VWR Buys United Biochemicals

United Biochemicals has 47 employees, according to The Buffalo News. This is VWR’s third acquisition this year (see IBO 4/15/13).

Radnor, PA 7/2/13—VWR has acquired United Biochemicals, a manufacturer and supplier of high purity buffers and biochemicals for R&D and manufacturing processes to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, cell culture media and medical diagnostics industries. Financial details were not provided. “United Biochemicals’ manufacturing expertise, combined with VWR’s existing platform of chemical manufacturing assets, enhances our current offering to our biotech and pharmaceutical customers and strengthens our position in the industry,” stated VWR President and CEO Manuel Brocke-Benz. Based in Sanborn, New York, United Biochemicals was founded in 1996.

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