Limerick firm that supplied key Covid-19 vaccine ingredients acquired by US company

A&C Bio Buffer based in Fedaore supplied three key products during last year's race to develop Covid vaccines

Staff at A&C Bio Buffer based in Limerick which has been acquired by US firm Aceto.

A Limerick firm that supplied key ingredients for the development of Covid vaccines has been acquired by a New York-based speciality materials company Aceto.

A&C Bio Buffer based in Fedaore manufactures 50 products including biological buffers, process solutions, cleaning solutions and chemical blends for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector. This transaction follows on from Aceto's acquisition earlier this year of the A&C group and reinforces the company’s expanded efforts in the biopharmaceutical sector.