Amid reports that it’s a major player in the $6 billion Millipore Corp. (NYSE:MIL) sweepstakes, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) finished up a slightly smaller deal by closing its acquisition of Ahura Scientific.
The Waltham, Mass.-based lab equipment and services provider said in January that it had agreed to acquire Ahura for $145 million in cash plus a possible earn-out payment if Ahura meets certain 2010 financial targets. Ahura makes portable chemical detection devices designed for use outside of the lab.