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Process Chemistry

Thermo Fisher to buy bioprocessing business from Becton Dickinson

by Marc S. Reisch
September 14, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 37

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the bioprocessing business of medical technology firm Becton, Dickinson & Co. The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, will give Thermo Fisher a business that provides peptones to biopharmaceutical customers to enhance cell culture media formulations. Thermo Fisher says the business, which has about $100 million in annual sales, will complement its existing bioproduction offerings. The deal is expected to close in early 2019.

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