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German group Merck to buy Bio-Techne in $11.3bn deal

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German group Merck to buy Bio-Techne in $11.3bn deal

Acquisition of US medical tools maker will be life sciences company’s biggest in more than a decade

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*The deal is part of Merck’s strategy to become a leading supplier of tools used in drug discovery, diagnostics and biopharmaceutical manufacturing

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