Industry News: Merck acquires AmpTec to expand mRNA capabilities for vaccines, treatments and diagnostics
Diagnostics business focused on producing customized long RNAs and DNAs for in vitro diagnostics, complements existing Merck portfolio
11 Jan 2021
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced the acquisition of AmpTec, a leading Hamburg, Germany-based, mRNA contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The deal strengthens Merck’s capabilities to develop and manufacture mRNA for its customers for use in vaccines, treatments and diagnostics applicable in Covid-19 and many other diseases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“The success of mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19 lays the path to accelerate the development of these therapeutics for many other diseases,” said Stefan Oschmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck. “By combining AmpTec’s PCR-based mRNA technology with Merck’s extensive expertise in lipids manufacturi
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Merck Acquires AmpTec to Expand mRNA Capabilities for Vaccines, Treatments and Diagnostics
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- Adds to Merck s lipid manufacturing expertise, providing an integrated offering across mRNA value chain
- AmpTec s differentiated polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology has shown to have advantages over other technologies for mRNA manufacturing
- Diagnostics business focused on producing customized long RNAs and DNAs for in vitro diagnostics, complements existing Merck portfolio
DARMSTADT, Germany, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the acquisition of AmpTec, a leading Hamburg, Germany-based, mRNA contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The deal strengthens Merck s capabilities to develop and manufacture mRNA for its customers for use in vaccines, treatments and diagnostics applicable in Covid-19 and many other diseases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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