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Bio-Rad will pay $67.5M for Biotest assets

Bio-Rad Labs will buy Biotest AG diagnostic assets for $67.5M, gaining blood banking products

  • On 3:15 pm EDT, Friday October 23, 2009

HERCULES, Calif. (AP) -- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. said Friday it will buy diagnostic assets from Biotest AG for 45 million euros ($67.5 million).

Bio-Rad said the acquisition will give it new products that can be used in blood banking. The deal will close in the first quarter of 2010, pending regulatory approvals, Bio-Rad said.

In afternoon trading, Bio-Rad shares added 3 cents to $91.34.

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