August 25, 2016 Atomic Spectroscopy M&A, Partnerships

Greiner Bio-One Sponsors Collaboration Involving Emerging Molecular Analysis Technologies for Cancer Research

Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. (GBO) is a proud sponsor of a National Institutes of Health-funded collaborative effort between Scripps Florida, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), and Nano3D Biosciences, Inc. (n3D) to advance high-throughput screening (HTS) 3D spheroid based technology aimed at early drug discovery and clinical cancer biology. This work will involve the development... Read more

August 16, 2016 Bio/Pharma/CRO M&A, Partnerships

GE Healthcare and Sealed Air enter an exclusive agreement to deliver film for single-use bioprocess systems

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and CHARLOTTE, NC – 17 August 2016 – GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business, a global provider of technologies and expertise to the biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries and Sealed Air Corporation, a global manufacturer of primary films for pharmaceutical solutions, today announced the expansion of a strategic alliance designed to further... Read more

July 23, 2016 Bio/Pharma/CRO Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

QIAGEN Exchange Offer for Digene Corporation Expired With Significant Over 90% of Shares Tendered

VENLO, The Netherlands, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its offer to exchange cash and stock for all outstanding shares of Digene Corporation (Nasdaq: DIGE) expired as scheduled at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, July 20, 2007. All conditions of the exchange offer... Read more

July 13, 2016 Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

Investing in Cures for Cancer: GE Poised to Lead Industrialization of Cell Therapy Industry with Acquisition of Biosafe Group SA

Chalfont St Giles, UK – 13 July 2016 – GE Healthcare has acquired Biosafe Group SA, a supplier of integrated cell bioprocessing systems for the rapidly growing cell therapy and regenerative medicine industry for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of Biosafe expands GE Healthcare’s end-to-end ecosystem of products, solutions and services for our cell therapy... Read more

June 29, 2016 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

BIO and Nikon Instruments Inc. Jointly announce a new Program for Research Grade Microscope System for BIO Members

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and Nikon Instruments Inc. jointly announce a new partnership under the BIO Business Solutions® offerings.  Nikon Instruments is a world-renowned market leader in optical instrumentation and research microscope systems known for cutting edge digital imaging technology for biomedical research solutions.As a supplier partner,... Read more

June 22, 2016 Acad, Gov/Utilities Cell Analysis Tools M&A, Partnerships

Cellular Dynamics and the National Eye Institute Establish a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to Advance Cell Transplantation Therapy for the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Disease using iPSC-Derived Cells

Cellular Dynamics and the National Eye Institute Establish a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to Advance Cell Transplantation Therapy for the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Disease using iPSC-Derived Cells – Cellular Dynamics International Read more

June 21, 2016 Bio/Pharma/CRO Licensing, IP, and Legal M&A, Partnerships

Takara Bio enters into a license and supply agreement of RetroNectin® with Kite Pharma

Takara Bio enters into a license and supply agreement of RetroNectin® with Kite Pharma Kusatsu/Shiga, Japan — June 21, 2016 – Takara Bio Inc. announces that it has entered into a License and Supply Agreement with Kite Pharma, Inc. (“Kite”), United States, under which Takara Bio grants Kite a commercial license to use applicable patents relating... Read more

May 31, 2016 Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

GE Healthcare joins high-profile vaccine collaboration to explore vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in Saudi Arabia as part of 2030 Vision

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK AND RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – 31 May 2016 – GE Healthcare is entering into a vaccine collaboration with the National Industrial Clusters Development Program (NICDP) under the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, SaudiVax and King Saud University, to enable vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in the Kingdom of Saudi... Read more

May 31, 2016 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Beckman Coulter and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Announce Strategic Relationship to Deliver Infectious Disease Testing Menu to Very High-Volume Labs Beckman Coulter Sample Press Release

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics to Place Ortho’s VITROS® 3600 Systems in Very High-Volume Labs; Expands Reach for Ortho and Broadens Menu for Beckman Coulter    BREA, CA, and RARITAN, NJ, June 8, 2016 — Beckman Coulter, Inc., a global developer and manufacturer of clinical diagnostic products, and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Ortho), a global in vitro diagnostics... Read more

May 18, 2016 M&A, Partnerships

GE Healthcare and The Health Management Academy Celebrate 10 Years of Advancing Healthcare Leaders Together; Renew Continued Collaboration through 2020

WAUWATOSA, WI – May 18, 2016 – GE Healthcare and The Health Management Academy (The Academy) today announced a renewed collaboration and will continue advancing healthcare by training  healthcare leaders through The Academy GE Fellows Program. Each year, 35 healthcare leaders graduate from The Academy GE Fellows Program.  This two-year comprehensive leadership development program targets high... Read more