Abenex Acquires Cisbio Bioassays from Argos Soditic

PerkinElmer Acquires Cisbio Bioassays from Abénex

April 26, 2019

Biotechnology

PerkinElmer has acquired Cisbio Bioassays from Abénex (with Cisbio management supporting the sale). Cisbio, headquartered in Codolet, France, is a manufacturer of HTRF assay kits, reagents and custom assay services with more than 200 employees; the acquisition expands PerkinElmer's life‑sciences reagent and screening technology portfolio.

Abenex Invests in Santis LAB

September 23, 2024

Food & Beverage

Abenex has completed a minority growth investment in Santis LAB, a Franco‑Swiss laboratory that develops and markets food supplements sold through a network of roughly 2,000 pharmacies. The founders and management will remain operational and are investing alongside Abenex to support Santis' expansion into adjacent markets and new geographies.

Cinven Acquires Majority Stake in BioAgilytix; Cobepa Reinvests

December 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BioAgilytix through a recapitalization, with current investor Cobepa remaining a significant minority investor. GHO Capital has realised its investment and will exit; the transaction will provide funding to support BioAgilytix’s international expansion, capacity and capability investments, and buy-and-build strategy in large-molecule bioanalytical services. BioAgilytix is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and employs about 870 staff across the United States, Europe and Australia.

BBI Solutions Acquires IBEX Technologies Inc.

April 8, 2024

Biotechnology

BBI Solutions OEM Limited has acquired IBEX Technologies Inc., a Montreal-based developer and manufacturer of high-precision enzymes and diagnostic solutions, with the transaction closing on April 8, 2024. The acquisition expands BBI's recombinant protein and enzyme capabilities to better serve in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers and brings IBEX's staff and contract-manufacturing capabilities into BBI's global operations.

Twist Bioscience Acquires Abveris

November 22, 2021

Biotechnology

Twist Bioscience entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abveris (formerly AbX Biologics), an in vivo antibody discovery services company, for up to $190 million. The deal (approximately $150 million at closing in Twist common stock and up to $40 million contingent stock consideration plus limited cash) is intended to combine Abveris's mouse-based discovery platform with Twist's humanization and antibody engineering capabilities to broaden Twist's antibody discovery and biopharma services.

Eurofins Discovery Acquires DiscoveryBioMed

July 5, 2022

Biotechnology

Eurofins Discovery has acquired DiscoveryBioMed, a Birmingham, Alabama–based contract research organization specializing in human primary- and immortalized-cell based bioassays. The acquisition strengthens Eurofins Discovery’s translational biology and human cell assay capabilities to expand its drug discovery services portfolio.