PerkinElmer Expands Cell Biology Leadership with Agreement to Acquire Nexcelom Bioscience
May 12 2021 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Highly complementary cell counting and analysis
capabilities bolster preclinical portfolio and enhance QA/QC
capabilities in cell and gene therapy and biologics
manufacturing
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) is pleased to announce it has
entered into an agreement to acquire Nexcelom Bioscience for $260
Million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the
second quarter of 2021.
Nexcelom is a leading, global provider of automated cell
counting instruments, image cytometry workstations, assays and a
variety of cell reagents, consumables, and fit-for-purpose cell
counting method selection and development instructions that follow
ISO Cell Counting Standards and aid in the development of cell and
gene and immuno-oncology therapies, virology drugs and
vaccines.
Headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Nexcelom is
founder-led, privately held and has approximately 130 employees
around the world based in the U.S., the UK and China. Nexcelom’s
expected 2021 revenues are approximately $40 Million.
Commenting on the transaction, Prahlad Singh, president and
chief executive officer of PerkinElmer said, “We are looking
forward to bringing Nexcelom’s expertise and technologies in drug
development together with our passion and solutions for drug
discovery. This combination will expand our efforts to help
academic, government and biopharmaceutical organizations streamline
their complete workflows and support efforts to accelerate time to
target and time to market for novel therapies.”
Dr. Peter Li, president
and chief executive officer of Nexcelom added, “Our team is very
excited to be joining forces with PerkinElmer to help scientists
resolve some of today’s most pressing health challenges through
modernizing cell based assays using the most advanced cell models.
Our organization has a deep commitment to innovation and we are
looking forward to continuing to grow our technology and customer
footprint in combination with PerkinElmer’s strong global presence
and infrastructure.”
PerkinElmer’s existing biologics, vaccine and cell and gene
research solutions feature industry-leading high content, in vivo,
and cell painting screening technologies; innovative immunoassays;
CRISPR, RNAi and DNA tools and custom cell lines; cell plate
readers and advanced automation; microfluidics and analytical
platforms.
The agreement to acquire Nexcelom comes just five months after
PerkinElmer added Horizon Discovery, a leader in gene editing and
modulation. To learn more about PerkinElmer’s full range of life
sciences solutions, informatics and OneSource services please
visit:
https://www.perkinelmer.com/corporate/what-we-do/markets/life-sciences.html.
About PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer enables scientists, researchers, and clinicians to
address their most critical challenges across science and
healthcare. With a mission focused on innovating for a healthier
world, we deliver unique solutions to serve the diagnostics, life
sciences, food, and applied markets. We strategically partner with
customers to enable earlier and more accurate insights supported by
deep market knowledge and technical expertise. Our dedicated team
of about 14,000 employees worldwide is passionate about helping
customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of
life, and sustain the well-being and longevity of people globally.
The Company reported revenue of approximately $3.8 billion in 2020,
serves customers in 190 countries, and is a component of the
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About Nexcelom
Nexcelom Bioscience is a Massachusetts-based developer and
marketer of image cytometry products for cell analysis in life
science research and drug discovery, development and manufacturing.
Products range from high performance cell viability counters
(Cellometer and Cellaca) to high throughput microwell image
cytometry workstations (Celigo), with turnkey solutions including
instruments, consumables and reagents. Founded in 2003 and
currently owned by its founders and Ampersand Capital Partners,
Nexcelom delivers innovative, fit-for-purpose, accurate cell
counting solutions that are critical for advanced therapeutic
modalities such as cell and gene therapy. The company currently
employs about 130 fast-paced, customer-centric employees who are
passionate about making an impact in life science.
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