Irvine Scientific Sales Co

Irvine Scientific, a biotechnology supply company in Santa Ana, has bought the cell biology and diagnostic product lines of Hana Biologics, a biotechnology company in Alameda, for $14.4 million. The acquisition is expected to complement Irvine Scientific's existing products, used by biotechnology companies and research universities and hospitals.

Irvine Scientific, a biotechnology supply company in Santa Ana, has bought the cell biology and diagnostic product lines of Hana Biologics, a biotechnology company in Alameda, for $14.4 million. The acquisition is expected to complement Irvine Scientific's existing products, used by biotechnology companies and research universities and hospitals.

CalMat of Los Angeles was stuck with an unwelcome shareholder: New Zealand corporate raider Ronald A. Brierley. A small investment bank specializing in Japanese buyouts of U.S. firms, Peers & Co., noticed the situation at the end of last year and decided that Japan's largest cement producer might be interested in seeking its fortune in the United States. Peers went to a shareholder, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd., which in turn approached Onoda Cement Co.