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Life Technologies Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire AcroMetrix

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 28th, 2010

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AcroMetrix, for an undisclosed amount.

AcroMetrix is a provider of molecular and serological diagnostic quality control products to clinical laboratories, blood screening centers and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturers. Diagnostic controls allow a laboratory to achieve better standardization across systems and are more economically efficient to use than "homebrew" control reagents.

"With the growth of DNA and other molecular based tests, there is a growing need for high quality,...

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