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Tuesday, 10/24/2006 3:12:20 PM

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:12:20 PM

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Cambrex Selling 2 Businesses for $460M

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Life sciences company Cambrex Corp. on Tuesday said it has agreed to sell two of its businesses to Switzerland's Lonza Group AG for $460 million following a review of its operations.

Cambrex said it is selling its bioproducts and biopharma businesses, which accounted for 42 percent of revenue in 2005, to focus on its human health operations.

The bioproducts business makes and sells research, therapeutic and analytical testing products that are based on cell biology and used in drug discovery and biotherapeutic manufacturing. The biopharma business handles contract biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process development...

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20061024&ID=61296...
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