ILC Dover Acquires KSE Scientific
December 16, 2021
ILC Dover has acquired KSE Scientific, a Durham, North Carolina-based manufacturer of Water for Injection (WFI) and related sterile solutions for biopharma, cell & gene therapy, tissue banking and medical device customers. The acquisition expands ILC Dover’s life-sciences manufacturing capabilities and integrates KSE’s sterile consumable product line into ILC’s broader biopharmaceutical workflow solutions; KSE will continue to operate under its own brand and its founder, James Lally, will remain with the company.
- Buyers
- ILC Dover
- Targets
- KSE Scientific
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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