Corning Completes BD Discovery Labware Business Acquisition

Broadens Life Sciences product portfolio and geographic reach

05-Nov-2012 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the majority of the Discovery Labware business from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) for approximately $720 million in cash.The acquisition of the BD Discovery Labware business will expand Corning Life ...

Corning to Acquire Majority of BD Discovery Labware

Acquisition will broaden life sciences consumables product portfolio

11-Apr-2012 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with BD(Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) to acquire the majority of its Discovery Labware unit for approximately $730 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be completed later this year, subject to ...

Corning Acquires Mediatech, Inc.

05-Dec-2011 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mediatech, Inc. , a Virginia-based corporation, including Mediatech's subsidiary, KD Medical, Inc., a Maryland-based corporation. Mediatech is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning and will be integrated into Corning's ...

Corning Holds Grand Opening Ceremony for Life Sciences Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in China

Corning expands capacity to serve world's fastest growing Life Sciences market

11-Nov-2011 - Corning Incorporated announced the official opening of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility for Corning Life Sciences in China's Yangtze River Delta. The grand opening ceremony was held just over a year after Corning's Board of Directors approved the approximately $40 ...

Corning Completes Acquisition of Plaslab S.A.S.

06-Oct-2010 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of all outstanding shares of Plaslab S.A.S. from certain investment funds managed by Qualium Investissement and from the other shareholders of Plaslab. Plaslab is the holding company of Plastiques ...

Corning to Acquire Plaslab S.A.S.

Acquisition to add sampling, testing, and analysis consumables to its life sciences product portfolio

16-Aug-2010 - Corning Incorporated announced that it has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Plaslab S.A.S. to acquire all outstanding shares of the company. Assuming certain closing conditions are met, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010. Plaslab is a French ...

Corning and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Announce Collaboration

02-Feb-2010 - Corning Incorporated and Sartorius Stedim Biotech announced a co-marketing and branding collaboration. The companies intend to leverage existing synergies to co-market a full range of cell culture products through a combined product catalog and work together on numerous marketing and sales ...

PerkinElmer, Inc. and Corning Incorporated Announce Strategic Collaboration for the Advancement of Label-Free Technologies

Strategic agreement to develop next-generation platforms for Life Sciences research

30-Oct-2009 - PerkinElmer Inc. and Corning Incorporated announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic agreement to advance the development of next-generation label-free detection technologies. The agreement will allow Corning and PerkinElmer to combine their expertise in optical label-free ...

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 ...

Corning Announces Commercial Agreement with HighRes Biosolutions

09-Sep-2008 - Corning Incorporated announced the signing of a commercial agreement with HighRes Biosolutions Inc. to develop consumables to meet the needs of medium-to high-throughput screening customers. HighRes Biosolutions is a manufacturer of high-end automation for high-throughput screening (HTS). Under ...