Fujifilm completes acquisition of Irvine Scientific Sales Company and IS Japan, leading companies of cell culture media

June 5, 2018 FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc. (ISUS) and IS JAPAN CO.,LTD. (ISJ), leading companies in cell culture media for about US$800 million on June 1 in the United States. To advance its growth strategies in the healthcare area, Fujifilm... Read more

Hamilton Robotics and Waters Corporation Collaborate to Introduce STARWorks for Waters Assay Ready Workstations for Biopharmaceutical Sample Preparation Workflows

Automated, End-to-End Workflows Provide Hands-Free Convenience with Unrivaled Assay Sensitivity and Robust System Performance Reno, Nev., and Milford, Mass. (June 4, 2018) – Hamilton Robotics and Waters Corporation further extend their collaborative goal of streamlining biopharmaceutical sample preparation workflows with the launch of STARWorks for Waters. By integrating liquid handling expertise with in-depth sample preparation... Read more

Bruker Acquires Sierra Sensors to Expand Real-Time, Label-Free Detection Portfolio for Pharma and Biopharma Drug Discovery

HAMBURG, Germany, June 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker today announced that it has acquired Sierra Sensors GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany. Financial details were not disclosed. Sierra develops and manufactures innovative analytical biosensors based on Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) detection. Driven by patented technologies in the areas of SPR detection and microfluidic sample delivery, Sierra instruments... Read more

Lonza and Innosieve Diagnostics Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Rapid Bioburden Testing Technology

Cologne (DE) and Wageningen (NL) 04 June 2018 – Lonza Pharma & Biotech and Innosieve Diagnostics announced today an exclusive distribution agreement for rapid bioburden testing technology. This agreement expands Lonza’s extensive offering of endotoxin products, services and software and provides pharmaceutical testing professionals with a comprehensive set of quality control (QC) tools. Under the agreement, Lonza... Read more

Waters Technologies for Food Safety, Food Authenticity and Biomedical Research at ASMS 2018

Creating Access to the Power and Potential of Mass Spectrometry for More Laboratories MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 1, 2018– Waters (NYSE:WAT) is giving scientists attending ASMS 2018 a first look at new mass spectrometry technologies developed to serve the multi-faceted analytical requirements of food testing, university and biomedical research laboratories. The new products include a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry... Read more

Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc.

Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31, 2018 Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI), a provider of capillary electrophoresis-based (CE) solutions for fully-automated analysis of a range of molecules for $250 million in cash. This... Read more

Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 31, 2018– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI), a provider of capillary electrophoresis-based (CE) solutions for fully-automated analysis of a range of molecules for $250 million in cash. This acquisition brings together two innovators in the electrophoresis space. Advances... Read more

Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 31, 2018– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI), a provider of capillary electrophoresis-based (CE) solutions for fully-automated analysis of a range of molecules for $250 million in cash. This acquisition brings together two innovators in the electrophoresis space. Advances... Read more