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Thermo Fisher Completes Finnzymes Acquisition

By a GenomeWeb staff reporter

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Thermo Fisher Scientific today said that it has completed its acquisition of Finnzymes for an undisclosed sum.

Espoo, Finland-based Finnzymes makes reagents, consumables, kits, and instruments for molecular biology applications. Its proprietary DNA polymerases, called Phire and Phusion, and high-speed miniaturized thermal cyclers will expand Thermo Fisher's portfolio of reagents and other consumables for the molecular biology research and diagnostics markets.

Thermo announced the deal to acquire Finnzymes early last month. The acquired firm had full-year 2009 revenues of $20 million and will be integrated into Thermo Fisher's Analytical Technologies segment.