Inverness Graham Acquires Electron Microscopy Sciences

Inverness Graham Acquires Azer Scientific and Combines It with Electron Microscopy Sciences

August 17, 2023

Medical Devices

Inverness Graham, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm, has acquired Azer Scientific, a Morgantown, Pennsylvania provider of laboratory consumables and equipment. Azer will be combined with Inverness Graham portfolio company Electron Microscopy Sciences (EMS) to create a scaled life sciences and clinical diagnostics platform; terms were not disclosed.

Harvey & Company Acquires Engineered Medical Systems

January 31, 2019

Medical Devices

Harvey & Company, a private investment firm, has initiated a new platform investment in Engineered Medical Systems (EMS), a Memphis-area contract manufacturer of machined metal instruments and implants for spinal and orthopedic surgery. The investment will support EMS's organic growth, operational improvements and enable the pursuit of complementary add-on acquisitions.

Ampersand Capital Partners Provides Growth Equity to NanoImaging Services

June 12, 2023

Healthcare Services

NanoImaging Services (NIS), a San Diego–based provider of cryo-electron microscopy services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, received a growth equity investment from Ampersand Capital Partners. The financing — which included participation by members of NIS management — will fund worldwide growth initiatives including expanding microscope capacity and adding complementary services to support structural biology and nanoparticle characterization.

Emmes Acquires Essex Management

March 21, 2023

Healthcare Services

Emmes, a global full-service clinical research organization, acquired Essex Management, a bioinformatics and health information technology consultancy, to enhance Emmes' data, bioinformatics and HIT capabilities. The acquisition adds more than 100 employees and expands Emmes' ability to serve government, academic and biopharma clients, including continued support for the National Cancer Institute.

Calibre Scientific Acquires Agar Scientific

August 1, 2022

Medical Devices

Calibre Scientific has acquired Agar Scientific, a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of microscopy consumables and equipment headquartered in Stansted, United Kingdom. The deal expands Calibre Scientific's microscopy product offering and distribution capabilities—strengthening its presence in electron microscopy and cryo-EM markets and adding a scalable distribution operation to its portfolio.

NanoTemper Technologies Acquires Envue Technologies

November 6, 2025

Biotechnology

NanoTemper Technologies has acquired Envue Technologies, a Swedish spinout that developed Nanofluidic Scattering Microscopy (NSM), to expand its single-molecule and label-free analysis capabilities. The deal integrates Envue's NSM technology into NanoTemper's biophysical analysis portfolio and coincides with NanoTemper's launch of the Dianthus α application to enhance early-stage drug discovery workflows.