Thermo Fisher Scientific to acquire Life Technologies Corporation
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Life Technologies Corporation, a leading life sciences company, have signed a definitive agreement under which Thermo Fisher will acquire Life Technologies for $76.00 in cash per fully diluted common share, or approximately $13.6 billion, plus the assumption of net debt at close.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in China within the Suzhou Science and Technology Town - part of the company's strategy to aggressively expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.