Apogent/Forefront
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Apogent Technologies' Applied Biotech division will consolidate production of Forefront Diagnostics' rapid drugs-of-abuse test kits into its San Diego rapid test manufacturing facility following acquisition of Forefront, announced Nov. 20. Forefront will add about $14 mil. to Apogent sales over the next 12 months. Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Apogent, which makes clinical diagnostics, labware and life sciences equipment, generated sales in fiscal 2001 (ended Sept. 30) of $984.5 mil., up 14%...