Avidity Science Acquires Cascada Laboratory Water Purification Product Line from Pall Corporation

Avidity Science Acquires Lab Products, Bio Medic Data Systems, Hydropac and Harford Systems

October 26, 2020

Medical Devices

Avidity Science, a ShoreView portfolio company, has acquired Lab Products, Inc. and its divisions — Bio Medic Data Systems, Hydropac and Harford Systems — expanding its portfolio of water purification and delivery products, control and monitoring solutions, and vivarium equipment for biomedical research. The transaction is the fifth add-on completed under ShoreView's ownership and is intended to broaden Avidity's product capabilities and geographic presence in the life-science research market.

ATS Corporation Acquires Avidity Science

September 22, 2023

Medical Devices

ATS Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Avidity Science, a designer and manufacturer of automated water purification and delivery systems for biomedical and life science applications, for US$195 million. The acquisition strengthens ATS's life sciences capabilities and is expected to close in Q4 2023 subject to customary regulatory filings.

Avidity Science Acquires Edstrom Japan Ltd.

October 17, 2019

Medical Devices

Avidity Science, a ShoreView portfolio company, has acquired Edstrom Japan Ltd., a Tokyo-based supplier of laboratory equipment, consumables, and services to the Japanese life sciences research market. The acquisition expands Avidity's presence and customer relationships in Japan and is an add-on to the company’s existing platform under ShoreView Industries.

Gen Cap America Acquires Lab Products and Harford Systems from Avidity Science

September 3, 2021

Medical Devices

Gen Cap America, in partnership with existing management, has acquired Lab Products, LLC and Harford Systems, LLC from Avidity Science. Lab Products manufactures laboratory research animal housing, cages, and environmental control systems and is headquartered in Seaford, Delaware with a manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

cleanwater1 Acquires Velocity Dynamics, LLC

January 3, 2024

Environmental Services

cleanwater1 (formerly UGSI Solutions), a Baird Capital portfolio company, has acquired Velocity Dynamics, LLC, a provider of proprietary dry and liquid feed systems for chemistry optimization in water/wastewater utilities and industrial plants. The deal expands cleanwater1’s product and engineering capabilities in polymer blending, chemical feed and bulk handling to support customers facing higher chemical costs and stricter environmental requirements.

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.