Headquartered in Jena, Germany, QInstruments was founded by CEO Olaf Simmat and Christian Stange in 2003. It’s a developer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced sample preparation automation for clinical diagnostics and biomedical and life science research.
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BICO Group has a deal to acquire QInstruments for $71 million, the life sciences holding company said Friday.
About Jim Hammerand
Jim Hammerand is the managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing. He has nearly two decades of professional journalism experience spanning newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and TV news. For nearly a decade, he reported and edited business news for American City Business Journals as a reporter and digital editor at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and then managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He is based near Seattle in Edmonds, Washington, where he and his family live. Connect with him on LinkedIn or by email at jimhammerand@wtwhmedia.com.