June 2024 – content

Life Sciences

 BioLife Solutions sells Stirling Ultracold for nominal sum

 LIMS company buys verification software firm

Funding and partnership successes for Flagship Biosciences

 EU regulator approves Illumina’s plan for Grail divestment

DNA combing firm Genomic Vision enters receivership

NanoString snapped up by Bruker following bankruptcy turmoil

Complete Genomics establishes US manufacturing

 

General Laboratory

Spectris PMS acquires exclusive distribution partner              

Sample preparation group adds capabilities

ADDvise expands lab division with two more purchases

Lauda opens Singapore hub

Four smaller additions to Bruker CALID and BioSpin

Calibre acquires two UK laboratory equipment firms              

 

Process & hand-held instrumentation

Handheld and benchtop MS expert expands into FTIR

Acquisitions benefit Teledyne’s Instrumentation and Digital Imaging segments

Industry applications focus of Headwall’s new purchase              

Spectris completes portfolio rationalisation with Red Lion Controls sale

Spectaire receives minority investment

 

Financials

Weak sales at Illumina to continue in 2024

PacBio growth driven by its 2023 product launches

Sales decline in Life Science and Electronics at Merck

Hoefer divestment affects HBIO’s top- and bottom-line

Reagent sales grow at Revvity’s LS division

US market drives recovery at Xylem M&CS in 2023              

Peak Scientific doubles growth rate

Bruker continues double-digit organic growth trajectory

Hellma tops pre-pandemic sales in 2021

Starna steady despite challenging economic climate

Double-digit organic growth three years in a row at Spectris

Strong finish for Biotage thanks to Astrea acquisition

Demand for Veolia’s Water Technologies exceptionally high

Comet X-ray Modules buck trend

Teledyne’s environmental businesses show before unseen weakness

Pharma and bioprocess headwinds hold back 908 Devices

Stanhope-Seta grows sales by 25%              

 

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