Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, completed the acquisition of two biotechnology companies Apricot Designs and BioMicroLab, integrating them into its sample-preparation platform company SPT Labtech. Financial terms were not disclosed. "By bringing together an increasingly powerful combination of technologies and application know-how, we are advancing our mission of accelerating life science research and enabling our customers' success," Patrick Bennett, SPT Labtech Group CEO.