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Bruker consolidates

April 24, 2006 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 84, Issue 17

Bruker BioSciences, a life sciences materials and tools company, plans to acquire molecular spectroscopy firm Bruker Optics for $135 million in BBS stock and cash. Five members of the Laukien family who own Bruker Optics will share in the payout. The family members also own 58% of BBS. The combined firm, says BBS, will be a leading provider of instrumentation and molecular analysis solutions for a number of areas, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, small-molecule, and metabolomics research.

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