Horizon Discovery Group plc Completes Acquisition of CombinatoRx Service Business

04-Jun-2014 - United Kingdom

Horizon Discovery Group plc announces it has completed the acquisition of the CombinatoRx service business (known as the combination high throughput screening (cHTS) business) and related assets from Zalicus Inc..

The new business will become Horizon CombinatoRx Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon. Horizon CombinatoRx, Inc. will be located in 23,000 sq. ft. of laboratory and office space in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, providing a base for future growth of Horizon business operations in North America. 

Dr Darrin M Disley, Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Discovery Group plc  commented: “The acquisition of the CombinatoRx service business not only gives Horizon a revenue generating, complementary business that has generated over $100 million of historical service revenue, but establishes Horizon in the heart of our key customer base in the East coast of the US. We look forward to unlocking the potential of the CombinatoRx business and integrating our own platform, which we believe will offer a truly unique set of services and capabilities to our customers."

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