Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:[[ticker:TMO]]), the Waltham, MA-based global provider of products and services for labs and other customers, has agreed to buy Lomb Scientific for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. Lomb is a provider of lab chemicals, consumables, and instruments in Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia and the Middle East, according to Thermo Fisher. With about 100 employees, Lomb had 2009 revenue of $32.5 million based on the current exchange rate between the Australian and U.S. dollars.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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