# Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to acquire Finesse Solutions

Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to buy Finesse Solutions, a maker of process sensors, controllers, and software for biopharmaceutical production with annual sales of $50 million. Terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-02-20
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: process sensors, controllers, software for biopharmaceutical production
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/7061.md) (acquirer)
- [Finesse Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/16787.md) (target)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09508-buscon011), 2017-02-20: "A key motivator behind the acquisition is Finesse’s development of a universal control system that will combine seamlessly with our existing single-use technologies."

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