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Tomtec Inc., an automatic liquid dealing with devices firm based mostly in Hamden, Conn., has been acquired by Hudson Robotics, a New Jersey-based designer laboratory automation options. Monetary particulars of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Hudson mentioned the acquisition expands its liquid dealing with capabilities by including an extra 96-head automated liquid handler and gives an entry level into the pattern preparation section for bioanalytic segments inside the life sciences analysis and growth (R&D) market. The mixed firm of Tomtec and Hudson will leverage a bigger liquid dealing with instrumentation portfolio and extra engineering experience to assist automate extra buyer workflows in new markets.

“We’re thrilled to accomplice with Tomtec,” mentioned Andrew Witschi, CEO of Hudson. “The acquisition aligns with our imaginative and prescient of increasing our liquid dealing with portfolio each by way of capabilities and new addressable markets to allow us to deliver Hudson’s core energy in integration and automation to bear with a broader set of instrumentation and to new clients.”

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“I’m excited to affix the Hudson workforce and proceed constructing on the legacy of Tomtec,” mentioned Tomtec CEO and Board Member of Hudson, Sal Iacono. “The microplate dealing with robots and extra automation expertise of Hudson mixed with the Quadra4 and Tomtec instrumentation will assist deliver new options to our core mass spectrometry market to assist our clients be extra productive. I look ahead to contributing to the expansion initiatives of the corporate to create worth for our clients and stakeholders.”

The worldwide marketplace for laboratory robotics may develop from $185.8 million in 2020 to $274.49 million by 2026 at a compound annual development price (CAGR) of 6.72%, predicted Mordor Intelligence. In mid-December, we bought a have a look at how cellular manipulators, which mix collaborative robotic arms and autonomous cellular robots from ABB, will enhance R&D productiveness in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new-energy supplies. The robots can carry out complicated duties corresponding to opening lids and inserting lab gear, dealing with liquids, including samples, and doing magnetic stirring with minimal supervision, mentioned ABB.