Agilent Technologies Acquires BIOVECTRA for $925M

H.I.G. Capital Acquires BioVectra Inc.

November 4, 2019

Pharmaceuticals

H.I.G. Capital, through an affiliate, completed the acquisition of BioVectra Inc., a Canadian contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), intermediates and biologics. The deal — a carve-out from Mallinckrodt — positions H.I.G. to support BioVectra's growth and further expand its manufacturing capabilities across Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Windsor, Nova Scotia.

Charles River Laboratories Acquires Vigene Biosciences

May 17, 2021

Biotechnology

Charles River Laboratories agreed to acquire Vigene Biosciences, a Rockville, Maryland-based gene therapy CDMO, for $292.5 million in cash plus up to $57.5 million in contingent payments. The acquisition expands Charles River's cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing capabilities—adding CGMP viral vector and plasmid DNA production—and is expected to close in early Q3 2021.

Agilent Technologies Acquires Avida Biomed

January 4, 2023

Biotechnology

Agilent Technologies has acquired Avida Biomed, an early-stage developer of high-performance NGS target enrichment workflows for cancer research. The acquisition augments Agilent's SureSelect portfolio and expands its capabilities into high-growth clinical research and diagnostics markets by adding Avida's chemistries and automatable assays compatible with Agilent platforms.

BioAgilytix Acquires Cambridge Biomedical

November 4, 2019

Healthcare Services

BioAgilytix, a GHO Capital portfolio company, has acquired Cambridge Biomedical, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based clinical research organisation specializing in large-molecule bioanalysis. The deal expands BioAgilytix's laboratory capacity and capabilities (including CLIA/CAP/GLP capabilities and PCR/molecular suites), broadens its geographic footprint into the Boston/Cambridge biotech cluster, and strengthens its cell- and gene-therapy bioanalytical offerings.

Bionano Genomics Acquires BioDiscovery

October 12, 2021

Software

Bionano Genomics agreed to acquire BioDiscovery, a provider of NxClinical genomics analysis software, in a deal worth up to $100 million in cash and equity. The acquisition will integrate BioDiscovery's platform-agnostic analysis and reporting tools with Bionano's optical genome mapping technology to accelerate variant analysis and broaden Bionano's market reach; BioDiscovery founder Soheil Shams will join Bionano as Chief Informatics Officer.

BioIVT Acquires Valley Biomedical Products & Services

June 28, 2021

Medical Devices

BioIVT, a provider of research models and value-added research services, has acquired Valley Biomedical Products & Services, an FDA-registered manufacturer of in vitro diagnostics, sera, plasma and reagents based in Winchester, Virginia. The acquisition will expand BioIVT’s capabilities in IVD manufacturing and cell & gene therapy support by combining Valley Biomedical’s reagent and blood-product manufacturing with BioIVT’s donor centers and specimen services; BioIVT will continue operating the Winchester facility and retain its staff.