Wheaton aquires CELLine technology
11 July, 2012Wheaton has acquired the CELLine dual-membrane, cell culture flask line for antibody and protein production from Wilson Wolf Manufacturing Corporation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires rights for pre-eclampsia biomarker from Nephromics
06 June, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an asset purchase agreement with Nephromics, which includes a patent licence for exclusive rights to use PlGF (Placental Growth Factor) for the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.
Scientex adds new agencies
01 June, 2012Scientex has recently acquired five new agencies to further bolster the range of products it offers to the scientific community. It has secured exclusive distribution rights for Australia and New Zealand for leading technologies used by scientists across life sciences, industry and research.
Plexpress announces collaboration with Admescope
19 May, 2012Plexpress, developer of the innovative TRAC platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, has announced a collaboration with the contract research organisation Admescope which will now include TRAC as part of its services for investigating in vitro drug interactions and preclinical ADME-Tox responses.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences completes acquisition of Xcellerex
15 May, 2012GE Healthcare has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Xcellerex, a supplier of manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry.
Qiagen acquires AmniSure International, adds assay to Point of Need portfolio
04 May, 2012Qiagen NV has announced the acquisition of AmniSure International LLC, a privately owned Boston company that markets the AmniSure assay for determining whether a pregnant woman is suffering rupture of foetal membranes (ROM), a condition in which fluid leaks from the amniotic sac prematurely.
UniQuest and Axiom Molecular sign radiopharma strategic alliance
01 May, 2012UniQuest, The University of Queensland’s (UQ) main commercialisation company, has announced a $4.3 million strategic alliance with Axiom Molecular in radiopharmaceutical research, development and commercialisation.
Sigma-Aldrich acquires Research Organics
17 April, 2012Sigma-Aldrich has acquired all outstanding shares of Cleveland-based company Research Organics to expand its buffer production capacity and to increase its portfolio of PharmaGrade raw materials for the biopharmaceutical and diagnostic markets.
IQnovate signs MOU with agricultural biotech group
16 March, 2012Contract medical company IQnovate has signed a memorandum of understanding with JH Biotech Australasia to commercialise and extract research and development efficiencies related to a range of biotechnology products, including ones suitable for animal nutrition.
United Bioresearch appointed Australian distributor for ACTGene products
07 March, 2012United Bioresearch has been appointed Australian distributor for the full range of ACTGene products.
Sigma-Aldrich completes acquisition of BioReliance
03 February, 2012Sigma-Aldrich has completed its acquisition of BioReliance Holdings from Avista Capital Partners for $350 million in cash, subject to normal post-closing adjustments.
Middletons acts on $375 million sale of Ascent to Watson Pharmaceuticals
02 February, 2012Middletons acted on behalf of the sellers of the Australian and South-East Asian generic pharmaceutical business Ascent Pharmahealth, which was purchased by Watson Pharmaceuticals.
Biomedica Gruppe appoints new distributor
13 December, 2011United Bioresearch Products has been appointed as the Australian distributor for the Biomedica range of ELISA kits and antibodies.
Sartorius acquires Biohit’s liquid handling business
28 October, 2011Sartorius concludes agreement to acquire the liquid handling business of Finnish laboratory supplier Biohit.
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration appointed Australian distributor for Michell Instruments
25 October, 2011AMS Instrumentation & Calibration has been appointed exclusive distributor for the Michell Instruments range of analytical instrumentation for Australia. The company manufactures dewpoint transmitters, cooled mirror hygrometers, relative humidity sensors, process moisture analysers, hydrocarbon dewpoint analysers, moisture in liquid analysers and oxygen analysers.
