Thermo Fisher Scientific, a supplier of analytical instruments, life sciences solutions, specialty diagnostics, laboratory, pharmaceutical and biotechnology services, completed the acquisition of Olink, a company dedicated to accelerating proteomics together with the scientific community, from Summa Equity, a private equity firm, for $3.1bn. “We are excited to welcome Olink colleagues to Thermo Fisher. Protein research is key to advancing our understanding of human biology and delivering on the promise of precision medicine. Olink’s proven and transformative solutions for proteomics are highly complementary to our leading mass spectrometry and life sciences offerings. By expanding our capabilities in the high-growth proteomics market, we will enable scientists and researchers around the globe to meaningfully accelerate discovery and scientific breakthroughs while delivering significant value to our shareholders,” Marc N. Casper, Thermo Fisher Chairman, President and CEO.