Eurofins Agroscience Services announces the successful acquisition of Cawood Scientific’s Agroscience research division

Eurofins Agroscience Services (EAS), part of the Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA) network of companies, announces the successful acquisition of the research division of Cawood Scientific.

The division is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) formed in 2022 by Cawood Scientific, which acquired Innovative Environmental Services (IES), Mambo-Tox and i2L Research and integrated them into a single group.

European operations comprise e-fate and metabolism, ecotoxicology, residue analysis, field studies and household product efficacy services. This portfolio strategically complements Eurofins Agroscience Services' European footprint, adding unique capabilities and enabling a joint approach to digitalisation.

With this acquisition, Eurofins Agroscience Services marks a strategic milestone towards its vision of being a world leading provider of contract research services to the agrochemical and wider chemical industry.

From a Eurofins Agroscience Services perspective, the acquisition underscores the company’s long-term commitment to supporting clients’ R&D and regulatory needs.

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About Eurofins Agroscience Services

With over 50 years of experience in the crop protection industry, Eurofins Agroscience Services offers outstanding technical knowledge and project management skills. Our service offering is continuously developed by knowledge transfer initiatives between the Group's various centres of expertise across the globe.

We are experts in managing global field studies, worker exposure studies, ecotoxicology, analytical services, physico-chemical property testing, environmental fate laboratory and field studies.

By acquiring a carefully selected range of CROs, Eurofins Agroscience Services has created a unique portfolio of expertise that provides analytical, regulatory and field support to plant breeders, agrochemical, biopesticide, biocide and general chemical manufacturers.

About Eurofins – the global leader in bio-analysis

Eurofins is Testing for Life. With over 65,000 staff across a network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies in 60 countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods.

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