Sigma-Aldrich Further Expands In Vivo Biology Offering by Signing an Agreement to Acquire Ace Animals, Inc.

Sigma-Aldrich(R) (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Ace Animals, Inc., a Berks County, PA.-based provider of high quality research rodents to the biomedical industry. Ace Animals (www.aceanimals.com), a commercial rodent breeder established in 1973, offers high quality products and contract breeding services, and will operate as part of Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering (SAGE(TM)) Labs (www.sageresearchmodels.com), a Sigma(R) Life Science initiative. Terms and conditions of the agreement were not disclosed. Closing is expected shortly.

Source: Sigma Aldrich