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• LabCorp again extends offer for Orchid Cellmark
BURLINGTON, N.C. – LabCorp (NYSE: LH) extended again on Monday its tender for shares of Orchid Cellmark (Nasdaq: ORCH), this time through Nov. 4.
The tender was set to expire on Oct. 7. The deal continues to be reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission.
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• Scynexis lands reseller deal for drug discovery system
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Scynexis has landed a reseller for its drug discovery platform known as HEOS, or Hit Explorer Operating System.
San Diego-based Accelrys (Nasdaq: ACCL) will offer the Scynexis product.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
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• SciQuest joins two trade groups
CARY, N.C. – SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), a provider of e-procurement services through a software-as-a-service platform, has joined two trade groups as part of its outreach efforts.
SciQuest is now part of the InCommon Federation and the Canadian Access Foundation.
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• Precision BioSciences launches patent lawsuit
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Precision BioSciences has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Cellectis SA and two affiliates. Precision is seeking to protect a recently won patent for its meganuclease technology.
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