US company buys Andrew Alliance

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13.01.2020
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Waters Corporation, the world's leading specialty measurement company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, a Swiss-based innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics.

Andrew Alliance provides researchers connected, intuitive to use automation technology, including robots and cloud native software for liquid handling. The company and Andrew+, the flagship robot, have won numerous accolades since 2013. Their products are used in hundreds of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and academic laboratories worldwide. Andrew Alliance has approximately 40 employees in Switzerland, France and the United States.

“The acquisition of Andrew Alliance broadens our technology portfolio to include advanced robotics and software that will positively impact our customers’ workflows across pharmaceuticals, life sciences and materials science markets,” commented Chris O’Connell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Waters Corporation. “This move also demonstrates Waters’ commitment to deploy capital to growth-oriented acquisitions that reinforce our specialty strategy and enhance our core business.”

Waters Corporation active in chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis serves the life, materials and food sciences for more than 60 years. With approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

“We are thrilled to join the Waters family,” commented Piero Zucchelli, Chief Executive Officer of Andrew Alliance. “We have found the right partner to bring our vision of connected laboratories to life. Waters’ combination of instruments and chemistries will help us accelerate the delivery of our innovative software and hardware technologies to customers as mass spectrometry increasingly moves into the hands of more and more users.”

(Press release)

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