Repligen, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based life sciences company specializing in bioprocessing technologies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioLife Solutions , a Bothell, Washington-based developer of biopreservation media and cell processing tools for the cell and gene therapy market, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.
BioLife’s biopreservation media portfolio, led by its CryoStor platform, supports 18 commercially approved therapies and the majority of U.