Lakewood, Colorado – Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB), a global leader in the design and manufacturing of critical quality control solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical device industries, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agena Bioscience, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $300 million, subject to customary purchase […]

Acquisition expands the company’s capabilities in ultra-low temperature control; increases access to biopharma and other life science markets at highly accretive EBITDA margins Helps meet fast-growing demands for ultra-low temperature processes in manufacturing and storage of medicines, vaccines and other life science products Holly Paeper appointed president of Trane Technologies’ new Life Science Solutions business, […]

Roche to acquire the TIB Molbiol Group with the expectation to close in fourth quarter of 2021 TIB Molbiol excels in ultra-rapid assay development for emerging infectious disease, strongly demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic The acquisition enables Roche to further expand the portfolio of currently over 45 CE-IVD assays and more than 100 research use assays on Roche`s LightCycler PCR instruments […]

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Proteintech Group, an original manufacturer of antibodies, nanobodies and recombinant proteins, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in Active Motif, a life science tools company focused on bringing epigenetics into the translational and precision medicine segments. The companies did not disclose any financial details about the transaction. Active Motif […]

– Masterflex® is a leading global manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and aseptic single-use fluid transfer technologies – Strengthens Avantor’s offering across all bioproduction platforms including mAbs, cell and gene therapy and mRNA, and supports both therapy and vaccine manufacturing including COVID-19 – Transaction is expected to enhance Avantor’s revenue growth and margin profile and be […]

VERNON HILLS, Ill. — Antylia Scientific, a global leader in peristaltic and single use bioprocessing solutions as well as a diverse portfolio of life sciences and diagnostic products for the pharma, biopharma, healthcare and environmental markets, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Masterflex® Bioprocessing business and related assets to […]

Vector Laboratories is now a PE-backed company funded by Thompson Street Capital Partners BURLINGAME, Calif. — Vector Laboratories, the market leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, today announced that it has closed a $124 million cash buyout, backed by private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners to accelerate its expansion into protein […]

Chicago, IL — GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that its Antylia Scientific portfolio company (“Antylia” or the “Company”) has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Masterflex business unit to Avantor for $2.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. In executing its Leaders Strategy™, GTCR acquired Antylia in partnership with CEO Bernd Brust […]

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology solutions, information and services for industry and research is pleased to confirm the completion of the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH and all its Group companies, following regulatory approval from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in Germany and satisfaction of […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading provider of accredited calibration, repair, inspection and laboratory instrument services and value-added distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instrumentation, announced that it has purchased all of the capital stock of privately-held Cal Opex Limited (d/b/a NEXA Enterprise Asset Management), effective […]