Dr. Glenn Haifer and Ampersand Capital Partners Acquire Luina Bio, Rebrand as AcuraBio

Ampersand Capital Partners Acquires Biologos LLC

March 19, 2024

Biotechnology

Ampersand Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Biologos LLC, a Glendale Heights, Illinois-based manufacturer of custom and standard cell culture media, reagents, buffers, enzymes, and sera. Ampersand will invest to expand Biologos' capabilities, product offerings, and geographic reach, and has appointed Frank Witney as Chairman with two Ampersand principals joining the board.

Curia Acquires LakePharma to Expand Biologics R&D and Manufacturing Capabilities

February 14, 2022

Biotechnology

Curia (formerly AMRI) has acquired LakePharma Inc., a US-based biologics contract research, development and manufacturing organization with operations in California, Massachusetts and Texas. The deal adds LakePharma's six facilities and ~235 employees to Curia's global network, creating expanded end-to-end capabilities from discovery through GMP manufacturing for biologics.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in AnaBios Corporation

June 7, 2022

Healthcare Services

Ampersand Capital Partners has made a growth equity investment in San Diego-based AnaBios Corporation, a preclinical contract research organization specializing in translational research using human tissues. The investment will be used to expand AnaBios’s capabilities, therapeutic area coverage and global reach to support more successful drug discovery and development programs.

Zydus Lifesciences Acquires Agenus' U.S. Biologics Manufacturing Facilities and Launches Zylidac Bio LLC

January 16, 2026

Biotechnology

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has completed purchase agreements with Agenus Inc. to acquire Agenus' biologics manufacturing facilities and operations in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, and has established a U.S. CDMO subsidiary, Zylidac Bio LLC, to operate the assets. The deal includes exclusive manufacturing arrangements for Agenus' Phase 3 immuno-oncology candidates (botensilimab and balstilimab), exclusive commercialization rights for those assets in India and Sri Lanka, and an equity investment in Agenus via Zynext Ventures; regulatory approvals including CFIUS clearance were secured.

Bruker Corporation Acquires Canopy Biosciences, LLC

September 11, 2020

Biotechnology

Bruker Corporation has acquired Canopy Biosciences, LLC to strengthen its targeted multi-omics and high-plex biomarker imaging capabilities, adding Canopy's ChipCytometry platform and multi-omics services. Financial terms were not disclosed; Ampersand Capital Partners was identified as Canopy's lead investor.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in iuvo BioScience

September 28, 2022

Healthcare Services

Ampersand Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a stake in iuvo BioScience, a Rochester-based specialty CRO that provides laboratory, preclinical, clinical development, and scientific consulting services. The investment will fund expansion of iuvo's integrated service portfolio and laboratory capacity and support an active inorganic (add-on) growth strategy; founders Ben Burton and Mary Richardson will remain in leadership roles and as shareholders.