In Brief: Perkin-Elmer/Hitachi
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Forge strategic partnership to develop and manufacture electrophoresis-based genetic analysis instrumentation. Under the terms of the deal, announced Feb. 18, Perkin-Elmer and Hitachi will jointly develop automated systems to be manufactured by Hitachi and marketed primarily by Perkin-Elmer's Applied Biosystems Division. Perkin-Elmer will hold exclusive marketing rights worldwide, except Japan, where the two firms will jointly market the devices...