Chromatography consumables leader for separation sciences will operate as a standalone operating company, continuing its high pace of innovation and expansion under the Phenomenex brand TORRANCE, Calif. - Wednesday, October 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phenomenex Inc., a privately held manufacturer and distributor of high-value consumables for the separation sciences, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a Fortune 150 science and technology company. Phenomenex will operate as a standalone operating company, retaining the Phenomenex brand, its personnel and site locations. Phenomenex is a leading player in proprietary chromatography consumables, serving the liquid and gas chromatography market. Over the past 30 years Phenomenex has grown to become a leader in the market with more than 7,000 products supporting a broad diversity of applications in drug discovery and development, clinical research, forensic ... Read more »

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu and SoftBank Group International Managing Director, Deep Nishar to join the Zymergen Board of Directors EMERYVILLE, Calif. - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zymergen, a technology company unlocking the power of biology, announced today that it has raised 130 million USD in Series B funding led by SoftBank Group (TOKYO: 9984). The round also includes prior lead investor Data Collective (DCVC), as well as return investors True Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, DFJ, Innovation Endeavors, Obvious Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures. New investors include Iconiq Capital, Prelude Ventures, and Tao Capital Partners. Zymergen also announced two additions to its Board of Directors: former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate Dr. Steven Chu, and SoftBank Group International Managing Director Deep Nishar, previously a longtime senior executive at Google and LinkedIn. Zymergen has developed a proprietary platform, which ... Read more »