GE Healthcare have announced the acquisition of Whatman - sample preparation and filtration technologies experts.

Whatman´s product offerings are highly complementary with GE Healthcare´s own Life Sciences business; combining the skills and knowledge of the two businesses will create significant added value for customers.

GE Healthcare´s Life Sciences business is a world-class provider of technologies for cellular and protein science research, and is a key area of growth. Expanding our skill base and product offerings in this area supports the Early Health vision of aiding earlier diagnosis and treatment of diseases.