Ensign-Bickford Industries, a corporation with diversified businesses in aerospace and defense, molecular diagnostics, and pet food palatability markets, completed the acquisition of Cawood Scientific, an independent scientific group, from Waterland, a private equity firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Cawood has more than just exceptional growth potential, it comes to us as a thriving business with a solid market position and great talent – built on a set of strong principles that very closely mirror the core values of EBI. This partnership will support both goals to expand our diagnostic offerings and extend our reach in global markets, and we could not be more pleased to welcome Cawood into the EBI family," Tom Perlitz, EBI President and CEO.