19 March 2018 Chicago and London, March 19, 2018 – Funds advised by Apax Partners (“the Apax Funds”) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to purchase from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) its remaining ownership interest in Vyaire Medical, Inc., a global leader in respiratory care. Upon completion of the transaction, which... Read more
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires IntegenX, Provider of Leading Rapid DNA Technology for Human Identification CARLSBAD, Calif., March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired IntegenX Inc., which provides a rapid DNA platform for use in forensics and law enforcement applications. IntegenX products significantly... Read more
Location: Cambridge 16/03/2018 Partnership immediately provides Horizon with deeper access to Chinese diagnostic assay manufacturers and potential OEM agreements as part of stated global leadership strategy Genewell to pursue CFDA approval of Horizon reference standards for broad distribution into Chinese clinical laboratory market Cambridge, UK, and Shenzhen, China, 16 March 2018: Horizon Discovery Group plc... Read more
HILDEN, Germany and AARHUS, Denmark, February 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced new partnerships to enhance the profile and expand the use of its market leading bioinformatics solutions for microbiome, metagenomics and other applications. QIAGEN Bioinformatics signed an agreement with genomics big data company CosmosID, Inc. to... Read more
Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin Joins Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Next-Generation Sequencing Center of Excellence Program Leading oncology research hospital becomes new member to advance Oncomine™ liquid biopsy and immuno-oncology diagnostics BERLIN and CARLSBAD, Calif., March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific has named Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin as the newest member of its Next Generation Sequencing... Read more
State-of-the-art facility features the first imaging system of its kind in Saudi Arabia Wetzlar, Germany/Thuwal, Saudi Arabia: The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Leica Microsystems inaugurated a new Center of Excellence (CoE) for Optical Microscopy on the University’s campus today. With the new center, KAUST and Leica Microsystems embark on a... Read more
Hilden, Germany, and San Carlos, CA, March 12, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA), a world leader in providing Sample to Insight molecular solutions, and Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a leading developer of next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays that include non-invasive prenatal genetic testing and the analysis of circulating tumor DNA, today... Read more
MAR 12 2018 Hilden, Germany, and San Carlos, CA, March 12, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA), a world leader in providing Sample to Insight molecular solutions, and Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a leading developer of next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays that include non-invasive prenatal genetic testing and the analysis of circulating tumor... Read more
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (the “Company”) and Integrated DNA Technologies (“IDT”) announced today that Danaher has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IDT, a privately-held provider of high-value consumables for genomics applications in molecular biology, qPCR, next generation sequencing, synthetic biology, gene editing and molecular diagnostics. IDT’s primary... Read more
Agilent Technologies to Acquire Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar. 7, 2018 Highlights: Acquisition advances Agilent’s growth strategy Highly attractive business with robust growth track record and prospects Combination strengthens customer value proposition with complementary technologies and solutions Opportunity to accelerate expansion into adjacent businesses Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that... Read more