15 Current news of Millipore
rssMerck Chemicals now comprises two new divisions: Merck Millipore and Performance Materials
07-16-2010
Merck KGaA announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, for an aggregate purchase price including debt and cash of approximately EUR 5.2 billion (US$ 7.0 billion). Merck agreed to ...
05-25-2010
Millipore Corporation has moved its European BioPharma Services unit to new, expanded facilities to accommodate strong growth in the biotechnology sector. The new facilities are located in Milton Park, near Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. Millipore’s BioPharma Services unit is the first ...
Combination will create a € 2.1 billion (US$ 2.9 billion) partner for the Life Science sector and transform Merck Chemicals
03-02-2010
Merck KGaA and Millipore Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck KGaA will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Millipore, for US$ 107 per share in cash, or a total transaction value, including net debt, of approximately € 5.3 ...
John Sweeney to focus on technology development and partnerships
08-14-2009
Millipore Corporation announced the appointment of John Sweeney as Vice President of Millipore’s Life Science SBU. Most recently, Sweeney served as Vice President of Strategy and Marketing services for Millipore’s Bioscience Division. Sweeney joined Millipore in 2003 as Director of Strategy ...
Acquisition extends Millipore’s biopharmaceutical services offering to European market
08-11-2009
Millipore Corporation announced it has acquired BioAnaLab, a European-based services provider that specializes in the analysis of biologic drugs and vaccines. The transaction enables Millipore to expand its biopharmaceutical services business into Europe and further strengthens its position ...
02-18-2009
Millipore Corporation opened its state-of-the-art Biomanufacturing Sciences and Training Center (BSTC) in Singapore. The 8,000 square foot facility will provide support and technical service to Millipore’s biopharmaceutical customers who have operations throughout Asia. “When many of our ...
09-05-2008
Millipore Corporation and Agilent Technologies Inc. announced they have formed a collaboration to develop ChIP (chromatin immunoprecipitation) kits for the fast-growing epigenetics research market. The kits will be designed to improve protein researchers’ productivity and simplify the way ...
Millipore Foundation awards $500,000 research gift to the Harvard Stem Cell Institute
09-17-2007
Millipore Corporation unveiled its new brand initiative and visual identity. The re-branding affirms Millipore's transformation from high performance filtration systems provider to Life Science corporation, focused on delivering the pioneering technologies and deep expertise necessary for ...
04-17-2007
Millipore Corporation announced that it is the first company to successfully integrate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology with filtration products used to manufacture biopharmaceutical drugs. The new RFID capability will be branded as SMART Technology and will be introduced at ...
10-27-2006
Millipore Corporation and Stem Cell Sciences (SCS) announced an exclusive license for Millipore to develop and market SCS' serum free media for the growth of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). According to the company, the defined media will be the first product available in the industry ...
