ARCHIMED Acquires Majority Stake in Xpress Biologics
October 5, 2021
ARCHIMED has acquired a majority stake in Liège-based Xpress Biologics and will finance a ten-fold expansion of the company's plasmid DNA production capacity with the implementation of GMP services. Founders Christian Rodriguez, Philippe Ledent and Marc Daukandt, together with public investor Noshaq, will reinvest proceeds; ARCHIMED is investing via its MED II fund to help internationalize distribution into the US and Asia‑Pacific.
- Buyers
- ARCHIMED
- Targets
- Xpress Biologics
- Sellers
- Christian Rodriguez, Philippe Ledent, Marc Daukandt, Noshaq
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Location
- Liège, Belgium
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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