1. Invitrogen to Acquire Molecular Labeling Firms Quantum Dot and BioPixels (from Oct. 6)
2. PerkinElmer, Divesting Three Units, Shifts Focus on Health Sciences, Photonics (from Oct. 7)
3. Wary of Bioinformatics Bust, Biopharma Spends its IT Dollars More Wisely (from Oct. 4)
4. ABI/MDS Sciex Sell 21 Mass Specs to CDC, State Health Labs (from Oct. 3)
5. PerkinElmer Stock Climbs 7.4 Percent on Divestiture Announcement (from Oct. 7)