British private investment company Grovepoint has acquired a majority stake in Algatechnologies, an Israel-based producer natural astaxanthin and other microalgae-derived products. The financial details of the transaction have not been ...
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US-based Falls City Brewing is planning to open a new seven-barrel manufacturing brewery by late March 2013. Located at 545 Barret Avenue in the Highlands, Louisville, Kentucky, the new brewery will be used for onsite tasting and for keg ...
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Navman Wireless, a provider of advanced fleet and asset management technology used to optimise business and government fleets as well as heavy equipment operations, has announced its acquisition by Danaher Corporation, a Fortune 250 science ...
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Transcat, a distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instruments and provider of calibration, repair, inspection and other compliance services, has completed the acquisition of Canada-based Cal-Matrix ...
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It's no longer just about those 140-character tweets. Now Twitter is helping people discover their inner filmmaker. Twitter announced Thursday the launch of Vine, a service that lets mobile users capture and share short, looping videos. ...
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Clinical research and service provider GeneDiagnostics has entered into an agreement to distribute WILEX's serum HER-2/neu ELISA test in China. The FDA-approved and CE-marked biomarker test measures serum HER-2/neu protein levels and ...
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US baby food producer Plum Organics has acquired London-based organic baby food firm Plum UK. The acquisition signals the start of international expansion for Plum Organics, it said today (24 January). It also positions the firm as a ...
Softbank has sold off a large portion of a local carrier it acquired just weeks ago, as it looked to assuage fears over its expanded control of Japan's wireless spectrum. The company, which runs one of Japan's largest mobile operators, ...
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Seneca Foods has completed the acquisition of Washington-based canned fruit manufacturer Independent Foods. Independent produces branded and private label canned pears, apples and cherries. "We believe that these operations are a ...
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China Food Co, the leading Chinese manufacturer of cooking and dipping sauces, has parted ways with one of its "major" shareholders. China Food Co said today (16 January) that Hana Mulsan Co has sold its entire 12.3% stake in the firm, ...
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Dutch food group Vion has entered into a deal to sell its frozen vegetables, fruit and potato products firm Oerlemans Foods to fresh vegetables producer Baltussen Holding. The struggling meat processor, which this month finalised a deal ...
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Santaris Pharma and miRagen Therapeutics have extended their research deal to discover and develop LNA-drugs against disease causing microRNAs. The agreement allows miRagen to gain a non-exclusive license to the miRNA therapeutics field ...
Healthcare products company Covidien has purchased California-based CV Ingenuity, which is focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of vascular diseases. CV Ingenuity's core technology Drug Coated Balloon (DCB), which ...
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Reedy Acquisitions has agreed to buy South Carolina-based laboratory operations of Lab21,which provides diagnostic products and services. Supporting blood bank screening,medical diagnostics and drug discovery services,Lab21's products ...
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Microsoft has acquired id8 Group R2 Studios to boost its Xbox team,in a deal leaked to some media outlets last week. The acquired company,better known as R2 Studios,was founded by Blake Krikorian,who has been named corporate vice ...
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