Nanogen Inc. (fka NGEN)

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Not clear if this is still pending:

SAN DIEGO, CA, and PARIS, FRANCE August 14, 2008 — Nanogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: NGEN), developer of molecular and rapid in vitro diagnostic products, and The Elitech Group, a private French diagnostics company, announced a definitive agreement to combine the two companies. The combination will create a global provider of products to the molecular, point-of-care, clinical chemistry and microbiology diagnostics markets with expected first year revenues of more than $150 million and positive EBITDA. The transaction combines Nanogen’s technology leadership in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics with the strong revenue and profit base stemming from The Elitech Group’s global manufacturing, sales and distribution of IVD products for the clinical chemistry and microbiology markets. The board of directors of both companies unanimously approved the agreement to combine the two companies.

http://www.nanogen.com/presscenter/pressreleases/5586/