October 2025 – content
Life Sciences
Optibrium raises multi-million funding in retail bank deal
Europa Biosite sold to new investor
Bio-Techne sells Exosome Dx business after seven years ownership
Stellaromics’ Pyxa platform arrives in Europe
Single cell barcoding specialist acquired by 10x Genomics
Mission Bio raises unknown sum for Tapestri’s clinical adoption
Takara Bio to distribute Macherey-Nagel bioanalysis offering in Europe
MS discovery service provider acquires proteomics specialist
DKSH and PacBio partner
General Laboratory
ILS expands into Southern California with new purchase
Mettler-Toledo buys vortex mixer and shaker family
Rigaku trebles manufacturing plant capacity
Exum wins Thermo Fisher as partner for Europe and China
HyperChrom GC integrated into SepSolve’s offering
Process & hand-held instrumentation
Scientific Industries sells foundational vortex mixer line
908 Devices purchases precision machining partner
Capricorn and Florabio collaborate on cell media development
DT changes management structure
Financials
Labtech drives growth in AddLife’s first half
10x Genomics breaks even while growth contributed by licensing
Bio-Techne expects continued budget uncertainties
Currency headwinds and US government cuts affect Merck LS
PacBio sees encouraging quarterly growth against US funding headwinds
Laboratory segment declines organically at Porvair
Growth rate for 2024 down by three quarters at SLS Group
SII sees bioprocessing sales falling in first half
Elementar grows by a third in 2023 after overcoming EPR snags
Acquisitions and currencies prop up Bruker
Rigaku reduces full-year forecast on tariff threats and EUV slowdown
US sales decline despite Waters’ recovery in first half
Product inspection and process analytics get mention in MT’s first half
Varex fears tariff-impact on full year
Security sales at DT halve in first half
Recovery starts at Parker-Hannifin DI in fourth quarter
Operating losses increase by 70% at 908 Devices
Exchange rates responsible for half of Yokogawa’s growth
Acquisitions help LS division of ATS
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