Roche acquires 454 Life Sciences to strengthen presence in ultra-fast gene sequencing
454 Life Sciences and Roche have an existing research and marketing collaboration under which Roche Diagnostics is the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Genome Sequencer systems based on 454 Life Science's ultrafast 454 Sequencing technology. This acquisition will give Roche Diagnostics access to 454's future generations of sequencing products and the use of 454 Sequencing for in-vitro diagnostic applications.
454 Life Sciences as part of Roche Diagnostics will continue to provide sequencing systems to the markets. Roche plans to maintain the 454 Life Sciences facility in Branford, Connecticut with its 167 employees as a fully integrated part of the Roche Diagnostics organization. This transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Approval by CuraGen or Roche shareholders is not required for the transaction to be consummated.
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