Invitrogen to expand on Grand Island Oct 21, 2008
The deal comes just a few months after Invitrogen merged with Applera s Applied Biosystems Group. The IDA package will save Invitrogen $96,000 in sales taxes, $24,000 in mortgage recording taxes and $854,000 in real property tax abatements. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Analysts expect more mergers in life sciences Jul 2, 2008
NEW YORK - Analysts say there may be more consolidation in the life sciences sector following purchase of Applied Biosystems Group and Thermo Fisher's acquisition of Open Biosystems. "There is some school of thought that we'll start to see a broader consolidation wave," said JPMorgan analyst Tycho Peterson in a conference call Monday. (Boston Globe)
Culture clash Jun 15, 2008
4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group. Grossman disagreed with the premise that acquisitions are getting more aggressive. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Invitrogen inks deal to acquire Applied Biosystems Jun 14, 2008
California biotech giant has reached a deal to buy 's Applied Biosystems Group for $6. 7 billion. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Invitrogen to Buy Applied Biosystems for $6.4B Jun 13, 2008
4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group. Carlsbad-based Invitrogen will pay $38 per share for Foster City-based Applied Biosystems, representing a 17 percent premium to the stock's closing price Wednesday. (ABC News -- Wire)
Invitrogen grows with $6.7B buy Jun 13, 2008
has approved a merger with giving Invitrogen all outstanding shares of Applera's Applied Biosystems Group. The cash and stock transaction, valued at $6. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Meal prep firms hit bump, find new recipe Mar 20, 2008
In September, Deeelish began delivering meals to customers at five corporations, including Google Inc. and Applied Biosystems Group. Three to six more will be added within a couple months, and Stevens expects corporate deliveries will be more than half their business within a year. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Gene Test Can Identify Heart Disease, Spur Cholesterol Drug Use Jan 22, 2008
The company and Applied Biosystems Group are the traded units of Applera Corp., based in Norwalk, Connecticut. To contact the reporter on this story: Beth Jinks in New York at. (Bloomberg)
Asuragen launches new microRNA firm Jan 21, 2008
Asuragen began in early 2006 with an initial $49 million round of funding from Ambion and outside investors after Ambion completed the sale of its research products division to Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI) for $273 million. When Winkler spun off Asuragen out of Ambion, he says his goal was to leverage its RNA and microRNA expertise into molecular diagnostics and therapeutics. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Supergenes Designed to Create Fuel From Sunlight, Devour Waste in VC Labs Jan 10, 2008
Norwalk, Connecticut-based Applera also owns Applied Biosystems Group, a manufacturer of gene-sequencing equipment used in Venter's genome project. Science Fiction. (Bloomberg)
Movers: Companies in the news Sep 10, 2007
Emirates Telecommunications, the phone company based in Abu Dhabi and known as Etisalat, says it plans to spend $1 billion building a network in Nigeria that will enable it to compete with rivals including MTN Group (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Global Bioinformatics Market Outlook: Major Segments, Future Prospects, Key Applications Areas and Company Profiles Sep 7, 2007
This section provides an overview and key financial information of prominent players of the Bioinformatics market like IBM Life Sciences, Accelrys, Affymetrix, Applied Biosystems Group, Compugen Ltd, Ciphergen Biosystems, CuraGen Corporation, Celera Genomics Group, , Incyte Corporation and Tripos Inc. ... 3 Applied Biosystems Group ... Table 5-3: Applied Biosystems Group - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2004-2006. (BusinessWire)
Applera spinout may put Celera in the M&A hot seat Aug 30, 2007
-based , hired Morgan Stanley to help it decide whether to split itself into two separate public companies, California-based Applied Biosystems Group and Rockville-based Celera Group -- a prospect analysts find probable and investors find promising. Celera officials wouldn't say when a decision would be made, but analysts have timed a potential split to as early as the end of this year. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
New Contaminant Testing Method from Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX Developed To Help Improve Food Safety Jun 5, 2007
The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), small molecules, and proteins to make scientific discoveries and develop new pharmaceuticals. (Canada Newswire)
Abbott's HIV-1 Viral Load Test Approved by FDA for Use on New m2000(TM) Molecular Diagnostics Instrument May 12, 2007
About Applera Corporation and Celera Applera Corporation consists of two operating groups: Celera and the Applied Biosystems groups ... The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. (PR Newswire)
Merrill Lynch publishes ‘run is done' list Jan 4, 2007
Safeway Inc. was the sole consumer staple company, Boston Properties Inc. the only financial and Applied Biosystems Group the lone health care firm. Among industrials, AGCO Corp., Allied Waste Industries Inc., Deere & Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Paccar Inc., and Terex Corp. made the list while Lam Research Corp., Mentor Graphics Corp., Synopsis Inc. and ValueClick Inc. were the tech additions. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
