltd. (GeneWorks) in Australia. This acquisition sees IDT expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region, following... Read more
BERWYN, Pa., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Rauland-Borg Corporation, a leading global provider of mission critical communication solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems and educational facilities. Rauland-Borg was acquired for $340 million, plus a potential contingent payment of $30 million tied to the achievement... Read more
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and GRAZ/WIEN, AUSTRIA – 7 February 2017 – The Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib) and GE Healthcare are introducing a cell line engineering research collaboration to bring increased productivity to biomanufacturers. The goal of the three-year partnership is to explore and identify new tools and methods to modify and optimize... Read more
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and ISTANBUL, TURKEY– 2 February 2017 – Arven Pharmaceuticals, a Toksoz Group Company, has selected GE Healthcare’s FlexFactory manufacturing platform to expand production capacity at its facility in Kirklareli, Turkey. With this expanded capacity, Arven will support local healthcare needs by bringing biopharmaceuticals to the Turkish and surrounding markets faster, whilst... Read more
Combines award-winning Chromium™ System from 10x Genomics with PerkinElmer’s state-of-the-art automation solutions PLEASANTON, Calif., January 9, 2017 – 10x Genomics, Inc., a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced they and PerkinElmer, Inc. will jointly offer automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions. PerkinElmer’s automation solutions increase both the throughput... Read more
Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. completes acquisition of Rubicon Genomics, Inc. Mountain View, CA—January 18, 2017—Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. (“TBUSH”) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Rubicon Genomics, Inc. (“Rubicon”), Rubicon has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBUSH as of January 17, 2017 (US local time). Under the merger agreement executed with Rubicon,... Read more
HERCULES, Calif. — January 16, 2017 — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase RainDance Technologies, Inc. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bio-Rad expects the transaction to close during... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif., and BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) and Novogene Corporation, a leading provider of genomic and bioinformatic services, today announced that Novogene has agreed to purchase 10 Sequel™ Systems for whole genome sequencing, Iso-Seq™ annotation and targeted sequencing services.PacBio’s sequencing systems are based on its... Read more
Acquisition Extends VWR’s High Purity Reagents Capabilities RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 12, 2017 /CNW/ — VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, announced today that it has acquired SEASTAR CHEMICALS Inc., a manufacturer of high purity reagents used in the global research, laboratory and microelectronics... Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 9, 2017 – The COPD Foundation-sponsored COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium (CBQC) today announced that it has partnered with the Bio-Techne Corporation, a manufacturer of biotechnology products for life science research and diagnostics. The partnership was established to evaluate the suitability of a soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation... Read more