Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Caliper Completes Strategic Sale of Small Animal Services Subsidiary to Taconic
Published in Drug Week, January 1st, 2010
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, announced that it has completed the sale of Xenogen Biosciences Corporation ("XenBio"), a subsidiary which provides in-vivo pre-clinical CRO services, to Taconic Farms, Inc. for approximately $11 million. XenBio was acquired by Caliper as part of Caliper's acquisition of Xenogen Corporation in 2006. Caliper will host a conference call to discuss the transaction today, Monday, December 14, at 1:00 pm EST.
The transaction strengthens Caliper's IVIS® imaging tools business, representing another step in Caliper's continuing strategy to...
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Source: Drug Week (2010-01-01)
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