Hettich Group enters growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Investor to support further expansion, particularly in Asia and the USA

03-Jul-2024 - The Hettich Group, a third-generation family-owned life science equipment company, enters into a growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH. Centrifuges are the heart of every medical laboratory; they make a decisive contribution to diagnostics and therapy. The Hettich Group, based in ...

Limula raises CHF 6.2 million to develop automated cell and gene therapy manufacturing platform

Award-winning technology combines a bioreactor and a centrifuge into one single vessel for the first time

23-May-2024 - Over the last decade, several breakthrough Cell and Gene Therapy products have been approved in the USA and Europe to turn stem cells and immune cells into ‘living cures’, bringing hope to millions living with life-threatening conditions. However, these treatments remain out of reach for 98% of ...

Hettich successfully completes acquisition of Kirsch Medical

05-Jan-2024 - In 2023, Hettich Group experienced its most lucrative year yet in its 120-year history. For the first time, the Tuttlingen-based company, specializing in centrifuges and incubators for clinical-medical applications across three European locations, significantly surpassed the 100 million euro ...

GEA invests EUR 50 million in German centrifuge production sites

Focus on sustainable production, including digitalized and automated processes

16-May-2023 - GEA will invest around EUR 50 million in the modernization of its German centrifuge production facilities in Oelde (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Niederahr (Rhineland-Palatinate) by the end of 2024. The engineering group made the announcement at a press conference marking the 130th anniversary of ...

Eppendorf: New production site in Shanghai metropolitan region

Centrifuge business to be bolstered in the growth market of China

14-Feb-2023 - The globally positioned Eppendorf Group is expanding its production operation in the Chinese market. The company signed a contract for a new production site in Shanghai metropolitan region on February 8. Eppendorf centrifuges will be made here for the local market. “This is an important and ...

Eppendorf acquires centrifuge business of Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.

20-Mar-2020 - Eppendorf AG and Koki Holdings Co., Ltd., have reached an agreement that Eppendorf will acquire Koki’s centrifuge business, including the premium himac brand. A corresponding agreement was signed by both companies in Tokyo. The acquisition marks a targeted step by Hamburg-based Eppendorf AG to ...

Food analysis and diagnostics are hot topics at analytica China 2014

08-Sep-2014 - analytica China, International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics, opens its gates at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) for the seventh time from September 24–26, 2014. This year's focus topics are food analysis and diagnostics. Among ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Manufacturing Facility in China

Expands Global Footprint, Local Production Capabilities to Address Increased Demand from Life Sciences Customers in China and Asia-Pacific Region

19-Nov-2012 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the official opening of its new facility in Suzhou, China, for the manufacturing of life sciences consumables and equipment. The facility expands the company’s global manufacturing footprint and establishes local production capabilities to meet increased ...

Corning Incorporated Acquires Axygen BioScience, Inc.

Acquisition to expand Corning's portfolio of life sciences products and global customer access

18-Sep-2009 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has acquired all the shares of Axygen BioScience, Inc. and its subsidiaries from American Capital Ltd. for approximately $400 million in cash. Headquartered in Union City, Calif., Axygen is a manufacturer and distributor of life sciences plastic consumable ...

Brand Perceptions of Leading Scientific Instrumentation Suppliers

20-Dec-2004 - The life science instrumentation market is characterized by sectors with varying levels of competitive intensity, but across the market as a whole, a number of suppliers have established dominant brands, including Applied Biosystems, Beckman Coulter, Bio-Rad, GE Healthcare, and Agilent ...