Leica Biosystems to Acquire Aperio

Leica Biosystems (Nussloch, Germany) announced that an affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aperio (Vista, CA, USA) a provider of ePathology solutions.

Aperio will be integrated into Leica Biosystems and the two businesses will leverage each other's strengths to grow and expand digital pathology into the global Life Science and Healthcare markets.

The integrated business will provide solutions in each step of the anatomical pathology workflow, from sample preparation and staining, to imaging and reporting. The company will continue to offer both the Aperio and the existing Leica portfolio of Digital Pathology solutions, so that customers will enjoy more freedom to choose a solution that meets their individual needs.

Aperio ePathology Solutions include whole slide scanners, a Network solution that enables remote, real-time viewing and easy distribution of images for peer review, collaboration and consultation. Its Precision solution provides pathologists with easy-to-use quantitative image analysis to improve research and clinical productivity, reproducibility, and consistency. Customers include clinicians and researchers working in hospitals, reference laboratories, pharma, and research institutions.

Leica Biosystems offers histopathology laboratories an extensive product range with solutions for each workflow step, to enable the improvement of workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence.

"We are excited to acquire Aperio, because of its leadership in digital pathology, innovative product portfolio, and its very experienced global team. We share the commitment to advancing cancer diagnostics to improve lives. This acquisition positions us to better address the growing demand for personalized medicine and the increasing challenge of staff shortage in the global pathology market. Together we offer the market an end-to-end solution from the time that the specimen is collected to the time that the results are delivered, to help our customers improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence," said Arnd Kaldowski, president of Leica Biosystems.

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