German pharmaceutical and chemical giant Merck announced today that it has agreed to buy Sigma-Aldrich, a US life sciences company for $17 billion. Merck will pay $140 per share in cash - a 37% ...

Merck KGaA agreed to buy Sigma-Aldrich Corp. for $17 billion in cash to expand in chemicals used in research labs and pharmaceutical manufacturing and reduce its dependence on drug development.

German chemical manufacturer Merck KGaA said Monday it agreed to buy Sigma-Aldrich for about $17 billion to expand its business in North America and gain exposure in Asia.

Drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA <MRCG.DE> agreed on Monday to acquire U.S.-based Sigma-Aldrich Corp <SIAL.O> for $17 billion in cash to boost its lab supplies business, the biggest takeover ...

The deal with Olink is Sigma-Aldrich’s second in the past weeks. On October 20, Sigma-Aldrich said it agreed to sell its laboratory research chemicals business to Honeywell for about €105 ...

Merck KGaA may have struggled getting new drug products to market, but its $17 billion buyout of Sigma-Aldrich will allow it to help others, as well as itself, in that endeavor.

Honeywell said today it will acquire the laboratory research chemicals business of Sigma-Aldrich for about €105 million ($119.3 million). Based in Seelze, Germany, the business develops and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sigma-Aldrich Corp. SIAL late Tuesday reported first quarter net income of $74.9 million, or 56 cents a share, compared with $66.5 million, or 49 cents a share, in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sigma-Aldrich Corp. said after the bell Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings rose to $62.5 million, or 91 cents a share, up from $59.6 million, or 85 cents a ...

Sigma-Aldrich has announced the acquisition of cheminformatics company, ChemNavigator.com, Incorporated, a provider of discovery research informatics software tools used for design, selection and ...