Astrix Acquires Blue Ocean Informatics

Astrix Acquires ResultWorks

December 7, 2021

Professional Services

Astrix has acquired ResultWorks, integrating ResultWorks’ business analysis and transformation capabilities into Astrix’s life-science-focused professional and staffing services. ResultWorks will operate as a new Astrix business unit to expand Astrix’s strategic planning, laboratory informatics, digital data management, and change-management offerings for life sciences and other science-based organizations.

Excelra Acquires BISC Global

April 19, 2023

Biotechnology

Excelra has acquired BISC Global, a consulting-led bioinformatics and data analytics services firm with offices in Europe and the US. The deal expands Excelra's AI/ML, bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing capabilities and combines complementary platforms and service offerings to accelerate drug discovery and development.

Infosys Acquires Blue Acorn iCi from Beringer Capital

October 1, 2020

IT Services

Infosys has agreed to acquire Blue Acorn iCi, an award-winning digital customer experience, commerce and analytics firm, from private equity investor Beringer Capital for up to $125 million. The acquisition deepens Infosys' end-to-end customer experience and commerce capabilities across Adobe, Magento, Salesforce Commerce and Shopify ecosystems and expands its digital commerce and analytics offerings in North America.

LabVantage Solutions and Biomax Informatics Merge

October 11, 2022

Software

LabVantage Solutions and Germany-based Biomax Informatics have closed a merger agreement to combine their laboratory informatics, knowledge-management and semantic-search capabilities. The combination brings together LabVantage’s LIMS/ELN/SDMS platform with Biomax’s decision-support and knowledge-management software to expand product and service offerings for life sciences, biomanufacturing and healthcare customers.

Optibrium Acquires BioPharmics LLC

August 31, 2023

Software

Optibrium, a Cambridge-based developer of software and AI solutions for small-molecule drug discovery, has acquired BioPharmics LLC to expand its 3D ligand- and structure-based drug design and visualisation capabilities. The acquisition brings BioPharmics' algorithms and products (including ForceGen, Surflex-Dock, eSim and QuanSA) and its founding scientists into Optibrium's StarDrop platform to strengthen 3D modelling, docking and binding-affinity prediction functionality.

Univerus Inc. Acquires Blue Ocean Systems

May 12, 2021

IT Services

Univerus Inc., an integrated software solutions provider, has acquired Blue Ocean Systems, a Vancouver-based SAP Business One implementation and consulting firm. The acquisition expands Univerus' technical capabilities and enables Blue Ocean to leverage Univerus' product suite and development resources to better serve public-sector and SMB customers.