Press Release: RainDance Technologies : Bio-Rad To Acquire RainDance Technologies and Droplet Intellectual Property

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase RainDance Technologies, Inc. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bio-Rad expects the transaction to close during the first quarter of 2017. The company will discuss the acquisition further during Bio-Rad's upcoming fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 financial results conference call.