News Briefs: GE Healthcare Buys Thermo Fisher Research Tools; BD Acquires Alverix

GE Healthcare purchased Thermo Fisher’s research tools for $1 billion. Becton Dickinson acquires point-of-care diagnostic maker Alverix for $40 million. More news briefs.

GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. announced Jan. 6 that it is purchasing Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s HyClone cell culture media and sera, and gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses for about $1.06 billion.

The HyClone line of products includes mixing stations for biomanufacturing, as well as a variety of cell culture media, serum and reagents. In addition, GE Healthcare said in a statement...

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