# Bio-Rad to acquire RainDance Technologies

Bio-Rad Laboratories announced it will acquire RainDance Technologies for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close at the end of Q1 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-01-17
- Where: Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
- Value: $72.7M
- Status: announced
- Products: digital PCR technologies, single-cell analysis tools
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Bio-Rad Laboratories](https://endata.com/companies/21484.md) (acquirer)
- [RainDance Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/21485.md) (target)

## Sources

- [medcitynews.com](https://medcitynews.com/2017/01/bio-rad-acquires-raindance-partners-illumina/), 2017-01-17: "Bio-Rad Laboratories has already put its stamp on 2017, announcing Monday that it will acquire RainDance Technologies for an undisclosed sum."
- [vectorshift.ai](https://vectorshift.ai/research/deals/bio-rad-laboratories-raindance-2017), 2017-02-01: "RainDance's foundational intellectual property portfolio and product lines encompass a wide range of biological reactions in droplets, with potential applications in life science research and clinical research."

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