PerkinElmer inks new distribution deal with Roche
PerkinElmer Inc. has entered into a new supply agreement with Switzerland’s Roche for distribution of the NimbleGen CGX microarray workflow the two developed together. Starting in January of 2012, Waltham-based PerkinElmer will assume responsibility from Roche for sales, service and support of the CGX array workflow for most countries outside of the U.S., according to a release. Roche will still sell the cytogenetic testing system in the U.S. and other select markets. The two companies started working together on a cytogenetics array workflow in 2009. The NimbleGen CGX array workflow uses microarray technologies developed by Roche with the cytogenetic-focused array design and analysis software from Signature Genomics, which was acquired by PerkinElmer in May of 2010. So far this year, PerkinElmer has been on an acquisition tear, acquiring at least four companies since the spring. In June, the company bought London-based Dexela Limited , a provider of X-ray detection t...