Bruker Acquires Scientific Software Provider Arxspan

Bruker Corporation (Billerica, Massachusetts) has acquired Arxspan LLC, a provider of cloud-based scientific software and workflow solutions based in Southborough, Massachusetts. Arxspan, which sells cloud-based products for the management of research data under the Arxlab brand, focuses on serving pharmaceutical and biopharma customers.

With the acquisition, Bruker can now provide a range of software tools for customers in the chemistry, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and analytical laboratory markets. Together with the Mestrelab strategic partnership and majority investment, the acquisition of Arxspan will allow Bruker to offer new chemistry and biopharmaceutical software tools support drug discovery and development.

“The Arxspan acquisition, coupled with our strategic partnership with Mestrelab, positions Bruker firmly in the field of cloud-based, scientific software for our chemistry and pharma customers,” said Falko Busse, group president for Bruker Biospin. “Our new software solutions enable our biopharma customers to increase their productivity in drug discovery and development.”