Olon S.p.A., a world leading Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and Generics supplier, has announced  the acquisition of Ricerca Biosciences’ Chemical Division of the contract research (CRO) and CDMO based in Concord, Ohio, USA.
This acquisition strengthens the service offering of Olon for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, and to benefits the Ricerca Biosciences customer base by providing large scale
manufacturing capabilities in Europe.
Paolo Tubertini, CEO of Olon, commented, “By acquiring a research and manufacturing base in the US, Olon will have the opportunity to accelerate growth by adding new CDMO projects and to develop new Generic products for the American market.” Luca Mantovani, OLON Managing Board member, added, “We are delighted to add Ricerca Biosciences to Olon Group, as this strategic step will broaden our contract research and manufacturing services for all our global customers”.
No financial details were disclosed.