VWR International have announced the acquisition of AGB Scientific Ltd., the leading Irish scientific laboratory supply distributor.

AGB Scientific, an Irish company founded in 1967, has over 100 employees and distributes laboratory instrumentation, equipment and consumables throughout Ireland and elsewhere. Over the years, the company has acquired the Irish distribution rights for products from many well-respected international scientific manufacturers. In 2004, the company had sales of over EUR 30 million.

VWR International have also recently acquired Advanced Instruments Sales & Service, Inc., a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based supplier to the Puerto Rican pharmaceutical, biochemical, and scientific markets. The acquisition is intended to expand VWR's service and product portfolio within the Puerto Rican sales and marketing region and the continental United States.