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Hamilton Thorne, Inc. engages in the manufacture of surgical and medical equipment. It offers clinical and research laser, clinical sperm analysis, animal and research sperm analysis, and sperm analyzer. The company was founded by Diarmaid Douglas-Hamilton and Meg Spencer in 1997 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. operates as a life science and technology material company. It develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes a broad range of biochemical and organic chemicals. Its services include basic research, product and process development, manufacturing and production, regulatory compliance, and facility operations. was founded in May 1975 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Genospectra, Inc. was a life science company developing technologies and products for Parallel Quantitative Biology (PQB). Genospectra's PQB initiative was focused on creating novel cell-based assays and tools that enable multiplex measurements of molecular events, such as intracellular pathway analysis, in a quantitative and scalable manner. Genospectra's first product line, the QuantiGene Reagent System was launched in 2003, and was powered by the FDA approved and proprietary branched DNA technology for gene expression analysis in cell-based assays. Genospectra was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences, Inc. provides medical and biotechnology research instruments. The firm's services include drug discovery, genetic screening, environmental assessment, forensics, life science research, chemical analysis processes, scientific research, materials characterization, and clinical applications for the biopharmaceutical companies. The company is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

On July 13, 2001, the company entered into a merger agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the company will become a subsidiary of PerkinElmer and each outstanding share of the company's common stock will be converted into 0.311 of a share of PerkinElmer common stock