Date: 2012-05-18
Type of information: Company acquisition
Acquired company: Vitrology Limited (UK)
Acquiring company: SGS (Switzerland)
Amount: undisclosed
Terms: The global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services, SGS has announced the acquisition of Vitrology Limited based in Glasgow, UK. This biopharmaceutical contract testing organization provides a comprehensive range of biosafety services such as virology, cell and molecular biology as well as microbiology and electron microscopy. Founded in 2007, privately owned and backed by Archangel Informal Investment, Vitrology has 38 employees with sales agents in North America and Asia. In 2011, it generated revenue in excess of £3 million.
Details:
Related: biosafety services
