Tag: Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad resolves corruption issues with US government

BIO-RAD Laboratories has announced the full resolution of previously-disclosed investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into past violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) that occurred from 2005 to 2010 related…

Bio-Rad closes deal to buy AbD Serotec

BIO-RAD Laboratories has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AbD Serotec, a supplier of antibodies and reagents, from MorphoSys, for €53 million (about US$70 million) in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in January 2013. “We are impressed with…

New sorting cytometer from Bio-Rad

EAGER to launch a new cell sorting system for smaller laboratories and those seeking to offer cell sorting to individual researchers, Bio-Rad will launch its S3 cell sorter in January 2013. This is a rebadged system from Propel Labs, which…

Digital biology gives new approach to DNA quantification

THE FIRST product based on Bio-Rad’s ‘digital biology’ technology, the QX100 droplet digital PCR system, applies sample partitioning to PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and promises a new approach to nucleic acid quantification. PCR is widely used to amplify and quantify…