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Standard BioTools to sell Microfluidics business to ARCHIMED; close expected in ~30 days
STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
- Standard BioTools (NASDAQ: LAB) signed a definitive agreement to sell its Microfluidics business to ARCHIMED, a healthcare-focused investment firm; closing expected in approximately 30 days.
- No purchase price, revenue multiple, or other financial terms for the Microfluidics sale were disclosed in the press release.
- CEO Michael Egholm called it 'a strong outcome for our employees and our customers' and 'another important step in the strategic actions we laid out' for shareholders.
- Microfluidics will keep operating as part of Standard BioTools until closing; the deal is subject to customary closing conditions.
- Separately pending: a merger with Treeline Biosciences (Form S-4 preliminary proxy filed July 20, 2026) and a sale of the Mass Cytometry unit to Element Biosystems.