M&A Deal Summary

10X Genomics Acquires Spatial Transcriptomics

On December 10, 2018, 10X Genomics acquired life science company Spatial Transcriptomics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 10X Genomics’ 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is 10X Genomics’ 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-10
Target Spatial Transcriptomics
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) 10X Genomics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Spatial Transcriptomics

Stockholm, Sweden
Spatial Transcriptomics offers technology that allows RNA sequencing to perform in 2D. Spatial Transcriptomics is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

10X Genomics

Pleasanton, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Life Science
Employees1,306
Revenue 611M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

10X Genomics provides a genomics platform that upgrades the capabilities of existing short read sequencers. The Company does this through a combination of elegant microfluidics, chemistry, and bioinformatics. With the GemCode Platform, researchers can now find structural variants, haplotypes, and other valuable long range information while leveraging existing sequencing workflows. 10X Genomics was founded in 2012 and is based in Pleasanton, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Life Science M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
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