|Articles|August 28, 2017

Merck KGaA’s MilliporeSigma to Acquire Natrix

MilliporeSigma, the life-science subsidiary of Merck KGaA, announced an agreement to acquire Natrix Separations, an Ontario, Canada-based provider of hydrogel membrane products for single-use chromatography.

On August 28, 2017, MilliporeSigma, the life-science subsidiary of Merck KGaA, announced an agreement to acquire Natrix Separations, an Ontario, Canada-based provider of hydrogel membrane products for single-use chromatography. This acquisition is part of MilliporeSigma’s efforts to drive next-generation bioprocessing.

“The Natrix technology platform, and the development options and capabilities that this brings for single-use and rapid cycling chromatography, will allow us to accelerate our offering in [monoclonal antibody] and vaccine manufacturing,” said Udit Batra, CEO of MilliporeSigma, in a company press release. “This acquisition creates tremendous opportunity to drive growth and advancement in next-generation processing-an area of increasing importance to our customers.”

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