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Merck Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets
– Purchase price of US$73 per share in cash represents an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion)
– Proposed acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to sales growth and EBITDA pre margin post-closing, and EPS pre accretive by year 3 after closing
– U.S.-based Bio-Techne to bring…
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Groundbreaking for the new building of the Elis location in Landstuhl
On March 19, 2026, the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new production facility took place at the Elis location in Landstuhl. About a year after the major fire in December 2024, a state-of-the-art laundry with a production area of 10,000 square meters is being built.
Following planned completion in…
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- Injection moulding
In medicine, plastic is a key material that is processed into precise, demanding components through injection molding.
Plastic drives progress forward
Whether in rapid test systems for pathogens, auto-injectors, or laboratory materials: high-performance plastics are indispensable in medicine and life sciences and continue to drive medical progress forward. Two applications exemplify modern diagnostic products that are now made possible through spe…
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- Conversion
The space company Beyond Gravity is doubling the production area at its site in Berndorf, Austria. From 2027 onwards, the company will be able to produce ten times more pointing mechanisms per year.
Beyond Gravity increases thruster pointing production capacity tenfold
Beyond Gravity, a leading global space supplier, is significantly expanding its production footprint in Austria to meet surging demand for mechanisms, which point electric satellite thrusters. “We are investing 4.5 million euros to double our production facility in Berndorf, Austria. This is a signi…
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- Battery
No gripper, no e-mobility
The battery is evolving into a key technology for the automotive industry. It determines range, costs, and competitiveness of electric vehicles. At the same time, pressure is mounting on Europe to develop its own production capacities. Schmalz offers highly precise vacuum technology, secure automati…
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- Award
Innovation Award FiT2clean 2026 awarded in Esslingen
5. FiT2clean Award: Outstanding innovations for future-oriented industrial part cleaning
Innovations and developments in industrial cleaning technology make an important contribution to strengthening the competitiveness and value creation of manufacturing companies. This is demonstrated by all the submitted solutions with which companies applied for this year's "FiT2clean Award" innovat…
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- Transport
Why internal logistics are no longer a secondary topic in pharmaceutical companies.
GMP-compliant in-house logistics: Requirements for internal transport processes
In pharmaceutical companies, GMP requirements are often related to production, documentation, and quality assurance. At the same time, internal transportation processes are increasingly coming into focus. This is because samples, raw materials, release documents, consumables, laboratory equipment, r…
