Sigma-Aldrich Acquires ChemNavigator, Inc., to Provide Researchers With Industry-Leading Chemical Compound Selection and Procurement Services

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich(R) (Nasdaq: SIAL ) today announced the acquisition of cheminformatics company, ChemNavigator(R).com, Incorporated, a provider of leading discovery research informatics software tools used for design, selection and procureme...

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Acquires Exclusive License to Novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Technology From Stanford University

PALO ALTO, Calif., August 4, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing antiviral therapies, announced today that it has licensed the exclusive worldwide rights to novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) technology from Stanford University. This te...

OmniComm Systems Acquires EDC Assets of Leading Phase I Clinical Software Vendor - Logos Technologies, Ltd.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OMCM), a leader in integrated electronic data capture (EDC) solutions for clinical trials announced today that the company has acquired the EDC assets of UK based, clinical software provider, Lo...

PROLOR Biotech Acquires License Option from Yeda for Development of Long-Acting Anti-Obesity Drug

NES-ZIONA, Israel, July 27, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PROLOR Biotech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PBTH) formerly Modigene Inc., today announced that it has entered into an evaluation and option agreement with Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the ...

St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, recently became the only hospital in the Midwest to acquire a dual console da Vinci surgical robot, and one of three hospitals in the United States to purchase the new system. ...

Varian Medical Systems Acquires Assets of IKOEmed and IKOEtech; Acquisition to Add Software for Accelerating Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc., (NYSE: VAR ) today announced it has acquired the assets of Houston-based IKOEmed and IKOEtech, privately-owned suppliers of software used in the planning of radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatments. The acq...

Solon Manufacturing Company Acquires PurFybr Brands; Adds Influenza Virus Diagnostic Swabs to Product Line

NORTH HAVEN, Conn., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Solon Manufacturing Co., a leading maker of single use disposable products for the medical, industrial and diagnostic fields, today announced its acquisition of certain assets of PurFybr Inc. The purchase, which specifically includes PurFybr brand right...

Syngenta Acquires Innovative Bio-Control Technology to Improve Usable Crop Yields

WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Syngenta today announced that it has acquired Georgia-based Circle One Global, Inc., to add an innovative antitoxin crop protection technology to the company's portfolio. Circle One Global markets the product Afla-Guard(R), which is aimed at reduc...

AEterna Zentaris Acquires All Assets from Ardana for Growth Hormone Secretagogue Compound, AEZS-130

All amounts are in US dollars QUEBEC CITY, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS ; TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today reported that after regaining from Ardana Biosciences Ltd. ("Ardana"), the worldwid...

ChemDiv Group Acquires Prudentas Through ChemRar High Tech Center

SAN DIEGO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemDiv, a global chemistry-driven contract research organization, announced today that its ChemRar High Tech Center has acquired Prudentas LLC, one of the leading CRO companies conducting high quality Phase I - Phase IV studies in Eastern Europe. Prudentas will...

Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Sigal Ltda and Expands Operations in Chile

ST. LOUIS, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) today announced that it has expanded its presence in the Republic of Chile to directly serve research and manufacturing customers throughout the country. The Company has acquired Sigal Ltda, its primary distributor in C...

Leading Middle East Cancer Hospital Acquires Advanced Radiotherapy Capability from Varian Medical Systems

Only Radiotherapy Department in State of Qatar to Introduce State-of-the-Art Treatments including RapidArc(TM) Technology DOHA, Qatar, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One of the leading cancer centers in the Middle East has acquired two advanced radiotherapy devices from Varian Medical Sys...

Seahorse Bioscience, Inc. Acquires BioProcessors Corp.

Market Vision, Engineering Know-how, and Smart Plastics Expertise Combine to bring Practical Cell Technologies to the Life Sciences N. BILLERICA, Mass., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., manufacturer of instruments and consumables for cell based metabolic assays today anno...

Clinical Research Staffing Firm ASG Acquires CRO Ockham Development Group

Merger provides additional value to clients, shareholders and employees CARY, N.C., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ASG, Inc. - a high-quality functional outsourcing and specialty staffing services group based in Cary, North Carolina - has acquired neighboring Ockham Development Group, Inc., a full-s...

ChanTest Acquires Applied Cell Sciences

Expanded drug discovery and development services, cell lines, and reagents now cover nearly half of the known drugable genome CLEVELAND, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading experts in ion channels and GPCR (G-protein coupled receptors) - key to drug discovery, development, and safety - are no...

Cancer Advances Acquires the Intellectual Property for a Suite of Products that Enhance the Immune System in Treatment of Gastric, Pancreatic, and Colorectal Cancers

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Advances, Inc. (Cancer Advances), a Cato BioVentures portfolio company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all the technology and intellectual property for a suite of products that enhance the immune system for application in three ...

PolyOrg, Inc. Acquires a License to Manufacture and Distribute PNA Monomers Worldwide

LEOMINSTER, Mass., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyOrg, Inc. a Massachusetts, USA based organization has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with the Copenhagen Inventor Group that enables PolyOrg to manufacture and distribute PNA monomers worldwide. "We are extremely pleased to ...

Boston Scientific Acquires Labcoat Limited

Acquisition demonstrates Company's commitment to innovation in drug-eluting stent technology NATICK, Mass., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced that it has acquired Labcoat Limited, a privately held, development-stage drug-eluting sten...

Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Seppro(R) Depletion Technology From GenWay Biotech

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) has expanded its proteomics offerings with the acquisition of Seppro(R) affinity depletion technology and a library of 700 avian-derived antibodies from GenWay Biotech, Inc. Seppro depletion products enable scien...

DuPont Acquires Ag Data Management Business to Enhance Information Solutions for Growers

Acquisition will Enhance Precision Farming Technology Available to Industry and Pioneer Customers Des Moines, Iowa, and Cumming, Ga. (Vocus) December 29, 2008 -- DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and MapShots today announced Pioneer will acquire controlling ownership of...

Senetek PLC Acquires Rights to Additional Anticancer RNAi Technology

NAPA, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, today announced an agreement with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sci...

Quantros Acquires MEDMARX(R) from United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention, an official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines sold in the United States, on December 4, 2008 transferred all rights, ownership and management of the overall MEDMARX report...

t2cure Acquires Patent Family on In Vitro Potency Testing of Stem Cells for Cardiovascular Application

FRANKFURT, Germany, November 25 /PRNewswire/ -- t2cure, a biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative medicine therapeutics from a patient's own stem cells, today announced that it has acquired a family of patents and patent applications from Innovectis, the technology transfer arm of Frankf...

BMP Sunstone Acquires 'Runchang Capsule' and Related LFHC Technology

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMP Sunstone Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP ) ("BMP Sunstone" or the "Company") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sunstone (Tangshan) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd ("Sunstone"), has signed an agreement to acquire "Runchang capsule," a...

Vyta Corp Acquires 100% Ownership of BIOAGRA, LLC

DENVER, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vyta Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: VYTC) today announced that it has reached a favorable settlement in its foreclosure litigation against BIOAGRA, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the amicable agreement, Vyta Corp now controls 100% ownership interest in BIOAGR...

Affitech Acquires Pharmexa's Diabody Technology

OSLO, Norway, October 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Affitech AS, the human therapeutic antibody company, today announced that it had acquired the full rights to the innovative diabody technology originally owned by Pharmexa A/S, a leading Danish immunotherapeutic and vaccine company. Also known as bi-spe...

Millstone Medical Outsourcing Acquires New Facility to Accommodate Growing Business, Provide Additional Clean Room Capacity

FALL RIVER, Mass., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Millstone Medical Outsourcing announced today that the company acquired a new facility in Fall River, MA, to accommodate growing business with new and existing customers and to allow for additional clean room operations. The new facility, located at 58...

CPA Acquires Renowned German Patent Research Specialist, SVPG

LONDON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Strengthens Expertise in Key Market and Industry Sectors, Including Pharmaceutical and Chemical CPA, the world's top intellectual-property management specialist and a leading provider of outsourced legal support services, announced today that it has acqu...

Circassia Acquires North American and Japanese Rights to Dopexamine

Circassia Establishes Commercial-Scale Supply Chain Circassia to Develop Dopexamine as Part of Proprietary Post-Surgery Recovery Protocols OXFORD, England, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on the fields ...

Advanced Instruments Acquires D & F Control Systems Inc.

NORWOOD, Mass., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Instruments, Inc., of Norwood, Massachusetts, announced today that it has acquired 100% of the shares of D & F Control Systems, Inc., of Dublin, CA. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. D & F Control Systems manufactures and markets...

Milestone Scientific Acquires Additional Patent Rights for Painless Injections and Resolves Related Litigations

LIVINGSTON, N.J., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it has acquired additional patent rights with respect to painless anesthetic injections -- specifically rights...

MediCult Acquires US-Based MidAtlantic Diagnostics to Further Strengthen ART Presence

JYLLINGE, Denmark and MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, September 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MediCult a/s (OSE: MEC), a leader in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire MidAtlantic Diagnostics, Inc., a US supplier of A...

Arisyn Therapeutics Inc. Acquires Highly Novel Portfolio of Therapeutic Small Molecules for Infectious Disease and Cancer

FREDERICK, Md., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Arisyn Therapeutics Inc. (Arisyn) announced today day that it has successfully acquired from UAF Technologies and Research, L.L.C. (UTR) a series of highly novel small molecule inhibitors with a well-defined preclinical efficacy spectrum against a varie...

Safecor Health Acquires Unit-Dose Pharmaceutical Leader RSC

Helping to Improve Patient Safety, Operational Efficiency Through Bar-Coded Medication Products and Services WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Safecor Health, LLC, a pharmacy services and unit-dose bar-code repackaging provider to hospitals, health systems and long-term c...

Duff & Phelps Acquires Lumin Expert Group To Build Global Intellectual Property Practice

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF ), a leading independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, today announced that it has acquired the Lumin Expert Group (Lumin). Lumin is a financial consulting firm that specializes in intellectual ...

Kowa Company, Ltd. Acquires ProEthic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

New Company to be Called Kowa Pharmaceuticals America NAGOYA, Japan and MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Kowa Company, Ltd., a privately-held company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, today announced the acquisition of ProEthic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held specialty p...

BioEnergy International, LLC Acquires Assets of OmniGene Bioproducts, Inc.

QUINCY, Mass., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BioEnergy International, LLC (BioEnergy), a privately-held, biotech-based developer and manufacturer of next-generation, renewable biochemicals and biofuels, announces the acquisition of certain assets of OmniGene Bioproducts, Inc. (OBI) and the integrati...

MacroGenics Acquires Raven Biotechnologies

Raven's Discovery Platform in Cancer Stem Cell Biology Enhances MacroGenics' Oncology Capabilities and Complements Proprietary Antibody Technology Platforms ROCKVILLE, Md., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MacroGenics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that dev...

Warburg Pincus Acquires 5.4% of WuXi PharmaTech's Outstanding Ordinary Shares from United Overseas Bank

SHANGHAI, China, July 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that Warburg Pincus, the global private equity fir...

Bioniche Pharma Acquires Baxter's ENLON(R) and ENLON-PLUS(R)

Three new products coming soon to Bioniche's growing line of injectable products LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals, announced today the acquisition of Baxter Healthcare Co...