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Merck Acquires Microbiology Business

by Marc S. Reisch
March 28, 2011 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 89, Issue 13

Germany’s Merck has acquired the microbiology testing business of Dreieich, Germany-based Biotest. The business had 2010 sales of $67 million and has about 290 employees. Merck says the acquisition will be used to strengthen the industrial biomonitoring business of its EMD Millipore unit. Merck acquired U.S.-based Millipore in a $7.2 billion deal last year. Biotest’s ready-to-use media and its particle-counting and air-monitoring equipment are primarily used in the pharmaceutical, food, and personal care industries.

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