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The US scientific supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific is set to buy the Dutch company Patheon NV, a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing company, in an acquisition totaling $5.2 billion. Both companies’ boards of directors announced the approval of the deal yesterday (May 15), disclosing that Thermo Fisher will obtain Patheon shares at $35 each, according to a news release issued by Thermo Fisher.
The Massachusetts company reached its current status as one of the world’s foremost manufacturer of scientific instruments and supplies through its acquisitions, with $22 billion in deals within the last five years, according to Bloomberg. In June of last year, for instance, Thermo bought microscope maker FEI for $4.2 billion. Patheon is valued at approximately $3.8 billion.
Through this acquisition, Bloomberg reports, Thermo Fisher aims to delve into pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, especially of biologics-based therapies. Thermo Fisher President and Chief Executive Officer Marc Casper described the acquisition as a “hand in glove fit to . . . our fastest ...
