Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets
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"Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (7)
- Bio-Techne Is Today’s Top S&P 500 Stock. Germany’s Merck to Buy Company for $11.3 Billion. Barron's · 11h ago
- Bio-Techne, a Minneapolis life sciences firm with 500,000 products, to be sold to German company for $11.3 billion CBS News · 11h ago
- Germany's Merck boosts life sciences business with $11 billion bet on Bio-Techne Reuters · 11h ago
- German group Merck to buy Bio-Techne in $11.3bn deal Financial Times · 11h ago
- Germany's Merck boosts life sciences business with $11 billion Bio-Techne deal CNBC · 11h ago
- Germany’s Merck to Boost Lab-Tools Business With $11 Billion Bio-Techne Deal WSJ · 11h ago
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets PR Newswire · 11h ago
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