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In July, Techne's R&D Systems subsidiary acquired Fortron Bio Science, a developer and manufacturer of antibodies, antigens and other biological reagents, and BiosPacific, a supplier of biologicals to in vitro diagnostic and immunodiagnostic kit manufacturers, for an aggregate of $20 million in cash.


In July, Techne's R&D Systems subsidiary acquired Fortron Bio Science, a developer and manufacturer of antibodies, antigens Antigens
Markers on the outside of such organisms as bacteria and viruses, which allow antibodies to recognize foreign invaders.

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 and other biological reagents, and BiosPacific, a supplier of biologicals to in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment.

in vi·tro
adj.
In an artificial environment outside a living organism.
 diagnostic and immunodiagnostic immunodiagnostic

pertaining to diagnosis by immune reactions.
 kit manufacturers, for an aggregate of $20 million in cash. Fortron BioScience and BiosPacific had $8.7 million in revenues in 2004.
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Title Annotation:Life Science Consumables: Company Announcements
Publication:Instrument Business Outlook
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 15, 2005
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