# WACKER acquires assets and know-how of Bio Med Sciences

WACKER acquired the manufacturing assets and know-how of U.S.-based Bio Med Sciences Inc., including a silicone adhesive coating test and development center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The purchase price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-05-31
- Where: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: silicone-coated adhesive products, silicone gel adhesives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Wacker Silicone Manufactured Innovations LLC](https://endata.com/companies/77868.md)
- [Wacker Chemie](https://endata.com/companies/303.md) (acquirer)
- [Bio Med Sciences Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/77752.md) (target)

## Sources

- [wacker.com](https://www.wacker.com/cms/en-us/press-and-media/press/press-releases/2024/detail-234113.html), 2024-05-31: "WACKER has acquired the manufacturing assets and know-how of U.S.-based Bio Med Sciences Inc. to expand its expertise and business in silicone-coated healthcare products."
- [manufacturingchemist.com](https://manufacturingchemist.com/Wacker-Bio-Med-Sciences-acquisition-silicone-healthcare), 2024-06-03: "Wacker has signed a purchase agreement with US-based Bio Med Sciences to acquire its manufacturing assets"
- [rubberworld.com](https://rubberworld.com/wacker-acquires-u-s-based-bio-med-sciences/), 2024-06-03: "WACKER has acquired the manufacturing assets and know-how of U.S.-based Bio Med Sciences Inc. to expand its expertise and business in silicone-coated healthcare products."
- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2095615/wacker-expands-silicone-healthcare-business-with-us-acquisition), 2024-06-05: "The acquisition, the value of which was not disclosed, covers 'a large part of' Bio Med Sciences’ workforce and technology, but does not include the company’s existing consumer products and associated brands."

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