Date: 2016-06-27
Type of information: Company acquisition
Acquired company: Blue Stream Laboratories (USA - MA)
Acquiring company: Charles River Laboratories (USA - MA)
Amount: undisclosed
Terms: * On June 27, 2016, Charles River Laboratories International announced that it has acquired Blue Stream Laboratories, Inc. Combining Blue Stream with Charles River’s existing discovery, safety assessment, and biologics capabilities creates a leading provider with the ability to support biologic and biosimilar development from characterization through clinical testing and commercialization.
Details: Blue Stream is an analytical contract research organization (CRO) supporting the development of complex biologics and biosimilars. Located in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company is recognized for its expertise in structural and functional protein characterization programs, and the development and validation of assays for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) lot release and stability programs. Protein characterization is the key element for development and registration of biologic and biosimilar entities.
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