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Article: Charles River Laboratories Acquires River Valley Farms; Strengthens CRL's Position as Leading Provider of Outsourced Medical Device Services.
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- January 8, 2004
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WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE:CRL) today announced that it has acquired River Valley Farms, a privately-held medical device contract research business located near Minneapolis, Minnesota, one of the major cardiovascular research hubs in the world. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
River Valley Farms is focused on providing preclinical evaluation services to the medical device industry, a rapidly-growing market for outsourced services. River Valley Farms provides the expertise in veterinary medicine ...