Axion BioSystems, a life sciences tools company, agreed to acquire M-Solv Manufacturing, a printed electronics manufacturer. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The need to control the supply chain has never been more important. This vertical integration not only ensures that our customers have the products they need to conduct critical biomedical research; it also allows us to advance assay plate technologies more rapidly to meet the increasingly complex scientific demands of our users,” Tom O’Brien, Axion BioSystems CEO.