April 14, 2021 M&A, Partnerships

Pressure BioSciences Finalizes Plan to Acquire Global Eco-Friendly Agrochemical Supplier

Company Expects Acquisition to be Accretive with Sustained Profitable Revenue Growth,Leveraging Market-Changing Synergy from PBI’s Ultra Shear Technology Nanoemulsions Platform SOUTH EASTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 14, 2021 / Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB:PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”), a leader in the development and sale of broadly enabling, pressure-based instruments, consumables, and platform technology solutions to... Read more

April 12, 2021 M&A, Partnerships

Avantor to Acquire Ritter GmbH and its Affiliates; Expands Proprietary Offering for Diagnostic and Drug Discovery Workflows

APRIL 12, 2021- Ritter is a fast-growing, technology leader in high-precision consumables– Combines Ritter’s liquid handling consumables platform for clinical diagnostic testing and life sciences research with Avantor’s offerings for critical lab automation workflows and leading global customer channel– Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to Adjusted Earnings per Share (EPS) upon closure and anticipated... Read more

April 12, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

Abcam and MEDx extend precision medicine strategic partnership

Cambridge, UK and Shanghai, China, 12 April : Today Abcam (AIM: ABC; NASDAQ: ABCM), a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, and MEDxTranslational Medicine (MEDx), formerly QIAGEN (Suzhou) Translational Medicine Co., Ltd., a company dedicated to developing companion diagnostics and precision medicine, announced the extension of their strategic partnership to include the co-development and commercialization of key... Read more

April 11, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Diasorin To Acquire Luminex Corporation for USD 37.00 per Share or Approximately USD 1.8 Billion

– Provides Access To Proven Luminex Multiplexing Technology And Molecular Testing Solutions To Be Used In Unique Testing Panels, Generating Critical Mass In The Molecular Diagnostics Space – Sets The Ground For New Partnerships And Business Development Opportunities Through Life Science Offerings – Broadens DiaSorin’s Presence In The U.S. – Accelerates Luminex Technology And Solutions’... Read more

April 6, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

Bio-Techne Completes Acquisition of Asuragen, Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Asuragen, Inc.  The transaction included initial consideration of $215 million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $105 million upon the achievement of certain future milestones.  The Asuragen acquisition adds a leading portfolio of best-in-class molecular... Read more

March 25, 2021 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

Oxford Nanopore and Circulomics launch kits to enable routine sequencing of ultra-long fragments of DNA

Thu 25th March 2021 Results from developers on human samples — MinION (left) and PromethION (right) The Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit, which has enabled read lengths of up to 4.2 Mb and maximises the quantity of ultra-long fragments, is now available in store. In combination with Circulomics Nanobind Kits, the Oxford Nanopore Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit... Read more

March 24, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Process Analytical Instr.

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Announces Acquisition of PendoTECH

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) today announced that it completed the acquisition of PendoTECH, a manufacturer and distributor of single-use sensors, transmitters, control systems and software for measuring, monitoring and data collection primarily in bioprocess applications. PendoTECH’s focus is serving bio-pharmaceutical manufacturers and life science laboratories. The company is based in Princeton, New... Read more

March 23, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with Artificial to Enhance COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Solution

Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with Artificial to Enhance COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Solution Collaboration agreement between Thermo Fisher Scientific and Artificial enables improved integration of software and robotics platforms to maximize COVID-19 testing throughput and efficiency TORONTO, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Artificial, developers of flexible automation... Read more

March 22, 2021 Lab Equipment M&A, Partnerships

BioLife Solutions to Acquire Stirling Ultracold in an All-Stock Merger

BOTHELL, Wash., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) (“BioLife” or the “Company”), a leading developer and supplier of a portfolio of class-defining bioproduction products and services for cell and gene therapies, today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to acquire Global Cooling, Inc., operating as Stirling Ultracold (“Stirling”), a privately held manufacturer of... Read more

March 22, 2021 Bio/Pharma/CRO Informatics & Software Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with Protein Metrics to Optimize Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis for Biopharmaceutical and Proteomics Applications

Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with Protein Metrics to Optimize Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis for Biopharmaceutical and Proteomics Applications Protein Metrics’ software solutions complement Thermo Fisher’s mass spectrometry systems to facilitate precise, reliable data processing and drive innovation GERMERING, Germany, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Protein Metrics,... Read more