VWR, an independent provider of laboratory products and services, has acquired JM Separations, B.V., a supplier of single-use fluid handling and separation technology products for pharmaceutical and biotech customers. JM Separations supplies complete single-use bag systems and custom solutions for media/buffer preparation, cell harvesting and for the clarification, concentration and chromatographic processes.

“We are excited to welcome the JM Separations team and its innovative solutions complementing our existing single-use systems portfolio,” said Manuel Brocke-Benz, president and chief executive officer, VWR. “This acquisition will broaden VWR’s single-use product and service offering for our pharmaceutical and biotech customers.”

Based in Tilburg, the Netherlands and founded in 1995, JM Separations mainly serves customers across Europe.